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    Women Boat Building

    in Broads Chat

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    16 minutes ago, Andrewcook said:

    I do believe Women can Build good Boats with Extra Wardrobe Space as to them  in the future Building Boats and.going  around the Broads but we must not Rock it to much . One other note there seems to be a lot of Women crew started to come on the Broads  so we must mind out P & Q's

    Look out for shoe racks and handbag hangers ..............all fitted and matching of course :default_eusa_dance:

     

    finny

     

     

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    My Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    There is some true salts of the earth within the trades 

    Rare day off today but a good mate fitted me a new boiler a few weeks ago - i would have happily paid him but within the circle its a favor for a favor which got re-called today fitting a very heavy woodburner and liner 

    He picked me up on time and whilst on our way to the job his phone went ,i knew by the change in expression he was not happy . we have a detour he said - another plumber has let a old couple down and had left them with no hot water or heating since friday  and its now monday .

    we arrive and the lady of the house is at  the end of life stage  .my mate  swings into action .luckily the boiler is in a out house which makes things easy not only to repair but means we can give everything a good clean down from a covid point 

    job done an hour so later and the gentleman of the house approaches and asks how much ? my mate plays the job down and says " no charge - it was just something stuck "  on we go . in the van i say correct me if iam wrong but did you not just fit a new central heating pump then ?.....i did ....but iam so annoyed anyone could leave vulnerable old dears like that all weekend 

    the language was to strong to word on here

    i know not only have i got a good mate but the trades have too

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    Lewis Hamilton 7 Times World Champion

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    22 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said:

    Lewis has won more world championships then any other driver in this country. For that alone he deserves  a Knighthood. There are many in sport and for that matter in other walks of life,have active less then him and have received  Knighthoods.When all said and done he is a seven time world

    Johnathan Rea from northern Ireland is the current world super bike champion 6 times in row 2015 .2016 .2017 .2018 .2019 .2020 without any recognition- yet still one of the country's most successful 

    He even pays his taxes 

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    Lewis Hamilton 7 Times World Champion

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    Watch every tv advert nowadays .and whilst I have no time for racism or discrimination in any form there is a unnatural desire to accelerate cultural diversity and I believe this knighthood is more to do with bending the knee 

    He lives in the tax haven Monaco ( even dodged vat on his private jet ) works for the germans so my question is how does this man benefit Great Britain enough to gain a knighthood 

    Give it to a waggon driver who has worked through the lockdowns to make sure you and your family had food on the table in the recent hard times because without him you ain't got Jack sh...it 

    Didn't see good old lewis offering his driving skills when the country needed him 

    Finny

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    Hic !

    in Broads Chat

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    1 hour ago, Wussername said:

    Difficult times. Awful. On so many levels. My wife and I seem to lurch from lockdown to lockdown. We are elderly, sprightly, But isolated. Vulnerable or so they tell me. No chance if you get it. Gulp!

    So we don't go  anywhere. I live in the middle of the Norfolk Broads, Ranworth, Reedham on me wall, Womack, Wroxham, Ludham, minutes away. 

    The government have written to me, Broadland District Council have written to me. Personal letters headed Private and Confidential, and to my wife. 

    DO NOT MAKE AN UNECESSARY JOURNEY. YOU ARE AT RISK.............VULNERABLE

    Not even to see our Grandchildren, that is the most difficult part.

    Our life has changed. I do not have to go to Stress Co any more (Tesco). A very nice man delivers it.

    Love to go to Poundland. Smoke and mirrors, but I loved it. But no more. 

    Morrisons after gym at Riverside Norwich but sadly no more. I do miss their pies.

    However, we are drinking more, at home. Alone.

    No longer social drinking, no longer that glass of Sauvignon Blanc on Barton, Ranworth (Mallthouse)  or indeed Bargate.

    My wife and I feel alone. Not abandoned but isolated.

    Another glass my dear.. hic!

     

     

     

    Being a father and Grandfather i feel you pain ,we meet up locally  and have a social distance stroll with the family and grandkids usually through the park ......it aint naturally right but it sure does give us a lift ,with regards shopping we have moved it to saturdays after 6pm and usually find the place almost empty ... ...its more a case of learning to ride the storm 

    anyway we have Gracie to keep us on out toes :default_icon_clap:

     

    finny

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    My Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    19 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:

    Those who have had the jab will be having a suitable logo tattooed on their foreheads. Those without will be expected to carry a bell and to pronounce that they are unclean.

    Many a true word in jest Peter .........i just hope the human rights lawyers are sharpening their claws  i foresee a two tier system emerging not everyone needs vaccination only the vulnerable .i cant put links on the forum but google Dr Mike yeadon ex pfizer, there is no doubt there is a nasty side to this virus but there is a very nasty side in its handling

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    My Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    It's not really having any adverse effects on the young many do not even show symptoms that's why many youngsters ain't that bothered about social distancing or wear a mask in public unfortunately it's age discrimination with this disease. The nurses in the family tell me they have been worded up and prepped for a massive go on this front - so watch this space 

    I Think I Want A Bigger One.

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    I held the theory that boat owners - myself at the time became paranoid about how much fuel we have in the tank through a lack of fuel guage to the tune that we would be prepared to stick twigs down the neck filler to make sure it was wet at the other end - personally I think your fuel economy on your type of boat would be fugal and even if you go the great expensive in changing your tank and lines then even with a bigger tank you will always be concerned at how fill your Big is :default_biggrin:

     

    There is a lot to be said in having a skinny  dipstick handy :default_eusa_dance:

     

    finny

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    My Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    43 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:

    Had a letter from HMG this morning telling me that 'clinically I am a critically vulnerable person', made my day, not! Thank goodness I have space, both a shed and garage in which to play and potter. Thank goodness I have my music and my books in which to loose myself. I also have a near and handy great outdoors. How people living, often alone, in their little boxes, imprisoned in the cities, can cope I dread to think. I have my wife and friends at the end of a telephone line, I am lucky, extremely so, but being told, officially, that I am regarded as a critically vulnerable person, well past it, is a bit of a downer. Still, I had a case of wine delivered yesterday so life isn't all bad!

    You used to beat away our winter blues via photography peter 

    Well .....we have a duty to keep you occupied :default_eusa_dance:

    Finny

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    WRC Boats Moving To Nbd For Next Season?

    in Broads Chat

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    Every time I have hired on the canals it's been an all inclusive price which is fine - you know where you stand financially and I think Vaughan has touched on something .since selling my boat going back to the convenience of hiring the first place I look and has been for a while is to the all inclusive ferry marine subject to boat requirements or availability 

    Finny

    Latest BA Advice On Covid Lockdown

    in Speakers' Corner:

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     Good post ray .

    "Out of every disaster there is an opportunity " to be exploited .the NHS was always going to be a vote winner and I think we are witnessing a new way in harvesting public finances off it's back  track and trace being one of many failed cash cows but that for the sake of the forum is only my opinion. 

    People naturally will judge this virus and its effects inwardly based and there are many sufferers  .mental health and secondary illness figures being up there to name a few . Our grandchildren will still be paying the paymaster for this when many of us here have gone and I fear some business and jobs will never recover.

    If you get this virus and recover then I guess to many then its just the normal flu  but here lies the problem there is a very nasty side to this normal flu that takes the weak and vulnerable out so I guess people will make assumptions based on their own experience or at least experience so far 

    Just for the doubters or conspiracy theorists my daughter caught this virus first time spike and transpired nothing more than a mild cold .its not the case second time she is really poorly struggling to breathe .she is 34 fit and extremely healthy her job is in environmental health currently educating or enforcing business that wont comply in the name of public safety .I could go but I wont 

    Anyway let's get back to the more important" The marina gates are locked " 

     

    Finny

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