Running back up the timeline to a marriage ceremony, a couple of friends of mine had a pretty absurd wedding
This was in church. 1968.
He was dressed as a Cossack, she in a sari tho’ not being Indian she had no idea of how to put it on.
I, as Best Man, was dressed ludicrously in day-glo orange velvet flares and a floral shirt.
Come the moment of the bridal couple’s exit, I dashed up to the pulpit where there was a socket, plugged in a Dansette record player and put on ‘I want You (She’s So Heavy)’ [Abbey Rd/Beatles].
As the couple walked back down the aisle the bride’s sari started to unwind. She was soon struggling with yards of material, lots of it now on the floor and she tripping over it.
All the while Macca screaming, “She’s so heavvvvvyyyy!”
My wife’s favourite, though she was in good company in not understanding the lyrics, and her wish as her funeral song, which was in fact, not like that but a beautiful sunny day.
PS, nobody will understand mine either, because the words are in Welsh, but I really wish for a sunny day too though.
Linkys communicate locally via the supply wiring i.e. their data & instructions are carried on the same conductors that bring the power to your house (called CPL Courant Porteur en Ligne). Somewhere in your local low voltage grid (i.e. before any transformers) there is a hub that transmits & receives the data of all the local Linkys, which in turn communicates to base via GPRS (3G mobile, though I guess that will change at some point).
A consequence of CPL is that those signals are then present on all of your mains wiring (EDIT - even if you don’t have a Linky). This has led to some conspiracy theory nutters claiming that Linkys are bad for your health, but the electromagnetic radiation of such signals is tiny, especially compared to the many other devices that people are quite happy sharing their homes with e.g. wifi networks, mobile phones etc. Some info on that is below.
Coincidence, of course, which is driving me nuts. No matter how tired I am the night before, I always wake up around 2.30am 2.35am so something is going on somewhere…
perhaps the house elves are playing a trick on me
I used to sleep right through to 6.30am/7am but no longer… aaargh.
Fell at the first fence - couldn’t work out how to get the cover off Linky. Stopped short of brute force 'n ignorance.
But have defo established that the thermostat on the rad is one/the principal culprit. I’ve set it to 16C and it’s behaving as it used to when set to 18C. 17C gives me as per 19C.
Set to 16C I’m getting 20C in the room as I used to with 18C/19C
You don’t need to do that to carry out the two tests I outlined. The only reason to check inside was to be sure that there are two wires connected to C1 & C2, but as you report the click & noise at 22.00 I think we can assume that all is well at the meter.
I have an alternative heaters for all 4 rooms - salon, & beds x 2., sale d’eau.
I used to put a convector on in the salon rather than the rad because it heated the room up faaaaar faster than the rad. But I was leaving the kitchen rad on at the same time. No sense to heat a room I’m not in, so the kitchen rad will be set to a v. low C, aka off - whilst I’m in the salon.
And in the salon I have my electric over-blanket, which is a great piece of kit.
I’ve got a cunning plan now for the kitchen. I used to have it come on at 07:00/18C. Now +/- 8:30/09:00 16C
“09:00!”, I hear you cry. Yup, Tory … RiNKi. Retired, No Kids. Get up 09:45/10:00 - you’ll see …
'Tis well known fact - as we age we sleep less. Claude says so
Older Adults
Sleep patterns change dramatically after age 60
Nighttime awakenings become more frequent
Total sleep time often decreases
Difficulty falling asleep and maintaining continuous sleep are common
Circadian rhythms tend to shift, causing earlier bedtimes and wake times
These changes are influenced by hormonal shifts, lifestyle factors, neurological changes, and physiological processes that occur throughout the human lifespan.
The power went off about an hour ago. We’ve had high winds and rain all day but it’s intensified since 4 pm. We went to Narbonne yesterday and got a lobster for OH and a big hake fillet for me. We were just about to think about cooking it when the power went off . Enedis say 9 pm for restoration but who knows. Lots of candles lit, were quite warm, and we have enough food and drink to keep us going. It’s quite atmospheric in here what with the flickering shadows and the howling wind.
Yes, I headed for the back gate with the dogs for a walk in the forest, they were jumping about with excitement but on seeing the wind in the trees and hearing the noise I turned back, much to their dismay.
To the car instead and we all drove down to the river field. Much safer.
Here in sunny Yorkshire it’s cold and wet. I did see some blue sky near some clouds earlier which was most exciting There isn’t even the old amazing Christmas lights on every house, people too worried about their electricity bill I think! Being the shortest days of the year it is dark at 4.30, I’ve still been having aperos on my terrace at home often! The 18 year old is homesick!
. Enedis say 9 pm for restoration but who knows. Lots of candles lit, were quite warm, and we have enough food and drink to keep us going. It’s quite atmospheric in here what with the flickering shadows and the howling wind.