When asked to help the Captain with the exhaust elbow swap on the wing engine that was previously reported as necessary (Patrick has the right build to help wrestle off the exhaust hose) he took a lot of persuading. After a couple of minutes in the engine room, he complained that it was too chilly (sorry - you are a penguin!) and reappeared suitably attired for the job:
The gloves got in the way when he tried to wield the spanner though. All very messy. Still, despite his lack of real help, the offending article (the exhaust elbow, not Patrick, keep up) was duly removed. You can see how they fail when they get coked up and overheat in one area:
The new stainless one looks much prettier:
Of course, Patrick had lost interest much earlier on. When the Captain went back into the pilothouse to fire up the wing engine and check all was well, he found that Patrick had already changed - just not for the better:
We fear that he is exploring his feminine side again, despite being firmly told that he is not called Patricia. The colour clash was pretty horrid too - a penguin with no colour sense (suppose that happens if you are basically black and white orientated). As always, we will keep you posted on his antics. He seems to be getting the proverbial spring in his waddle.
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Thanks for your ideas / cheek / corrections / whatever! They should hit the blog shortly after the system checks them to make sure they will not put us or you in jail.....