JimT

Woken up in the first lights of dawn this morning to the bangs and crashings of a thunderstorm which at times felt as though it was aimed at the house, it was expected but not the ferocity that it showed.  The electricity went of for a few seconds and the phones, clocks and everything that does not like being interrupted and were flashing all over the place.  The wife looking out the window said that the road was flooded, my mind was on none of this but on the newly erected and now working observatory in the garden.  I had already lost some equipment in one downpour a couple of weeks back so was apprehensive when I approached it after I had risen and had breakfast, the security light went on as I approached and this gave me hope.  On opening up I was happy to see it was dry and no water damage, my redesigned sliding roof had done it's job, a happy chappy

Jim