Morning.
Tuesday.
Grey.
Wetly damp.
Dreary.
Sunless.
Chilly in here at 15.9 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 14.5 in the leanto.
1000 mBar, 29.53 in Hg, 750 Torr, 14.5 psi, (down from 1002 last night), 66% RH (Lidl electric)....
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Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Today, 15:28.
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Morning.
Monday.
Wet. Very wet. Wet for most of the night wet.
Grey.
Sunless.
Verging on chilly in here at 15.8 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 13 in the leanto.
1005.6 mBar, 29.695 in Hg, 754.3 Torr, 14.585 psi, (unchanged), 66%...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Yesterday, 19:06.
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Morning.
Sunday.
Dry.
Sunny.
Blue sky in parts.
Cooler in here at 16 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 13 in the leanto.
1006 mBar, 29.7 in Hg, 754.6 Torr, 14.59 psi, (up from 1003 last night), 63% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Yesterday, 08:01.
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Morning.
Saturday apparently.
Dry.
Grey.
Sunless.
Still verging on chilly in here at 16.4 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 14 in the leanto.
1004 mBar, 29.65 in Hg, 753 Torr, 14.56 psi, (down from 1005 last night), 60% RH (Lidl electric)....Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 17 May 2026, 11:45.
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Morning.
Friday apparently.
Damp.
Blue sky in parts.
Wanly sunny.
Verging on chilly in here at 15.6 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 11 in the leanto.
1004.5 mBar, 29.663 in Hg, 753.4 Torr, 14.57 psi, (up from 1002.5 last night), 61%...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 15 May 2026, 18:31.
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Done: off to Oxfam with it.
Next: "The Reluctant Gunner" by Bernard Small, being the story of a 41 year old conscripted as a gunner in WWII and who hated every minute of it.
Remained a gunner until VE day, then was transferred and ended up RAMC in Greece in an Indian...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 16 May 2026, 15:18.
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Morning.
Thursday apparently.
Damp.
Grey.
Hints of blue sky.
Sunless.
Cooler still in here at 16 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 13 in the leanto.
1001 mBar, 29.56 in Hg, 750.8 Torr, 14.52 psi, (unchanged), 62% RH (Lidl...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 15 May 2026, 06:39.
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Done: off to Oxfam with it. Rather enjoyable. The situation in Italy post WWII was rather "inneresting" to say the least. Particularly liked "Comrade Camillo". The story "Three stalks of wheat" makes one think of all those poor bastards who disappeared into Siberia never...
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Morning.
Wednesday.
Heavy showers overnight: blue sky now & sunny with it.
Cooler still in here at 16.3 deg, 15 in the kitchen, 14 in the leanto.
1002 mBar, 29.59 in Hg, 751.6 Torr, 14.53 psi, (down from 1007 last night), 61% RH (Lidl electric)....Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 13 May 2026, 22:58.
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Morning.
Tuesday apparently.
Dry.
Was sunny, now grey.
Was blue sky: now grey.
Verging on chilly in here at 16.1 deg, 17 in the kitchen, 14 in the leanto, 10 in the saltinghouse.
1012 mBar, 29.88 in Hg, 759 Torr, 14.6778 psi,...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 12 May 2026, 21:56.
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What Violet Club really needed was chickens: every nuke needs chickens if only to keep it nice & warm.
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Didn't realise the turkey (
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On the poaching thing:
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Morning.
Monday.
Dry.
Sunny.
Blue sky in parts.
Cooler in here at 16.6 deg, 17.5 in the kitchen, 13.5 in the leanto.
1009 mBar, 29.795 in Hg, 756.8 Torr, 14.634 psi, (down from 1010 last night), 61% RH (Lidl electric)....Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 11 May 2026, 22:14.
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Done: off to Oxfam with hit. Really dated, being 2003.
Next: "All quiet on the western front" by Remarque....Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 12 May 2026, 06:56.
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Morning.
Sunday.
Dry.
Grey.
Sunless.
Cooler in here at 17.2 deg, 17.5 in the kitchen, 16 in the leanto.
1013 mBar, 29.91 in Hg, 759.8 Torr, 14.69 psi, (up from 1012 last night), 66% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 10 May 2026, 21:06.
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The Electric Monk
Next: The Bored Horse.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/world-firs...164340752.html
Douglas Adams the prophet....
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^^^ Shades of "The Admirable Crichton (1957)" or the one with Anthony Hopkins ("The Edge").
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Morning.
Saturday.
Dry.
Sunny.
Cooler in here at 17.3 deg, ?19? in the kitchen, 16 in the leanto.
1011.3...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 10 May 2026, 08:10.
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Morning.
Friday.
Dry.
Grey.
Cooler in here at 16.8 deg, 17.5 in the kitchen, 15 in the leanto.
1010 mBar, 29.83 in Hg, 757.6 Torr, 14.65 psi, (unchanged), 64% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile on the 27th of March 2020 Churchill...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 8 May 2026, 22:27.
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Morning.
Thursday.
Dry.
Vaguely sunny.
Blue sky in parts.
17.2 deg in here, 17.5 in the kitchen, 16 in the leanto.
1009.5 mBar, 29.81 in Hg, 757.2 Torr, 14.64 psi, (up from1009 last night), 61% RH (Lidl electric).
...Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 7 May 2026, 22:31.
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