Having just read an article about a home burning to the ground because of the sun's rays being focussed through a glass paperweight (one of those glass balls - which many of us probably have on our windowsills at home..) I was surprised at how close to <my> home this actually came.
I have one of those glass roof lights over the engine hole - I think they are called something similar to 'bullseyes'? - and when I went to open one of the small drawers in there today it was stuck tight. Thinking it was the plastic carrying handle on the top (useless anyway as it is screwed to the bulkhead) I gave it several 'tugs' and, eventually, it came free - though no longer in a useable state .. lol! Closer inspection showed that the drawer had become welded to the rack (both being plastic) in one corner. No chance it was down to anything other than the, evening, sun - but it made me very aware of how much these lights can focus sunlight, and how hot the focal point can get :-( I'd guess that most people will not experience this effect, unless - like me - they have something quite close to the roof light .. but its certainly worth checking out. Hey ho - off home tomorrow morning for a 'day patient' op on my leg - just so long as it is not cancelled at the last moment (again - and again..) Trevor nb Wyrd Kensal Green [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
