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Post by gray1720 on Sept 23, 2024 9:59:25 GMT
My morning has been enlivened by water leaking into the back passage*
Brief inspection showed that, thank duck, it wasn't the freezer carking it but appeared to be coming in where the doorway at the end of the passage had been bricked up. A trip outside showed that the downpipe was blocked, water was backing up, and overflowing the guttering above the ex-doorway and cascading down the wall.
Ten minutes fettling the downpipe - the water butt diverter had clogged with moss - and we were back flowing as we should. However I probably need to think about stopping moss getting in (there should be a trap... has it blown out?), and getting the ex-doorway properly sealed.
*it's at the back of the house, and it's a passage. What else do I call it?
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Post by andy on Sept 23, 2024 13:29:36 GMT
My morning has been enlivened by water leaking into the back passage* Brief inspection showed that, thank duck, it wasn't the freezer carking it but appeared to be coming in where the doorway at the end of the passage had been bricked up. A trip outside showed that the downpipe was blocked, water was backing up, and overflowing the guttering above the ex-doorway and cascading down the wall. Ten minutes fettling the downpipe - the water butt diverter had clogged with moss - and we were back flowing as we should. However I probably need to think about stopping moss getting in (there should be a trap... has it blown out?), and getting the ex-doorway properly sealed. *it's at the back of the house, and it's a passage. What else do I call it?  |
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Post by gray1720 on Sept 23, 2024 13:45:17 GMT
My morning has been enlivened by water leaking into the back passage* Brief inspection showed that, thank duck, it wasn't the freezer carking it but appeared to be coming in where the doorway at the end of the passage had been bricked up. A trip outside showed that the downpipe was blocked, water was backing up, and overflowing the guttering above the ex-doorway and cascading down the wall. Ten minutes fettling the downpipe - the water butt diverter had clogged with moss - and we were back flowing as we should. However I probably need to think about stopping moss getting in (there should be a trap... has it blown out?), and getting the ex-doorway properly sealed. *it's at the back of the house, and it's a passage. What else do I call it? Oh I say! |
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Post by andy on Sept 25, 2024 8:40:01 GMT
Sunshine melting the frost.
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Post by daves on Sept 28, 2024 8:24:23 GMT
Blue sky and sunshine this morning, but definitely chilly after a long clear night. Makes a change from the rain we've had lately.
Yellow warning for wind on Sunday so will have to lock down the obsy roof, just to be sure.
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Post by davem399 on Sept 28, 2024 8:48:47 GMT
Nice sunny day here too for a change, but quite fresh. Autumn has kicked in quite quickly. Some rain in recent days, but nothing like the amounts some folk have had.
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Post by John Farrell on Sept 28, 2024 18:36:15 GMT
Not quite weather, but our clocks went forward an hour this morning - daylight saving time!
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Post by kate on Sept 28, 2024 19:40:57 GMT
Not quite weather, but our clocks went forward an hour this morning - daylight saving time! I wish that was how ours stayed. Depressing to think this will be an hour earlier next week. Long boring evenings, starting at 6pm, then 5pm, then 4pm... |
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Post by andy on Sept 28, 2024 20:48:52 GMT
Not quite weather, but our clocks went forward an hour this morning - daylight saving time! I wish that was how ours stayed. Depressing to think this will be an hour earlier next week. Long boring evenings, starting at 6pm, then 5pm, then 4pm... Agreed, limits my working day when it gets dark at 4pm and daylight before 9am is not useful. |
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Post by daves on Sept 28, 2024 20:53:05 GMT
I love the long dark nights, just wish they weren't always clouded out.
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Post by zou on Sept 29, 2024 5:12:07 GMT
Not quite weather, but our clocks went forward an hour this morning - daylight saving time! I wish that was how ours stayed. Depressing to think this will be an hour earlier next week. Long boring evenings, starting at 6pm, then 5pm, then 4pm... We've a month yet before they change you know. |
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Post by kate on Sept 29, 2024 5:19:34 GMT
I wish that was how ours stayed. Depressing to think this will be an hour earlier next week. Long boring evenings, starting at 6pm, then 5pm, then 4pm... We've a month yet before they change you know. No! What have I done? Changed the kitchen clock to be ready. Must check the calendar in my kitchen. I swear it said today. Grr! PS Damn! I missed the NZ beside the entry on my calendar. Now, do I climb on the table again and change it again? Maybe when I feel more awake. Ha! |
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Post by kate on Sept 29, 2024 7:38:27 GMT
PPS Done!
I'm nothing if not stubborn - and I'm stubborn.
The table isn't half hard on the knees though.
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Post by gray1720 on Sept 29, 2024 7:47:23 GMT
Amazingly, thus far (3 1/4 hours before scheduled start) our last cricket match of the season is still on, despite Theale's proximity to the Thames. I suspect there may be some very muddy whites coming home this evening...
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Post by willien on Sept 29, 2024 11:32:39 GMT
Amazingly, thus far (3 1/4 hours before scheduled start) our last cricket match of the season is still on, despite Theale's proximity to the Thames. I suspect there may be some very muddy whites coming home this evening... It's hellish for the bowlers when the ball sticks where it hits.  |
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