27.06.2026

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 Saturday 27th 72F/22C [6.50] Bright but a milky sky. Winds light from mostly a southerly direction. A high of 32C/90F is expected. 

A sweaty 75C/24C in the room. I have switched on the heat pump. Set to 20C. It is 72F/24C in the greenhouse. Despite it being wide open all night. 

Up at 6am after a fairly quiet night. I was too warm at one point but pushed the light duvet off. Only to need it as I cooled off. I'll try a sheet tonight. My forearms are still pink after yesterday's ride. I'll buy some after-sun. I am still coughing. No ill effects from yesterday's ride.  

 I have to go to the pharmacy. Having run out of some tablets. I hope I don't need a new prescription. The doctors surgery is closed at the weekend. 

 Now I need to water the outdoor plants. Done. I lowered them to the ground from their stands. I thought it might be cooler for them.

 9.15 84F/29C. Uncomfortably warm even in the shade. I went for my first walk since my fall. Taking the usual shared drive to get away from the road and traffic. Not that there is much on Saturday mornings. The small, hairy guard dog came charging towards me. As I was standing and chatting to a lady neighbour. 

 The dog's owner came along and the dog retreated. I did not not want to cause any further disturbance. So I turned back. The sward on the new paddock, between the two drives, is looking superb. All thanks to the Husqvarna robot mower. 

 When I came home I monitored the mower. As it mowed the grass yet again. I have gone back to the tall mast and the longer cable at the far [west] end of the greenhouse. Yesterday I was leaning a pole against the drive end of the greenhouse. To be sure of a good signal. Fortunately the mower could still function despite the much greater distance to the Wi-Fi Access Point. I am hoping to have a good signal on the West lawn. 

 I have discovered that the robot is afraid of long stalks of overhanging grass. It seems to avoid them every time. So I need to go along with the strimmer if I want cleaner [mown] edges to the drive. It keeps exploring the verges but the sheer roughness of the weed growth is inhibiting it. 

 9.30 The room has dropped to a more comfortable 71F/22C thanks to the heat pump. Currently set to Cool 20C/68F. It is becoming more breezy outside. I shall have morning coffee and then go shopping. Probably in the car. Or not.The Morris battery was flat. Some idiot had left the lights on! I went on my bike. 

 10.30-11.30 90F/32C.11km. Everything was going well until I started feeling dizzy at the checkout of the second supermarket. Both shops had air conditioning. So felt pleasantly cool. Going outside was like walking into an oven. I sat on a stack of compost bags in the shade for a few minutes. Wondering if I was going to be able to balance safely on my bike.

 It seems I was. So I selected Turbo for maximum speed with least effort. Hoping for a cooling effect from the headwind. It was more pleasant riding through the cool tongue of forest. Too hot everywhere else in full sun. It clouded over just as I reached home. Typical!

 I splashed my face, arms and neck with cold water. Which helped me to cool more quickly. I just finished my 4th glass of water. In addition to the usual tea and coffee. It's a pleasant 71F/22C in the room. I'll have a lie down. It was too cool. So I reset the heat pump to 22C.

 14.30 94F/34.4C! After a nap I had lunch. As I was scrolling though YouTube videos I started to get dizzy again. So I had to stop and have another lie down. 

 Then I remembered that I had to tip my head back. To see what was on the top  shelf at the supermarket. My usual cooking oil as not on display again.  This same head movement used to trigger dizziness years ago. Back when I was building my observatories. 

  I have attached the smart battery charger to the Morris Minor's battery. It was unbelievably hot outside. Like a walk-in fridge at 73F/23C indoors. I have the air direction blades pointing along the room towards the stairs. It is cooling the whole ground floor effortlessly. 100F/38C in the greenhouse.

 15.00 It has suddenly  become heavily overcast. There are thunder storms with lots of lightning to the west! These will probably reach us at 16.00. 

 

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