Monthly Archives: August 2019

Building an observatory. Construction #80

Posted on August 10, 2019 by james

I didn’t have a lot of time this evening, but took a monitor, keyboard and mouse down to the warm room, connected them and one of the pier computers up to the KVM switch and powered everything on. All the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 5th August 2019

Posted on August 10, 2019 by james

The pool is still ridiculously warm, but I’m slowly adjusting to swimming in it. I’ve not returned to doing proper USRPT sessions yet though. There is at least one positive for today though, in that I have reached 200km for … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #79

Posted on August 10, 2019 by james

I’m pleased to be able to relate that all the mains wiring in the observatory is now complete and it is connected up to the existing supply from the house. I no longer have extension leads and trailing sockets all … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd August 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by james

Either the pool was slightly cooler today or I’m getting used to it, though it was clearly still too warm to be comfortable. Hopefully things will start to sort themselves out next week given that the forecast temperatures are only … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st August 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by james

I’m starting to find myself wishing for bad weather, which can’t be a good thing in the best summer we’ve had for a decade, quite possibly. I’d swim elsewhere but the other local pools aren’t very convenient to get to, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 31st July 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by james

The pool temperature issue is getting a bit wearing now. It’s not enjoyable trying to swim when it’s over 31C. Apparently the pool heating is turned down as low as it will go. It does make we wonder how much … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th July 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by james

The pool is still way too warm! 31.4C today, apparently. So, same story as before 🙁 USRPT distance this year: 165,800m Total distance this year: 194,100m

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Building an observatory. Construction #78

Posted on August 2, 2019 by james

After a month away from construction because of holidays and other stuff going on, this weekend I spent some time working on the power for the piers. Photos to follow, but each pier now has an IP66-rated cabinet attached (which … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th July 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by james

Another day with the pool far too warm, so I’m just keeping things ticking over. Looks like the temperature is going to drop a little next week, so hopefully things will improve then. USRPT distance this year: 165,800m Total distance … Continue reading →

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