Is this a conspiracy to stop me working?  Just about a foot from my PC (the other side of a single brick wall) a man in a hi viz jacket is using a pneumatic drill to dig down to the gas suplies to (finally) disconnect the church building from the mains.

Meanwhile opposite the manse there is no footpath but instead a deep hole left by the electricity supply company (overseen by a woman in a hi viz jacket; very inclusive!) when they dug it up last week to replace a defective supply cable.

Just so long as the water company or telecom or cable don't decide to join in...

At this rate soon I will be living on an island.

And not getting any work done.