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Sunday 29th 34F. Another grey day is forecast. January joins a long line of mildest ever recorded. Now very close to wettest ever recorded.
Up at 4.30 after having nightmares. Went back to bed for an an hour at 7am and slept on and off.
9.30. 39F I am going for a late walk.
10.30 10C/40F. Morning walk and coffee over. There was low cloud causing patchy mist. The tops of the windmills and the telephone mast were hidden at times. Several bunches of cyclists were out training.
I am off to collect more gravel for the drive.
11.15 It is trying to brighten up after a light drizzle shower. I have just finished spreading more gravel on the drive. I collected and used crushed concrete for the last potholes. These carry slightly less traffic but I wanted a fair comparison with the black and crumbly asphalt for future reference.
The problem is not only the few cars and the occasional post van, but the dustbin lorry. Which is so heavy it makes deep tracks in soft surfaces. It only calls once, or twice, per fortnight but often shows. It reverses into the 'T' where my drive joins the main run. Often leaving deep puddles at the junction.
The top mirror had sagged and made it impossible to see traffic approaching from the right. So I took a tall stepladder and adjustable spanners along. To tip the mirror back a bit. I also rotated it to get a better view along the road. After that I fetched a bucket of soapy water and washed years of algae from the mirrors. A wipe over with tissues, to dry them and it should be a lot safer now.
Dinner was baked fish fingers with organic pasta and organic tinned tomatoes.
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