MFV BF494 'Pansy', an old Motor Fifie Conversion

Monkeys *Ahem*

Another winter comes stuttering and staggering our way, not sure weather it's made it's mind up yet on this global warming affair. My born again enthusiasm and general - do a bit more fellah - attitude took a knock recently. It's getting dark early and I thought to myself - shucks can't do nowt during the week until there's at least enough light to see cricket ball travelling at 100 mph (That's about a frazillion kph for our continental brothers and sisters) Good excuse - don't tell Rear Admiral Hardy though. (Can the Skipper see all this?)

Then I remembered last year

Worked all through that pesky old season, it was quite pleasant actually - nice and toasty in the engine room with the heat from the lights and a strange electric heater (with a safety tilt switch which would only make the heater come on when it was facing the opposite way from where you were, or if you put it on your head pointing upwards!)

Inside little Pansy's tummy it was cold ................Until the raging beast was unleashed - MachineMart "Boat Burning" stove, woof - the sweat it just run off me neck I do believe we have waxed lyrical about Old Vesuvius before, did I ever tell you about the time ...........

Expect a flood of reports now I have realised I can work after work - I may even do things.

/*** AHEM! ***/

just thought it might be worth mentioning before a rush of enthusiasm causes number 2 to swoon gracefully, but all seating facilities have been removed, thus removing sitting down and thinking type opportunities and all flat spaces have been buried under 'stuff' or have nails pointing out of them thus removing lying down and thinking opportunities, which only leaves polythene pauline, pansy's plastic pal as a source of comfort and she has got a puncture

/***HAWAY! ***/

I pride myself on being able to find a kip, anywhere, anytime - the whale like interior of Panser allows a man to stand up whilst curving towards the ground. that's a kin to a kip! There are small areas of "floor board" left - kip! I shifted a bit of stuff around in the wheelhouse recently and found some "Space" kip! The day I can't find somewhere to have a kip, I'll have a kip and find somewhere else. ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ouch what was that