Watching transiting vessels
Some reminders are best taken seriously. I’m referring to that sudden flurry, outside, while we were enjoying breakfast in town. Not enough to leave traces, but we are dangerously close to the start of another winter. I decided to detour, on my way home from the second hardware store visit of the afternoon and go see the man with the big blue tractor. Following the briefest of negotiations, I now am under contract for snow removal throughout the winter. Payment will follow when the season changes, again.
My hardware visits are based on that old rule of thumb for antennas. Higher is better. I now have enough conduit (the heavy, grey PVC type used for electrical entries) to allow me to get two antennas above the roofline. All the better to “hear” what’s going on around me, in terms of transport.
In passing, that freighter that has been dragged back and forth along my horizon for two days now is keeping us curious. The only information I’ve gleaned, to date, is that the tug in front is towing a vessel with “Restricted Manoeuvrability“. I guess that going back and forth is as good a strategy as trying to find a deep-water mooring. The tug is registered in the Mediterranean…
I also didn’t see the warship that has transited. Come on! I can’t stay in front of the window all the time. Why can’t they call and let me know that things are interesting?
We now have a large salad bowl filled with fresh tomatoes. Harvest before the frost.
