Last night when we got back from Piragova the power went out. We didn’t do anything because it’s relatively common. KyivEnergo regularly switch huge sections of Kyiv off for a couple of hours at a time.
Infact, we were so confident, we went out and spent a not insignificant amount of Hryvna on food. Much of it fresh and in serious need of refrigeration. When we got back at 6pm we were still without power. Not good. We decided that cooking a steak on Mishka (not the warmest thing in the flat) wasn’t a good idea. So we went out. Except is was ladies day so everywhere was full.


When we got back (after a curry thanks very much) the power was still out. We washed by candlelight in cold water and consoled ourselves that it would be alright in the morning. It wasn’t. Jane came to work with me to get some interweb and power for her computer. I asked Svitlana to cal lthe electricity company. She tried but they had taken the long weekend and nobody was answering the phone.

After trying all day, she finally spoke to a human being at 4pm. They would send an electrician at <some time this afternoon> we scurried home and 5 minutes later he actually arrived, did something electricany and left with a flourish.

So, not much of a story in the end. Sorry to waste your time.