So this morning a quick touch test showed that one of them was overheating and on a closer examination you can see that this battery has burst. I don't know why either. Since I've had my water heater wired in as a dump load there is no possibility of any overcharge, and this battery isn't one of those that handle the input.
But changing the battery for another restored the current and then I went and chopped another huge load of wood - I had a feeling Ill be going to need it.
The postie came by this morning with a registered letter. Not very unusual, you might think, but she walked down from the end of the lane as I'm snowed in right now. I was impressed with her devotion to duty anyway.
Later I carried on with the wardrobe and it's finished as far as I can do it. I've none of the wood for the sides and the shelves and so on. That'll have to wait until I can get in to Montlucon, whenever that might be. But I also did a little clearing up in the bedroom too, so that I can make some more space for working. I also managed to do some more in the barn as well.
Up here after knocking off work it was a mere 5.6°C. Not surprising because with all of the snow on the windows in the roof no heat is getting in from outside. But this little heater is doing a very valiant job and I'm impressed that it can cope with these temperatures with just burning old scrap offcuts of wood.
Tea though is difficult right now. I cook in the verandah right now and the temperatures are impossible. I can't cook myself a decent meal when I'm having to work in temperatures like -3°C. So it's a handful or two of pasta, a tin of beans and some veg out of a tin. That's the best I can do.
I just can't believe this weather.
You were lucky, it was -12C here last night and we weren't the coldest by far. I think the coldest was -21C up in Scotland and -19C in North Yorkshire. Ridiculous for this time of year isn't it.
ReplyDelete