35/36ths of the tank is now painted!

Today has been a good day. The howling gales which had prevented access to the tank have abated. The sun is shining and I have completed painting tank panels 66 to 70. Just two to go - see the pictures. These are being saved for attention the next time Restoration Man are here.

The first picture, taken in the evening sunshine shows beyond doubt that I am almost back where I started. Gordon the Gondola has been superb and very safe. Not just safe but certified safe by High Rope Access Ltd, a local firm brought in by Restoration Man to look after the 'elf an' safety aspects.

Also today we accepted a quotation from a local firm of builders, following a tendering process with a very detailed specification. Building work should start on 7th June. The estimate is for the work to be finished in 3 or 4 months. We shall see.







Between two sets of panels to the left of the hairy scary ladder was the water level indicator - essentially a float inside the tank and a pointer on the outside connected by a pair of pulleys. The indicator had long since disappeared so I have reconstructed it. When the pointer is at the top the tank is empty - slightly counter intuitive.