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Careful Griff, somewhere we've still got a certain calendar. One word,........ Megaphone

Can't help with the A11 as we usually go A140 but we have a season ticket to the loo at Long Stratton, there's also a patch of grass and a poop bin for dog- emptying!

I remember us getting a lift in Winkle's van (Bedford?) back to the mooring because none of us could walk - including him! For some reason the sliding passenger door was jammed open - happy days.

Sitting on the running board outside the pub with a bottle of Vimto and bag of crisps with blue bag of salt.(I wasn't allowed in the car because I fiddled with things - good job it had a starting handle!)

Tin bath hung on the inside of the coal shed door that went in front of the fire on a Friday night?

Robin - from my days boarding on arrival - box ships measure on capacity, CSCL Globe is 19000 TEUs (Twenty foot Equivalent Units), Maersk E class are 18720 ( I think)

That explains the big cheesy grin behind TCs wheel yesterday afternoon - nice one! River song looked a stunner when we passed Jason's a coupla weeks ago, too. All this and retirement too, you lucky lucky man!

I do as Alan does - turn around the post then hand to crew saying something like "I'll leave you to finish off as we've all got our favourite way of tying up". Sometimes I end up teaching them a clove hitch tho'.

Thanks Timbo - that's two tea\keyboard interface moments on one thread! Meanderthal and minge drinking!

Couldn't agree more, Happy. The best bit was the Stern Post article which served to underline how much AA had lost touch with what should be their core readership. RIP indeed.

Confession time: Some years ago on an early November 'lads' week we got stuck in the White Horse for two pints longer than we should have and had to navigate from just past Paddy's Lane to Wayford by torch! Did I mention there was only a (very) new moon? We didn't actually hit anything but there were some buttock clenching moments.

MM - The New Inn is (free) ticket only, Sutton Staithe has a big bash 'out the back',also ticket only, but I think the bar is open to all. We'll be up for NYD lunch at the Staithe, which has become a tradition for us.

Cracking yarn,Gramps. Thanks for sharing.

Don't like the look of the last paragraph - well spotted, JM!

I'm loving the curved doors and companion ways to make it easy for the crates of l#g#r to be loaded.

Some years ago when C&E staggered into the 20th century and gave us individual E-mail a colleague with the surname C oone was incommunicado for months! Oh how we laughed!

Well said Speedtriple - we often get folk asking what we do without a television on board!

I've always called it the Samson post but that maybe the local Suffolk name.

MM - well said. We were at the New Inn on Monday night and Gus was chuffed as a well equipped dog!

Somewhere on YouTube there's footage of Lord Paul in an original Amphicar ( the Triumph Herald engined one) on Malthouse.

Just arrived at Broadsedge - waters about 10" higher than usual - don't often have to step up onto aft deck here!

Tim, is this the panel you used Nitromors on? You DID get it all off first didn't you?

I pity the poor cuzzie* doing crew baggage that day! " So sir, where do the batteries go?" Lol. *Customs officer

Baz - hi there, small world innit? A mate lived on that park for a couple of years (under the pines at the far side) - lovely site but he spent a lot of his off time in the Dolphin lol. See you around soon, I hope.

We've been at Broadsedge for fours years next Spring and totally agree with what's already been said. When its iced over David or his guys go round every boat daily to give it a rock to keep the pressure off the waterline. We opted for an electric mooring so we can keep No Worries almost in commission year-round and also run a fan heater when there's snow on the coachroof.