Thursday, 15 January 2009

Boyz n toyz!

I was after a max-min thermometer for out in the conservatory, but the more you looked the more you could have... Settled for this in the end cos of its clear display. Could have had a French one where a lady takes off more clothes the warmer it gets ...but doubt she'd have taken her hat and scarf off in Aberdeen! It sits in the kitchen above the sink and tells me the temperature in the kitchen, in the conservatory (sensor no.1 - top figure) and records maximum and minimum for each over a 24 hr period. It also gives humidity (which rises rapidly when steaming rice) and a weather forecast ...looks like more rain again tomorrow! With an additional sensor I'll be able to do outdoor temperature too... Would have been a lot more expensive to have one that sends the data to the computer. It gets the time signal from a satellite, and it agrees with my Casio watch - amazing huh, and all for under £30, boyz n toyz eh :-) ?!?

Saturday, 10 January 2009

Red sky in the morning...

Noticed a pink / orange glow in the sky whilst in the bathroom (8.30am, Sat) - a bit earlier and it would have been perfect, ach well something to aim for another time.