Felix Agyei is curious by nature. And purely by chance Felix may be saving St Mark's a bucket load of cash in unnecessary electricity charges. We have all been accustomed to the whirring sound of an electric motor in the basement of the church opposite the A S Welsh Hall. We walk passed the basement every Sunday after making a pit stop in the Hall en route to the service. But few have questioned what the motor was for and Felix now asked that precise question.
Your scribe joined him in climbing down an extremely steep set of stairs and there we were greeted by a locked door and heaps of rubbish and signs that someone has been using this area as a bedroom. And there was the motor? We could see it clearly through the broken window pane. But what was it for? I couldn't answer Felix. We bandied the question around. Was it aircon? Was it a heater? Was it related to the organ? If so why was it on?
Well we all chatted up a storm, after your scribe had exited the basement on hands and knees. Eventually we bumped into Liz White, our Session Clerk, and the source of all knowledge around St Mark's. She confirmed that this was indeed the motor that powered the organ and yes it should not have been running at this time.
But how to switch it off? Evidently there are switches in the choir vestry, which we will check on Sunday. Otherwise we will consult with another handyman supreme Mike MacMurray on his return from his holiday Down Under on Monday.
Liz also informed us that the security gate which had guarded this area has been STOLEN. This was a sturdy gate and the thieves must have been tested in carting it away. This needs to be replaced ahead of fixing the wooden doors and evicting our suspected tenant, whose "bedding" we found.
We'll keep you updated how this story pans out.
The St Mark's Editorial Team.
We can report that the pesky motor is off. Liz discovered the on and off switch on the organ and voila no more drain on the electricity account. Thank you Felix for spotting this one.
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