No heating or hot water

Five days before Christmas and guess what? Our hot water and heating stops working. Just great. Of course, we can't get a plumber with everybody being busy getting bathrooms ready for Christmas. So, I'm waiting for an expensive boiler manufacturer technical engineer to visit and charge 200 quid for the privilege. An expense we can't afford but for something we can't afford to be without. We can't do washing, washing up, baths, handwashing or anything. The part itself may only be a few pounds. This kind of thing gets me angry. And we spent all that money on Santafuckingland. And they say 'tis the season to be jolly!!!