Last week we had a more detailed survey for our solar PV installation. It looks like we can fit more panels on the roof than was originally thought. Now awaiting the final design.

I have now replaced my Nokia 5800 phone for the latest Nokia N8 but it was not without incident. I started out wanting a Nikia C7 and that is what I ordered but that didn’t work out. I had to return one handset as it kept restarting on its own and when I got one … Continue reading New phone at last →

Just a quick update… Sal is almost completely recovered from the radio therapy treatment now. The skin has all healed but there is still a niggling scab where her surgery wound opened up but it is definitely healing… just very very slowly – they said it would be slow! Her hair is coming back. It … Continue reading Sal's Recovery Continues →

We have decided to try to fit as many panels on the roof as is sensibly possible and so we are having a detailed survey done next week to accurately assess how many panels we can have. More info next week on the results. The installation date is set for week following 13th December so … Continue reading Detailed Survey →

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will require about 70,000 volunteers to make the games a success. These volunteers are called Games Makers and I have volunteered to be a Games Maker. I will be recording my experience here on my blog as I go through the selection process and then on into the games … Continue reading London 2012 Olympics – Games Makers & Volunteering →

A salesman came round last week to quote for a PV system on our roof. Our roof is not a simple rectangle. there are 3 south-facing surfaces we could use and 2 of them are triangular so calculating how many panels we could fit was not at all easy. Eventually, after a couple of hours, … Continue reading Solar PV System Ordered →