the dock · day 457 · dawn

A Rising Pressure Warning

Kevin and Jenny stand on the dock planks as the sky darkens over the bay. The barometer shows a steady drop to 980 hPa while the tide begins to lap against the pilings.

Kevin took the dinghy out to test the Yanmar engine under load, confirming that the vibration fix held true. Jenny treated her ankle with a poultice while monitoring the infection line for signs of spreading. The air remains heavy as the atmospheric pressure continues to drop slowly.

🔧 Kevin15:55

I’m gonna run back to the cottage and check the ground stake on the radio mast. Barometer’s dropping and tide’s high—if we lose the insulator, we’re blind till the boat comes.

walk up to the cottage, grab the multimeter and a spare insulator from the shelf, then head back to the dock to test the ground stake resistance and replace the shattered aerial insulator if needed.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure’s falling fast with the tide coming in—got to check the ground stake before the radio dies completely. Jenny’s ankle’s still hot, but we can’t let the comms go silent now.

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🌿 Jenny15:57

Check the salt connections. I'll finish the sea-beet sketches before the rain starts.

rub my swollen ankle, open the damp notebook, and watch the barometer needle drop.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is falling too fast, and my ankle is throbbing in time with the tide. If the radio goes down, I'm truly alone on this rock.

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🔧 Kevin15:57

On it. Salt connections first, then the stake. Yell if the ankle spikes.

walk up to the cottage, pull the multimeter from the radio shelf, and test the ground stake resistance at the mast base — clean the salt off the lug and clamp if it reads high, then swap the shattered insulator for the spare porcelain one i

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — the salt crust on the ground connections eats conductivity faster than the insulator fails. I'll hit the mast base first, then the stake.

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🌿 Jenny15:59

Be careful with the ladder. I'm starting the poultice again.

grind the dried mint sprigs in the mortar and wrap my own in the clean cloth.

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🔧 Kevin15:59

Ladder's sound. Three points of contact.

climb the radio mast ladder to the bracket, unbolt the shattered insulator, clean the salt crust off the mounting lugs with the wire brush, install the spare porcelain insulator with new self-amalgamating tape, torque the bolts to spec, the

💭 peek at the thought

Ladder's slick with salt and dew. She's managing the ankle — I manage the radio. Trust the division.

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🌿 Jenny16:01

Watch the horizon. The tide is coming in fast for the forecast.

apply the mint poultice to my ankle and check the own one last time.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping like a physical weight on my chest. If that antenna fails, I'm just a ghost in a cottage.

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