It’s nice being able to draw the curtains and not have gongoozlers look onto your boat all the while.
I have some nice orchids growing outside my window. It’s close enough the I can see the insects moving up and down the stems. Closer to nature, I guess they say!
A45 Weedon Bypass
Has been completed. Last November to be exact.
Flowers of conciliation are now growing across the earthworks.
Flowers grow on the Weedon Bypass A45
It was definitely noisier last year when their were less plants to absorb the sound and vibrations.
Since putting the solar panels and buying a new PWM controller for the portable panels, I’ve only been having to start the engine to move the boat.
Solar PWM controller
What I used to have to do every morning for 2 hours. I now do only every other week for about 1 hour.
What’s left is free energy.
By 6pm at night, there is a lot more left, meaning I can watch TV and do those other things I want to.
By 9am the next morning, the batteries are full again.
Who can say this isn’t good value?
Government increases tax rate on domestic solar panels to 20%
The government is trying to discourage people from using these by increasing the VAT on them to full rate, whilst a VAT reduction remains for other fossil fuels energy items such as gas, diesel and coal.
Goods or services
VAT rate
Electricity for domestic and residential use or for non-business use by a charity
5%
Gas for domestic and residential use or for non-business use by a charity
5%
Heating oil for domestic and residential use or for non-business use by a charity
5%
Solar panels for domestic and residential use or for non-business use by a charity
20%
Just shows how serious our government is about renewables and climate change.
Thankfully, I’ve got my panels now and I won’t be paying this charge.
The charge comes in in October, so it’s time to getting fitting your panels now.
Due to some nefarious action on my database, I seem to have lost one of my posts.
Not to worry, it’s out there somewhere, and no doubt if I get bored enough, it will return!
Trip to Nepal
I’ve been trying to prepare the blog for my forthcoming trip abroad by putting some sort of header to make it easier to navigate as my trip progresses.
For the database, this created some problems in parsing any kind of requests, and when I went to make some alterations to the appearance of the site, all my requests timed-out.
I tried disabling plug-ins and running wordpress Vanilla, as it were, which had a slight effect, but still with severely limited functionality. Re-installed. Etc.
Only spent 2 nights in Stoke Bruerne. The rest was over the Christmas period during which I was out visiting people.
Stoke Bruerne
Has two pubs. Amongst other things… A water-point, and the pathways and car-park access is simple to the boat, with many visitors on a daily basis making it safe and easily accessible and a good place to leave your boat for a few days unattended.
I unloaded and loaded the boat in Stoke, (with Christmas gifts), then took the tunnel back to Blisworth.
Stoke Bruerne
Blisworth
This time I’ve decided to moor in the village, rather than further down on Station Road, which is probably about 1/2 mile.
It’s fairly quite, and apart from the odd walker and yapping dog, it’s pretty much silent.
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