If you Google the above you will find a number of people in France and Belgium selling their oil fired domestic heaters of that brand and model. We think we know why. They are ugly, noisy and smelly and very difficult to get going.
However, after many trials and tribulations, SOR achieved ignition at 2.50pm today. It has now been going for 17 minutes, which is 16 minutes more than we got on the other seven goes at getting the thing lit. Weather wise it is very wet and rather cold and we are glad the thing is going - we are likely to leave it on the whole time we are here, especially since storms are forecast for later in the week.
We only ventured out one and a half times and that was to do a domestic shop at the nearby Carrefour. It had to be done as we had nothing but store cupboard provisions but we were joining a lot of locals going to the shops for the first time since the Christmas break and it is clear that everyone is preparing for the celebration of St Sylvester's day on Thursday.
By venturing out one and a half times I meant that when we got home and realised we had forgotten to get some milk so Peter popped out locally and got some.
Next on the schedule - light the log fire and settle in for the evning with a good book.
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