Portable Power Station

I have resisted in getting a house battery, as I don't think we are getting the most out of it and the battery are still improving.  Even with the "plug-in ready" house battery, it is still a bit silly, with its bad round trip efficiency, especially they are all grid tied.

On the other hand, I have thought about a portable power station, which is not grid-tied.  It goes back to the inverter size question, what can it do for me.  After much consideration, we are thinking about getting a 1kWh power station.  Watch this space.

Go Ape Annual Pass Calculation

We thought we would get a discount for a Go Ape Annual Pass from our recent Go Ape visit.  Then the discount code we received is not applicable to the annual pass.

Then I made some calculation, the annual pass is essentially 4 visits, or 5 visits if good deals to be had.  It is not impossible, but it is more impossible to do 4 or 5 different ones, which include travels, and all the ones "near" us, we have already done.

After much consideration, we decided not to go for it.  Although we have been making good use of our Merlin year.

Dipping Sauce Rejection

I am not a saucy person, but the hot meal deal from Asda includes a dip, so I picked nacho cheese dip.  We had a tiny taste, and it went straight to the bin.  Who likes dips?!  Just pure unnecessary chemicals.

Power Up Game Plan

In order to maximise the power up session, I have done a spreadsheet on what goes on when.  I am happy with the plan, it looks good, and I know what needs to be prepared and it takes the thinking out of the day.

Let see how well we can execute the plan.

River Wear on Boat

I was tempted to row or drive a boat the whole holiday, and I finally got the chance.  We went to Durham, and we hired a big old wooden rowing boat.  I have not been on a big row boat like this and probably not again.

The oars were long and made of solid wood.  I felt like I was a galley slave!

We went down the river, then up the river, and back to the pickup point.  It was hard work!  I will stick with my small row boat next times.

Urgent Flu Jab

Since the free jab is unavailable this year, we decided to get the jab right the way, so we filled in the form, and went to ASDA.  They didn't even bother with explanations or ask us to wait anymore.

We also stocked up on picnic items, it was an efficient trip.

English Cha Shiu

I decided not to chop up the cha shiu, so the loin was served whole on a plate, along with some roasted tomato.  Tada, Anglicized.