Tropical Melody

Further to my repair of the porch light, whose PIR sensor packed up so I rewired it as a normal straight on/off lamp, and then wired it into the dusk sensor & timer controlled circuit for the front corner exterior light (driveway / parking area), I did similar today for the rear wall outside light and shed outside light (serves conservatory doors / garden & rear end of sideway). Using a second dusk sensor I had. Bit of a palaver tho especially not helped by getting the live wires wrong way round to start with. (So that bu55er all happened when the juice was turned on.) Anyway works now.


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next door's cat brought me a present. A dead shrew.

The PIR sensor part of my porch lamp has decided to start playing silly bu55ers and not work. The net result is it now turns on and off like a normal lamp. That's OK as originally that's what I wanted, and expected (before I moved in and learned otherwise). It was getting 'tired' anyway, have to be right close to it to make it come on.

The front lamp on the corner of the bungalow was also a PIR and failed in similar way last year, so I converted it to run off a timer, and latterly added a dusk sensor. So what I'll do is add the porch lamp to that circuit (they were wired together originally), also means it can use a low energy bulb as well.

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Absolutely TIPPING down with rain here in the UK at the mo, and are going to have gales overnight. Gusting up to 41 mph.

Having to ration my mileage on the Ural outfit. Can't get its 1st service until middle of June!    Been told do not exceed 1,000 km in the meantime - and there's a trip to Doncaster coming up. 

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Broke my own rule - must never go out on a bank holiday weekend.

Albeit still only Friday afternoon, the traffic is diabolical.

Gave a bank note to a begger in the town today. One never knows the true circumstances of course, but have seen him before. All it means to me is I just won't have it to spend on beer or something. Anyway it's good for the soul.