19.11.2024 Frost and light snow.

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  Tuesday 19th 34F/1C [8.00] Overcast and possible wintry showers. White frost on the grass.

 Up at 7.10 after waking earlier. I need an easier way to see the time. At present I have to switch on a blinding table lamp and stare at a small, shiny clock dial. I have a digital clock with large red digits from my observatory. I'll see if I can find it in the chaos. 

 And did. After searching high and low I finally found it safely stored indoors. The time setting button had stopped working. So I had to open up the case and short out the contacts on the push button switch. It is running a few seconds slow but I can live with that. Anything which demands my attention is likely to wake me far more than a glance. So now I can check whether it is a sensible time to get up.

 The intention is to visit my friend this morning. As the roads are expected to be wet and slippery there will be no ride today. I hope the Morris tires are grippy in the cold. 

 I just checked. The software updated Bosch Nyon computer has been storing my rides for over a month. Without being able to show them on my phone. Or even the Nyon screen itself. Now I can see all the details. My total distance from new is 10,569km.

 13.00 37F/2.8C. Returned from visiting my friend. My voice was going after two hours of chatting. Light rain. Shopped on the way back. The roads were fine. Just a few puddles.

 13.20 Only 59F/15C in the room. I ought to light the stove.

 9.00 32F/0C. There was light snow falling when I went outside to the bins. It can't have lasted for long. Because it looked no thicker than a frost. When I checked again two hours later. 70F/21C in the room.

  Dinner was a salmon pasty. With boiled potatoes and peas. I deliberately overcooked the pasty again to avoid previous greasiness. The mini-oven doesn't get hot enough. So needs a longer duration of cooking for the same effect.

 

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