Why do machines hate me?

First the broadband packed up. Luckily, hubs was able (eventually) to fix it. Now the boiler has decided that it too wants to go on strike for no reason. No heating, and no hot water anywhere (even the shower is powered by the boiler, it's not a seperate electric one). Why does this always happen in the first cold snap of the year - why? It happened in November at my old student house, then the first November we spent in the old flat and now this. Called Landlady 1st thing in the AM to tell her and apparently she's trying to get someone to come round today but so far we've heard nothing back.


GRRRR!!!