On 24/03/2021 12:40, Gary wrote:
> On 3/23/2021 4:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 3/22/2021 5:15 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>> I was in NJ during Superstorm Sandy - we lost power for days. It was
>>> cold! The main difference there, was our gas-powered hot water heater.
>>> We still used hot water bottles, but could fill them from the tap, and
>>> hot showers were still available.
>>> Here, the hot water is provided by the central heating boiler, which
>>> requires electricity to run the pump, so, no electricity = no hot
>>> water. Hence the giant kettle on the gas cooktop, and no showers, just
>>> a bowl of hot water and a washcloth.
>>> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
>>> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got
>>> out of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission
>>> lines, and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across
>>> the north coast of Scotland.
>>> Ob food: I had booked a grocery delivery for that day, and wondered if
>>> it would arrive - it did, and was only a little bit late. The driver
>>> had to make a 100 mile detour to get here.
>>
>> That's what I call a dedicated delivery driver!
>>
> Â*I wonder what that delivery charge was. At least the optional tip
> should have been a good one.
>
IIRC, it was £2.50. Tipping is not expected.
Although I did tip one of the other drivers, who picked up my empty
propane tank one week, exchanged it for a full one the next week, and
hooked it back up for me. He did that on his own time, though.
He and his brother also cut down some overgrown trees which had been
planted years ago as a windbreak - no longer needed, as the shrubbery
they were meant to protect is now mature. They told us how much they
wanted, my husband rounded it up to a nicer number, and we had a
pleasant chat when they were done, accompanied by tea and cakes.