Sometimes you wonder

Too cold, breezy and showery to do the little bit of painting but I may nip over to Ken’s later on to (temporarily) fit the rudder pedals and bring the trailing link back home for spraying. I thought I might as well see about cutting out the new screen but as soon as I got everything out to make a start, the sun disappeared and we had a torrential shower of rain. Luckily I saw it coming and managed to put everything away again in time.

So I thought I might as well revert to Plan B, which was to do the screen on my lounge floor. I’ve had the plastic since Tuesday and as it scratches easily, it’s best to leave it packaged up until you need it. As soon as I unpacked it I was astonished to find that whoever had packed it at the supplier’s end was obviously trying to pull a fast one. Sheets of polycarbonate come with protective plastic film on both sides which you leave on until you’ve finished working on it. When I received plastic from the same supplier last time the film was all all intact and in place but this time not only was most of it hanging off but the sheet had also been scuffed as a result. Here are the shots I took which I’ve already sent off to the supplier.

Apart from ruining my plans for this week-end because I’d hoped to get the pod and screen fitted by the end of the Bank-Holiday, I’ve now got all the hassle involved with getting rid of this sheet and getting hold of a replacement. The damage to the sheet was so obvious that whoever packed it must have been fully aware of it. You have to wonder what motivates some people sometimes 😡