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Are they predicting snow over the weekend?I have my oil boiler turned up to 11. It is just about maintaining a constant temp in the house. I will attempt a run to Sainsbury's this afternoon and get enough supplies to last over the weekend. The lane here has been gritted and currently down to the tarmac.
Hextall Lane has a special automatic gritting system - it's working very well.I have my oil boiler turned up to 11. It is just about maintaining a constant temp in the house. I will attempt a run to Sainsbury's this afternoon and get enough supplies to last over the weekend. The lane here has been gritted and currently down to the tarmac.
I've had ones 'predicting' things in the past that still haven't happened.Are they predicting snow over the weekend?
Have had 14 weather alerts from Met Office in the past 24 hours and each one of them has either proved woefully inaccurate or contradicted within minutes by another alert...
How much money do they spend on equipment at the MO?Hextall Lane has a special automatic gritting system - it's working very well.
The stuff they flung down on the wet tar in the summer is coming off steadily, at just the right rate.
I've had ones 'predicting' things in the past that still haven't happened.
Well, the heating fix didn't last long. Working overnight and now stopped again since 6.30am. Hubby tried doing it again before going to work, but no joy.
I've just nearly broke my neck trying to climb the slippery metal step ladders , with a hairdryer waving dangerously around above my head. Couldn't climb up far enough to pour the kettle of water over the pipe (one of the disadvantages of only being 5ft 2 !)
Apparently the initial central heating installers (Eaton & Ward) put a pipe which wasn't the correct width , under the floorboards and to outside . A plumber working on the house next door made me aware of it when he saw it years ago, and warned that we'd have trouble in icy conditions with it being too thin. But I just thought he was being an intefering git at the time....
Been playing 'mummy' to the blackbirds in my garden. They were sitting on the frozen bird bath, looking at me through the patio windows . Managed to hammer out about an inch of solid ice out the bird bath to give them some water , and they've been fighting for space to get to it. All the bird seeds have been covered with snow, so thought hubby wouldn't mind the 'nice' bread he'd earmarked for tomorrows lunch box going to a good cause
You could probably get a better effect with a different use of the finger.How much money do they spend on equipment at the MO?
They'd be better off standing outside with a pinecone in one hand and a raised wet finger with the other hand.
Are they predicting snow over the weekend?
Have had 14 weather alerts from Met Office in the past 24 hours and each one of them has either proved woefully inaccurate or contradicted within minutes by another alert...
Thought the lamp-post down the alleyway had blown in half with the wind when I saw it swinging down to the ground behind the neghbours wall . It was the Eon blokes changing the light bulbs by unscrewing the bottom part of the post and swinging it down to work at ground level
Just about to ring hubby to say the heating was back on.....went back off again before he answered the phone .
Got my gas fire in the lounge but the house is open plan, so the heat from the fire just disappears . Not helping having a crap fitted kitchen (another big mistake using M&H kitchens many years ago!) with massive gaps behind the cupboards letting a gale force wind in. Did some self blocking-up of loads of gaps myself using sponge scourers stuffed behind some, and several old bath towels in the cupboards under the sink ...that's how big the gaps are!
Just rang my gas/plumber bloke again as it's fired up twice this morning, worked for 5 minutes and then conked out again with the error code back on. Thought something else might be going on with it, but he says it's just where it's thawed out a bit and left some space for more water to go in and then re-frozen.
He says he's had several this morning, even ones where the pipe goes into an internal drain.
Before slicing any pipe associated with a gas boiler, I would recommend being fairly sure that you know what is inside it...if you're feeling brave, just do what our engineer did and slice the pipe at the boiler and drain into a bucket.
It's already got insulating foam around it , and now a piece of bubblewrap over the end , fastened on with an elastic bandChrist, you aren't having much luck with that are you?
If you can leave the house, maybe pop down B&Q and grab some insulating foam to wrap the pipe in? Or if you're feeling brave, just do what our engineer did and slice the pipe at the boiler and drain into a bucket.
Husband thinks hes ordering a takeaway for tea- he must be mad if he thinks delivery drivers will be out in this!
Dominos delivered here last night. Poor bloke were frozen by time I opened the door/Husband thinks hes ordering a takeaway for tea- he must be mad if he thinks delivery drivers will be out in this!