The first 6 weeks or so of the new year have seen a number of items replaced. These include the Back Bedroom Computer "Earth" which was several years old. Originally "Earth" was located downstairs and provided my web server which is what you are now reading. Having managed to get another 3 years use out of the old machine it finally bit the dust, the hardware was becoming very unreliable and this in turn could lead to the loss of a lot of valuable data. The replacement computer is a HP Pavilion 500-319na Desktop PC with 8GB RAM / 2TB Hard Drive / Intel Core i5-4460S Quad Core Processor which in layman's terms means it runs as fast as lightening.
The next item to give up the ghost was our built in freezer. After 11 years of faithful use some of the parts were broken which in turn led to the build up of ice. The decision was taken not to replace the freezer with another but instead we purchased a SmegD4SS-1 slimline Stainless Steel dishwasher. The 15cm Gap was filled by purchasing a Norboard 150mm Pull Out Unit
Yet another item that required replacement was our internal telephone system. Up until now we had been using 2 base units which between them provided 5 handsets. Like the previously mentioned items these were also quite old. We no longer required 5 handsets and so have replaced the existing system with a BT8500 single base unit providing 4 handsets. Should the need arise you can add a further 2 handsets to make 6 in total.