What passes as an exciting day is so different now than it used to be!! Today John and I were shopping, throwing caution to the wind by going on a Wednesday rather than Thursday but it is Easter this weekend and although we have been told that it is not to be celebrated the shops are going to be closed for a couple of days and those who have been observing the tradition will be breaking their fast so we figured the shops just might be busier than they have been.
We realised yesterday that the hot water system wasn't working which is a bugger so we could only have a quick lick and a promise this morning before getting our authorisation and going out. John had done some investigation 'up top' and found a thermostatic sensor which looked like it had seen better days and as we were down in the great metrolops that is Polis he thought he would see if there was anywhere there that might sell one. The first shop (where Glykkis used to be) was closed but amazingly Mapatherm was open - it never has been in all the years we have tried previously. The guy was helpful enough but couldn't be sure that the one he sold John would be correct and he was right - when John got it home it didn't do the job but he managed to do a bit of a repair on the original one and refitted it and now we wait to see if it will work.
There was a much longer queue at Paps than we have experienced previously but this was because they had marked out 2 meter sections for the social distancing and were being very strict about the number of people in the shop at any one time. We didn't have to wait too long really and inside it was really pleasant and no shortages and no panic buying. John did our shop and I did Isobel and David's and we even managed to get some forerib of beef for Nicky and Mark whilst we were there so that was good.
On our way home we did have a bit of excitement - there was a truck towing a George's Watersport boat like the one in the picture in front of us with a small car in between. The truck was going quite a lick bearing in mind it was towing a boat and as we got to the Gravity Road some massive bits of plastic suddenly pinged off, flew over the top of the small car and landed in the road in front of us. We managed to (a) avoid and (b) stop safely to collect up the bits which appeared to be the engine cover from said boat. No amount of beeping made the truck stop so John set off in hot pursuit and eventually at the Kritou Tera/Droushia turning managed to flag the truck down so that he could hand over the bits and pieces. The driver was grateful but seemingly unconcerned even though we explained that there had been one piece that had flown off into the verge somewhere and we couldn't see where.
Excitement over for the day we dropped off the shopping to Isobel and David and made our way home.
The Ration Book says...
Young lads are said to have rejoiced in February 1942 when soap was put on ration in order to save oils and fats for food.
We realised yesterday that the hot water system wasn't working which is a bugger so we could only have a quick lick and a promise this morning before getting our authorisation and going out. John had done some investigation 'up top' and found a thermostatic sensor which looked like it had seen better days and as we were down in the great metrolops that is Polis he thought he would see if there was anywhere there that might sell one. The first shop (where Glykkis used to be) was closed but amazingly Mapatherm was open - it never has been in all the years we have tried previously. The guy was helpful enough but couldn't be sure that the one he sold John would be correct and he was right - when John got it home it didn't do the job but he managed to do a bit of a repair on the original one and refitted it and now we wait to see if it will work.
There was a much longer queue at Paps than we have experienced previously but this was because they had marked out 2 meter sections for the social distancing and were being very strict about the number of people in the shop at any one time. We didn't have to wait too long really and inside it was really pleasant and no shortages and no panic buying. John did our shop and I did Isobel and David's and we even managed to get some forerib of beef for Nicky and Mark whilst we were there so that was good.
On our way home we did have a bit of excitement - there was a truck towing a George's Watersport boat like the one in the picture in front of us with a small car in between. The truck was going quite a lick bearing in mind it was towing a boat and as we got to the Gravity Road some massive bits of plastic suddenly pinged off, flew over the top of the small car and landed in the road in front of us. We managed to (a) avoid and (b) stop safely to collect up the bits which appeared to be the engine cover from said boat. No amount of beeping made the truck stop so John set off in hot pursuit and eventually at the Kritou Tera/Droushia turning managed to flag the truck down so that he could hand over the bits and pieces. The driver was grateful but seemingly unconcerned even though we explained that there had been one piece that had flown off into the verge somewhere and we couldn't see where.
Excitement over for the day we dropped off the shopping to Isobel and David and made our way home.
The Ration Book says...
Young lads are said to have rejoiced in February 1942 when soap was put on ration in order to save oils and fats for food.
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