The point is that it is absurd to imagine that the arcing suddenly
began today or that it will be significantly worse tomorrow morning.
It just happened that someone noticed it today, not yesterday or last
week, or last month even. The idea that the problem *must* be
attended to *immediately* if someone phones at, say, 3pm is just
bonkers. As I said, trees don't spring up overnight.

JOOI do you happen to know as fact that the cables did not supply
someone reliant on medical gear - for example, a ventilator - and with
time-limited back-up facilities? (Suppliers used to have lists of such
people and prioritise repairs accordingly.) Would you be happy to tell
them to wait while you feed your boys?
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Robin
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