ms spock said:

I got an electrician! When he arrives, I will lasso him and keep him forever!

He will come today. He can make safe the kitchen. Then it can be ripped out, after the Cyclone Alfred and the house burning down next door – there is an end in sight.

6 months with no kitchen or laundry is annoying.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

We are quite lucky!