Storage games
It didn't feel much like progress but it had to be done
Wild Wednesday
Wednesday night was pretty windy (up to about 40mph) and wet (but we caught the drip at Jane's side of the bed in a large takeaway container, about 0.5cm of water, so she stayed dry). We have a temporarily timber store on deck that we covered with a rather flappy tarp - we will be building a mini timber store (to save us either filling the boat or going to the storage container all the time) that will have our large 215watt solar panels on top.
Tiring Thursday
It didn't start that way. The rain took a lot longer to clear than forecasted (we wondered why the weather apps don't let you go back in time to compare what they forecast with what you get). So we got a restful morning.
However, by the middle of the day, we headed off to the store, reasonably confident it would stay dry while we shuffled everything around. Fortunately, we have never seen anyone else on the 1st floor where our container is, so as we took things out, we could spread our stuff a long way in an attempt to make sense of it.
It is self-evident that we still have far too much stuff. For example, one of us has a stack of boxes that reach the roof of the container, full of important stuff for sewing projects (if only that was everything in the container for sewing!).
While we haven't yet created huge amounts of space at least things are now reasonably organised, food and kitchen stuff together, hobbies together, clothes together (something else needing another cull), boat parts together, huge pile of shredding together, stuff for the boys, stuff for the recycling centre (a problem here as they all need a proof of a domestic address).
This was taken nearly at the end.
The sewing tower is clearly visible (although, for my part, I don't know why I still have 7 bike panniers).
We brought a car load away with us, 2 big solar panels, some timber I was in danger of buying again, some tools I need for upcoming jobs, some items to improve storage on the boat and Jane's passport.
Magnum Moment
There is a tradition among "stingy" Warnocks, that after a delightful main course in a restaurant, someone suggests a "Magum Moment". That means instead of paying for an expensive dessert, we leave and go to the nearest shop to buy ice cream.
On the way back from our storage container, within a mile, we pass a Co-op supermarket and our tradition after exhausting unloading/sorting/loading at the container is to stop for a "Magnum Moment". However, we take the tradition to a new level. 3 Co-op branded Magnum equivalents for half the price of one real Magnum at the Spar in Beaumaris.
Video
If you use YouTube we really appreciate extra subscribers of our SustainableSailing channel (we especially like people who watch all the videos from start to finish ;-) ). Subscribing is free. While we do share all our new videos here, YouTube particularly values subscribers when deciding to share our videos with other people, which is why it helps us out.
If you (very understandably) have problems with the big tech companies exploiting our personal data, then all our videos are on the Fediverse at our Sustainable Sailing channel hosted by CuddlyTube (it takes a while for them to be synchronised there).
Our next video is a very specialised and technical one. Jane has a lot of practical hints and tips for splicing 12mm dyneema rope (for our main mast). From previous experience we expect this to be very popular over time as there is not much information available in this niche, but it is less likely to appeal to everyone. It will be available to paid up members on Sunday and everyone else on Wednesday.
Meanwhile here is another post
I haven't sent this one out by email.
Dave Warnock
