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Gorra 1.5L plastic bottle ov water int freezer to make me drinks. Never leave it in long enuff to freeze. Just go cold and form a bit ov ice round the inside. When cold it goes int fridge. Tis quiet outside. Good to see peeps taking up the...

Hope W gets out. If you have now turned off your coms link. I have done my fair share of long Wts in airports. J

Which terminals? J

Not seen that one on the duty free aftershave counter :p

Today I took W to the airport for her first trip to Blighty. Got there in plenty of time. Got back 45 mins later so at about 13:30. She was still in the airport at 1600hrs. Flipping Ryan hair. She said apparently the plane never fully left...

It works if I connect two wires, positive and load to the two terminals. So I am happy with that.

Just got out of the pool, I feel cool:p. J

They are doing 1 of 2 fings. Fighting for winter nuts, or fighting to get there nuts off 🤔 J

I would also add that the switch makes the connection (would agree bimetalic switch) to P & N but the load, your floor element maybe off terminals 5&6. Who knows what goes on behind? J

I have fixed 2 minor faults on the Mini today. :) L-Turn tell-tale on the dash was not working. Took the whole cluster out and checked the bulb which was OK. I cleaned the copper track and tweaked the bulb-holder spring contacts and it all...

Just hadda cool baff to cool down. Left the baff room door closed because the sun is about to hit the window. Nice and cool in the hall. Upstairs ok but downstairs is coolerer.

As you can imagine we, not having air con in the house, have become quite good at keeping the house cool. We close windows and curtains when the sun is on them but open doors and windows that are in the shade, which means the north facing side...

Indeed, the square labelled U must be the relay that controls the huge current that an underfloor eletric system uses. And yes, the B or 8 in the box must be the bimetallic bit that changes the switching according to the surrounding temp. So...

Ta mate.

My loft is gleaming now. I’m just in the process of spraying down everything with a Dettol solution. I’m not the biggest fan of Dettol smell but it’s an improvement on smelling like burnt hair on a turd. Problem is I go up there, spray and come...

The overnighter (booze cruise) is the only one I can recall ever being available.

Mornin Another hot day forecast Doors, windows an blinds all shut, still 25 in house Not going steam fair, it would be madness at my age to stand in a field with thousands of people, fridges and generators running, tractors and vehicle engines...

Is there only one ferry from aberdean to shetland per day? From wot eye see's this be correct.

Squirrels av bin fighting smornin. Squawkin at each uvva. Dropped enuff nuts from me window to feed them but they still chase each uvva oft.

Too ott fer me. Eye has had to take action. Curtains closed on the side the sun is shining. Earlier eye closed the windows when the temp outside were gerrin hotter than inside.

Morning All. :D Another scorcher today! :) Have a good day. :D

Possible, but not certain: The square labeled U: May represent the relay or contactor coil. Which energises a device. Square with 8: This could indeed be a thermal relay.

Is the 8 inna box a B. For bimetalic strip. Its the item controlling the contacts its linked to.

Spent all morning writing a "stinker" for the missus to send to the coroner's orifice. Apparently she (coroner) is sufficiently interested to want the hospital to respond to our questions. Nothing will change the result, but we want to know...

So, managed to photograph it, so here tis, help with what is in the two boxes would be very appreciated Tia. P means "power" in French which for us would also be positive, N = neutral, pretty obvious.

G'day all! Up early to investigate the gas sylinder leak problem. Found precisely one "rubber" type seal in my plumbing stores that'd prolly fit having looked inside my regulator thing for the barbie, so got tools and of to the camper van that...

Today I will be mostly resting. Been working hard for a few weeks, now exhausted. And it will be too hot for the next few days to do much. Cold beers at the ready in the fridge for this afternoon.

Not true. I has a baff regularly ----- at the start of every season. Me oinker takes the second baff, we is environmentally aware, don't waste water. (But he complains that he gets out muckier than when he went in).

Mornin, Warm an sunny Tallest sunflower now at 78 inches 😀 Kidneys pain free for 24 hours, heaven 🙂 Stay cool all 🙂

Morning All. :D Scorcher here already. :) Have a great day. :D