Electrics!

Yesterday we all noticed a strange smell in the dining room, but couldn't work out what it was or where it was coming from - fairly worrying!! Until we went into the Utility Room that is! The plug socket for the extension that my washing machine and tumble drier plug into had blown - and melted and burnt out some of the plastic (which made the funny smell!!). Urgh!!! I can't be without my washing machine and tumble drier - I've a Little Prince who gets mucky as only little boys can!! Luckily my friendly, neighbourhood handyman was able to get hold of a new face plate for the socket and had time to come round and fix it :-) The inside of the socket showed signs of damp - which is very annoying as we had a brand new damp course put in throughout the house when we moved here! How long are those things supposed to last for?! I thought that once they were done, that was it the house would be damp proof forever - apparently not!! To try and catch up with the washing/drying I had both machines running at once, something I do regularly. Obviously my new socket isn't happy with that idea, and the fuse in the extension blew! So now I've got washing and drying piling up and can only use one machine at once! Urgh!! Drama Teen goes on her annual activity holiday next week, and I need to get her stuff washing, dried and ironed (to top it all my ironing lady is on holiday and I have to iron my own stuff!!!!). Drama Teen comes back (no doubt with every single thing she took needing washing) the Friday before we go on holiday on the Monday - so I NEED my washer and drier to be working!!!