House arrest - day 33

Interesting start to the day today – Laura got a message from Fran who’s currently staying in the Peckham flat to say there had been a plumbing emergency in the night – some water was leaking into the flat below. Consequently, we decided we needed to visit the flat to assess what we needed to do (so essential travel!). As it was sunny, we took the white SLK and had a nice and easy 50 mile round trip with the roof down in the sunshine. After clearing out the cupboard under the sink we located what must have been a slow leak that built up enough water to leak through to the flat below. After clearing the cupboard and drying everything plus some tightening of the joins it seemed to be OK. However, we will get in a professional plumber to check it out later this week.

On the way back we stopped at Claire’s friend Kate’s house to leave her some chocolate brownies. She was there so she popped downstairs and it was nice for them both to be able to say hello albeit always maintaining the 2m separation. Kate is a teacher so works some days each week as an essential worker so she has to live alone at the moment. Got back around 1330 and had a relaxing afternoon – I rode to Horsell Common on the MTB and cycled past “The Sandpit” where the Martians landed in HG Wells “War of the Worlds”. Final evening activity, after a really nice chicken wings meal, was to go outside and watch 6of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fly past.Read more