And then we had several power cuts, as I was cooking dinner.
Never ask a non-cook (Grumpy) to sort out the clock on the oven.
It's working he said, I can hear it. Yes, I said, it's a fan oven and it's cooling down. The light isn't on and we need to re-set the timer ( I can't do it, he has to

) I said. But look at the potatoes he said, they're sizzling. But the light isn't on, I said, if the light isn't on, the oven is not on.
Wouldn't have it

Get the instruction manual out.
I managed to find it - in Portuguese
I'll just turn off the oven, I said and then you can re-set the time.
Why? he said. the oven is working.
The blasted oven is NOT WORKING, I muttered, the light is off, the potatoes are going cold, I will turn it off and you can re-do the time.
If you think so, he replied.
So I turned it off, he did the time and the potatoes cooked perfectly
