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Tuesday 14th 41F/5C Heavy overcast and a wet morning. Brighter this afternoon. 66F/19C in the room. 47F/8.3C in the greenhouse. I put a fresh log in to let the stove burn on after bedtime. This seems to have helped maintain overnight temperatures.
Up at 6.30 after a busy night. I have an appointment with the doctor after lunch. As a follow up to various tests last week.
9.30 I am using the wet morning as an excuse to prepare the site of the internal heat pump unit. The recently purchased, recycled carpet runner needs to run along that wall. This involved removing the existing runner. Which was trapped under the big, old, oak chest of drawers. All the furniture had to be pushed to the far end of the room. Then I had to remove the heavy drawers to be able to lift the chest at all. Old runner removed. Now I have to tidy up before fitting the new.
I was struggling with the rudimentary skirting board. Which was held at intervals by large, rusty nails. My intention is to replace the ugly board with box shaped conduit. The board really did not want to come away from the wall. I was lying on my stomach under the dining table. Levering away with a crowbar. When it suddenly swung up and hit me viciously on the forehead.
A deep gash and lots of blood followed. I dashed off to the bathroom. To flood the site of the gaping wound. Taking blood thinners is apt to cause problems with clotting but the bleeding soon stopped. Unfortunately my career as a septuagenarian babe magnet may be temporarily over. At least until the wound heals. I am recovering my composure by updating the blog.
Now I need some plastic conduit. To hide all the cables running across the floor. There are three security camera cables. Three TV cables. A standard lamp. A table lamp and the mains cable for the computer and all its associated accessories. Most of which are never switched off.
There is an alternative socket behind my bed. Which could become the continuous mains supply. It just needs to be connected to the present multi-sockets to tidy up the "knitting."
Duly completed. The attached snap [Top right] shows the ugly wall and new carpet runner. Quite a good match between the rugs. The carpet motif is perfectly centered under the TV and the coming heat pump.
10.00 I'll have morning coffee. While what remains of my senses return to normal. I use the latter term loosely of course.
11.45 I shall have to drive into town after my appointment to find box shaped, snap-on conduit.
The doctor is going to give me a stronger medicine to stop me clotting. My heart is fluttering. Increased risk of a stroke or heart attack.
After that I drove into town. Returning with the conduit I needed. I wanted something wider but settled on two length of 50x20mm. A single length of 25x16mm will hide the cables rising to the TV. The second image shows that most of the ugly wall is hidden behind the chairs. The heat pump will also cover the joint in the plasterboard under the TV.
15.15 It is brightening up with some sunny periods.
18.30 I managed to extract the pretend skirting board and take it outside. Now there are just the three network cables for the cameras. Which can be lost in the conduit running along the floor in place of the skirting board. The TV can be lifted down from its bracket on the wall. Then laid flat on the bed while the heat pump work is in progress. Now I have to conjure up some dinner.
I went with fish fingers and 3 minute broccoli. I lit the stove at 21.00. It was feeling chilly and I saw no reason to suffer.
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