So, the Terror Centre – while backing off slightly from its earlier predictions of Armageddon, blizzards sweeping Britain, Hell freezing over etc – is still predicting lows of -2°C this evening, along with ice, rain and a chance of up to 10cm of snow overnight.
All of which makes it an extremely bad time for me to have accidentally turned off the Rayburn… which now has to stay off until it’s stone cold* and safe to relight.
Now then, about those fire lighting tips…
*Of course, in this weather, that may not actually take that long.
November 22, 2008 at 10:31 pm |
I realise this is a bit odd given I’ve never commented on your blog before, but I’ve tagged you for a meme (see http://kenanddot.wordpress.com). I wanted to tag at least one person I hadn’t been linking to anyway and I enjoy your posts. Hope you have fun with it; no worries if you don’t want to.
November 23, 2008 at 9:38 am |
Very kind to think of me, but I’m going to cheat slightly, because I’ve already done this one here
November 23, 2008 at 7:21 pm |
We’ve just had our first snow. Thankfully the oil tank was recently fed and we’ve got heating. Fortunately, since we’re within a 60 second slow roll down to salt water, the snow doesn’t lie around for long.
Just been watching the Adventure Show on BBC2 and the footage of the Ullapool Challenge (130 miles) provided a pretty good example of Scottish cycling conditions…grim!
What’s “tagging for a meme”?
November 24, 2008 at 10:07 am |
I recommend snuggling in bed with the other half for warmth. This also has the advantage of working brilliantly even when the heating is on
November 24, 2008 at 3:04 pm |
R::B – thankfully the Rayburn’s back up and running again. We may need to refill the oil tank soon though. Blimey that’s an expensive way to heat a house.
Dom – his feet are freezing though. Thank God for hot water bottles