Ah - amazing - as mad as it sounds - we have heat, after 7 days of heat - no heat - heat - heat but no hot water - hot water but no heat, we are able to say we can have both at the same time, which is something I thought I'd never be pleased to say unless it was about a night out with the Minogue sisters. ;-)

Marvellous! Wonderful! 

The dogs in her basket, sleeping peacefully - we're planning not to have to go to bed fully clothed and get up in the middle of the night to turn the boiler back on.

I'm so ridiculously pleased I'd have made a rubbish caveman, or indeed anyone pre mid 20th century!

Huzzah!