Things I Learned - Volume 4

• Trying to listen to music when it is raining really hard is pointless - you can't hear a thing!
• Defrosting the fridge can provide an additional source of water when the mains supply is cut - waste not, want not!
• There's no point trying to cover your mouth with your hand to cough when you are wearing your bike helmet! (Likewise attempting to scratch an itch on your chin)
• The heavy-duty plastic drinking water barrels look very sturdy, and indeed they are. But if you slip in the rain when carrying a full one home and drop it on the stony ground, it will smash, and the water will go everywhere :-(
• If you fold up your poncho when it is still damp, put it under your motorbike seat and forget about it for a day or two, it will start to go mouldy. However...
• ...Tesco kitchen cleaner/ant killer also works very well for getting mould off a plastic poncho!
• Spending days making workshop resources on a wooden floor is hard on the old knees!
• An advantage of the no-cubicle shower arrangement is that you can dance along to your favourite music while showering without bashing your elbows :-)