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Moving into new flat. Tried the hob today for the first time. Smoke started coming out from under it and I could smell burning insulation.

Discussions with the builder will be had tomorrow.

in reply to Sarah Brown

liking for the moving in & I hope cooker aside, it's gone well
in reply to Sarah Brown

Update: builders concur that it’s probably fucked. Nobody wanted to power it up again to check how badly. New one coming next week.
in reply to CharLES ☭ H

@Charles ☭ H No. We have a house in the Uk that we’re getting rid of, and keeping a small flat as a bolt hole.
in reply to Sarah Brown

Ah, alas I was hoping we might run into each other again, but I can#t blame you for going to Portugal. If I thought I had a snowball's chance of finding an academic position, I'd follow.
in reply to SaraMG

@SaraMG UK. We’re selling the house and getting a small apartment.
in reply to Sarah Brown

Oh! Nice. Same city? Or elsewhere? Nevermind, just remembered I can totes stalk you...
in reply to Sarah Brown

Are they actually going to replace it with another resistive hob or do you get to forestall that and get a proper one?