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5 hours ago, addicted said:
I'm usually quite savvy about these matters, however in my defence the call couldn't have come at a better time for the scammer, that very morning I had received a delivery from Amazon that was bound in "Prime" tape which made me wonder if they had put me back in it again without my knowledge. This was apparently an error on their part and the tape shouldn't have been used. Apparently Amazon never phone clients which I didn't know - I do now and won't be fooled again.
Carole
Carole
No harm done Carole to post your concern, in fact to the good. Thank you for bringing the matter to our attention. There is a generation out there whose vunlerability can and does change as they get older. Indeed can be seen on a daily basis. Confusion can also be recognised even by ourselves as being evident as part of our own individual behaviour.
Many of us, myself included, are part of that generation and so are those, our parents who are most at risk from those who consider our loved ones a suitable prey.
More should be done, more could be done, against those who consider their misguided behaviour acceptable with regard to the majority of our law abiding society.
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I have used Amazon for years. Never had a problem. Family use it all the time. Never had a problem. Surely an issue such as you have described would have been mentioned in the media before now with quite devastating repercussions for the company concerned.
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36 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:
Tropical Linda, a delicate grasp and a pint pot, please excuse my ignorance but could you explain the connection, remembering that we have lady readers?
Can't remember. I bet Vaughan can.
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25 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
As Tropical Linda would, I am sure, assert!
Now. Where did I put that pint pot?
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On 24/11/2019 at 15:39, Vaughan said:
That is a very good point.
I still notice, however, that you are seeing lots of them on Hickling, but they seem to have disappeared from elsewhere on the Broads.
Could that be because otters don't live in reed-beds? Just a thought. . . . .
One day in February of this year I counted over 100 Coot on Malthouse broad. A large raft of them in the middle of the broad. The following day they had gone. Old Putty Nose can be elusive when he wants to be.
By the way, never seen an Otter on Malthouse, or indeed heard of any. That doesn't mean to say that they are not about.
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1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said:
There are some that might argue that we should have the right to drown if we should so wish.
Many tempt fate.
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Should it be mandatory for life jackets/vests/whatever, be enforced on certain parts of the Broads. If you disagree, why?
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To my mind there are two very important factors that come into play for both parties, both buyer and seller.
Fear of loss and greed for gain.
Old Wussername.
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Any way, enough of that. Do you get your UK winter heating allowance in sunny France.
If so have you thought of sending it to Help the Aged.
You could of course send it to me.
Direct.
Thus cutting out the middle man.
Tootle pip me old mucker
Old Wussername.
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2 hours ago, ChrisB said:
UPDATE
I sincerely hope that no youngsters or anyone else has the stupid idea to tunnel into it as a sand collapse takes no prisoners
And neither does the sea.
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Depends on the breed of dog. A yellow lab can fill a Dyson in one hit. Some breeds shed very few hairs.
Fleas are very rare, but has been known and can be very difficult to clean.
Carpets on the floor and walls can present problems. Many modern hire boats do not adorn the inside with carpets to any great extent.
So for the boatyard a bit of a lottery. Some people are more careful than others.
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24 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said:
We have a wireless baby monitor for the aged mother in law, it has sound and a camera, the camera can be covered for privacy but still retaining the sound.
Her rooms are some distance and on a different level to ours but it works well.
Another option might be a wireless door bell she could press if she needed help.
The wireless door bell is an option you might wish to consider.
It was used successfully by our family, in a large house when my father was terminally ill. Several sounders were used in different parts of the house and provided that degree of protection and above all else the comfort in knowing that we were providing support over and beyond that which couldn't have been achieved by any other means.
Andrew
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1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said:
If I didn't live just a few miles away then I would be seriously tempted by one of these:
https://www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk/lodges-for-sale/
I've outlived my lollipop so to speak! I know that Carol's decision was a hard one to make and that maybe I should make the same one.
Perhaps a dayboat is the answer. Hope so, it's the route my wife and I have decided to take, for now. Old bones and camping aboard don't really work and bigger boats are just too big!
My wife and I have gone the picnic boat route. We pick the day, not wanting a rainy one. We pick our journey, South or North. Hickling and Horsey, or perhaps Coltishall, or if it takes our fancy Beccles and Geldeston Lock. Or a morning on Bargate followed by a trip up the Yare.
With family, with friends. Each day is golden. It is not a substitute but it certainly helps to draw the sting.
Andrew
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3 hours ago, DaveRolaves said:
There have been horses in the fields by the side of the new cut for over 2 years now. In Total well over 100. I think that many are looked after by the horse charity Redwings.
Together with the approval and the involvement of the Broads Authority. Part of a marsh conservation program. I am not a horse person, other than our daughter had one which I disliked and it disliked me. Intently. It was mutual. I hated it with a passion.
However. The thing looked the part. Well fed, well groomed and loved the vet. As did the vet love it.
As for the horses on the marsh one has to say they all seem to look magnificent. Long may they stay there. But not in my paddock!
Old Wussername
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I think that you will find it relates to conservation management of the marsh land. Some horses like a good old munch. Keeps loads of nasties at bay. Excuse the pun.
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Good to hear from you.
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Interesting Timbo and thank you for your contribution. It would be comforting for the BA to acknowledge their responsibility with regard to this serious matter and I feel that the Authority would gain much sympathy and support if they were to recognise and admit to the financial constraints in which they have to operate and seek the help and cooperation of the many boat owners and hirers who are concerned about this issue which blights the Broads to the detriment of that which we hold dear.
Perhaps, just perhaps, together and I mean together, we could seek and find a financial solution to this issue with the help of other organisations of a like mind.
Andrew
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1 hour ago, Smoggy said:
That one was removed by BA after they posted a 28 day notice on it, it first appeared on postwick wharf dropped in by hiab I believe, sank once there and got raised by BA, then got loose and wound up caught up on roots upstream from ferryhouse.
It was a project boat as there was an engine in it but not fitted and lots of rusted tools in there.
A 28 days notice? Does that not suggest that the BA does indeed have the authority as well as a responsibility with regard to such matters. If that is the case why is the BA seen to be so reluctant in dealing with this problem. Legal, financial implications perhaps.
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10 minutes ago, marshman said:
I think Vaughan touched on this in another post - the trouble is that it is my understanding, the BA do not have, and never have had, the same powers that exist now in respect of abandoned vehicles. I believe it is just not within their remit - sadly.
If you are correct MM and I believe that that you are, does that mean if you wish to get rid of your boat simply remove all obvious identification, moor it up against a tree, any old tree and walk away?
What a dreadful state of affairs.
Andrew
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It is my belief that if the Morning Flight, an iconic boat of historical significance and local affection and importance had it been allowed to remain at Thorpe St Andrew it would have served as a standard for others to follow. A standard for others to emulate, to complement the beautiful background to one of the most attractive village greens to be found in Norfolk.
With foresight it should have been protected and its surroundings likewise to preserve that which was held dear by the people of Thorpe St Andrew and indeed visitors from Norwich and the local area.
There are good people on the island, Take a pride in their homes. Some it would seem quite content to live in depravity. It is the latter that needs to be addressed, not insurmountable. It just needs understanding and a willingness by the residents and the authorities to recognise the issues and act in a positive manner to bring back the River Green to its former glory.
Andrew
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Swimming in the rivers and broads has certainly increased, in my mind, this year more than ever. It was only about three weeks ago that I witnessed a group of some five or six young people on paddle boards, on Malthouse broad. Inevitably the group decided to swim. They were some 20 to 30 yards from the quay heading. Six heads bobbing about in one of the busiest and popular places on the broads. Frequented by experienced boat hirers and experienced private owners.
And the not so experienced.
Last year at Reedham, a number of children about six in total. changed into their swimming gear, collected their rubber rings and floating mattresses and proceeded to the rescue steps to enter the River Yare in full flood. Had they been able to enter the water there is no doubt in my mind that we would have been presented with a serious emergency involving an unprecedented response from the emergency services but for the presence of mind from the Broads Authority quay attendant the situation was prevented from escalating.
Last Thursday, the hottest day of the year in fact I was cruising down the River Yare past the first railway bridge at Thorpe St Andrew village green. Just the other side of the bridge people were swimming in the original river. A fairly safe place I would have thought. Indeed I remember my mother telling me that she and her sisters would swim round the island from Town House into the new cut down to the other railway bridge, past the pub (for the life of me I cannot remember the name, was it Thorpe Gardens) past Hearts Cruisers and back to Town House. Jenners Boat yard.
My journey that evening took me past the church mooring at Brundall. Some ten to twelve teenagers, boys and girls, from the village were jumping in and out of the river. not venturing very far into the river itself, it has to be said. A practice I suspect has been carried out for generations.
A practice I suspect was carried out throughout broadland years ago, without reservation.
Andrew
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If you can't tie knots tie lots
Seems to work for our holiday makers.
Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app-
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On 18/07/2019 at 13:37, johnb said:
I don't want or need Rangers to wave frantically at or to me.
Do they wave frantically. I don't think so. A discrete acknowledgement when appropriate to the conditions. A polite recognition which I find a respectful greeting on the river. Long may it continue.
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On 18/07/2019 at 13:12, marshman said:
and no, they don't need to wave to me, just as I don't feel the need to wave to every other boater that waves to me! I would think it is almost impossible for the Ranger who does Wroxham/Horning to wave at every boat - his arm would fall off!!
MM. Where does the wave bit which you seem to attach a degree of significance relate to that all important personal relationship between the BA ranger, in this instance the helm, on a one to one basis. Which in my opinion has been neglected. The Ranger is unable to achieve an impact, an influence from the confines of his launch. He needs to reach out beyond. To be approachable to all. He is not going to achieve that from your ideal of cruising up and down the river. Unless of course you are able to convince me otherwise.
Andrew
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Amazon Scam
in The Broadscot Lounge
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Why would I wish to question your integrity? What motive would I possibly have.
I do not know you. I have never met you. I do feel at this moment in time that I do not wish to meet you.
I am quite amazed at your cavalier attitude.
However, i would like to think on a wall , on a village green, on a mooring somewhere we would perhaps enjoy a civilised meeting over a pint or whatever and enjoy our mutual company without this anamosity.
Regards
Andrew