… finally calmed down during late afternoon.<\/p>\n
But not before several really impressive records were set. We didn’t quite manage the maximum wind-speed – the 66.7mph gust from May is safe for another while yet- but everything else was historic.<\/p>\n
So much so that the Air 403 wind turbine on the roof of the barn generated more electricity today that in the rest of the 15 months that it’s been there. <\/p>\n
The Rutland WG901 on the house surpassed the previous record and showed me the magic result on the timer
\n“Time since I took the last reading – 25 hours and 16 minutes”
\n“Wind time since last reading – “25 hours and 16 seconds”.<\/p>\n
As well as that, the temperature here in the attic is now back up to the 20s – and I should think so too. I was freezing the other night.<\/p>\n
So anyway, after the usual messing around on the computer I went outside to rectify the damage. <\/p>\n
I picked up the kindling bins and the kindling and reorganised them (I don’t know why I bothered though – they blew over again) and picked up all of the stuff that had been propped against the end of the barn (and that blew back down twice more)<\/p>\n
Major work though was with the Air 403 wind turbine fastened to the fence. <\/p>\n
The screws have given way under the fierce battering that they took from the wind and the whole affair was blowing around like crazy. Screws clearly don’t work.<\/p>\n
As I didn’t have any bolts long enough, you can see the benefits of having lengths of stud iron (or threaded rod as it’s called these days) lying around. I cut a few lengths of that and made up some bolts, and now it’s all properly bolted together and I hope that that won’t move again.<\/p>\n
With no bread and still no boulang\u00e8re <\/i>I went into Pionsat to find out why she doesn’t love me any more, and I soon found out, much to my dismay.<\/p>\n
The boulangerie<\/i> is closed. <\/p>\n
According to the notice on the door, it’s closed “until further notice” following an accident on the premises involving the oven. That’s upset my plans and no mistake. I shall have to think again about this.<\/p>\n
Back home I finished off emptying the back half of the hard-standing. I need to buy some weedkiller to deal with the weeds on there, and on Monday I’ll start digging out the soil that has collapsed. <\/p>\n
This is going to be a very long job.<\/p>\n
