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THE STRANGE TALE OF KEITH BLACK ELECTRICAL
 

 

Keith Black used to have a shop on Narrowgate but now he's closed the shop and moved the contracting business to Wagonway Road. His telephone number is (01665) 602805  

I have no reason to think that he's anything other than a competent electrician.  The only odd thing is that the Viz 'Top Tips' section regularly featured electrical tips sent in by a K Black of Alnwick.  

As a public service and, if you're Viz's solicitor, for the purposes of review, here are the tips:

  • Repair broken light bulbs by replacing the old glass with a partly inflated white balloon.  Put it in the freezer to make it go hard.
  • Get extra shine from your light bulbs without even changing them.  Simply rewire them with thicker flex thus allowing much more electricity into the bulb.
  • Cut electricity bills in half by changing the flex on all your electrical appliances for a much thinner one which will only allow half of the electricity through.
Not brilliant advice.  Was he trying to show a sense of humour, were the tips sent in by a disgruntled customer or was it an entirely different K Black of Alnwick?  

Email me if you know.  You don't have to give your name and you could be eligible for a community action trust reward*

*only if your information also solves an important crime and the trust (which has nothing to do with me) agrees to give you a reward.  But you could be eligible.


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