Businesses have been closed today because of a power cut affecting properties on the north side of Abingdon High Street from 6am this morning.
Scottish and Southern Power, our local network provider, took over the Market Place at lunch time, and began using sniffing devices to find the fault.
Since then they have dug holes outside Outdoor Traders, and Helen and Douglas House and have been working hard late into the evening to rectify the problem.
When shops cannot even accept real money (cash) if the till is disconnected, have we become ever so slightly over-reliant on electronic means of money exchange ?
It was also very dark in Spar and Savers without the lights.
Insurance reasons and/or just not worth the hassle.