18.04.2025 Not more carports?

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  Friday 18th 45F/7C. Overcast with rain. I woke to find the southern sky the colour of lead. It soon started raining heavily but seems to have eased off. Breezy now from the NW. With more rain forecast this morning. Supposedly drier this afternoon with lighter winds. 

Up at 7am after an odd night. I was aware of being awake and checking the clock. 

 I was going to restart the demolition [again] but everything is sopping wet now. Dare I risk a walk? 

 I had a short walk down the road but the wind was cold and I wasn't in the mood to go far. 

 After morning coffee I drove to the next village to search for more arched metal carports. It rained for most of the morning.

  12.50 I returned in time for lunch. Having captured several carports hidden away in the quiet cul-de-sacs. Including several examples of the one I was intending to buy. Even a double. I have not put myself off the purchase after exposure to real world examples. 

 Though I have rethought the siting in place of the rotary clothes airer. Reversing out would be too critical in avoiding the workshop. So I shall place the carport near to where the observatory stood. 

 Shopping can be carried in with the car parked near the door. Then the car can be reversed into the carport. When I want to use the car I can reverse out to bring it near the door again. Though facing the opposite way. Which would suit another user loading family members. The car would then be facing the correct way to proceed along the drive.

  It is long overdue that I had lights with movement sensors. We had one years ago but it stopped working. In an ideal world I would have a wide, arched double carport with no central supporting posts. It would be very easy to reverse in. 

 Alas, there would be little or no change from £10k equivalent. There are no [relatively] cheap kits for these extra wide doubles. They are the exclusive wares of  "carport designer studios" and architects. They usually want to carry out the construction work themselves. To ensure it is done correctly and to a high standard. I am not in that market.

 I wasted the afternoon on the computer as the temperature in the room slowly fell.

 Dinner was fish fingers and chips. There was little else in the fridge or larder. I lit the stove.

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