THIRTEEN power surges and cuts were recorded over a period of less than two hours at Portnahaven Post Office on Islay.
Postmaster Alastair Redman recorded the power surges and outages on January 3 between 7.57am and 11.51am.
He said: ‘The surges and cuts have wrecked my till, one of my strip lights, the Post Office computer system and the Post Office pay station.