Today I called in to see an old gent in response to a phone call. I had installed an outdoor power point for his mobility scooter about two years ago. He uses it to charge up the battery. As he lives in an apartment block there was little choice in the power points’ location. He lives on the ground floor otherwise it would not have been possible to have it fitted. According to the phone message I was under the impression that he now wanted this point moving so I called in to see what was required. It turns out that he wanted a power point fitting in his garage. Unfortunately the garages are not directly connected to the main building which means a major job to get underground cabling installed beneath pathways, gardens and a road. This would entail much planning and consultation with all the other residents and would be a costly affair. The electrical supplies should have been installed when the site was under construction. There is a low voltage lighting system around the garages but it cannot be used to supply anything else. The old gent couldn’t understand why not and it took me some time to try and explain the reasons. I suggested he bring his scooter indoors and park it next to his front door and I could fit him a power point there. It would not be an obstruction to other residents but it appears that there are a few who object to that idea irrespective of the needs of this poor old guy who is 90 years of age. How horrible some people can be. I just hope their needs will not become a obsticle to others when they are old and infirm. I had to tell him that there were no alternatives to what he had now.
Shirley Anne
