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  1. "mooring attendants are usually volunteers" At Reedham, Grt Yarmouth and Norwich they are not volunteers. They are employed by BA. I do not know of any volunteer attendants other than Ranworth, if indeed they are volunteer's, how does one know ? but perhaps they are to be found elsewhere.
  2. This matter has been raised at a parish meeting. There were no takers. Not a single parishioner wished to moor his boat on the mooring for fear of damage. Would you?
  3. The issue I fear is that the mooring fee becomes a grudge payment. Difficult for the layman to justify. A feeling that one is being exploited, taken advantage of. In brief, ripped off especially where it is newly introduced or an established expense which is increased beyond all reasonable expectation. One is left with the realisation that an authority, an organisation, a company or an individual believes that it is morally and legally entitled to "Give the donkey another whack" without any thought to a person or indeed the consequences of such action to others in particular.
  4. Sadly it is not the Simon's of this world that we have to worry about but those who attempt to emulate his ability to live, respect and survive in a fragile environment. It is those who light fires in high risk area's such as reed beds and peat beds in drought conditions, leave rubbish which threatens wildlife and cattle and domesticated animals alike with such tragic consequences. How does one differentiate between the two?
  5. Ah! Now! Is this where the expression "Swan Off" comes from?
  6. How do you throw a mud weight. Do you tuck the weight under your chin, Geoff Capes style, pirouette on the bow of your boat, and then with a mighty heave launch the weight into the bobbing up and down stuff?.
  7. CP. you do not need an app to determine anything in this life. Least of all where to moor, where to moor, how to moor. On the Broads, on the river, several things have to be considered. The tide. A variable. So many things to take into consideration, which effect and have an influence on where you moor. A variable which can and will sometimes change. Weather. Weather will determine where a boatman will moor. Take heed of wind direction, wind force, and of course how changes over a relatively short period of time need to be taken into consideration. An app does not provide much comfort to me or security. I prefer my own judgement. ,
  8. The thing is, you mustn't blame the bridge.
  9. Oops! We seem to have gone off piste! This must be a classic! Let's hear it for the bridge, no.......all bridges. Norfolk and Suffolk has an ambarresment of bridges. From Beccles, to Norwich. From Norwich to Great Yarmouth. From Great Yarmouth to Wroxham, to Stalham, to Potter, to Coltishall. It is what it is. Rivers and bridges. If an issue. Buy a caravan. Hire a riverside cottage. Old Wussername.
  10. You could of course try Amarula. Elephants like it. Not many people know that.
  11. MM. I know that this is a stressful time mate. Gin with no ice, like a soft boiled egg with no salt, a banana with no custard. A new fridge. However did we manage without one. But...we did. Now me old mate, me old mucker. All is not lost. Fear ye not. In days of yore our ancestors would sup a warm gin by a log fire, a mulled gin fired with a red hot poker, fortified with berries and herbs and cloves. Do not be easily led by armchair fireside boaters. Resist temptation, do you really need a fridge. The fruits of the forest await you, the River Ant ice I am led to believe (upstream) is very wholesome. Old Wussername
  12. They say that one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime. Some will live with it without knowing. Some will know and it will not effect them whatsoever. Some of course will have to make the journey. It is a journey which is all embracing, family, friends, nurses, surgeon's, consultants and of course your local doctor. You will not walk alone. Old Wussername
  13. What a wonderful picture. Thank you Howard for posting it. Andrew
  14. Your time will come mate. Trust me.
  15. Ah! Wet arm motoring. My MGB, wire wheels, convertible, all the gear, would have given you a run for your money through the bends, Ketts Hill, Mousehole, Salhouse Road. However, I suspect you would have had the edge! Forgive us both in reminiscing. It was a long time ago. Andrew
  16. Here we go! Here we go! A couple of geriatric roughnecks chewing the fat! I bet you both had sports cars, went to the Washington Club. Tropical Lynda? Ranworth Country Club. All our yesteryear's. Black Anna, Ber Street. StudioFour, Jazz. Norfolk was an isolated place,it really was. In some respects a place of mystery in the day. Stories to be told. My brother now lives in Australia, he refers to it as our Glorious Sarah Titch. Our Glorious Heritage. I really do hope, that at least, for that, we will be remembered.
  17. MPs will run with the fox, if it suits them they will hunt with the hounds. Old Wussername.
  18. Thank you Vaughan. There were two very influential ladies in Broadland who I was privileged to know personally. Jenney Simpson, Jill Thwaites. Both magistrates. They were close friends.They both owned boat yards together with thier partners. Well, their partners did, there is always a power beyond the throne. Together they both made an enourmous contribution to the Broads. It went beyond hiring boats. They supported the disadvantaged, Children with learning difficulties. Taught them how to sail. Adults in wheel chairs, sailing a boat, how cool is that. Never, ever, did they mention. They just did it. A great loss. Andrew.
  19. A great loss to Broadland. To the hire industry. To the community. To us all. In particular to my family. William Granville Jenner and our extended family loved and respected you. A sad day for me a very sad day. Andrew
  20. Well spotted. I try to keep well clear of it.
  21. Well there you go. Advice from Norfolk. The Broads finest forum. From me, a norfolk boatman. Pitch up. Relax. Look up. The night sky. You might be in a magical place. Devoid of light pollution. Have you ever been in such a place?. Noise, at night, there is none. Perhaps the screech of the barn owl, the hoot of the brown. In the morning, geese, a skein of geese, screeching , demanding., perhaps, just perhaps, the boom of the elusive bittern. Enjoy. Old Wussername
  22. https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23267237.norfolk-broads-boat-owners-raise-toll-price-hike-concerns/ There you go me old mate, me old mucker Old Wussername
  23. Indeed. Is it not relative, or in isolation?
  24. You may be correct in some instances and you have quoted a unique circumstance. Fact has determined a somewhat different conclusion on a number of situations and will continue to do so.
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