A few more random pics from the Dad Camera; another empty chamber in Dad's old work place, the "F's and G's" to those to whom it means anything. Next up the belly of SB Cambria with a goodly coat or two of anti-foul on it. Stay away youse barnacles! And finally a shot of the newly built main windlass of SB Cambria, all be it without any windy handles or anti-reverse 'pawls' yet.
Dad's been into work today, as it happens, for a 'quick job' which ran to 5 hours plus, moving the main File and Print server from the old site to the new. The 'techie and systems' bits of this turned out to be the easy, non-problematic bits; it was everything around that which held them up. First the engineer's black lab had had a minor stroke at 0600 yesterday and had been kept in at the vet for observation even though he was, thankfully, none the worse apparently, so the engineer had been allowed to collect him this morning. Then there were problems with keyboards and shutting the server down, and then the length of the rails which were supposed to take the server in the cabs at the new site.
Poor old boy, he missed a delicious (reports Mum) venison dinner to which they had been invited by an ex boss of Mum's but was at least offered some cold roast potatoes and cold meat when he arrived to rescue Mum.
Never mind - he's all buzzing again after a favourite programme on TV, "Country File" showed some Thames barging, a little mock race between SB Wyvenhoe and SB Cabby (one CF presenter in each). If you want to see this (and find out what makes Dad tick) you'll have to go to BBC1 i-player, Country File and look at the final 15 minutes of the hour-long programme. If you don't, Dad will probably write you off as a Philistine and take you off the Christmas Card list.
Deefs (We watched it, avidly, Dad!)
1 comment:
It all looks so different rack free, but I guess your dad has been used to that for years now, the barge really is looking close to being done now, it is actually looking more like a barge now
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