AUTUMN AND THE FALL

Second blog of October opened on Sunday 13th at Butcher's Bridge Braunston in a place where the solars can get the solar if the sun shines which it is not due to.  Today I ran the engine for over an hour to try to raise the batteries which had been left intentionally under load with the cooler on since last Monday. The boats had not been flooded while away but were covered with fallen hawthorn leaves which I swept up and stuffed into the airhead. The fire had been primed before going away so was lit at 4oc has been running now for over 24hrs without going out and without being relit.

Today I met Dave Buckle who is able to do a pre BSS (1.5hrs at his mooring in Long Buckby) whenever I get up there.  I also met Nick briefly but otherwise stayed on board. It suited me to drive down turn the boat and come back up to the water point to try to get some solar and later bring the boat around the corner to the first ring where it can get solar if the sun shines. It is now also clear of leaves.

My Rugby printer company is being tardy and in danger of being dropped.  One of two proofs supplied is good enough to go with. My first call to them to get calling cards done was in July and we are not even near a contract

Much of today was spent gauging how to charge computers and phones under duress. I serviced the red mooring rope which was badly frayed from constant chafing on the ring.

Tempus fugit celeriter and Monday dawned damp and murky with no prospect of getting any better.  I resolved to find a place to print my cards, ending up in Northampton's Hazelwood Road at Merland's Print Shop only a short walk from Spoons where the job can be done in less than a week at a price I can handle.  The mobile shop in Abington Street provide a new copper A04e for £99.99 and I got directly onto a D2 for Daventry where EE assured me the number change was still WIP so I got the D1 at 1510 on the button and Boat House at 15.35.  I called by Swindler's for a bubbler at a discounted £66 all in which effectively killed off the 20% vat. At the bus stop I picked up my loppers left there this morning having increased the hole in the hedge somewhat. Evening was spent reorganising phones and sims ...