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No Conny, it actually happened. About 25 years ago iirc. I know that the pipe must have been earthed from the flash, bang and lighting circuit tripping or blowing simultaneously. I guess the incoming steel gas pipe from the underground supply main would have been well earthed. I'm just...

Sounds like deliquescent salts from long-gone coal-fired cooking or water boilers, hence the black stuff - soot. Deliquescent salts extract water from moist air, and can migrate through concrete and brickwork. Even though it is not actually rising damp, a DPM Is usually the cure for this type...

There was not much headroom in the cellar, and splinters from the joists in the head were not popular. It was decided that they should be boarded over. A job for hardboard and panel pins! Just have to be a little careful around the light, the gas meter and the electric cables. It wouldn't be...

Unlikely to be the LCD screen, IMO. It may be the inverter, or the cold cathode tube, or else it may be a problem with the graphics chip output, or a problem with a connector, but since it starts off OK from cold or sleep, it may be a symptom of overheating. Overheating can affect the voltage...