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Fbg 6.7

Sun is out, grey skies, but it is icy cold...

Nighttime wild life videos
Badger jumps on the swing
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Creative is a photo of my flowering Clematis...my canvas is my garden today...

So many flowers are blooming at this minute...

Have your best day...

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I've come to the conclusion that we no longer have a garden - looking out of our back door we are now confronted by a veritable forest! All that can be seen is the front line of trees and then dark depths where there used to be paths. The only clearance is what used to be the drying green but now sports grasses about 10 inches tall. With all that's been going on, Neil has had no chance to get out to cut the grass down to size. The garden was designed with wildlife in mind and I can only hope that somewhere in there the wild creatures are having the time of their lives.
 
Neil has just told me that he thinks he has solved the problem with the heating system. It wasn't anything very technical after all but a purely mechanical function of radiators having been switched off - not at the thermostat but at the other end of the radiators so that water couldn't flow out again, thus blocking the system. The plumbers must have turned them all off when they put the last radiator in and then omitted to turn them back on again resulting in air locks throughout the system. Clever lads. Well, we shall see if it works.

EDIT: he has also just come back to tell me that the plumber seems to have put the thermostatic valve on the wrong end of at least one of the radiators. So it is responding to the temperature of the water beyond the radiator not in the radiator. I'm beginning to have my doubts about these plumbers. Their work seems to be something beyond "Hebridean".

I also seem to have misunderstood the way the system works (no surprise there). He says that the thermostat has to be at the outflow end whereas I thought it had to be at the inflow end. Anyway, it's the other ends that were turned off. That's assuming that this one radiator has been done incorrectly not all the others instead.
 
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Annb said:
Neil has just told me that he thinks he has solved the problem with the heating system. It wasn't anything very technical after all but a purely mechanical function of radiators having been switched off - not at the thermostat but at the other end of the radiators so that water couldn't flow out again, thus blocking the system. The plumbers must have turned them all off when they put the last radiator in and then omitted to turn them back on again resulting in air locks throughout the system. Clever lads. Well, we shall see if it works.

EDIT: he has also just come back to tell me that the plumber seems to have put the thermostatic valve on the wrong end of at least one of the radiators. So it is responding to the temperature of the water beyond the radiator not in the radiator. I'm beginning to have my doubts about these plumbers. Their work seems to be something beyond "Hebridean".

I also seem to have misunderstood the way the system works (no surprise there). He says that the thermostat has to be at the outflow end whereas I thought it had to be at the inflow end. Anyway, it's the other ends that were turned off. That's assuming that this one radiator has been done incorrectly not all the others instead.
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That is interesting to know about the thermostat at the wrong end @Annb
 
gennepher said:
That is interesting to know about the thermostat at the wrong end @Annb
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As I've often said "thank goodness for Neil". I have no idea how I would have dealt with this, and other problems without Neil being determined to solve them. I certainly couldn't cope by myself. "Angel" he has been called by others who needed help and angel he is.

Even the grandchildren and great grandchildren, if they have something they need fixed, or help with homework, they rely on Neil. Gaelic grammar or translation? Welsh? Latin? Etymology? Chemistry? Physics? English? Mend a toy? How to construct? Renovate a house? Renovate a piano? Whatever...ask Neil.
 
Annb said:
As I've often said "thank goodness for Neil". I have no idea how I would have dealt with this, and other problems without Neil being determined to solve them. I certainly couldn't cope by myself. "Angel" he has been called by others who needed help and angel he is.

Even the grandchildren and great grandchildren, if they have something they need fixed, or help with homework, they rely on Neil. Gaelic grammar or translation? Welsh? Latin? Etymology? Chemistry? Physics? English? Mend a toy? How to construct? Renovate a house? Renovate a piano? Whatever...ask Neil.
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Keiran is bit like that with certificates in plumbing, brick laying, electrical installation , carpentry , painting and decorating and of course a first in economics and almost completed his masters degree.
he built the decking in the back yard cum garden laid laminate flooring throughout the house didn't like the cupboards in the kitchen so ripped them all out and replaced them then took a dislike to the kitchen sink and taps out they came and plumbed in new sink and taps replumbed the bath installed new lighting in most of the rooms it scares me sometimes what he is going to alter next.
Mind you he seems to have his hands full with his new job.
 
JohnEGreen said:
Keiran is bit like that with certificates in plumbing, brick laying, electrical installation , carpentry , painting and decorating and of course a first in economics and almost completed his masters degree.
he built the decking in the back yard cum garden laid laminate flooring throughout the house didn't like the cupboards in the kitchen so ripped them all out and replaced them then took a dislike to the kitchen sink and taps out they came and plumbed in new sink and taps replumbed the bath installed new lighting in most of the rooms it scares me sometimes what he is going to alter next.
Mind you he seems to have his hands full with his new job.
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Ah but there is the difference. Keiran, sensibly has gained certificates in his skills. Neil either refused to learn from certificated people he felt knew less than himself, dropped out of college courses, or just "forgot" to turn up to exams. It's all to do with his Asperger's and I understand that now, but so frustrating to Tom and myself.
 
6.1 this frantic Friday, have had gas tested, (every ten months) still smelly and flammable, but not leaking enough to detect.
Meter reading day, and I'm quite surprised by the amount of both had and electricity we have used, with it being so cool.
Big shop arrival soon.
My front garden has been trimmed and leaves got rid of.
Mrs L has been good today, but she won't remember. It's frustrating sometimes.
Gammon for food later.
Kettle is on, tea demands my attention. Mrs L is also demanding.
Have a lovely weekend, no rain but a lot of wind, sorry!
Maybe that is why the guys were checking the gas???
 
Krystyna23040 said:
I actually really missed the low carb treats I have every day like my nuts, seeds and berries and 100% Montazumas.
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So do I @krystyna

I firmly believe our choice of foods is 99 per cent habit. That said, even habits of a lifetime can be modified or replaced for good, if there's a desire to do so.

It helps to focus on the many delicious foods we can safely eat, and not dwell too much on those that we really shouldn't have.

I really enjoy my food, it must be said, and seldom feel the need to deviate from my LCHF lifestyle these days, but then I've had more than 20 years practice!


Friday's FBG 4.7 mmol/L on waking at 6.00 am.
 
SlimLizzy said:
The little magnolia tree is already in situ. Hope it does better there than the previous occupant of that spot. What can kill a Leylandii? It was planted there about four years ago but just died over the Winter for no reason that we could see.

Edited to add: There is a hare in the garden. Its peacefully washing it's face. Seems a shame to disturb it. One of the things I really love about this house is the opportunity for wildlife encounters.
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Cypress aphid is one possible cause of dieback. Since the 1980s, this pathogen has become more frequent, particularly on Leyland cypress.

A hare! What a treat!

Friday's FBG 4.7 mmol/L on waking at 6.00 am.
 
Good morning everyone on what appears to be a bright and beautiful start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.4 this morning during the nanosecond that the blood was jabbed out into the peaks and troughs at the side of my finger. First canvasser of the season yesterday - a conservative - the incumbent slithering furtively down the other side of the street.
Opening gambit; “are you a conservative?”
“What? We already have a conservatory”.
“No, no, will you be voting conservative?”
“No”
“Oh, well who will you be voting for?”
“The one whose heart can truly be weighed against the feather of Maat. That, or the one who will take the whole family swimming in the sea after a downpour of rain, ducking their heads under the water and then declaring, in the style of John Gummer that the sea is safe to swim in.”
Well that was short and sweet.
Art bit - a couple of trees that look like they have been growing in the back garden of number 10 during lockdown. If you walk down Horseguards Road you will see them over the wall - unless they have been levelled up for illicit BBQ fuel. Hope your day includes some blue sky and sunshine. I shall go and make koffy and visualise myself fitting a bracket for a wall mounted hose pipe dispenser that has magically transported into the house by the power of Mrs Miggins’ credit card.
 

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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on what appears to be a bright and beautiful start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.4 this morning during the nanosecond that the blood was jabbed out into the peaks and troughs at the side of my finger. First canvasser of the season yesterday - a conservative - the incumbent slithering furtively down the other side of the street.
Opening gambit; “are you a conservative?”
“What? We already have a conservatory”.
“No, no, will you be voting conservative?”
“No”
“Oh, well who will you be voting for?”
“The one whose heart can truly be weighed against the feather of Maat. That, or the one who will take the whole family swimming in the sea after a downpour of rain, ducking their heads under the water and then declaring, in the style of John Gummer that the sea is safe to swim in.”
Well that was short and sweet.
Art bit - a couple of trees that look like they have been growing in the back garden of number 10 during lockdown. If you walk down Horseguards Road you will see them over the wall - unless they have been levelled up for illicit BBQ fuel. Hope your day includes some blue sky and sunshine. I shall go and make koffy and visualise myself fitting a bracket for a wall mounted hose pipe dispenser that has magically transported into the house by the power of Mrs Miggins’ credit card.
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Interesting trees @dunelm
Have a good day...
 
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