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The gas meter in this house I think must have been fitted by a contortionist. I suffer every month having to take readings to submit to my utility provider but I think it is preferable to the alternative that the expenses fiddlers are trying to force onto everyone.

I wonder if the loss of a Hawk T2 in Anglesey today will hasten its replacement, indeed will it fly again after being grounded yet again for what I suspect may well prove to be another uncontained engine failure. Its engine has been plagued with turbine blade problems in its 01 stage LP compressor which has resulted in a previous grounding. Engine life was drastically downgraded from 4000hrs to 1700hrs and aircraft availability became limited to the extent that some pilots have had to wait years to begin fast-jet training. Always a chance that something might have gone down the engine, birds often do, but if not and turbine failure is found then it could be a Concorde moment for the T2.

It's Nano weekend how many owners will try and get there, doubt many will from a distance with the fuel prices diesel is now £1.99.9 at the BP and Esso garages where we live, whom are always the first to raise the cost and the very last to drop the cost, i stopped using then out of protest since covid now use a garage not far from me which is always at least 10p per Litre cheaper.

Nice and sunny today and it's expected to stay that way for the the weekend enjoy it while we can, and get those autumn jobs out of the way in your gardens etc.

Bit windy here today in NE England but otherwise a bright sunny day. Might pop into town soon to try to get some ingredients to make up my own concoctions to treat a wax jacket and a leather jacket. Already got some bits needed which will be different for the two different types of jacket and will be looking for either neatsfoot oil or fractionated coconut oil to add to the recipes that I've gleaned off the web. But finding a local supplier could be difficult as I'm not aware of any local horsey type place where the oils are reputed to be found.

Paper hanging later today to try and finish the kitchen started last Sunday, and am half way round, hopefully get it all done by Friday including some new quadrant above the 100cm kitchen worktop back splash, then it's onto adding more shelves in my shed to add even more stuff i may use sometime in the future