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Gate supply
I am a teensy bit frightened. Make that a lot, actually. A lot frightened.
I got back home not long ago - Alex gave me a lift - and I reached into my bag and pressed the gate control. Nothing happened. So, deep sigh, I took it out, aimed it squarely at the gate and presses firmly. Nothing happened. I shook it, and tried again, giving the gate a kick at the same time, as that always works when it's frozen shut. The little red light flashed - once, twice - and I heard the electric current start to hum... and fizzle out into nothingness.
I stared at it for a moment. Time for Plan B.
Plan B began by me emptying my bag. I took out all the books and fed them one by one through the gate bars, and having done that, I squashed the bag flat and threw it over the gate. Thankfully there wasn't any wind. Then, I went into the nature reserve, keeping to the path, up to where there are three slats set in the fence. I climbed up them, balanced precariously on the fence, and just held my breath and jumped upwards. I landed on the gatepost, from where it was easy enough to drop into one of the trees and make my way, hand-over-hand, down the trunk to ground level. Mission accomplished. I picked up my books from where they were strewn all over the floor and went to let myself in. Obviously, the first thing I did was to try all the other gate controls. None of them work. Not one. Not even the base one. I went to investigate the circuit breaker box, but as far as I can tell, the current is still flowing. It can't be a battery problem, as the base control is connected to the mains supply, and that doesn't work.
The problem, as I see it, is the fact I can't get out through the back, because it's fenced all round; the gate is insurmountable, and it will be very difficult to get out the way I came in. I am a prisoner. The only way I'll ever get out if this continues is by sprouting wings or being picked up by helicopter. So forgive me if I'm a little paranoid.
My mother won't be able to get in. Pedar isn't getting back till late. There are twigs falling out of my hair. I don't like this.
I got back home not long ago - Alex gave me a lift - and I reached into my bag and pressed the gate control. Nothing happened. So, deep sigh, I took it out, aimed it squarely at the gate and presses firmly. Nothing happened. I shook it, and tried again, giving the gate a kick at the same time, as that always works when it's frozen shut. The little red light flashed - once, twice - and I heard the electric current start to hum... and fizzle out into nothingness.
I stared at it for a moment. Time for Plan B.
Plan B began by me emptying my bag. I took out all the books and fed them one by one through the gate bars, and having done that, I squashed the bag flat and threw it over the gate. Thankfully there wasn't any wind. Then, I went into the nature reserve, keeping to the path, up to where there are three slats set in the fence. I climbed up them, balanced precariously on the fence, and just held my breath and jumped upwards. I landed on the gatepost, from where it was easy enough to drop into one of the trees and make my way, hand-over-hand, down the trunk to ground level. Mission accomplished. I picked up my books from where they were strewn all over the floor and went to let myself in. Obviously, the first thing I did was to try all the other gate controls. None of them work. Not one. Not even the base one. I went to investigate the circuit breaker box, but as far as I can tell, the current is still flowing. It can't be a battery problem, as the base control is connected to the mains supply, and that doesn't work.
The problem, as I see it, is the fact I can't get out through the back, because it's fenced all round; the gate is insurmountable, and it will be very difficult to get out the way I came in. I am a prisoner. The only way I'll ever get out if this continues is by sprouting wings or being picked up by helicopter. So forgive me if I'm a little paranoid.
My mother won't be able to get in. Pedar isn't getting back till late. There are twigs falling out of my hair. I don't like this.
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