Trailer

Aren't we the luckiest people around? Over the years our demand for luxury camping has vastly increased the amount of camping accessories we take with us when we go away. It has got to the point where Chris' car is fully loaded inside, on the boot rack and also high on top of the roof rack and still we struggle.

Last month he had a towbar fitted and the intention was to get a trailer to make it easier to pack the heaviest of stuff. However, this isn't the ideal time of the year to buy a trailer as obviously now is the time that everyone wants one.

I really didn't want to go to Blackpool for the week without a trailer now that we got the facility tow one. Luckily Dave from work said we could borrow his trailer for this time and then get one before easter next year. That way we have all winter to buy one at the right price.

Dave didn't manage to get his trailer out of the garage but he asked his brother on our behalf to lend us his trailer which we picked up last weekend. It's not quite as big as the one we were planning to buy but it's ideal for trying out the towbar and electrics and ofcourse towing itself which Chris has never done yet.

We have got as far as buying a number plate for our own trailer so Chris has fastened that on to the borrowed trailer and is currently in progress of loading it up ready for Blackpool tomorrow.

Gosh it seems a long time since we went camping in June so it will be so nice to go away for over a week and in Blackpool of all places. The illuminations start on Friday so we will get the chance to see them as well as doing the usual things that we like about Britain's most popular seaside resort.

Exam Results returned.

I forgot to mention that on Friday when I returned from work there was this nice, big, long avaited for envelope with the words "DO NOT BEND" written accross the top left on the coffee table. This time Chris didn't bother to tell me that the exam results had arrived just in case something went wrong again. But ye, I did pass it for sure and now it's just a case of waiting for the results from the assignments to see if I have passed the NVQ.

Fish update

This morning there was yet another dead koi in the tank. This time it was Ghost who managed to survive the finrot so we have already had it for a while. For no apparent reason they keep dying so I thought that maybe they should not be in a tank all-be-it a large one. Because of this I decided to take out Bluey the remaining koi out of the tank and put him in the pond. I know that he is likely to get eaten by the pond fish but bearing in mind the survival rate in the tank; he would have slightly better chance in there. There are lots of nooks and crannies that he could hide in away from big teeth but it was possibly the last time we saw him.

Poor Fish

It has now gone a week since we bought the little baby koi. Sadly, Tango and Custard dind't make it. I couldn't actually see anything wrong with them but they still died. Tango went first and it made feel sad because it seemed a bit bigger than the others so I assumed it was quite strong, then a couple of days later Custard died too and since then I barely dare to look in the tank in case there are more. I am dreading getting fin rot again and lose them all. However, this morning, Bluey seemed fine. Fingers crossed that he makes it.

Portable Appliance Testing

I have been let out of the office, again. It is time for the annual PAT, which means I am to go around with an electrician to every property whilst he tests all the appliances. Some people think it's boring, but I love it, especially on a day like this. It is a fantastic summer's day again. Not too hot but very pleasant. All the tenants feel well so they are in a good mood, which makes the job easier. Three weeks of this I have ahead of me; lets hope the weather holds.