{"id":304,"date":"2010-03-24T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waveneytales.com\/?p=304"},"modified":"2010-03-24T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T19:42:05","slug":"this-time-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.waveneytales.com\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"This Time Next Week………………"},"content":{"rendered":"

This time next week we will be somewhere up the canal, at last! We have nearly finished getting ready to leave the lovely Thurmaston and embark on our long term cruising. Things have been a bit hectic in the past couple of weeks as we suddenly found lots of jobs that needed doing (as you do) before we go. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately the zip on our cratch cover broke two weeks ago, which was a bit of a pain in the proverbial as we keep our coal out there,\u00a0so we\u00a0had to remember to cover it up every time it rained! I also throw our shoes out there (much to Ken’s chagrin!)\u00a0when I hoover so I had to remember to get them in too. On top of which,\u00a0when I create an inferno instead of a normal fire (as is my wont) we have to have the doors open because it’s too hot indoors. This was a bit difficult without a cratch cover when it was\u00a0pissing down and the rain was driving in the front doors making the steps and the curtain wet! To get a new zip fitted we had to send the cover back to where it was made, which took two weeks!\u00a0We got it back yesterday, just as well as it is raining again!<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from all the painting, washing\u00a0and polishing Ken has been busy replacing all our external\u00a0ordinary steel screws with stainless steel ones\u00a0before they\u00a0rust away. I don’t know why boats aren’t built with stainless steel screws, everyone we know has had to replace theirs! Luckily we were told about it while we could still easily get ours out! <\/span><\/p>\n

We have replaced some of our internal lights with LED ones so we can actually see what we’re doing at night! We counted our spotlights and we have 26! We actually only use about 10 of these and\u00a0the most we have on\u00a0at\u00a0any one\u00a0time is 4 or 5. We have also got a LED navigation light too, it is\u00a0a lot brighter than the old one and uses less power.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday I polished all the brass …………. Sunday night\u00a0and Monday night it rained …………. Today I have polished all the brass …………… It is raining now and tomorrow it is going to rain again ………….. Friday I will be polishing all the brass! In addition to my tennis elbow I now have brass cleaner’s finger!<\/span><\/p>\n

George\u00a0went\u00a0to the vets last week, for a check up before we go, revealing he had yet another ear infection and costing his daddy a lot of money again,\u00a0bless! He’s ok, although we have had a bit of trouble with him lately, getting him to leave his favourite pub! He loves it in the Plough at Birstall,\u00a0they give him so much fuss and so many\u00a0treats that he doesn’t want to go home. Matt lets him chew his ears as well, yuk! When we want to\u00a0leave we literally\u00a0have to drag him out of the door, much to everyone’s amusement! <\/span><\/p>\n

So, soon we will be off to pastures new (well, after we have passed Fradley Junction anyway!)\u00a0I bet you can’t wait for my tales of derring do! And my photos too! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This time next week we will be somewhere up the canal, at last! We have nearly finished getting ready to leave the lovely Thurmaston and embark on our long term…<\/p>\n

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