Stafford has only been above freezing briefly a couple of times during the last week. Current 5-day forecast has it at freezing or below until after Christmas, and again down as far as -8ºC at night. However, there's not much precipitation expected.
Meanwhile, research has shown (1) by 'flue terminal' (which he declared to be corroded), Peter Tindall seems to mean the whole of the chimney section above the roof. However, he sees it as neither urgent nor expensive; (2) Bruce and Sheila's washing machine is a Zanussi. That and the Candy are the only compacts we've found so far.
Poring over the boat's manual has indicated that the TV is analogue, so with the switch-over coming, we'll need to find a way of going digital – Freeview or Freesat – or stop watching summer time TV.
