It's felt soggy all day. Mainly, this is because it has been; the weather was wet first thing, and didn't really dry up until after lunch. This was not popular with Sally, who got soggy in her own right playing "chase the tug toy" in the dog running field; we had to dedicate an old towel to dog drying purposes when we got back to the boat.
But we're also feeling a bit mentally soggy, having had a bit of a broken night, then getting up in good time so as to be at least dressed when Elanor delivered the pooch, and expecting the shoreline supply to go off between 7 and 7.30 for testing purposes, and it never did. It wouldn't have made a big deal, of course, but when you're expecting something to happen and it doesn't, it's confusing.
No matter, we've got through the day; apart from exercising Her Houndiness, we've done a fair bit on the computers, Sheila doing more book, and me playing around with possible designs for a Braidbar Owners' Group logo.
Elanor also brought the confirmation letter from 3, so I've activated the new phone. It struggles to get a signal in the boat (the 3 signal isn't strong down here on the water), in fact it doesn't really get one at all, but outside it's fine, and of course it has all these smart phone facilities that will probably take me most of the life of the contract to get to grips with. It should be possible to get a BPC antenna adapter for it, but some liaison with Peter at Shobnall will be required for that; they're not familiar with this model at BPC, so some direct comparison of sockets is needed.
As it can be used as a WiFi hotspot, I think that we may well abandon the old 3 MiFi contract, but keep our Voda voice deal, and so have a choice of two networks for voice (Voda and 3) and two for data (T-mobile and 3) across three appliances on fairly cheap contracts. We'll see, anyway; there's no rush to make a final decision.
Tomorrow, we plan to find Betty's Farm, a source of all sorts of edible goodies, seemingly, including meat, and an easier walk than the slog along the road to Redshaws in Repton
3 comments:
Instead of using towels to dry the pooch, try Easidri things. They are like thick chamois but they are made of some sort of man made fibre. You keep them rolled up damp in a plastic tube (supplied) and just wipe the dog dry and it removes mud as well as water. You then wring the Easidri out and put it back in the tube. It can be washed if it gets too muddy. I use the size meant for horses as I find it easier just to place the thing over the dog then rub it down. Saves washing lots of doggy towels :-)
Ann
I should have added that Iain makes a hole in the end of the plastic tube and attaches string so that the thing can be hung up near the door.
Ann
Thanks Ann, that's really helpful advice!
Cheers
Bruce
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