By the Dart • Life Aboard “Can’t you double up on the dropper? It’s got 96 watts,
8 amps” “It would take a bit. Cost around £17.” “New battery is only £18.” “You might have corrosion in the switch; you need to undo the wires.” “But I can measure 12 volts at that point.” “It’s double pole – touch the negative and positive and
don’t blow a fuse.” “Trouble is it’s so old – Lucas!” Then they ask me what I think. What I think is that the
whole conversation may as well be conducted in Sanskrit for all I can make any sense of it. I’ve just spent a day painting all eight life buoys. It is one of the less exacting painting tasks in my opinion, as you don’t really need to be that particular; visibility being the main point. In the, hopefully, unlikely event of having to throw one, I don’t expect to hear “Oy! You missed a bit!” (unless it was Hub catching it in which case such a tactless observation would be almost inevitable). as it happens, it was our 38th wedding anniversary but just like last year we both forgot it. We were highly amused that it slipped our minds again. On reflection I am thankful to be spared a bunch of shrivelled weeds from the nearest garage in stark contrast to the rare orchids he bestowed upon me when I was a lissom young filly and he was in hot pursuit of what we quaintly called in those days a bit of “ How’s your father!” Perhaps there is some symbolism with the life buoys and marriage – as in try to
RNLI Visitor Centre 9 South Embankment, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9BH
We have a fabulous gift shop, so make your christmas gifts
lifesaving gifts this year.
11am – 4pm
Open daily
Go to our website for more details, and the local station website for local information.
www.rnli.org.uk •
www.dartlifeboat.org.uk • 01803 832423
01 ‘Set First Impressions’ (entrance) - overall view of visitor centre and shop.
The RNLI visitor centre in Dartmouth is an amazing place to experience during your visit to the town. Learn more about this lifesaving organisation through interactive exhibits, knowledgeable volunteers. Plus a once in a lifetime chance to step on board a real D Class lifeboat.
keep afloat, hold onto each other and weather the storms that come your way. He has a disconcerting habit of roaming the deck and randomly poking at it with a sharp knife. as a rather “managing” female, I can’t resist the urge to hover over him delivering unwanted opinions until he snaps, rudely “Oh, go away woman, go away.” It must all be done before winter or as 18th century mariners declared “It’ll be the devil to pay and no pitch hot”. (No, I’m not sure either but I read it somewhere). Happy days!
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