{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":0.06,"endTime":4.68,"body":"coming up on this week's news electrical "},{"startTime":0.06,"endTime":4.68,"body":"contractors revealed the tsunami of DIY  "},{"startTime":4.68,"endTime":9.48,"body":"disasters they're having to deal with in the cost "},{"startTime":4.68,"endTime":9.48,"body":"of living crisis we reveal how to get installation  "},{"startTime":9.48,"endTime":15.6,"body":"work in the booming Data Center business and why "},{"startTime":9.48,"endTime":15.6,"body":"electricity pylons are being felled like trees in  "},{"startTime":15.6,"endTime":20.04,"body":"Dorset welcome to electrical news weekly in "},{"startTime":15.6,"endTime":20.04,"body":"association with Schneider Electric whether  "},{"startTime":20.04,"endTime":24.3,"body":"you're listening in the van on site or down "},{"startTime":20.04,"endTime":24.3,"body":"at the wholesale counter I'm Joe Robinson and  "},{"startTime":24.3,"endTime":28.32,"body":"I've been through the best of the electrical "},{"startTime":24.3,"endTime":28.32,"body":"industry news to save you the trouble and as  "},{"startTime":28.32,"endTime":32.4,"body":"always if you think you've spotted the two words "},{"startTime":28.32,"endTime":32.4,"body":"I've been challenged to slip into this week's show  "},{"startTime":32.4,"endTime":37.62,"body":"comment them below for the chance to win a prize "},{"startTime":32.4,"endTime":37.62,"body":"a poll has revealed that a tsunami of electrical  "},{"startTime":37.62,"endTime":42.6,"body":"disasters that electricians have to put right "},{"startTime":37.62,"endTime":42.6,"body":"in the nation's homes it seems cashstrap Brits  "},{"startTime":42.6,"endTime":48.06,"body":"have been turning to DIY to save money during the "},{"startTime":42.6,"endTime":48.06,"body":"cost of living crisis the survey by Selco Builders  "},{"startTime":48.06,"endTime":53.52,"body":"warehouse found out that for the majority 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purbeck  "},{"startTime":325.44,"endTime":331.56,"body":"in a world first scheme 116 million pounds has "},{"startTime":325.44,"endTime":331.56,"body":"been spent to remove about 60 miles of overhead  "},{"startTime":331.56,"endTime":336.72,"body":"cabling and replace it with underground cables "},{"startTime":331.56,"endTime":336.72,"body":"from an area of outstanding National Beauty in  "},{"startTime":336.72,"endTime":341.64,"body":"Dorset the high voltage underground cabling has "},{"startTime":336.72,"endTime":341.64,"body":"been installed and tested and now the 120 foot  "},{"startTime":341.64,"endTime":346.92,"body":"pylons that have been described as a blot on the "},{"startTime":341.64,"endTime":346.92,"body":"landscape that inspired Thomas Hardy being removed  "},{"startTime":346.92,"endTime":350.94,"body":"there are plans to carry out similar projects "},{"startTime":346.92,"endTime":350.94,"body":"in other areas of the beautiful countryside  "},{"startTime":350.94,"endTime":356.1,"body":"across the UK including the north Wessex downs "},{"startTime":350.94,"endTime":356.1,"body":"snowdonia and the Peak District I thought it  "},{"startTime":356.1,"endTime":360.6,"body":"would be nice to quote a lovely poem by Thomas "},{"startTime":356.1,"endTime":360.6,"body":"Hardy at this point but my goodness that man's  "},{"startTime":360.6,"endTime":364.86,"body":"writing was dreary and introspective turning to "},{"startTime":360.6,"endTime":364.86,"body":"the week ahead we're approaching the end of the  "},{"startTime":364.86,"endTime":369.42,"body":"month so the Safe4September campaign will reach "},{"startTime":364.86,"endTime":369.42,"body":"its end that means this week is your last chance  "},{"startTime":369.42,"endTime":374.1,"body":"to enter our competition to win either a safe "},{"startTime":369.42,"endTime":374.1,"body":"isolation kit or a bigger prize of a voltage  "},{"startTime":374.1,"endTime":379.02,"body":"indicator from test instrument Solutions taking "},{"startTime":374.1,"endTime":379.02,"body":"part in the competition involves taking our free  "},{"startTime":379.02,"endTime":383.46,"body":"online training package on safe isolation so even "},{"startTime":379.02,"endTime":383.46,"body":"if you don't manage to get your hands on a prize  "},{"startTime":383.46,"endTime":388.14,"body":"your reward will be knowledge and increase safety "},{"startTime":383.46,"endTime":388.14,"body":"in the workplace for full details on how to enter  "},{"startTime":388.14,"endTime":392.58,"body":"click the link in the show notes or Google efix "},{"startTime":388.14,"endTime":392.58,"body":"competitions to see the other great competitions  "},{"startTime":392.58,"endTime":396.24,"body":"we've got running at the moment we've also "},{"startTime":392.58,"endTime":396.24,"body":"got great videos coming up including a q a  "},{"startTime":396.24,"endTime":401.58,"body":"on conduit an affordable laser level review and "},{"startTime":396.24,"endTime":401.58,"body":"watch out for Gordon heading north of the border  "},{"startTime":401.58,"endTime":406.32,"body":"to look at a property that's having a Philips "},{"startTime":401.58,"endTime":406.32,"body":"Hue lighting Takeover in Scotland so stay tuned  "},{"startTime":406.32,"endTime":410.58,"body":"for all of that if you think you've guessed the "},{"startTime":406.32,"endTime":410.58,"body":"two words that I've smuggled into Today's Show  "},{"startTime":410.58,"endTime":414.84,"body":"pop those into the comments as well and we'll "},{"startTime":410.58,"endTime":414.84,"body":"dig out a goodie bag prize to the first to get  "},{"startTime":414.84,"endTime":419.52,"body":"the right answers last week's words were Gumdrop "},{"startTime":414.84,"endTime":419.52,"body":"and hogwash you know everyday common words that  "},{"startTime":419.52,"endTime":423.48,"body":"everyone one uses all the time despite these "},{"startTime":419.52,"endTime":423.48,"body":"being the least obvious words in the English  "},{"startTime":423.48,"endTime":428.1,"body":"lexicon to stick out in the electrical podcast "},{"startTime":423.48,"endTime":428.1,"body":"the first person to guess correctly was Neil  "},{"startTime":428.1,"endTime":432.84,"body":"Wright so well done to you Neil please click the "},{"startTime":428.1,"endTime":432.84,"body":"link in the show notes to claim your prize thanks  "},{"startTime":432.84,"endTime":436.98,"body":"for listening to this episode of electrical news "},{"startTime":432.84,"endTime":436.98,"body":"weekly in association with Schneider Electric make  "},{"startTime":436.98,"endTime":441.06,"body":"sure you subscribe to receive the next update "},{"startTime":436.98,"endTime":441.06,"body":"thanks for listening and until next time have  "},{"startTime":441.06,"endTime":445.62,"body":"a great week stay safe out there and remember "},{"startTime":441.06,"endTime":445.62,"body":"there's no such thing as a torque calibrated arm"}]}