Done and dusted.

Well the broker has been, they were with us for 4 hours yes 4 hours. Loads of pictures were taken,  loads of questions were asked so now we have to wait for a phone call so we can approve the brochure which I am sure will be fine if the sample they showed us is anything to go on.

Thursday it was hospital for the scan which all went well, just have to wait for the results now.

You can tell Paul is feeling a lot more relaxed as he has been on his PlayStation all morning and hasn't sworn at the tele once long may it continue…..

Phew!!!!

The past few weeks have been spent…at the dentist….at the doctors….lunching with friends and CLEANING. This boat has been cleaned to within an inch of its life for tomorrow the broker is coming with his camera. Yesterday we had a phone call confirming said appointment and were told “ make sure there isn't any clutter”. CLUTTER my bits aren't clutter they are STUFF. Stuff that I treasure, presents from the kids and grandkids that to me are precious. Paul certainly doesn't have any clutter in the engine room he has TOOLS and BITS what man can do without his bits……..
So now the cupboards are full to bursting with things that this broker would class as “clutter”. Not everything has been destined for the cupboard mind you, after all this is our home and we feel it needs to shown as such, not an empty space but one that looks lived in and loved. So, if they want empty shelves they can move the items snap away then put them back. Ok I appreciate that the boat has to be shown in its best light to encourage people to come and view but I want it nice and homely not clinical, is that such a bad thing?
Paul is not looking forward to to Thursday as he has finally received his appointment for his CT scan and he doesn't know what they might find. Could it be…… his wallet or even the mobile phone he lost??????? Lets hope they find NOTHING.

Thank you.

Thank you everyone for all the kind messages. We will be staying on the boat until it is sold so, you are stuck with us for a bit longer.

Decisions, decisions, decisions???????

For the last few months we have been thinking about giving up the boat but since Paul has had a small health scare it has put things in a different perspective and has hastened our decision. So as from yesterday Piston Broke is up for sale.

This has not been an easy decision to make as the amount of work that Paul has put in to it has made an idyllic live aboard boat.

Friends to stay

Our friends from Kent came to visit us for the weekend and it was lovely to see them. They could only stay overnight Saturday as they both work, so it was up to the Red Lion Saturday evening for a nice meal and then once back on the boat Steve and Paul spent the rest of the evening on the Play Station while Angelique and I had a good old natter and a few glasses of wine. They went back early Sunday evening not before Steve and Paul had completed the final levels of Tomb Raider, boys and their toys eh!

Over the weekend Paul lost a filling so Monday after Pauls appointment at the doctors it was into the dentist to make an appointment there, as luck would have it he was able to see Paul straight away so that was handy and being the brave soldier that he is Paul didn't even have an injection to numb the tooth before the new filling was put in. We are now waiting on a letter from the hospital as Paul has to have a CT scan, only been 10 days but hopefully the doctor has chased them up and we wont have much longer to wait.

Weather has certainly taken a turn for the worse that wind has a vicious bite to it and we are promised more snow how lucky are we…… not!

This is unique…….

Paul has been busy again, changing things like he does. He has had it in mind since the new engine went in to change the rubber fuel lines to copper to enhance the appearance of the engine. After spending a good few hours getting these new lines right this is how it all looks now.

Twirly eh!

The difficult part was re-routeing the feed lines to be able to connect on to them as they were such a lash up originally. Still it gives him something else to polish which he has been a bit lapse about lately!!!! While he was at it all the filters were changed just the oil and the anti freeze to do but that is for another day.