Simple Solution

Wednesday night, we had a huge storm. Torrential rain, which left us with no electricity in the morning. We tried to turn it on as the owner had instructed, but it still didn't work. Dad tried to get the neighbor to help but he couldn't see the problem either (the neighbor only spoke French, so dad had to really work hard to communicate-there was lots of sign language happening). He called electricians but they were having lunch and wouldn't get here for awhile. Mom called the owner in New York, and he called an electrician and his local representative. Finally at about three thirty, his rep came and by flicking a switch that the owner had told us not to touch, she turned the power back on. I can't believe that it was such a simple solution and yet it took that long. we didn't do much after that except for a walk.  Today we are heading out, change of plans, to lesson the stress of a ten hour drive.  We are staying in a hotel on route to Normandy and will only have a six hour drive tomorrow.