My electrician came over this evening and while he was installing lights in the basement, I went on a trip to Home Depot to buy the cable we need to connect the external meter box (the disconnect) to the breaker panel inside the house. Except, despite foraging across Home Depots the length and breadth of Seattle, there was no 200 amp aluminium wire to be had, and I’d driven around with the car blowing cold air on a 7° night for not much reason at all. I did get to buy some light fixtures though.
Tomorrow, my plan is to get the car cleaned, locate 20 feet of very thick wire somewhere else, and then try to actually get some exercise. Gradually attempting a return to some form of reality …