Market Weighton Rainbow Plague

I stopped at Market Weighton for some lunch, surprised to find an Anne Lister plaque.

Unnecessary Resiliance

I don't know why most of the solar panel installers are selling batteries, it is a very expensive piece of kit with very little prospect of a payback, and the only benefit is self sufficiency and resilience, but I don't think it justifies the cost.

Strange Traveling Snack

I took the opportunity to try something strange, I had a "onion bhaji naanster", as I could not possibly have ham sandwiches three meal in a row.  It was okay.

London Day Trip

It does sound crazy that I went to London for a day.  It was as bad as it sounds.

Lloyd's Rakuten

This year we opted for Rakuten movie as the Lloyd Club benefit.  The amount is higher than the Perkbox amount, and we finally watched No Time to Die.  And he died?!

Flattening Peak Energy Demand

Trials have been happening in the past few months,  rewarding reduction in demand at peak period,  the last two days were for real.  I was rewarded 32p for my effort last week.  I wonder how much I would get for the last two days. 

Large means Large

I ordered a large bap from a local cafe,  I was pleasantly surprised by it actually being large. 

Big Torch

In anticipation of losing power, I bought a battery task light, aka torch.  I am quite happy with it.  I think it may even go well with camping!

Garden Toad

Even though I paid someone for the garden clearance,  I still found yet more junk to clear.   Whilst I was climbing in and out the woods,  I saw a toad!!  I was not expecting that! 

Dumb Hive

The boiler was fitted with a Hive thermostat, but I cannot find the receiver, so maybe the Hive will just be dumb.  On the other hand, I don't really want intergooglyweb knows my heating habit. 

Brut Force Required 2 - Tile Removal

I was going fill the old shaver socket with a cut up tile, except I don't have a tile cutter or a diamond knife, then it dawns on me, I could just replace two.

Except I did not know what tile removal entails! Brut force!  So I chipping it away, literally, and cracked two more as I went along, ended up replacing 4 tiles instead of 2.  Knackered! 

Snag As You Go

It was lucky that I know each element of the works and snag as we go along, I managed to get the electrician to correct their mistakes before the plasterer comes.  It is always good to have a second (or third) pair of eyes.

Magical Heated Windscreen

After cruise control, I love most about Danby is the heated windscreen, no more scraping!  On the other hand, it may not be available on an electric car... 

Mid-year Car Checkup

I thought about bringing the car in for a service, but as it turned out, I only did 4000 miles, let's wait then. 

Austin RIP

I got a call from Austin's number, as soon as Martin spoke, I knew the news.  Austin RIP.

Wallpaper Stripping

We borrowed a steamer and stripped down the wall paper.  Looking at the smart meter, it only costed us £2.  Not too bad. 

Brut Force Required - Shelf Removal

I got a 2.5mm Allen key to try to take the shelf down, but it was so seized up, I ended up having to yank it off the wall instead. 

Fat Pigeons aka Roofers

I had a few fat pigeons on my roof for a few days.  I think they have sorted everything needed sorting.  Brings on the solar panels!

Disappointing January Sale

I was hoping to get some good deals in January, but they are either out of stock, not available at my location, or worst of all, not on sale!  I think this is the result of moving the sale all the way to October for Christmas, rather than the old fashion post Christmas sale.  I think it is better to keep the sale to after Christmas, because January is always lull, it can do with some boost. 

Ebay Lucky Dip

Other people are also doing their ebay house clearance.  So it happens, I found the garage floor paint I wanted, near where I was travelling for work, so I actually got it, slightly cheaper than I would get from the shop.

Transpennine Driving

In the morning, I fought thorough M62 and M60 to get to work.  In the evening, I opted for the cross country, in the dark and the rain, to avoid the rush hour motorway.  I am not sure it was the right decision, we would never know.

Sample Paints

We are getting to a stage to having to think about colour.  I do not want white on every wall, but Sarah disagree.  Let's get a few sample paint and see.

Kitchen Sellers

There are many shops selling kitchens, and they definitely provide different service levels.  Some that are good at selling, less so on delivery, some are really not trying very hard to sell a kitchen, not even bother returning with measurement and prices, time wasters.  If they cannot even give me a price and sort out an agreement, I will just have to go with someone who is actually selling the product and services...

Freezer Food For the Sick

I was very happy with the selection of my store cupboard and freezer, I fed myself well just with those whilst I was unwell.  At the same time, I need to eat down my stored food, so it is always nice to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Ebay House Clearance

Last of all, there are a few things that is of a small value, and they are ebay-able, off they went.  Let's hope they sell quickly.

Charity Shop House Clearance

Another way to give things a new life before sending them to landfill is charity shop.  There were a few things that was sent to charity shop, including an old dishwashers, I hope they will go to good causes...

Garden Transformation

I have got a garden clearance team to strip the garden, I am fairly happy with the result.

Snowdrops!

Freecycle House Clearance

Rather than paying for a house clearance people to not know if they just fly tip all your stuff, I throw everything on freecycle before they go to the bin.  It is always better for the stuff to be reused before sending them to landfill.  It is always going to be varying success, I am glad to see some of the things going to good homes.

Sickness

I have not been so sick for so long...  I have not felt chill this bad for as long as I can remember.  I might have transferred the tonsillitis to sinusitis with a covid test.  Let's hope it clear up soon.

New Year New Project

It will be a challenging new year with a big building project in hand.  Exciting time.