It was around 3am, when I awoke to a very suspicious sound.
This is not unusual as even the merest leaf falling on the roof can wake me up. It was not a fox like the previous night skipping along the roof, it was the sound of someone trying to remove my bike. It was the sound of scooter engines ticking over right next to my boat on the towpath.
As realisation dawned on me at what was happening just a few feet from my head, Mr X sprang out of bed, running to the side hatch. My mind was still catching up trying to think of the best course of action. Mr X didn't think, he just did.
Neither technique had any effect. The scooters careemed down the towpath at warp 6 Mr Sulu and shot out of sight.
Mr X surveyed the rooftop and proclaimed my bike was still there and with both wheels still attached. one security cable cut.
The bike was locked on the roof to the centre line loop with a D lock, a heavy duty motorbike chain and a small cable around the front wheel.
They cut the small cable thinking (rather optimistically) that was all that secured the bike.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/cutcable.jpg[/img]
Since even the most nible and delicate of nymph like cats couldnt tip toe across my sound amplifying roof without being duly noted, the chances of three social wastrels swiping my bike, with me just a few feet under it, un-noticed was a tall order.
So, the question remains, why were three people on scooters riding around on a towpath at 3am carrying bolt croppers?
This also raised another question, what if I was on my own, what would I have done? Since I don't have a panic alarm attached to the boat, I thought perhaps keeping an airhorn handy that could be used as a loud distraction, as well as my camera which lives beside me at most times might be the best defence against would be attackers. I think if I used the machete, it would end up being turned against me.
Yet again I am reminded why I dislike living on the east side of London, or infact, within the M25.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Travel Power and electric toothbrushes
Honey Ryder is fitted with the best system I've ever known for supplying power. It's got electrical power coming out of its ears, not literally, but metaphorically.
2kw Inverter, Charger, shore power, comprehensive battery management, small suit case gennie for just in case, solar panel awaiting fitment, ELECTROLUX TRAVEL POWER...
When I bought the boat I didn't know what IT was or how it worked.
after asking the questions on the canal forum I got answers for how to make it work,
The travel power gives us the power to charge our batteries with our 240v charger, with stage charging. it lets me run a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner and a hair dryer that can strip vinyl off of name panels at 10 paces.
Yes it's got the power!
I've lived with (and without) it for just over two years, so heres my travel power story
It works from the engine, so start er up, flick the switch and see a green light come on. Or NOT. a few more engine revs, and there is the lovely green light followed by a nice audible >CLICK< all the boat is beaming with 240 volts running through the inverter/charger box.
But soon follows another >CLICK<, followed by a frown, the engine is switched off, the floor boards are lifted, belt tension is checked, tools are made handy , the large belt is tensioned within an hairs bredth of its life, engine switched back on, revs applied, the green illuminates , cross your fingers.... hurray! we have POWER.
The light on my electric toothbrush comes on in the distant corner of the bedroom where it is always left plugged, just in case, to catch any stray 240v that might wander through the boats circuits. All is well, the boat vibrates with the engines rythmic humming...
But then, while the engine boards are up, there's a distant squeeking. You cock your head on one side and listen intently for a moment. Nothing to worry about, especially if you put the engine boards back on, it's hardly noticable.
Then >CLICK<... it all goes off again, apart from the engine that carries on regardless and my toothbrush sits dimly in the corner. This is probably because the charger has been left on at the same time as the washing machine trying to run its heat cycle. A simple case of overloading, switch off the charger and >CLICK< we are back in action.
However, if you forget to switch off the charger when running a large appliance too many times, you will blow a small fuse, located in the engine room.
It will take two days to locate this fuse.
New fuse applied and a jug full of spares in the kitchen cupboard, we are back in electrical action. This time with slightly louder squeek. After ignoring the gradually increasing crescendo of squeek turning to sqeal, it all turns nasty when it goes clunkety grindy clunk under the engine boards. Inspection reveals a tensioner has chucked its bearings out of the pram. The rubber belt has melted and its all a rather hot and sticky mess. [url="http://www.canalworld.net/forums/blog/honey_ryder/index.php?showentry=398"]new pulley[/url]
one week later, new "ventilated" pully applied and my toothbrush is happily charging in the corner.
Until, there's another splintering sound. Engine rapidly switched off, boards are lifted once again in a hurry, to reveal a shredded belt. At £20 a throw, this is the 5th belt it's munched its way through in as many months. Careful application of another new belt shows the critical prescision fitting of the belt and the alternator pully sides.
Weeks pass, everything seems to running nicely, then >BANG< the inverter blows up.
[url="http://www.canalworld.net/forums/blog/honey_ryder/index.php?showentry=461"]new inverter[/url]
three weeks later, new inverter plumbed in, the travel power is humming along beautifully, new belt, new tensioner pulley, new inverter charger and my toothbrush has never been happier.
Its freezing cold outside, the washing machine is humming its way through is fortnightly wash when >CLICK<>CLICK< washing machine whirs back into action. We dismiss it as the water being so cold it is making the heater work more than usual...
until gradually without us really noticing the decline in performance, the travel power refuses to co-operate with the washing machine. >CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK< off
the fuse blows again.
a call to Beta Marine, new brushes ordered. one day later, new brushes fitted.
still no travel power. still no electric toothbrush.
a call to Beta Marine, followed by a call to Cox Automotives in Warwickshire...
one day booked off work to take the complete Electrolux travel power system for checking in Warwickshire.
I've put my electric toothbrush away now and gone back to a manual.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/Honey%20Ryder/DSC02740.jpg[/img]
2kw Inverter, Charger, shore power, comprehensive battery management, small suit case gennie for just in case, solar panel awaiting fitment, ELECTROLUX TRAVEL POWER...
When I bought the boat I didn't know what IT was or how it worked.
after asking the questions on the canal forum I got answers for how to make it work,
The travel power gives us the power to charge our batteries with our 240v charger, with stage charging. it lets me run a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner and a hair dryer that can strip vinyl off of name panels at 10 paces.
Yes it's got the power!
I've lived with (and without) it for just over two years, so heres my travel power story
It works from the engine, so start er up, flick the switch and see a green light come on. Or NOT. a few more engine revs, and there is the lovely green light followed by a nice audible >CLICK< all the boat is beaming with 240 volts running through the inverter/charger box.
But soon follows another >CLICK<, followed by a frown, the engine is switched off, the floor boards are lifted, belt tension is checked, tools are made handy , the large belt is tensioned within an hairs bredth of its life, engine switched back on, revs applied, the green illuminates , cross your fingers.... hurray! we have POWER.
The light on my electric toothbrush comes on in the distant corner of the bedroom where it is always left plugged, just in case, to catch any stray 240v that might wander through the boats circuits. All is well, the boat vibrates with the engines rythmic humming...
But then, while the engine boards are up, there's a distant squeeking. You cock your head on one side and listen intently for a moment. Nothing to worry about, especially if you put the engine boards back on, it's hardly noticable.
Then >CLICK<... it all goes off again, apart from the engine that carries on regardless and my toothbrush sits dimly in the corner. This is probably because the charger has been left on at the same time as the washing machine trying to run its heat cycle. A simple case of overloading, switch off the charger and >CLICK< we are back in action.
However, if you forget to switch off the charger when running a large appliance too many times, you will blow a small fuse, located in the engine room.
It will take two days to locate this fuse.
New fuse applied and a jug full of spares in the kitchen cupboard, we are back in electrical action. This time with slightly louder squeek. After ignoring the gradually increasing crescendo of squeek turning to sqeal, it all turns nasty when it goes clunkety grindy clunk under the engine boards. Inspection reveals a tensioner has chucked its bearings out of the pram. The rubber belt has melted and its all a rather hot and sticky mess. [url="http://www.canalworld.net/forums/blog/honey_ryder/index.php?showentry=398"]new pulley[/url]
one week later, new "ventilated" pully applied and my toothbrush is happily charging in the corner.
Until, there's another splintering sound. Engine rapidly switched off, boards are lifted once again in a hurry, to reveal a shredded belt. At £20 a throw, this is the 5th belt it's munched its way through in as many months. Careful application of another new belt shows the critical prescision fitting of the belt and the alternator pully sides.
Weeks pass, everything seems to running nicely, then >BANG< the inverter blows up.
[url="http://www.canalworld.net/forums/blog/honey_ryder/index.php?showentry=461"]new inverter[/url]
three weeks later, new inverter plumbed in, the travel power is humming along beautifully, new belt, new tensioner pulley, new inverter charger and my toothbrush has never been happier.
Its freezing cold outside, the washing machine is humming its way through is fortnightly wash when >CLICK<>CLICK< washing machine whirs back into action. We dismiss it as the water being so cold it is making the heater work more than usual...
until gradually without us really noticing the decline in performance, the travel power refuses to co-operate with the washing machine. >CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK<>CLICK< off
the fuse blows again.
a call to Beta Marine, new brushes ordered. one day later, new brushes fitted.
still no travel power. still no electric toothbrush.
a call to Beta Marine, followed by a call to Cox Automotives in Warwickshire...
one day booked off work to take the complete Electrolux travel power system for checking in Warwickshire.
I've put my electric toothbrush away now and gone back to a manual.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/Honey%20Ryder/DSC02740.jpg[/img]
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
the brighter side to life
It seems the media is a worry wart, doom and gloom surround us. What is there worth getting up for when all around us the bank are losing our money, the companies we work for are ditching us to stay in business, our savings gather no interest, pensions are worthless and house prices are falling through the floor... yada yada yada..
well, quite frankly, I don't pay any mind to this endless attack on my sensibilities. Ive got far better things to think about, Im a positive thinker, a survivor, Im a cat that lands on its feet, my bread always lands butter side up. My cup is more than half full, its brimming.
I thought I should share my happiness with all around me and try to spread a little sunshine.
So, what is making me happy? What on earth has got my giggle up and made all the woes and ills of the world fade to the background as a distant hum?
LIFE, the unexplainable joy of living. its a simple idea really. but to feel the good, you also have to feel the bad. you also need to perhaps smoke something or find a chemical of your choosing to enable you to read on without bursting out into hysterical laughter and switching over to a less hippy channel. So here goes. ( I do not use chemicals or alcohol, and no drugs were used to form the basis of my theories and subsequent revelations.)
first with the bad:
Humans are a huge swarm of bottom feeding scum, greedy and viscious with a peculiar ability to inflict pain and suffering on its fellow species, as well as the rest of the amazing species this planet gives life to. It is the only species that wilfully and with predetermination will cause intense suffering in the name of an idea about creation, for monetary wealth or simply for the sheer fun of it. They have ruined an otherwise quite nice planet, where species live on a fragile knife edge of an eco system. Humans came along, claimed the planet as "theirs" and then started flogging off "pieces" of the planet to each other. thus deplacing many species, wiping them out and wearing their carcasses as trophies and decorations in their homes. Seemingly well eductated and peaceful humans continue to blight this poor planet by popping out yet more parasitic human spawn that will continue to strangle an already over populated planet. Selfish and entirely animalistic.
now for the good,
Humans also have the capacity for love and empathy. this is quite a rare trait amongst species, shared with only advanced mammals.
Some humans also have the grasp of a concept that everything on this planet is connected. we all came from the planet, it created us. the molecules we are made from, the swirling mini universes that make up each cell of our body originally came from the Earth, along with the particles our homes are made from, our computers, EVERYTHING is originally from the planet. it never goes away, it is simply recycled. All species, all life, is connected. we are one complex mass of interconnecting energy. ahmen for the planet and all who she allows to sail on her.
analysis:
with the yin and yang of the good and bad, after weeks of pondering over my trip to India and the meaning of life i came to a few conclusions.
1: riding bikes makes me glow from the inside
2: material possessions weigh my brain down
3: creating children is not going to solve the worlds problems, only add to them therefore I have decided NOT to take part in this activity.
4: too many clothes dont make you happy, they just fill your wardrobe and go mouldy
5: playing drums is a great way to express your inner rhythm
6: working long hours for 5 or more days a week is stupid and pointless
7: buying a small section of the Earth to claim as your own is also stupid and pointless
8: living a minimalist life is richer and more fulfilling than a life full of distractions.
9: my final revelation is, I have now realised I quite like living on my narrowboat.
yes, thats right, the revelation number 9, I have come through the hard times, I have re-discovered my life afloat and realised in fact, I actually quite like it.
finding your intergalactic oneness is easy really, you just have to open your eyes and ears to the world.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/flowers.jpg[/img]
plants have rhythm
well, quite frankly, I don't pay any mind to this endless attack on my sensibilities. Ive got far better things to think about, Im a positive thinker, a survivor, Im a cat that lands on its feet, my bread always lands butter side up. My cup is more than half full, its brimming.
I thought I should share my happiness with all around me and try to spread a little sunshine.
So, what is making me happy? What on earth has got my giggle up and made all the woes and ills of the world fade to the background as a distant hum?
LIFE, the unexplainable joy of living. its a simple idea really. but to feel the good, you also have to feel the bad. you also need to perhaps smoke something or find a chemical of your choosing to enable you to read on without bursting out into hysterical laughter and switching over to a less hippy channel. So here goes. ( I do not use chemicals or alcohol, and no drugs were used to form the basis of my theories and subsequent revelations.)
first with the bad:
Humans are a huge swarm of bottom feeding scum, greedy and viscious with a peculiar ability to inflict pain and suffering on its fellow species, as well as the rest of the amazing species this planet gives life to. It is the only species that wilfully and with predetermination will cause intense suffering in the name of an idea about creation, for monetary wealth or simply for the sheer fun of it. They have ruined an otherwise quite nice planet, where species live on a fragile knife edge of an eco system. Humans came along, claimed the planet as "theirs" and then started flogging off "pieces" of the planet to each other. thus deplacing many species, wiping them out and wearing their carcasses as trophies and decorations in their homes. Seemingly well eductated and peaceful humans continue to blight this poor planet by popping out yet more parasitic human spawn that will continue to strangle an already over populated planet. Selfish and entirely animalistic.
now for the good,
Humans also have the capacity for love and empathy. this is quite a rare trait amongst species, shared with only advanced mammals.
Some humans also have the grasp of a concept that everything on this planet is connected. we all came from the planet, it created us. the molecules we are made from, the swirling mini universes that make up each cell of our body originally came from the Earth, along with the particles our homes are made from, our computers, EVERYTHING is originally from the planet. it never goes away, it is simply recycled. All species, all life, is connected. we are one complex mass of interconnecting energy. ahmen for the planet and all who she allows to sail on her.
analysis:
with the yin and yang of the good and bad, after weeks of pondering over my trip to India and the meaning of life i came to a few conclusions.
1: riding bikes makes me glow from the inside
2: material possessions weigh my brain down
3: creating children is not going to solve the worlds problems, only add to them therefore I have decided NOT to take part in this activity.
4: too many clothes dont make you happy, they just fill your wardrobe and go mouldy
5: playing drums is a great way to express your inner rhythm
6: working long hours for 5 or more days a week is stupid and pointless
7: buying a small section of the Earth to claim as your own is also stupid and pointless
8: living a minimalist life is richer and more fulfilling than a life full of distractions.
9: my final revelation is, I have now realised I quite like living on my narrowboat.
yes, thats right, the revelation number 9, I have come through the hard times, I have re-discovered my life afloat and realised in fact, I actually quite like it.
finding your intergalactic oneness is easy really, you just have to open your eyes and ears to the world.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/flowers.jpg[/img]
plants have rhythm
Monday, February 23, 2009
while we were away...
it snowed.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/honeyrider.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/honeyrider.jpg[/img]
the world is my ocean
I do like a good holiday.
It seems odd when I sit and think about it, that I have never taken a holiday on my own boat. I live on it, I move it around frequently but Ive never really thought to spend a whole two weeks of my holiday allocation cruising it nowhere, anywhere, just for the sheer holiday of it.
It also seems odd when I carry on thinking about my choices of holiday, that when I do make the effort to go away, I am magnetized to water. and very often, despite actually not liking canals, I end up on or around canals.
I travelled this time to southern India, and found myself exploring Kerala and some of its backwaters. (as well as the Indian ocean, getting my head wet.)
The main difference I can see between Indian canals and British canals, is that one is Indian and therefore has a tropical climate and the other British and is typically lined with fishermen looking like they got a day off from "peace keeping" in Afganistan.
The canals in Kerala are lined with mango and palm trees, cashew trees and paddy fields.
One thing that never changes though is pollution. Where there's a human, theres always pollution. Plastic bags. Diesel fumes. the air, land and water is polluted with the advancement of 'civilization'. the longer you wait to visit this place, the less chance you have of seeing it relatively unspoilt. however, the more people rush to go and see it, will hasten the speed of the spoiling.
here are few pics of the backwater canals near to Allepy in Kerala.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000139.jpg[/img]
the mooring spot was shaded with banana trees
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000161.jpg[/img]
we took a small boat, powered by paddle only. We were too lazy to paddle for ourselves so we paid a man to do it. It cost us the equivalent of £10 for 3 hours paddling. Most average Indian locals in this area earn around £60 a month, so looking at it like that, he's quite well paid.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06450.jpg[/img]
the local boat yard, building a new boat and upgrading an old one on the "dry dock".
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06482.jpg[/img]
there is a massive business in house boats in the region. They all moor along a set of pontoons, with people living aboard, waiting for people to book either through a travel agent abroad, or when they arrive with one of the masses of local house boat agencies. there are thousands of boats, all with varying levels of sophistication. most have air conditioning and all the comforts of a hotel, including a liveaboard cook and pilot.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000187.jpg[/img]
if you go eel fishing you might need a bigger rod, these particular local ones can be around two meters, and have a bit of a bite
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000173.jpg[/img]
children play in a corracle, and people use them as a general get about means of water transport
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06406.jpg[/img]
the school children get to and from school by boat too
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06419.jpg[/img]
Che gets everywhere
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06466.jpg[/img]
It seems odd when I sit and think about it, that I have never taken a holiday on my own boat. I live on it, I move it around frequently but Ive never really thought to spend a whole two weeks of my holiday allocation cruising it nowhere, anywhere, just for the sheer holiday of it.
It also seems odd when I carry on thinking about my choices of holiday, that when I do make the effort to go away, I am magnetized to water. and very often, despite actually not liking canals, I end up on or around canals.
I travelled this time to southern India, and found myself exploring Kerala and some of its backwaters. (as well as the Indian ocean, getting my head wet.)
The main difference I can see between Indian canals and British canals, is that one is Indian and therefore has a tropical climate and the other British and is typically lined with fishermen looking like they got a day off from "peace keeping" in Afganistan.
The canals in Kerala are lined with mango and palm trees, cashew trees and paddy fields.
One thing that never changes though is pollution. Where there's a human, theres always pollution. Plastic bags. Diesel fumes. the air, land and water is polluted with the advancement of 'civilization'. the longer you wait to visit this place, the less chance you have of seeing it relatively unspoilt. however, the more people rush to go and see it, will hasten the speed of the spoiling.
here are few pics of the backwater canals near to Allepy in Kerala.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000139.jpg[/img]
the mooring spot was shaded with banana trees
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000161.jpg[/img]
we took a small boat, powered by paddle only. We were too lazy to paddle for ourselves so we paid a man to do it. It cost us the equivalent of £10 for 3 hours paddling. Most average Indian locals in this area earn around £60 a month, so looking at it like that, he's quite well paid.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06450.jpg[/img]
the local boat yard, building a new boat and upgrading an old one on the "dry dock".
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06482.jpg[/img]
there is a massive business in house boats in the region. They all moor along a set of pontoons, with people living aboard, waiting for people to book either through a travel agent abroad, or when they arrive with one of the masses of local house boat agencies. there are thousands of boats, all with varying levels of sophistication. most have air conditioning and all the comforts of a hotel, including a liveaboard cook and pilot.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000187.jpg[/img]
if you go eel fishing you might need a bigger rod, these particular local ones can be around two meters, and have a bit of a bite
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1000173.jpg[/img]
children play in a corracle, and people use them as a general get about means of water transport
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06406.jpg[/img]
the school children get to and from school by boat too
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06419.jpg[/img]
Che gets everywhere
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/DSC06466.jpg[/img]
Saturday, January 10, 2009
look the water's gone stiff
at first it was a novelty, after it was a good photo opportunity, then it was a good cruise and funny smashing noises, followed by a learning curve of how to steer (or not) in the ice, then it was fun smashing the ice to be able to open lock gates, after that it was an interesting talking point at work. Now Im bored of it.
Yes it was exciting to draw the curtains and see the ice formed on the INSIDE
yes it was fun smashing through ice with the boat
yes its lovely and cosy with the fire lit, but its been a bit cold in the mornings since Mr X has been stingy with the coal at night.
theres been some good photo opportunities, but since its highlighted how crap my ancient 4 year old camera is, it gonna cost me a few squids to buy a new camera to match up to my expectations. Its bloody expensive this icy snowy freezing parky weather.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030101.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030099.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030102.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030106.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030112.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030111.jpg[/img]
Yes it was exciting to draw the curtains and see the ice formed on the INSIDE
yes it was fun smashing through ice with the boat
yes its lovely and cosy with the fire lit, but its been a bit cold in the mornings since Mr X has been stingy with the coal at night.
theres been some good photo opportunities, but since its highlighted how crap my ancient 4 year old camera is, it gonna cost me a few squids to buy a new camera to match up to my expectations. Its bloody expensive this icy snowy freezing parky weather.
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030101.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030099.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030102.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030106.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030112.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/jaynetoyne/P1030111.jpg[/img]
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Does it get cold in winter?
NO it bloody well doesnt.
what brick house have you ever lived in where its icy cold outside, theres an icy wind blowing and yet you are walking around in the buff inside, with the windows open sipping a cocktail and thinking of palm trees?
this narrowboat has to be the hottest place ive ever lived. mainly because Mr. X is nesh and likes it tropical. without him I probably wouldn't light the fire most of winter.
So now hes added an ecofan to make the bedroom hotter and to avoid me wearing pyjamas because he thinks they are passion killer.
its winter, i like snuggling up under my nice thick winter duvet, but now hes talking about putting the summer duvet back on! I say, put less wood in the stove and quit getting up so damned early for work, that's the real passion killer.
what brick house have you ever lived in where its icy cold outside, theres an icy wind blowing and yet you are walking around in the buff inside, with the windows open sipping a cocktail and thinking of palm trees?
this narrowboat has to be the hottest place ive ever lived. mainly because Mr. X is nesh and likes it tropical. without him I probably wouldn't light the fire most of winter.
So now hes added an ecofan to make the bedroom hotter and to avoid me wearing pyjamas because he thinks they are passion killer.
its winter, i like snuggling up under my nice thick winter duvet, but now hes talking about putting the summer duvet back on! I say, put less wood in the stove and quit getting up so damned early for work, that's the real passion killer.
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