It was raining today, and it cleared up later, but not before I had to go out to measure up for the new pond liner before the supplier arrived. The plumbers were back, as was the conservatory designer and I just had time for some writing before my Parish Council meeting this evening. Draconian changes to the Laws of Evidence are being changed for terrorism to prevent those accused remaining silent and there is no compensation planned for Barlow Clowes investors, even though they had a UK investment license
Still late to bed last night but, at 11pm, it was not so bad as the previous night. Tired this morning as a result but was still up early enough to correct the children to get their rooms tidy it before breakfast. I was taking a cursory look at the newspaper and was pleased to note, at 8am, that the builders had arrived and were to continue bricklaying. I went out in coat and jeans in the rain and took a couple of hours to measure up to the fish pool liner, although it did clear up later. This was tricky with internal and external measurements being taken and the need to allow for further screed thickness as well. Then the rest of the morning making a clear and three-dimensional scale drawing with sections and elevations. The need is to make sure the manufacturers understand exactly what we are trying to achieve, as it is a complex three-dimensional shape to follow. No photography session for Michael Pope this morning and so I took an early lunch and then Steve Field of Avenue fisheries arrived and brought the rest of the pool equipment and took away the line drawings. He is being very helpful to me, though that I’m spending a lot of money with him!
He gets married on Saturday and then goes to Japan for a three-week honeymoon mixed with Koi Carp buying! This afternoon, the plumbers came back to put in some pipework and also Frost’s senior fitter dropped by to see the progress of the building work. The brickwork will not be ready for Monday now and so the builders will work on with the bricking and floors next week and the conservatory will be built from the latter part of the week onwards. This evening there was just time for my journal before it was time to prepare for and then attend the Parish Council Leisure and Amenities Committee meeting. News today is of the government deciding to alter the laws of evidence in Ulster so that the accused suspects were no longer have the right to remain silent. No government compensation is to be offered to investors in Barlow Clowes after they have now lost all their money in the international subsidiary after their UK head office has been licensed by the DTI. The matter now goes to the ombudsman as investors are not happy with that outcome.