On 2013-09-01 14:49:43 +0100, Jake said:

On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 12:09:22 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Our herald has arrived - Ray lit the Aga! ;-)

And I've got all the windows open to try to cool the place down a bit
as there's a nice breeze in just the right direction.

Is he just checking it over in anticipation though? I tend to fire up
the central heating in early September just to be on the safe side
ready for when I need it. Before you ask - the service is in June and
that's only the boiler and pump, not the whole shebang. You never know
given the proverbial law of Sod!

It's actually due for servicing soon (twice yearly job) so it will have
to be turned off the night before. If the ch boiler was working
properly, we wouldn't have lit the Aga. However, the person who
services both - and sweeps our chimneys - seems to be away and I can't
raise him, so the Aga is there to take the chill off the mornings, at
least for now. It's been a mostly sunny day but there's a distinct
edge to the breeze and I must say that the wasps have been an almighty
pain. One pair of customers valiantly carried on with their cream tea
even though I offered to take their tray inside for them. They were not
to be cowed by a few wasps trying to join in, whereas I'd have run a
mile!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk