Four electricians descended on my place about 15 minutes ago. Yay. Hopefully this fiasco wil take less time to finish than the three hours they're estimating and I can try to restore some semblance of order to my apartment. They were pleased that I moved the furniture out of the way; apparently I'm the only one in the building who did so. The power to my bedroom, where my computers are, will be cut soon but hopefully it won't be off for too long.
My hand is fine, by the way, and thanks for your concern.
Edit - The entire operation took just over two hours. Now I can start picking up the pieces.
