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  • BBMmk2
    Late Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 20908

    -3C last night. Our boiler not working either! Both of us are vulnerable and they still haven’t turned up!
    Don’t cry for me
    I go where music was born

    J S Bach 1685-1750

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    • oddoneout
      Full Member
      • Nov 2015
      • 9150

      Originally posted by BBMmk2 View Post
      -3C last night. Our boiler not working either! Both of us are vulnerable and they still haven’t turned up!
      That's not good - I hope you have an alternative source of heat to keep one room warm at least. Have you been given any idea of an ETA, or are you in the "we'll get to you as quickly as possible" limbo?

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      • Serial_Apologist
        Full Member
        • Dec 2010
        • 37619

        Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
        That's not good - I hope you have an alternative source of heat to keep one room warm at least. Have you been given any idea of an ETA, or are you in the "we'll get to you as quickly as possible" limbo?
        I can only second that. A few years ago my boiler stopped functioning in a similar cold spell, and an engineer was here within 3 hours. I've no idea if that would still be the case: I have always been with British Gas for servicing; this year, instead of emailing for me to book an annual inspection, a general notice came through informing me of forthcoming charge increases along with the usual "helpful" advice on what to do in the event of... following a month later by a questionnaire asking me to rate my "latest service review" [sic], to which I put ticks in all the "neutral" boxes in disgust that there was no extra comment slot available, like, what do I feel about being asked to comment on something that has not actually taken place? Then came another telling me I should do a test by turning up my thermostat to 30C and run it for an hour (I think it said) to indicate possible problems. Which I have yet to do - I don't want to b*llocks my system up and then find myself in the lurch. Presumably they are short on engineers to send out for annual inspections. I hope you get sorted and soon, BBM.

        Thick fog all day today, maximum temperature a fraction above zero I would think, judging by slight moisturization around some of the frost patches on the ground and on parked vehicles; the local woods looking quite eerie as I took an after lunch stroll of about a mile in the gathering gloom. A little symbol at the foot of my screen indicates "Snow to stop", which is ironic as it has not yet started!

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        • DracoM
          Host
          • Mar 2007
          • 12962

          << I hope you get sorted and soon, BBM.>>

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          • Serial_Apologist
            Full Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 37619

            Steady snow now falling here at zero celsius for the past half hour, and readily settling of course. We seem to be on the edge of a front lying across Sussex and Kent which sneaked up the Channel and has produced 4 inches of lying snow in the past two hours. To be fair, this was forecast. Temperatures not expected to recover to the averages until next Sunday.

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            • oddoneout
              Full Member
              • Nov 2015
              • 9150

              Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
              Steady snow now falling here at zero celsius for the past half hour, and readily settling of course. We seem to be on the edge of a front lying across Sussex and Kent which sneaked up the Channel and has produced 4 inches of lying snow in the past two hours. To be fair, this was forecast. Temperatures not expected to recover to the averages until next Sunday.
              The latest forecast suggests we might get snow here; at least with only light breezes it shouldn't drift.

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              • Serial_Apologist
                Full Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 37619

                Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
                The latest forecast suggests we might get snow here; at least with only light breezes it shouldn't drift.
                It felt like it had turned to drizzle when I went out just now, which if so is going to make for a dangerous glaze on top of the couple of centimeters of snow which have fallen across London this evening. It was coming down quite heavily for about an hour - certainly cleared the fog that had been around all day in no time!

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                • oddoneout
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2015
                  • 9150

                  No snow overnight, and above low-level swirling mist there is blue sky and sun. Not quite as cold last night and temps now at or just above 0, possibly helped by the airflow going round to SE. I shall continue to admire the garden frosting from indoors - last night I discovered I had a temperature nudging 38C,(knew I had a bug didn't realise I had a fever too) and it's only a little lower now. I don't feel feverish, but the cold sets off the horrendous cough that has developed so fresh air will have to wait.

                  BBM, any news on your heating?

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                  • BBMmk2
                    Late Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 20908

                    The boiler man has arrived, as I write!!! Still a lot of snow on the ground. Quite cold, still.
                    Don’t cry for me
                    I go where music was born

                    J S Bach 1685-1750

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                    • Serial_Apologist
                      Full Member
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 37619

                      Originally posted by BBMmk2 View Post
                      The boiler man has arrived, as I write!!! Still a lot of snow on the ground. Quite cold, still.
                      Hooray BBM - hope it gets sorted.

                      Here the temperature has just nudged above freezing point, as indicated by snow melting on pathways and the garage driveway, and falling off trees; but it's going to take some time to shift the 3 odd centimetres we had last night. Mild even by average standards by Sunday as wind and rain sweep in from the west, but at the moment there's 50/50 chance of a white Xmas, even down here. I've only just started work on Xmas cards - more hope over reality, and in all probability the post box will be crammed. There was no sunshine to warm the other side of the flat this morning, so I'm now going to switch on the central heating.

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                      • DracoM
                        Host
                        • Mar 2007
                        • 12962

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                        • BBMmk2
                          Late Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 20908

                          Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
                          Hooray BBM - hope it gets sorted.

                          Here the temperature has just nudged above freezing point, as indicated by snow melting on pathways and the garage driveway, and falling off trees; but it's going to take some time to shift the 3 odd centimetres we had last night. Mild even by average standards by Sunday as wind and rain sweep in from the west, but at the moment there's 50/50 chance of a white Xmas, even down here. I've only just started work on Xmas cards - more hope over reality, and in all probability the post box will be crammed. There was no sunshine to warm the other side of the flat this morning, so I'm now going to switch on the central heating.
                          Hope the central heating works, ok

                          Cold today, but sunny and cloudy.
                          Don’t cry for me
                          I go where music was born

                          J S Bach 1685-1750

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                          • BBMmk2
                            Late Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 20908

                            -1C today. Sunny. At least we have heating now!!!!
                            Don’t cry for me
                            I go where music was born

                            J S Bach 1685-1750

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                            • gurnemanz
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 7382

                              Still -3 here.

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                              • DracoM
                                Host
                                • Mar 2007
                                • 12962

                                -6C here. Thumping frost.

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