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A Tight Shed-ule
One week to do a lot of groundwork, and still continue to attend my actual job… Once the trench was dug out and level(ish), I compacted the soil with the plate compactor before starting the single biggest job. Shovelling four tonnes of subbase was quite the back breaking affair. I had to change tack slightly…
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Diggy Diggy Hole
I am a man and I’m digging a hole… Last we left off, I was finishing sealing up the Hellmouth uncovered beneath my shed. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. (It’s hard to tell if you’ve made progress digging a hole by showing pictures of similar holes,…
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Shed Loads of Fun
Demolition in the heat… Following on from the success of our Asgard bike shed, back in March I ordered a 18×7 foot metal shed to replace our old wooden one erected by the previous owners of our house. The old shed was actually two sheds – one eating the other one – which meant that…
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Cupra and Code Veronica (is that anything?)
In response to the title, probably not… A slight aside before getting into the meat of this post. We ran into the first battle for chargers over the weekend. At Gloucester services most of the chargers were occupied which led to a queue forming. There were some spaces on Tesla Superchargers, but not everyone has…
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(Even more) Electrification
We’ll soon be moving away from fossil fuels entirely as a family (on a household level)… The Next Car The Polestar 2 experiment has been a success. A few months in and over 2,500 miles (even without commutes), it has been an excellent automobile. Yes I’ve had niggles with the key and the app, and…
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Project: Hedgehog (or Hedgehogs and Projects)
Rain. Rain. And more rain. Although that’s not all that visited recently… For the first time in living memory, our garden played host to a little spiky mammal who wandered into view across the patio. The area is rather exposed and patrolled by multiple cats which is probably why we haven’t seen any hedgehogs here…
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Summer Rains
After a few weeks of summer, we’re back to Autumn with drenching rains. That hasn’t quite dampened our enthusiasm for getting stuff done. Yes, July is proving to be a wet month already. Good for the plants, but not quite as good for those trying to do things outdoors. We did have the odd sensation…
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Sheffield Bound (Again)
Another road trip. The Polestar 2 is racking up the miles! Sheffield. It’s quite far from Plymouth, but don’t let that put you off! Many places are. It’s sort of the deal with living at one extreme corner of the United Kingdom. Sheffield is a vibrant city with a surprising amount of green space, and…
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The Lazarus Monitor
You might be able to get a hint from the title… A brief disclaimer. Don’t do stupid things with electronics and electrical items unless you understand how they work. Don’t discharge capacitors with a screwdriver. If in doubt, leave things unplugged, depress the power button, and leave for hours to days (depending on the item)…
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Liverpoolestar (is that anything?)
Screw your CCS cable to the sticking place… I am in Liverpool for a conference and the two realistic transportation options were to take the train, or drive myself. You probably realise by now that I’m a big advocate of both active travel and public transport. Getting cars off the road makes things better for…
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