This week came the underlying trepidation awaiting the visit by the Boat Safety Officer, to test, probe and question all the on-board gas appliances and electrical equipment to allow a new certificate to be issued for the boat to remain legally safe for another 4 years. As it happened, it didn't take long to complete the mandatory inspection and soon he was away up the field with another £120 quid!
The rural mooring is still pleasantly quiet, the recent winds have died down now and the temperatures seem to continue to be mild by the Lancashire canal. The daily rainfall seems to be depressingly endless with no signs of Spring apart from a few early shoots poking through.
Dark and dreary days indeed.
...with some interesting wintery skies at day's end.
Not much solar energy to be harvested with these conditions so the battery management system is proving invaluable to be able to monitor power levels and indicating when to run the engine and for how long to bring the system back up to the required 100%.
Still, no enormous energy bills to worry about!
Boater's winter's are long, long winter's down here on the cut...
...if only there was something to look forward to?
...ok, time to get back on the hedonic treadmill!
A deep high pressure system of white will move over northern Scotland during Saturday afternoon, dominating at the breakdowns and bringing a flurry of tries under the new management!
Blog inspired track and latest released single off the new John Grant album 'Grey Tickles, Black Pressure',
You do this, and you get that
I want what I was promised
I'm a bit impatient...!
...And a great little tune to play air clarinet to...!
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