oh boy -this must have been fun

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Now I like that idea - I always have problems parking my lens cap

BUT

What happens if you are using a hood - like the petal shaped ones ?

Looks fabulous doesn't it

Yes I'll go through at some point - BUT I think I'll wait till it's less crowded , after all the tourists are now present in large numbers - there's a wee wedding this weekend and the Festival is the next thing .

It's very easy to find too - behind St Andrew Square and very near to the Coach Station

Well - yesterday was successful - kitchenwise

Had a bit of a panic at 4 since I still didn't have a Fridge Freezer - so contacted the firm who supplied my meat in the big polystyrene box and they assured me that if it's packed properly and I change the packs when necessary [ who has more than 6 gel Ice packs ? ] it could last for up to 36 hours - seems they send out some boxes of stuff knowing it will be 36 hours before they are unpacked !!

Fridge arrived at 5 and at 9 I switched it on - nice and quiet it is too

By 11.30 temps had dropped very nicely and by midnight they were stable .

Went to bed at 1.30 having shoved everything back in it .

This morning - I've registered it , and arranged for the engineer to visit to reverse the doors [ that will be Tuesday morning ] and I'll have to empty it again for that to be done. That big box has really proved its worth

oooooh HG - that sounds like fun - hope you have a great time

The beastie is here settling down now and I can switch it on just before 9pm and was told to fill it again as I went to bed .

Sending for a takeaway I think for this evening [ got lunch out and forgot tea ]

At the beginning I shot in JPEG on my K-x . It was only when people were complaining that things were flat and lifeless etc that I eventually took my courage in both hands and went to RAW.

What a difference it has made

OK my skills have improved [ I think/hope ] but so has the finished photo once it's been tweaked a bit in Aperture - far above what I could do with the JPEGs

Since it's going in the same place as soon as it arrives - I reckon I'm OK for time for the frozen stuff - I can afford to let it settle and then freeze . I've extracted anything I need for the day . I'm assured I should have at least 11 hours of safety before I need worry .

OK I'm going to have to empty it again when I get the doors reversed - but I'll have the box again and that should be by appointment rather than an any time between 8 and 6 .

This is Beko again - 1) it was the right size for the place , 2) Price was OK , 3) the old one gave not a scrap of bother till now - and it wasn't one of the Thermostat problematical ones

I'm now stuck in the house waiting for my FridgeFreezer to arrive [ and be installed ]

Contents of freezer in a big insulated box with Icepacks and bottles of frozen water . I'd only stocked up with bargain meat a couple of days before the Fridge Hoover had arrived and there was still a stock of many weeks supply of good meat there . Box has been parked in the coolest spot in the house - under the stairs .

Don't have a time - somewhere between 8 and 6 is the delivery slot

Good job the weather has changed - or I'd be really frustrated - flat grey skies and wet ground don't really tempt me out

go on Gwyn - give us a clue

Of course George you are absolutely correct - quite the expert

I bow to your far superior knowledge