tree monkey

Last time a census chap hand delivered the form and came back to catch those he missed, I did chat to him and he claimed he had walked a fair amount of towpath trying to deliver census forms

The new coal make be making the issue worse but it isn't the actual issue... The tar dripping down the flue is almost certainly due to a leak in the sealant between the flue and the collar and needs redoing, worst case it may be a hole/corrosion in the flue at the top, allowing tar to drip back into the boat. The tar outside might be more related to the new coal but it's almost inevitable whatever coal is used, best way to mitigate this is a good quality tight fitting double skin chimney

Yup and me

I've finally had a look and I must admit it's quite clever, I didn't really know what to expect and it actually surprised me, the basic tool is a board that you plug stuff into what happens depends on what you plug into the board. The software seems really simple at first glance, switch socket on and read and react to the input from the socket. I am absolutely sure my brief and simplistic review is massively underplaying what is possible and available but I admit it's clever, shame I have no real need for it, it's the sort of thing I would have loved in my teens

I've noticed how the level of histrionics almost exactly match how few actual issues there are. The longer the complaint the less likely there are any real problems, the number of mentions of, h&s, children, old people or any other particular victims the less real risk is present.

JCB fastrac

A friend of mine did that on my boat, unfortunately it wasn't a wee

My collie was always active and I was very careful with what I fed her, unfortunately I moved abroad for 6 months and couldn't keep her, anyway a friend who had recently lost her dog, loved mine and lived in the middle of nowhere, perfect I thought. 6 months later I popped over to see my friend, who looked very sheepish and in wandered a tri coloured coffee table to say hello. Needless to say I gave my friend a very long paddington stare and careful instruction about diet.