Monthly Archives: December 2018

Building an observatory. Construction #31

Posted on December 13, 2018 by james

A little more progress yesterday evening… I’d measured up for the north-east gable once, but when I came to check the measurements over they clearly couldn’t be right. The pitch of the roof wasn’t anywhere near the same as the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th December 2018

Posted on December 13, 2018 by james

Another easier session today, but still building up from the previous one. It must have been harder, too — I could feel the heat being generated in my lats as I was driving home afterwards. USRPT distance this year: 76,650m … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th December 2018

Posted on December 11, 2018 by james

Another session to get back into swimming again today. Slightly better than yesterday perhaps, but still astonishingly hard work. USRPT distance this year: 75,650m Total distance this year: 176,350m

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3d printer upgrade in the works

Posted on December 11, 2018 by james

Recently I’ve been trying to print some replacement cups for the anemometer on my 1-wire weather station. The existing ones have started to decay quite badly so I thought I’d try to print some replacements using PLA, with a view … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #30

Posted on December 11, 2018 by james

Today may be something of an event. I actually achieved what I set out to achieve on the observatory today 🙂 To be fair, it wasn’t an awful lot. Just before the Sun set I remembered that I needed to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 10th December 2018

Posted on December 11, 2018 by james

After a long break thanks to suffering quite badly with some horrible cold virus that just wouldn’t die, I finally got back to the pool today. This week at least is just going to be getting back into the swing … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #29

Posted on December 10, 2018 by james

Despite a whole day working on the observatory I don’t feel as though I’ve achieved much today. The days are getting so much shorter however. I came in for lunch today and realised that by the time we’d finished eating … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #28

Posted on December 7, 2018 by james

With the roof keeping the rain off the top, I need to stop it getting in the sides as well before I can think about putting down the floor (and there are a couple of other things besides that need … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #27

Posted on December 7, 2018 by james

It’s been a slow four weeks since my last post, mostly because of the virus that my daughter kindly shared with me. It has left both of us feeling quite exhausted. However, I have managed to make a little progress … Continue reading →

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