Had a chat with the team doing the fibre rollout on my street again today.

It appears all is complete and just needs to be double checked and officially signed off .

Once its been signed off , it should be ready to order as soon as openreach update the checker.

Great guys , asked for a photo of the splitter and watched as some fibre was being spliced in.

fantastic work guys , I will hopefully be first in the queue to order 😀

As i mentioned earlier this week , it looks like work has begun on the fitment of the new pole to balance the load on the FTTP being installed on the street.

it would appear most of the work is almost complete so i expect Openreach will email soon to advise ordering can be made 🙂

Another project completed!

works great , auto senses so no more steamed up bathroom 🙂

Spoke to the guys doing the fibre installs today . they are now connecting cables to each pole to balance the fibre loadout. there is a new pole about to be installed within the next few days then its just splicing into the network. hopefully looking at a few weeks till live .

everyone loves a freebie .

Look what i won the other day . perfect for my android auto !!

Due to being diabetic , my routine eye test is yearly rather than 2 yearly. The test though is free for diabetics so thats a bonus. Ive already had My yearly diabetic eye screening with the NHS and that came back clear.

Ive noticed my distance vision is slightly fuzzy , not enough to wear glaasses constantly , however anything that allows my eyes to focus without strain is always worth having.

Ive gone for my usual reading glasses but this time ive gone for some designer distance glasses … as well as the usual anti glare and scratch resistance , these are also transitions so will also act as sunglasses. being transitions, they will also work in the car to reduce glare without the cars windscreen affecting the view.

not cheap but a small price to pay for your eyesight.

Big thanks to Boots Opticians for looking after me as always !

The telegraph pole outside my property has been fitted with the node required to send fibre over to my premises.

( it’s the block on the right )

all that’s left is to wait til active then book an install.

it’s getting exciting ☺️

in readiness for my bathroom ceiling extraction unit , my roof venting was installed today 🙃

I’ve decided on a couple of projects this year to improve the property.

First, I’m going to get the stairs hallway walls insulated and plastered. This will help trap more heat and also make the walls much smoother for decorating.

The second project is to have a ceiling extractor fitted to the bathroom that will expell steam / moisture out through the roof .

There may also be a little boarding work done in the loft area too.

will update with pictures once completed but as I’m not actually doing the works myself , I can only post once the work has been completed.

The car passed its MOT yesterday with flying colours.

No advisories either.

I was thinking of a full service or at least an interim, however the mechanic said to leave it as milage over the year was extremely low and on checking around for me , it was deemed not worth doing and to leave it another 6 months.

Thanks again Coles of stafford.