ChrisB

you would have thought this would have been more widely reported.

I apologise if this offends anyone but I have lifted this from "Over the road"

Or as my college lecturer said " You can't see it, you can't smell it and when you feel it, it is too bl÷#dy late".

And have you seen the price of a good Wick recently! They say our parafin lamps will be a thing of the past by 2030 here on the North Coast of Norfolk. But I think it is wishful thinking.

Park and Ride every time for me. Not prepared for the damage any more in St Stephens or John Lewis. Cars just get bigger, but the parking spces are still based on the dimensions of Austin A30s, Standard 8s and Ford Anglias.

Get the high speed rail link sorted, and the next round of roads and Norfolk will be no different to the home counties. I was watching my DVD of David Dimbleby's "Picture of Britain" (2005) last week. In the "Flatlands" episode he praises the unique character of the area which he attributes to it's remoteness. And how the locals like it that way and put up with the longer travel times to protect that uniqueness. As I have said before living in one of the "bunch" vllages I think we will be protected in my lifetime (I'm 67) by the two bridges but Norfolk as we know and love it will be unrecognizable in twenty years. On Easter Sunday I was walking along the Paston Way nr. Edingthorpe and was stopped by a retired couple who had lived and brought up their family in Rackheath and Salhouse, they were in the area house hunting, to escape the developers. They said they thought that they were settled but could not stand the thought of being boxed in. They bought their present house so they could have country walks and bird watch without using their car, but that it will be, now, a short lived possibility.

And if he had been drinking into the early hours he would still be over the limit the next morning for driving on the roads.

I drop my four (2 auto, 2 manual for dinghy use) at Brundall bay marina office where they are collected to go to Seasafe on the I.O.W. I think they use dehumidified air and over inflate deliberately as part of the service. The jacket is thn re-certified

Certainly the NNUH is going to need careful consideration. The new car park was hardly used two years ago, now it too is always full, why did they not build it multistory? I hope expansion of the surgical facilities are on the plan but of course NNUH's real estate is owned by Barclays Bank or in other words Sheikh Mansour and Qatar Holdings so who knows!

I think the good times will roll for a short spell of years. Dipping in the pension pot and from today bank and building society interest paid gross! But the day of reckoning will come. If some of the best actuarial brains can get it wrong, I personally don't think Jo Public has a hope in hell. And upgrading from Amber Gem 76 to Commadore 3 aint gonner pay that tax demand when it falls on the mat.

The rag in question is owned by "Dirty Digger" Mugdock! What do you expect from a countryman who''s sun shines in the northern sky!

It appears not any more Peter. They used to, nice white ones with the Crabber Logo. Could be collectors items now! Alot has changed at Crabbers in the last few years. Sure they are in fine financial fettle but their interior finish and a few other things are not what they were. IMHO.

You can live in hope that you pick up a Cornish Crabber fender. That would be acceptable to a Drascombe. Just!

We have heavy rain with hard bits. Started about ten minutes ago on the North Coast.

I prefer a bit of soft bank to quay heading in a blow. Not much trouble to wash a bit of mud off the fenders.

With Salhouse still closed??? I guess the answer is where they can. I think quayside mooring is going to be a problem at major holiday times this year.

For years I drove German and was a VW Mercedes devotee. But like others here we now need a high rider. My other problem is a very arthritis prone left knee (Rugby injury induced) and with regular cross town trips taking my wife to the NNUH I have to have an automatic. But the Germans have gone so far down the Diesel route that unless I buy something about 240bhp I can't get a petrol auto in a high rider. Living in NE Norfolk I average about 18 miles a day at a very low average speed. I go months without being on a fast road so a DPF is a no no. Hopefully this rush of new Three cylinder petrols will address this problem fo me. Main dealers are also in short supply without going into Norwich just Nissan and Ford now that Stalham is no longer a Peugeot main dealer and Vauxhall in Holt. I will probably now stick to Nissan as I can get it serviced inMundesley, they collect the car from the village where I live, leave me a Micra or Note and bring mine back when done. Can't better that service.

Nissan in the form of Crayford and Abbs is very convenient for you as I think you said your base is Holt. They have three high riders the X Trail, Qashqai and Juke. Can thoughly recommed C&As service. Toyota have a very exciting new car coming out the C-HR Seat have the new Ateca And the New Audi Q2 looks great as well.

I wear a Citizen radio controlled chrono so I get an automatic reminder on Sunday morning if my age gets the better of me.

Remember when sending your jackets for service that it is only certain carriers who will transport pressurised containers. Royal Mail for example will not.

Storm Katie due to arrive Monday.

Now officially "Storm Katie" on Monday.

Um. The fire blanket looks remarkably like the one I have. I will have to check.

If you are new to the boat follow Iain's advice. Warp her round and no harm can be done.

Just downloaded the North Atlantic Grib Files. It looks very windy Sunday but especially Monday. A 997 low is on the cards.