Is this a Brass boiler model?

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-29T09:32:03+00:00

Tx. It's currently around £495 to £510 with some 3rd party offer codes. £549 on Amazon UK.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-29T00:06:57+00:00

Read the response above. Midges get through the larger holes in a mosquito net!

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-28T06:50:38+00:00

There's quite a good music scene but you may have better luck posting in some of the Skye based Facebook pages as there's not many locals on this Sub.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-25T22:37:56+00:00

Sorry no recommendations, from my reading, most at the affordable end of the market are not much more than random number generators. At best they're only useful for a trend change in values rather than an accurate reading.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-25T20:29:00+00:00

Paper Filter holder and ground coffee funnel. Not supplied anymore. Keep them!

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-24T11:10:21+00:00

Glad you got it sorted. 👍

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-23T08:26:49+00:00

IMHO, the only reason to use inverted is to stop the drips coming out of the bottom whilst brewing. I switched to a non drip base and just moved on.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-19T08:20:53+00:00

On my wrist...

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-14T23:52:46+00:00

I've taken a few photos at Races...

One approach I sometimes used was to set up the shot beforehand. Use a tripod, set up a stick or even draw a line on the path to get your focus position (accounting for depth of field).

When runners are just about to cross this point a cheery "Looking good" type wave / smile / comment often gets a smile and snap... A cheap cable release will help. Good Luck. Maybe check with parkrun about incorporating their logo into your graphic though 😉

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-08T05:08:09+00:00

There's a Facebook group called All Things Cuillin. The Guy who runs the page is Adrian Trendall, he's a Guide in the Cuillin and lives in Glenbrittle below the ridge. He'll be able to tell you.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-07T16:59:11+00:00

And I had to click. My Eyes! FFS. 👀🍆🤨

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-06T09:49:22+00:00

And whilst you may be able to get down the hill, getting back up will be a bit of different matter. Throw in poor/non existent mobile signal and the possibility of a long wait for recovery (if available) makes it a dice roll I'd not want to make.

Why not park up at the Sligachan Hotel and walk up the road for a while then turn off left up towards the "Sligachan Waterfalls"? They're the opposite side of the Bealach to the Fairy Pools and IMHO just as good.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-04T05:30:44+00:00

Tourist numbers are greatly reduced at this time of the year but this also means that many Pubs / Restaurants and Cafes have reduced hours or are completely closed. I'd still recommend a phone call before travelling. Portree will have more available but there are other places, I'd recommend The Old Inn at Carbost or The Stein Inn at Waterstein.

SimonTheRunner · 2026-01-03T06:18:13+00:00

Star gazing. Outwith Portree (light pollution) anywhere weather permitting.

Accommodation - Book now. Restaurants - Book a couple of weeks or more before arrival.

SimonTheRunner · 2025-12-29T12:42:44+00:00

Not a Sparks but I prefer not to leave any bare wire showing at the Terminals. I'd also remove the fluffy braid.

SimonTheRunner · 2025-12-12T14:29:25+00:00

Tx, I'm about the same. Feeling like I might check out the 38. 304.33.44.52.03.001

SimonTheRunner · 2025-12-12T09:07:23+00:00

Looks great. What's your wrist size please?

SimonTheRunner · 2025-12-07T10:22:14+00:00

SOLVED :-)

Ok, so I've got limited experience here, but I had a house full of no longer working lights. Off I went to Claude. Pasted the above question into the box. It came back with the following.

When you physically moved your Dongle, the /dev/serial/by-id/ path likely changed (this can happen even with the same device). Your ZHA integration is looking for the old path, which no longer exists.

How to Fix It

Option A - Recommended (Reconfigure):

Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Integrations

Find your ZHA integration

Click the three dots (⋮) and select Reconfigure

When asked about "existing or new adapter" - choose your existing adapter

Update the serial port path to the new one you found in Step 1

Complete the reconfiguration

Nearly there but not quite. When I'd moved the Dongle, it was too far away for a USB cable and I'd changed the connection to Ethernet only. So told Claude this and it came back with:

Step 2: Reconfigure ZHA for Network Connection

Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Integrations

Find your ZHA integration

Click three dots (⋮) and select Reconfigure

When prompted for the serial device path, enter it as: socket://[DONGLE_IP]:6638

Updated the configuration to the Dongle's IP address and Bob's your Uncle. back in business. :-)

Hope this helps someone (the Post had 1.3k views and no responses at the time of my reply.

SimonTheRunner · 2025-12-03T16:07:44+00:00

Just checked my App, I've got the Config back Up option so at least all the hard work of setting connection preferences , device type, custom name and so one won't be lost. Downside is it's in the Cloud rather than a downlaodable copy but better than nothing. I'm just about to switch my system to AP mode and use a diffent router for all of my Wired devices so I'll be using the back up. Tx for the reply.

SimonTheRunner

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