This morning, on another hot day, I worked on the boat; first on the cupboards and drawer catches and then on the VHF extension speaker. I left in early afternoon, and rushed home without calling in at Redgrave, anxious to see Debbie and her hand injury. I arrived to learn that she was being very brave but learning that she had been visibly shaken and kept having crying spells from the shock and pain.
I was not very well prepared for my evening HDC Finance Committee meeting but tried my best and then came home to hear of the IRA bomb attack on the Conservative Carlton Club in St James's, which wrecked the building's interior and seriously-injured four people
This morning, I worked on the rest of cupboards/drawers, and then fitted the VHF extension 'speaker to the bridge. This was not a straightforward job as the bulkhead was thick and difficult to get to and I wanted to switch the signal so that we were not blaring VHF on the inland waterways to the disturbance of others. This all took longer than planned but I accomplished it in the end and then I did several smaller jobs that went well. I replaced the gas cylinders, fitted the dinghy rowlock retainer and installed the new fresh water supply accumulator. It was very hot again today with the temperature soaring to the 80's as southerly breezes brought the air-stream up from the continent.
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I packed up and left at about 2.00pm and decided to go straight home without calling in on Redgrave, still upset over Debbie and anticipating a mound of work to do. I got home to find Debbie being very brave and quite dismissive of help, but she had been visibly shaken and kept having crying spells from the shock and pain. I also made many phone calls and then, on a very hot day, watched a little of Ireland's football on TV before going to my evening District Council Finance meeting. It was still very warm and uncomfortable but I tried to make a good contribution to the finance meeting but my lack of preparation did let me down a little. I had a late night resting during a hot evening.
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