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Sable_Jan
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You did all you could for the old guyA few years ago we had a powercut in Feb for 17 hours! I tried to make sure my next door neighbour was ok. He was in late seventies and lived alone. I offered to get him fish n chips, hot drinks (I have a gas hob) hot water bottle etc. He turned it all down. When the electricity came back on at 3 am I didn't know that his boiler didn't automatically heat up. The next day he fell down and cut his head. He died the next day of hyperthermia.. Felt awful about it for ages as I'd known him all my life. However he had masked the cold with lots of alcohol. So not a totally terrible way to go.
I hope the heater is only throwing a wobbly and comes back soon!