The patch panel for the installation job this week has been built, and painted. At least the undercoat has been painted. I also managed to throw some junk out – I found a few tins of paint that were empty or had dried out. I really should go through all the tins to see what to throw out. Still, that is for later. The panel is about 40x50cm, and has holes for the outlets and cables to come through. When I get to the clients house all I need to do is feed through the cables and screw this to the wall. That is far far easier than trying to do the work inside the cupboard where the cables are terminated. Later I will grab some photos and post them – once the paint is dry that is.

Having got into the cleaning mood with paint tins I also managed to put together a bag of old clothes for recycling. How many old T-Shirts and jeans do I really need? They are just taking up space in the wardrobe and in my drawers. I still want to get rid of more but what i have done is a good start.

I have been watching some of MythBusters, and I really love this show. Some of the science is a bit shall we say, um, simplified. For the sake of TV they do not make the text as extensive as they could have. One of the things was dropping a dummy from 50m high from a crane. They were testing if having a tool belt under the person would have helped when they hit the water. They used a sledgehammer which is probably a tiny bit light. What was cool was a wooden cannon that they built. The wood needed steel bands around the outside, and they showed how these were forged – with the hot steel rivets being hit – really hit this time.

Right now I have some lawns to mow…