09h30 – Thought of a solution to the cooker problem, wire in parallel up 3 sockets near the cooker’s position (these are available) which are 2.5mm, that gives 7.5mm which is sufficient for the job and safe. Needs a a 32A trip though.
10h00 – Got the bicycles out and took a ride to Chatillon Coligny market. Nice trip via the baker’s at Aillant sur Vernisson, had breakfast and coffee in the village square. It turns out that the bakerey and the bar are inteconneted. So on to Chatillon and the matket? Found a wood tuner’s shop and bought some apples and mushrooms (inedible). He offered courses in wood-tuning. Came home via Rogny les sept ecluses where we stopped for another coffee. Just as we were nearing Champcervrais I was starting to get tired. At last we arrived home 48km (30 miles), took a rest and intended to do some stretching to try to alleviate the cramps but didn’t. Did drink a lot of water though.
19h00 – Roger phoned up about his new cooker, I said I would go to his house on Sat noght and have a look. I looked up the model name on the web and found it rated at 4.8kW that’s 37 amps, a good pice of 6mm cable and a 32A trip is required according to the French Norms. That means rewiring!
23h00 – Got the cramp in both inner thighs at the same time, had to shout tio get P to help. Took some horse-chesnut extract, salt and some more water.
11h00 – A trip to the tip with three PCs, one laptop, one bubble-jet printer and lots of odd computer bits which had been strewn around the office for some months in the expectation that one day a fully working PC would arise. I have enough stuff left over to try and get a working Linux box to run the Home Automation.
15h30 – P has just taught me to male real hand made mayonnaise using one egg, 2 fl oz of sunflower oil, Colman’s (had to be) mustard powder, cider vinegar plus salt and pepper. A very different taste from the product you get in jars. I shall now continue to clear more of my junk from the office.
11h30 – Cats all present for breakfast. Cool but sunny, the rain has had a couple of days to sink into the earth, great. Still can’t get WordPress 3.0.1 accepted on OVH.
10h00 – Last evening there was a cat disturbance at about 22h30 and then again at 03h00 Calico was scratching at the door on the balcony to get in, all very strange. Jeton and Calico smelt ‘very catty’ and there was evidence of Sesame fur and urine or spray near the kitchen door. I guess there is a visitor about. Plan for this morning, get the kitchen wall near the radiator clad with wood.
18h00 – Kitchen towel radiator back up and working, wood cut and mounted, or will be soon once the wood stain has dried.
18h30 – Uploaded WordPress 3.0.1 using automatic – it failed, so I tried again, failed again – so I did a manual upgrade. It still says I’m using ver 3.0.0. ???? Given up.
