JennyMorgan

Whatever for? You are on HOLIDAY!! That aside if you wear your t-shirts one size too small then the creases don't show, at least not the ones in the shirt!

Likewise a hair dryer and a trouser press!

You obviously haven't seen Poppy when he's out sailing!

Unlike a committee meeting a forum attracts new, often uninformed members at totally random times. This means that there are people, often wishing to become involved, who often know little or nothing of the events or history behind the topic or debate. Does that sound familiar? This clearly applies to some people more than others. Granted that we can't all have a lifetimes experience of the Broads, or decades of experience of the Broads Authority, but that's life. As an ex-chairperson myself, several times, I really don't see a valid comparison between forums and committee meetings, two very different animals albeit with both having members who would benefit from some in-depth research and experience of what they have chosen to debate or even argue over.

I also remember the big boats that would leave the hire yards and promptly moor up just along the river, or go alongside at the Everitt Park in Oulton Broad, where their friends would join them thus a six or eight berther might arrive at Yarmouth with twice the number on-board! Trips to Yarmouth to replace the flat batteries was common place. The chemists and gents hairdressers must have done a roaring trade back then!

Unless folk experienced the seventies high point in the Broads hire fleets then perhaps it is hard to appreciate what went on in some respects. Between them Oulton Broad, Somerleyton and Beccles had well over one hundred hire-boats, most of which headed North by mid week whilst a good number of the North Rivers boats headed South. Crossing Breydon was a regular part of the adventure as was stopping at Yarmouth for the Golden Mile experience. Berney was popular with the hirers, if not the yards, but the moorings were rough back then, still are in places. Too many boats for too few moorings back then,

Must admit that we sometimes kept a pretty fast dory at Burgh Castle so that we could get to Fowlers, Ripplecraft or other Oulton Broad (Hoseasons) boats moored there. Re hull damage, the moorings were pretty rough at one time. When Breydon got really rough or fog-bound there would be a small flotilla of yard boats either helping or warning boats not to cross.

There was, but the Discus one is not him.

There are two known Mardlers out there.

They are there , all 20 of them!

My thoughts are based on BBC TV news pictures and reports that were clearly not doctored. Okay, selected locations, I accept that, but reality is reality, in places people did clearly ignore social distancing. Booze in, common sense out.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/berney-arms-pub-revival-hopes-fading-1-6730422 Some excellent reader comments follow the article.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-broads-police-incident-boat-seized-great-yarmouth-1-6730711

The BA's mooring policy is that in an ideal world there should be a thirty minute run time between moorings. If we take that as both gospel and reasonable then moorings at Berney are logical and necessary. The BA have long opposed a residential redevelopment at the Berney Arms. Confused thinking or what? As for the RSPB, nip down to Minsmere to the excellent RSPB nature reserve, please note their very fine visitor centre and cafe/restaurant. More muddled even hypocritical thinking? Perhaps the freeholder is not incredibly popular? Not that I have any sympathy with him!

Keeping safe! Ha bloody ha! This was entirely predictable. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53296689

I thought that it was roll-ups made with interesting woodland produce, suitably dried before combustion!!

I have a live-in hairdresser so that's not been a problem! As far as a pint at home, just haven't felt the need, but then wine consumption has gone up, not least because we can share and enjoy a decent bottle.

My wife and I visited our local Africa Alive wildlife park today, and very nice it was too. Quite a few hundred folk out enjoying themselves but their caution was very apparent, young or old. If they exercise the same caution in regard to pubs then I doubt they will be rushing out for a pint, at least not from a pub. On the way home we drove past both the Commodore & the Wolf Inn at Oulton Broad, neither was busy, not by any stroke of the imagination. Perhaps people won't be rushing back to the pubs, at least not just yet.

Vaughan, I quite see where you are coming from with your comment. It is a difficult time for both the hireboat industry and the Authority itself, both of which have, in the main, apart from the afore mentioned laid-up boats affair, handled the situation commendably well. None of us can possibly know what tomorrow is going to bring, interesting times ahead. Where it goes from here I can only guess, as any of us can. I would like to think that my concerns will be proven groundless but we shall have to wait and see, I shall reserve final judgement until next year's toll is set. All that said, I have to support Paladin's recent postings on this topic because I feel strongly that he has a valid point to make.

I really feel for those who can't or won't go under the old bridge at Beccles!

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/lowestoft-lockdown-easing-pubs-reopening-1-6727829

Was a time when three out of four Broads holiday makers wore a bobble {Benny) hat!

Take a tip from the natives!

Spain is pretty hot, even in Spring!

I have spent very many hours in J.P's company. Yes, he is approachable, indeed is good company. However, there is the 'brick wall' factor to overcome. I have no doubt whatsoever that he is well aware of what is written on this forum, as others, after all he employs a communications department in order to monitor the forums, just in case someone writes something naughty!