North Kessock, and the Beauly Firth at dawn. More lamposts than houses here. And there was plenty rain last night.

This is looking back on my diverted cycle route to work. Diverted whilst this year's Kessock bridge resurfacing is going on. Stopping here was perhaps a mistake, as it's at the bottom of a very steep hill towards Craigton. Taking a run at it may be more appropriate. Just a short distance from passing under the bridge, and the noise from the pneumatic drills is amplified by the steel decking, to effectively be hammering on the steel sheets. Almost sounds like machine guns. I don't envy the nearby residents.

The IT folk at work number their gear sequentially, as it comes in. The first plasma TV/monitor for repair, that arrived my way on Wednesday, has been joined by another, with the same fault, and an adjacent number for its asset code. As said before, if folk turn equipment off at the wall, rather than leaving it on standby, it'll likely last much longer. Chances are that these two, when not being used have been on standby (effectively running in low power mode) for near enough the same time. Some of the cheaper components used, have a limited lifespan, and in many cases that's a near constant value. What's the bets that one of these units was stuck on the wall, two days before the other. And hence failed, two days before the other...

Still awaiting the spares ordered, to attempt to repair the first one.