Nocton Notes - My life in and around the village of Nocton, Lincolnshire: January 2010

Monday, January 11, 2010

The story of our boiler in the new house at Nocton

Rang the Engineers this morning early just to make sure that the Boiler men had got my message. Spoke to Martin who made an appointment for me for a lunchtime visit. By this time, with the boiler being off for a day, it was quite cold even with the imported mobile heaters from the garage.

He eventually found us at Nocton.

Anyway he arrived, took the boiler apart and found the problem. A little valve that wasn't allowing the correct spray of Kerosene to make the burner fire.

Fixed it in a jiffy so our heating is back on for the duration. Just in the nick of time - I believe the really cold weather could return in a few days. Phew! Thanks Andy!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Oh No!

Oh No - our boiler won't work properly! It won't fire! Or thats what it sounds like. You know the sound of it starting up but not going anywhere. We've gotten a little electric fire to keep the snug warm but we need a service engineer fast.
I've called the people who normally service the boiler from Metheringham so we'll see how quickly it will take for them to respond and how effective they'll be.

BBBBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Wrong time of the year to go down!!!!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Drill Hall, Lincoln

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Oh for a great little walk around Lincoln just to get out of the house. Journey from Nocton not too bad since the roads were clear of snow and ice.

Car park - treacherous!

Pavements - not too good!

Number of shoppers - not too many!

Possibly everyone is broke or not wanting to venture out on such a cold day.

We went to the Drill Hall, Lincoln for a coffee and to our surprise there was a folk singer entertaining everyone. What a treat!

Saturday - Stir crazy.....

Just to be out side, we've driven to Lincoln. Ah - fresh air and a change of location. Very very cold everywhere!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Walk to the pub!

Yep - that is what we'll do - walk to the pub since the snow looks so beautiful and the sky is now so blue. It takes us 30 minutes to walk from Nocton to Potterhansworth. It is beautiful and the snow is extraordinarily crisp and powdery. We take photos, we pose, we shoot some film.

We get to the pub. It's closed i.e. not going to open. We know not why! No pub grub for us today!

More snow and then some more.

Snow and snow and snow!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The oil - it is arriving!

The oil arrived this am at 8.30. Yes - that's 8.30 a.m!! In the morning, in a heavy snowstorm and we're still in bed.

Carol got down stairs faster than me. ........to let the driver in to the enclosed area where the tank is.

After all a man has to look his best to take delivery of his first oil tanker! He'd only let us have 1000 litres given that everyone was desperate for the stuff. Who can afford it at this price? Certainly not us.

It's still snowing but we have some oil! We can bask in the newly acquired heat - all day. Go on switch the boiler to high!

It's going to be hot in Nocton tonight!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Sweating on the oil at Nocton.......

We've never had central heating driven by oil before.

So, how do you determine when the oil is getting low?

We didn't really know it but we have this device that you plug into the socket and it reads off some signal to provide you the information. Clever! But is it accurate.

Anyway we have been nonchalantly using this device on/off since October and the level has gone from 7 edging gradually downwards. What we hadn't done was take readings over Xmas when we had the boiler running all day!!!!!!!!

Horror when we took a reading over the weekend and we were on 4 - now down to 3!!

Ring the suppliers! Urgently!

Monday - a trip to the station in the snow

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We've cleaned the car down - what a chore in the snow and are ready for the trip to Lincoln.........

Not too bad at all - most of the roads appear to have been gritted and other than the village free of snow. It was just those first couple of miles to get to the main roads - but nothing too difficult.

Train was in and on time - so when Gladys was safely on board we made it back to Nocton.

Snow showers are getting to be a bore now.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Resting Day....and a Sunday Roast.

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Well all our plans are out of the window with the snow we've been getting. Today, though we had planned to go nowhere - just to have a good Sunday roast at home - which is what we're doing.
Also need to talk to G about whether she is staying on to travel to Barnsley with us on Thursday or to go back sooner. I think the weather will be the determiner!

Decision virtually made - G will go back by train on Monday all being well with the snowfalls in the Lincoln area.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Trip to Doddington

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Saturday 2nd January and we've planned to go to Doddington for a Brunch. But the snow's been coming down and we can't get very far today. So it's batten down the hatches and watch some sport on TV!!!!!!

Friday, January 1, 2010

How to celebrate New Year's Eve 2009/2010