Yesterday we lost power. It was about 5:30 pm and everything went black. Right now our house is on the same electricity as the castle. Yes, the castle. We are part of a 1,000 year old castle, we are only connected by a small terrace, other than that we are separate. But we are still on their electricity until our new meter box comes, which should be next week. Because of that we have to be careful not to load it too much. I forgot yesterday and had the dryer on and then I turned on the electric oven to start dinner. That's all it took. Our landlords who live in the castle are so lovely, they tried to get it working, but couldn't. The electrician couldn't come until today, so we decided to jump in the car and go into Girona to our favorite pintxos restaurant. We came home to a very dark house.
This morning still no power and it was starting to get a bit cold. Our landlords told us the electrician couldn't come until 4:00 pm. We wanted to go climbing, but it has been very windy the last 2 days, so not ideal for climbing outside. So, we jumped in the car and went into Girona to pick up our NIE card, which is basically our residency card and then we headed to the inside climbing gym just outside of Girona. For 5,00 euros we could climb from 11-5 pm. What a deal. We spent about 3 hours there, climbing and getting a great workout.
We came back around 4:00 and still no electrician. But at 4:30 as we were sitting in the house with coats and hats on, the electricity came back on. YAY. The house doesn't take long to heat up, so we'll be good in a few hours. I just need to remember that if I'm going to use the dryer, nothing else can be running. Once we get our meter, everything will be fine.
Little things like this can either be a huge hassle or a "oh well". We choose "oh well", such is life. It's not a big deal. You've got to learn to just let things roll off and not stress.
