Breaking Through, Travelling On

Karmacat

Karmacat wrote: »

- open post, check the stuff that was supposed to arrive from my recent updating of accounts.
- transfer ancient unit trusts into an ISA
- half an hour (no more! I'll put my alarm on) of weeding, because of the next one:
- work on the black mould in the porch! Its not a nice thing to have ...
- back up computer
- wash the sofa throw.
- Matched bet research and set up a potential one, to check on the New thread.

YES
- open post
- weeding
- sofa throw washed and dried
- computer backup
- cleaned one of the garden chairs for emergency lolling about outside
- long email to my brother and sister about situation oop norf.
- almost finished genealogising
- tidied like crazy
- put rest of shopping away
- solar kettle experiment

NO
- blogpost
- new ISA
- deal with post
- deal with mould
- deal with sealant
- research matched bet.

Oops

But you know what ... thats plenty :j:j:j

Karmacat

Alchemilla wrote: »

Toothbrush. Bleach.
No one can fnarr fnarr that surely?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: not sure what this means, but its deep.

I don't fnarr

rtandon27

Karmacat wrote: »

... solar kettle experiment

'bout time too!:D:D:D


I was contemplating asking but thought I'd wait until there was actually some sun!


:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Deleted User]

Sorry to be so dim:o but what the heck is a solar kettle?

Yesterday I posted on another thread that I subscribe to the news that I'd won a set of really nice solar garden lights the other day:j. I assume a solar kettle works on the same principle but doesn't it take forever to boil?

Coincidence or what, all this solar talk? I can still recall how excited I was to own my first solar-powered calculator. Seemed like magic back then:rotfl:

rtandon27

carbootcrazy wrote: »

Sorry to be so dim:o but what the heck is a solar kettle?

Morning CBC - I'm sure KC won't mind me answering this one!

Way back when...

KC purchased one of these (sorry linky thing does not work from this laptop!)...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/161217900943?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0

It's such a cool gadget & I've had serious gadget envy ever since - but this (I think) is the first time she's reported back on it! - so excited to hear how it worked!

[Deleted User]

Thanks very much for your superfast response, rtandon:T
Will get on with following the link in a mo.

Just reporting in to say that I was busy editing my original post about solar kettles to waffle on a bit more:o about other solar gadgets when you replied to the original shorter version.

rtandon27

Take it easy today KC - I hear the pollution is bad & breathing challenged - don't overdo it outside!!!!!

Karmacat

Morning! Thanks RT, yes, I noticed the pollution warning in the south :eek: actually, I think it started yesterday from personal experience - I had a very dry, tickly cough when I went to bed. Might do something outside today, but not much - the solar kettle is outside again, so we'll see if it ends up covered in Saharan dust

rtandon27 wrote: »

'bout time too!:D:D:D

I was contemplating asking but thought I'd wait until there was actually some sun!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:D:D I hadn't even unwrapped it but I did the deed yesterday - its a long, thin vacuum tube wrapped up in solar panels. Its very beautiful over 1.5 hours it got a big mug of water to the point where a bit of steam was coming off it. This is only the start of the 2nd week in April, so not bad.

The timing doesn't really matter for me - I work from home, so no problem to have it sitting there on the patio It can certainly heat up water to start my electric kettle off, or to have a bit of a wash, something like that - and in a power cut, its a lovely easy option, as my little camper stove takes forever to cook things.

It is a bit consumerist on the other hand, I smile every time I see it, because its so beautiful, and since there's no technology in it about from a glass-tubed vacuum and some shiny surfaces, it will last forever (oh, unless I knacker the lid, which has a silicon seal). And the instruction leaflet mentions not letting it get too hot in case it explodes

Karmacat

So, today, a quiet day after the intensity of yesterday - I'm working at midday, I've paid a few bills, the d/w is on, beans are ready to go in the slow cooker after my client leaves.

New ISA needs me to talk to my mum, since its only technically my money, and that will have to wait till after my Belgian trip, so the list for the afternoon, adapting yesterday bolded red is:

- blogpost
- deal with mould
- research matched bet
- sit in the garden

All are equally important :j

Watty1

greent wrote: »

We've had lovely weather here over the break. Haven't managed any sitting down outside, though we have done lots of garden jobs Sadly our swing bench broke a couple of days ago I loved sitting on there with a cuppa and a book - may have to investigate purchasing another one!

I just sold one for £36 on Ebay! (looked totally out of place in our garden)