[Newbie- Trip With Teenagers, Where?]

47 minutes ago, CherylL said:

Don’t forget the haggis slice- we are Scottish! 

Square sausage is perfect for banjoes! I love the first dog emptying walk along a mooring when everyone is frying up - so does the four legged dustbin!

[Newbie- Trip With Teenagers, Where?]

Good choice of boat and cracking advice from all. Another handy hint,especially as there may be restricted access to pubs is to have a stash of tinned/ packet grub for a couple of meals,just in case you can't get a mooring near enough to your hostelry of choice. Of course you'll already have supplies for the obligatory bacon banjo breakfast!

[Pubs To Reopen Sooner]

3 hours ago, FairTmiddlin said:

NN that photo gets even better in large format

I do believe its Charles Darwin behind the bar - genius pic!

[Pumping Poo]

14 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

 

P.S  -  Did I tell you about the hilarious (True) story of when one of our girly crew blocked the macerator onboard 'B.A' ? 

I don't think MrsG or the onboard crew at the time has yet forgiven me     

Griff

If it involved a Mars bar (other chocolate confectionery is available) - been there,done that. The old ones are the best!

[Replica American PBR for sale on Ebay]

I suppose if she does come back to the Broads she'll be 'going up the country'. Sorry, I'll get my coat☺

[Coronavirus And The Broads]

Thanks for the good wishes, Ray. We're at Ipswich A&E tomorrow for MRSA swabs, then a later date TBA for Covid swabs before she even gets on the 'final list'. Everything was explained patiently and fully by the scrub nurse, no question was too dumb for her - really confidence inspiring for someone who has only been in hospital twice in her life. (Unlike me!)

[Coronavirus And The Broads]

There'll be one less boat in the fourth of July celebrations -Kathy has just been informed that a long-awaited carpal tunnel operation will take place on 1/7. In an hour long phone call we're told, amongst loads of other things, to completely self isolate for a fortnight before and after, even from each other! Apparently I'll have to fight the dog for the sofa at night.

[Staying On Boats]

54 minutes ago, MotorBoater said:

I married a Geordie, first thing she bought me was Geordie passport, second was a Geordie phrasebook, that was 30+ years ago and I still can't make sense of it. 

So did I (for a little while). First visit up to meet the prospective in-laws I was somewhat surprised when Da took me off the 'the welfare' while the ladies cooked Sunday dinner. I was even more surprised when ladies started taking their clothes off to music - apparently it was a Northern thing. Was the phrasebook 'Learn yersel Geordie' by Scott Dobson? Still got it somewhere 40-odd years on!

[Could We Talk About The Broads Please?]

I'm sure its just that the "Teddy throwing and talking blx season" has lasted a bit longer this year. In the pre-NBN days of Speakers Corner and NBF November to March was always somewhat divisive. As soon as we're all released from house arrest things will calm down.

[First Photo]

We used overnight there whenever we went South, while the Woods End was still a pub - the furry chickens drove the then boat-dog loopy.

[Menu From Early 1970’s]

3 hours ago, Chelsea14Ian said:

Common in the seventies. 

Prawn cocktail, Chicken   Kiev,  Black Forest Gateau.

Washed down with Blue nun,or worse still Spanish Sauternes,which was wrong at every level and now illegal. 

Cheese fondue, cheese and pineapple hedgehogs,little squared canapes covered in aspic. 

Ah! Berni Inns, the pinnacle of fine dining when you wanted to impress a new laydee.

[Broadsedge]

Its 10 years to the day that No Worries (thanks Facebook) rocked up at Broadsedge. We've no plans to go anywhere anytime soon. David is doing a cracking job, including monitoring the extensive CCTV remotely on his mobile - he's a good ol' boy!

[Racism And The Colston Statue]

I can't help wondering if any recipients of a Rhodes scholarship were persons of colour and will be repaying their awards.

[Trailer Alarm]

15 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

I've seen a few decommissioned ones, at least I assume they have been decommissioned. 

Thing is unless you are of the Rambo persuasion you cannot fire one of those shoulder mounted without doing yersen in.  It'd be kinda strange having it boat mounted in a pond on your drive.  Even then you would take out most of your neighbourhood 

Griff

My old Group Scoutmaster had one, every year the winning patrol was loaded into the CA Bedford van to witness the ceremonial firing of the beast over the marshes between Woodbridge and Waldringfield. It involved a sweetie bag of black powder followed by a bag of assorted tin tacks and shot. The smoke screen and recoil was a sight to behold! I don't think he'd get away With it today.

[Steering]

Back in the sixties a schoolmates Dad had a boat at Woodbridge with a Kitchin rudder, now that WAS technical! Two wheels and a twin lever Morse control. Busier than a one armed paper hanger picking up the trot mooring off the Tide Mill!

[I Want Sell My Boat!!!]

Mardling with Rob at Sutton last week, he said he's been rushing about like a mad thing with sales and fender-kickers.

[Safety On And Around The Water]

With the greatest possible respect for the original posters intentions this smacks of blazered buffers in well-polished Freemans cruising around shouting at well-lubricated stag parties to put a lifejacket on!

[Crystal Horizon And Broadway P At Rickos]

18 minutes ago, tim said:

I heard on the radio this morning that Boris has said pubs and restaurants could reopen sooner than expected (whatever that means) after landlords stated they wouldn't be able to open while the 2m rule was in force

I'm assuming by that the social distance rules maybe relaxed

I've agreed with Fiona at Pacific to move by booking 2 weeks to 14th July, I'm hoping that pub gardens might be open with certain rules in place, if not, and I can go on the boat I may be asking for advice on shops on the broads as my knowledge is the pubs  

Mates of ours took on a run-down pub in Ipswich (a 'Tolly folly' for those in CAMRA) late last year. They've been told by their pubco to look into the feasability of a one metre distancing , no dates have been mentioned yet but things may be moving at last. There may be a faint glimmer at the end of the tunnel!

[Diesel Prices(northern)]

Just (today) filled up at Sutton Staithe - £1 per litre, 60/40 split!, pumpout still £12.

[Fuel Prices, Northern & Southern Broads]

Sutton Staithe £1 per litre 26/5/20

[My Day]

Wrabness - not far from the Butt and Oyster!

[The Big Firkle 2020]

Folded wrong?

[Broadsedge Re-open!!]

We've just heard from a reliable source that Broadsedge will re-open from tomorrow between 9:30 and 4:30 for day visits only. No facilities or water so bring your own but at least we can start scraping the green off and see if the mighty throbbing BMC still throbs!

[Varnish Over Oiled Wood]

I've had good results with Danish Oil - multiple coats, applied with bits of old T shirt, flatted between with 0000 wire wool.

[Lockdown - Further Clarification]

2 hours ago, EastCoastIPA said:

Seems like a very sensible approach, but I'm very puzzled by the "I'll put a tag on your record" Which record would that be? ANPR cameras normally do instantaneous look ups on a number of databases to show MOT, Tax and registered keeper. The police can add your number plate to the ANPR camera system as a VOI (vehicle of interest) and if you pass any of the cameras it will ping them an alert in real time so they can trace and track a car.

Probably through PNC, the Police National Computer which I'm probably still on from my happy days in C&E when I was authorised to transport all manner of stuff including Section 5 firearms, in my own car rather than a marked up 'works motor'.