JennyMorgan

Now that is irony!

They weren't even runner up for that one. Must have been all those votes for Snowdonia Real National Park that did it!

Bogus National Park!! Arrrhh, I'm innocent so there!

Perhaps when the BA runs out of numbers then they will increase the letters used from one to three. JP's kayak will then carry a new registration, namely BNP1. There's an all electric 4X4 parked up near Beccles, with flat batteries and oversized BNP1 index numbers.

BNP it is, sorry, but I don't much like the taste of industrial strength, carbolic mouthwash!

Now where's my felt tip pen?!

I think that folk will find that both the Beccles Bogs and those at Oulton Broad have had a bit of a tart up. That is apart from Oulton Broad's sordid disabled toilet, apparently the contractors overlooked it, the silly billies!

John, I've no problem with your blindingly obscure sense of humour! Nor did I read your thread as trying to reignite a tired, if not thoroughly exhausted topic. Not sure what sort of answer you were expecting though. The funny thing about it, for me, is that the phone maps include land way outside the Broads executive area as being part of the great BNP fraud! I have questioned the Campaign for National Parks and at first the answer was that the park area coincided with the executive area. I then pointed out that Norwich has been quoted as the ONLY city within a national park and that Norwich is actually outside the BA's executive area. Their answer was that the Wensum ran through the City and as the river was a part of the Broads then the City was therefore within in the faux BNP area. I responded by asking if that really was the case then was Ringland, Taverham and Aylesham also in the BNP? I haven't had a reply to that one, now that has amused me!

No, Bill, sorry and all that. I do not believe the BA has anything like the expertise to market as effectively as they have so I feel sure that outside help has been enlisted. What do you think?

I've no doubt that professional agencies are actively behind the marketing of the BNP. Now, what company provides such services in Norfolk?

Which reminds me of a good friend who didn't clear the gunnels. After a good session in Coldham Hall, when it was a pub, we retired gracefully to our bunks. Later we were all woken by our fellow crew member, Charlie. Charlie was well over the eight, stumbling around the cabin until he found what he obviously thought was the gunnel, only it wasn't. Charlie was instead clinging to the edge of the galley sink where he proceeded to jettison his liquid cargo. I don't think that he was ever convinced that the full coffee mugs in the sink were his doing, despite all of us insisting that he scrub the sink and its contents.

In my dim and distant offshore cruising days I was rafted up at Yarmouth, IOW, alongside a very neat little cruiser. I don't remember how we got onto the subject but the owner showed me his solution for when he went inland cruising. Both side benches had innocent looking hinges which allowed short sections of side benches on both sides, where a helmsman would normally sit, to be raised which then revealed comfortable, mahogany bog seats over buckets!

If it's that bad a funnel and a hose leading over the side! Waterproof trousers tucked into your wellies, I kid you not! The result has an interesting effect on foot odour. Dinghy sailors wear wet suits, wee has the advantage of warming 'em up!

Not knowingly!

Is it good for catching roach?

Those of a certain age will remember Simon at Surlingham Ferry, his pink gins were legendary, indeed the tinkling on tonsils was that of virgin's water.

One or two of those to whom Vaughan's wise observations might refer are adults, amazing. Perhaps we should call in Jeremy Kyle to officiate.

Bill, nothing whatsoever to do with agreeing or disagreeing, of that I can assure you. Folk will decide for themselves, as is their right.

Can't agree with the conclusion that this place is losing its friendly aspect. I have considerable sympathy for the moderators on this one because I remain convinced that there is a faction within our midst that jumps from forum to forum, determined to create disharmony, for whatever reason.

Mel has made it clear that divers will swim the river in order to remove discarded fishing tackle and obstructions. Sensible and reasonable precaution. Most anglers who fish the Waveney do so with ledger weights or similar to hold their tackle to the bottom. The problem comes when an angler retrieves his tackle to avoid a swimmer. Sounds contradictory but with the weight and a flying hook, or hooks, then there is a very real risk of hooking an angler as the tackle is retrieved. Most of us with boats have picked up anglers tackle and most of us who regularly fish the Broads have lost tackle to boats, it happens. I agree, anglers can avoid the event, if they know about it. However if a match has been arranged for that weekend , and it might well have, then I doubt that it would be cancelled or relocated, indeed why should it be?

No, no, no, you're now one of the good guys, aren't you?

The result of running over a swimming chicken.

Me thinks that we have an annoying troublemaker in our midst! No, dnks34, not you!!