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The AJ Chronicles: 24 November 2023

A week in my life, and my recent Medium stories

My son’s ailing ‘desert garden’ cacti, the modified Hive receiver circuit board, the finished heater controller, the chair repair, and the steam iron photo from this week’s Medium story. Author’s own photos

Contents

My Life

Recent Medium Stories

My Life

This week’s events

1. A quieter Saturday 🌌🤫
2. Stephanie’s fast electrician 🔌💨
3. Dealing with Virgin Media’s price increases 📡💰
4. Chair repair 🪑🔨
5. Overwatered cacti 🌵🚿
6. Too hot in the night 🥵🌃
7. My son asked my advice about an electrical problem 🚗⚡️
8. Should I leave Substack? 📝👋
9. Odds and ends🚶‍♂️🚗

1. A quieter Saturday 🌌🤫

My father-in-law picked up my eldest son as usual on Saturday morning, and we took a look at his newly repaired car.

Although it still has a few scuffs, and the damage his daughter caused to the front grille is still there, the worst parts have been repaired. It now looks fairly average for its age.

Stephanie did not stay over last Saturday, so I had time to finish modifying my bedroom heater…