Calm thinking saves my sanity

Two weekends ago we had heating but no hot water. Now have a new hot water tank so you'd be forgiven for thinking all was well but two hours after switching on this morning the boiler is leaking fumes so strong I've had to switch it off. Emailed the plumber and now waiting for a reply so will keep you posted if your interest hasn't waned at the very thought of our current problems. The thing is that I was in despair when I first noticed the fumes and even had a 'woe is me' moment but then I made myself think clearly and realised that life is rarely all bad. We have an open fire so at least one room will be cosy warm, thanks to friends we have a large wood pile to keep it going and, unlike last weekend, we have an immersion heater so with the flick of a switch we can have as much hot water as we need/want. Last weekend I said that I could cope without either heating or hot water and last weekend we had heating. This weekend I can cope without the heati...