… to work until 16:30 this afternoon, and there was a very good reason for this. That is that when I went outside at 11:30 to pay the boulangère, it was already 31°C and continued to rise during lunchtime to over 34°C.
Working up on the scaffolding would have been impossible in that – just being outside was exhausting.
Even with the fan on here (and I had it running all through the night) the temperature still reached 32.3°C but at least in front of the fan it was reasonably comfortable after a fashion.
When I finally did make it outside and up on the scaffolding, I found to my dismay that sometile during the last four Years Brico Depot has changed its supplier of plastic rainwater goods. The new guttering brackets don’t fit on the metal supports that were left over from when I did the barn in 2010. Furthermore, the guttering ends that I bought the other day don’t fit in the gutters that were left over from the barn.
THat led to a session of mix-and-match with whatever was lying around and what I could safely replace from elsewhere, and now there are 5 of the 8 guttering brackets fitted and one of the gutters, complete with an end. I’ll be shopping tomorrow for the rest.
There’s also another added complication in that I can’t reach the end wall of the house from the scaffolding – the scaffolding that I have isn’t long enough. Therefore when I’ve finished fitting the gutters, I’m going to have to dismantle part of the scaffolding and re-erect it on the other side of the bay that I’ll be leaving in position – always provided that it doesn’t fall down.
But it looks as if another trip to Liverpool is on the cards
