We are without power, except for one or two circuits, for the duration of the evening. Tomorrow the electrician and I will run new copper cable underground, to replace the old and corroding aluminum cable installed by the first electrician, five years ago. You know him, the one who was more interested in stuffing his pockets than in doing a proper job. This afternoon we bought 100 meters of
#6 , and 100 meters of
#8 copper cable, a new 100A breaker and a new box for it. A little over $300. Not terrible. The old cable will be left where it is, and will be bypassed by the new. Exactly the way I used to deal with mysterious electrical problems in my personal vehicles in days of yore. Soon I will need to find a place to plug in this laptop.