Cold snap ready!!!!

After a great night of football we were up early. It has turned out a lot warmer, but the weather people say it is going to get cold again. So we let the fire go out and gave it clean inside and out. We also cleaned the chimney. We then chopped up the rest of the wood on the roof and stocked up the locker. Now it can be as cold as it likes..........

Del then set about the toilet. We have had a problem with water running back into the pan when flushed, so we had the task of removing the return valve for inspection. When removed we soon found out the problem. It was coated with a limescale (like you get in your kettle) and it was all clogged up. We had to split it and clean it all up but the rubber seal had got distorted. We only use Odourlos which is a holding tank treatment and occasionally we squirt down some lemon juice and we can't understand why it has gone like it after two years. After a call to Jabasco they were none the wiser and only recommended their products, as they do.

We put it back together and it still leaks a bit but it's not as bad as it was, so a new one was ordered and will take about a week.

In the afternoon we all got together with Sue & Vic off n.b No Problem and Chas & Ann off n.b Moore2life for afternoon tea and flapjacks.

We got back on Derwent6 at 5.30pm and chilled with a glass of wine listening to the radio.