What's that all about then?

So there I was doing the ironing... >:-[ I know, domestic God me... :)) and this van drives down the street bellowing from its speaker system "this is Welsh Water please be aware due to a burst water main domestic water will be turned off in this area imminently..." I'd better fill my jug, I thought... don't want to run out of water while I'm ironing... :no: so off I toddle to the kitchen to fill my jug... meanwhile back in the lounge... I like to watch TV when I iron 'cos it makes the time pass quicker... :yes: I pick up a shirt and arrange it on the ironing board... phht! the power goes off... oh bugger! Now I can't finish my favourite chore... :lalala: :roll:

Of course the water hasn't been turned off all day, but the power was off for an hour or so... so I'm a bit confused... :??: is there something Welsh Water aren't telling me? Or have I been getting my water from the wrong power outlet all my life? :crazy:

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- ajnspencer ^Pro
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- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 19:35:06
If they're anything like the other utility companies they probably dug down to turn the water off and severed the mains...
- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:25:05
  That sounds about right...
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- mycorneroftheworld
- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 19:42:27
Nice to hear a man enjoying ironing!
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  - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:26:07
  Oh joy of joys... I lurve it....
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- menhir
- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:09:09
Oh my heavens! Don't your utility companies know which one they are working on at any one time...

The announcement wasn't made in Welsh was it, by a Welshman who's still learning the language - the mind boggles.
- - menhir
  - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:09:55
  PS good blog - had a great giggle
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    - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:28:16
    Made me laugh too... I hate ironing!
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:29:10
that made me laugh...sorry...I appreciate it was inconvenient.....and there you are nursing a jug of water as the power goes off..... oh bless....hope it is all back on again....Next time ....when they really do turn off the water...make sure you have a candle handy eh?
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  - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:37:43
  Oh yes the power's on... I wouldn't be here without it... no router you understand... I bloody hate ironing... so it wasn't a terribly bad thing
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    - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:41:23
    aaah.....you were let off the hook then. I never iron anything
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      - Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:45:35
      How do you get away with that? I really need to know...
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        Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 20:52:32
        
        well it is only me and Tinks...and neither of us seem to notice or mind if things aren't ironed........I mean ....if it were for a special occasion...and the thing I was going to wear was in need of smoothing....I would iron it....but only in special circumstances.......
        
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        Usksider ^Pro
        
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        Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 21:30:05
        
        Ah... ok yeah I can understand that... I'm probably very strange... well no, I know I'm very strange... but I do like to have my boxers ironed... don't ask!
        
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        Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 09:00:38
        
        I am a lazy old slob I guess...........ahem. I expect if I went out to work I'd iron things.........but I'm just at home so why bother?
        
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        Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 15:22:57
        
        No I don't believe that... not a slob...
        
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- Tentativeplotfinder
- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 21:57:08
Ironing is pretty high on my list of hated tasks... I do only iron on special occasions, about four or five times a year!

Knickers only get ironed in the eventuality of them not being quite dry enough to wear.... (How did we get back to the subject of underwear again?)
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  - Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 04:05:08
  I don't know, it seems to have been a day to talk about knickers for some peculiar reason... perhaps it was Pants Tuesday, related to the recent Blue Monday?
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- louidog
- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 22:39:15
Ironing is the devils work!

So there!
- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 04:06:15
  There we have it then... definite proof that ironing sucks!
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- RunDontWalk ^Pro
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- Tuesday, 29. Jan, 2008 @ 23:59:14
I hates ironing and rarely do it opting for the scruffy look. Hubby does his own ironing and he is dang good at it.
- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 04:07:05
  Ask Hubby if he'd like to do mine...
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 12:40:58
Be careful if you need to iron any curtains, they take ages and you can fall out of the window!

GB
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  - Wednesday, 30. Jan, 2008 @ 15:34:25
  Curtains? For God's sake, I'm not that keen!
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