A Four Letter Word…

… work ! Whilst I was out on Wednesday afternoon, I was called from work and asked if I’d like to do a day’s overtime on the following day. I didn’t have anything planned so I said yes. So that was four day shifts to do, followed by three nights. As I’ve mentioned before, my…

Soggy Sunday

Autumnal Lock Back to normal after my week away. Nights Sat and Sun.Finished in Redditch at 07:00 and made my way to nearby Hockley Heath for a short walk along the canal. At Hockley Heath, I usually park-up by the park but this morning the gates were still locked ( perhaps the gatekeeper gets a lie-in…

Island Life

Langstone Bridge No proper walk yesterday although did cover a few miles whilst out geocaching ( what is geocaching? )After today’s stint of learning, I left Emsworth on the coastal path, heading West. Firstly I crossed The Promenade which is really more of a causeway or even harbour wall before following the signs for The…

On Manoeuvres

Halt. Who goes there ? Following on from last night’s abortive attempt to walk around Thorney Island, I called the army camp at lunchtime to check that I’d be able to enter the restricted zone after work and was told that it wouldn’t be a problem. “Just use the intercom”, I was told.Finishing the course…

Halt, Who goes there ?

First day of my course on Thermographic Imaging and hours of learning about heat, conduction, convection, radiation and emissivity. Lunch was provided and a very nice cheesy baguette it was.We wrapped up around 16:30 while it was still light. I grabbed some provisions on the way back to the car. Back to the B&B where…