Two things for a rainy Monday:

 

1. The battery box in the western shed (aka the "executive shed"!) has just had a transplant, and now sports 3 gel batteries (2nd hand, but in excellent condition) so will be comfortably able to recharge nicd/nimh (transmitters, recievers etc). This box isn't wired to handle the recharging loads of lipo packs, although it will handle the gentle recharge of smallish lipos in an emergency! The new batteries will take a bit of time to come up to full power, given the very small solar panel that is charging them, so it'd help if you give them until, say, 7th December before using them in anger!
2. The road between the gate and the filed entrance is holding up well but has got a few wet potholes. Rather than steer round them, feel free to choose your favourite pothole and put a few small sandstone rocks from the roadside into it, then drive over them. If every visitor did this occasionally, the laneway would be beautifully smooth!

 

A big vote of THANKS on behalf of all those who attended the Xmas party, to Mike Minty & Julie (organisers extraordinaire), Doug Radford, Ron Clark and Belrose Rural Fire Service for their contribution to a fantastic party.