Black and white picture

 

 Another black and white pic, this one shot on the compact.

Gritty black and white

 

 Yes it's an old shot, I'm not getting time to get out at the moment. Reworked with higher contrast and a vignette.

 

Third night no heating

 Again last night comfortable enough in bed, I'm not too bothered or missing the heating that much if I'm honest, the cooker on the other hand I am missing, still that should be sorted thursday with any luck.

 I've got the washing situation sorted now and worked that issue out so a hot poor mans shower works fine and gets me nice and clean.

Second night with no heating

 

 Again last night I wasn't cold, the same with my morning "shower" A sink and a jug of hot water and soap up in the bath then a good rinse off  and bingo nice and clean.  The cooking isn't a massive issue yet, I tried to buy a baby belling (one of those mini stoves from bedsit day) but new your talking a £100 and for a few days I cant justify spending that, a used one would have done but I cant find one locally.

First bath with no heating ect ect

 

 Well I had a few options here, one was a cold bath, didn't fancy that idea much, I'm too old and too pampered for that. the next idea was a wash down from the sink, thats what people mostly did back years ago, then often with a jug of cold water and a bowl in their bedroom.

 Next was a poor mans shower, thats a sink full of hot water and you sit or stand in the bath and using a cup or jug more or less have a shower, the norm is to soap up first after a wet down then rinse off well using the cup.  

 Ok it's not as good as a long shower but at least all of you gets washed.  Last option is whats known as a whores bath, thats a wipe down of those important and sweaty places with baby or wet wipes.  This is better that bugger all... thats about the best you can say for it, it helps.

 I went for the poor mans shower, with the aid of a large thermos and a kettle of boiling water I managed to get a good sink full of nice hot water. Ok it was a bit parky coming out with no heating but it is what it is.  I've been colder. And one day I'll be a lot colder, until then at least I'm clean.

First night with no heating or hot water (or cooking)

 

 Well to be fair I wasn't cold last night, quite comfey in bed in fact. I didn't bother with the arctic sleeping bag, it just wasn't cold enough, I did spread a jungle sleeping bag over the quilt for a bit of extra warmth (jungle sleeping bags are fairly thin and open out like a blanket, and fold up small) That was plenty.

 The cooking isn't a big problemin the short term. As well as a few camping stoves I've got a microwave. I also eat a fair bit of cold food normally, sandwiches, stuff like that, and I don't normally eat a lot during the day either, tending to have my main meal at tea time or early evening, thats when something get cooked if its going to be.

 I might pop out on sunday and see if those mini grill thingies are about, you know two electric rings and a grill, like all the bedsits used to have back in the day.  If they are cheap enough I might grab one.

 Now it's boil a kettle for a scrub, thats going to be a bugger, without the stove I can't heat a decent quantity of boiling water in one go so only a half sink full of water for a wash down. That said I'll probably grab a shower down my friends later.  Bummer though I like my morning scrub.

Expensive day....

 

 Oh chuffing great, my boilers got a dodgy valve and they cant get the part until tuesday, and todays bloody friday.  To make matters worse while testing it they discovered a leak in my ancient gas cooker.  So it was off to the shops for a new one, that went well until I found out it's not coming until thrusday. so no hot water, or heating until tuesday and no cooking until thursday. Great!

 Looks like I'm digging out my old army arctic sleeping bag and it's gortex outer cover.  Like toast in that at night.