1.04.2026 Three heavy parcels to go!

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  Wednesday 1st 36F/2C [8.00] A cool, grey, misty morning clearing to sunshine around lunch time. The wind has dropped and rather lost its way. Mostly around the SW.

 Up at 7.00 after a dream filled night.

 After my wittering on about insane driving there was an analysis on the Danish news website. 2/3 of dangerous drivers are drunks in denial. An average of 1000 drivers per year are prosecuted under the stricter rules. Though the number is falling slowly. Confiscation of the vehicle is often involved. 

 I have had damage to three of my own cars by drunks. Twice in car parks and once where I was shunted from behind at a red traffic light. Two of them seemed to think that chewing TicTac mints immediately after "an accident" sobered them up. 

 Two admitted they were driving their wife's cars. Presumably unable to obtain insurance for their own vehicles. Perhaps after previous drunken driving episodes. Or quite possibly after being banned from driving. Then there are all the drug addicts in denial. 

 8.30 Time for a walk. 

 8.50 Back again. I looped around the neighbours' drives to get away from the road. The mist was invisibility beyond 200m. Poor visibility at 100m. Two cars passed showing no rear lights at all. Two just with running lights. The rest were showing fog lights. A large Audi saloon went past at very high speed. Showing no interest in the completely blind bend. Where our drive exits right on the apex. That's not skill at driving. It's severe mental illness. I presume a rear fog light is a paid for extra on luxury Audi saloons? 

 I have spent the morning outside packing a telescope mounting. To be sent back to England to another amateur astronomer. I had to break it down to three parcels in the end. I was over the 20kg limit. 

 I have just confirmed the 16th April as suitable for installation of my air to air heat pump. 

 13.30 Lunch over. Greenhouse at 93F/34C. Internal doors and windows open to spread the warmth. 67F/19C in the room. 

 16.30 I drove into the village to deliver three parcels to the village parcel office. I have been at it all day.

 Dinner was cheese on toast with half a tin of tomato soup. 

  

 

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