Locksmith Steve rocked up at ten to eight this morning. He had fitted a new front door lock but it had a dodgy “curtain” or similar so came and replaced it. Good bloke. There is a side to being a locksmith that people perhaps don’t see. They occasionally get called out to a house where it is likely that the person inside has died and people can’t otherwise gain access. Not nice. This can involve hanging around for hours whilst the cops come and take statements. Happened to us when he was originally due to swing by and we deferred his visit as he didn’t know how long it would be before he was done.
The first day of autumn. The song doesn’t quite work for today does it? “If I ruled the world then every day would be the first day of autumn!” I don’t dislike the first day of autumn. Pinch and a punch. Busyish day ahead. Need to nip to the tailors and then to the gym before coming back for a conference call. Yes you heard, a conference call. Just a quickie hopefully. Then I have to be on hand to pick THG up from the hairdressers in case it is raining. There is a seventy percent chance of rain at two pm.
With a bit of luck I’ll also be able to make a start on my next project which is the construction of a jetty for the lake. Need to be able to safely moor the Saucy Sue rescue boat so that she doesn’t drift far out into the middle of the water, or even worse into the reeds at the far end where nobody ever goes. The rough design has already been done. Will also need to construct a cleat and glue it to the prow of the boat. Intricate stuff. Leave it with me.
My new trailcam also needs installing. I have to knock in a post in a suitable spot in order to mount it. The positioning needs to be such that it gets some sun. The corner I have in mind should just about be ok. None of the garden is in full sun for the whole day which I ordinarily consider to be a good thing except when it comes to solar charging 🙂 I have the post ready. Just needs sawing down to size. All good stuff.