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I have crossed in worse, my ideal crossing south to north is if I hit the incoming tide at about Breydon Bridge, then push into it to the yellow post, where I then get a boost all the way up the bure.
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I would use the cleat, and before using it check it is really secure to the boat. I have seen fender eyes ripped out of boats just by brushing fenders too hard. the last thing you would want is to get halfway up the ladder and then have the thing it was secured to break loose.
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one trick I use is playing music very quietly in the background, then as i lay down i can barely hear it, so concentrate on trying to make out the words- leading me to drop straight off, my current background music is status quo.
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MM, You are not alone, I too am awake, however I now plan to hit the hot tub for an hour of relaxation there without having to think, then it will be time to get dried and start work for the day.
the trick is to concentrate on something so boring and dull that you will fall asleep.
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just a suggestion, i know that even more information might be difficult, but maybe the phone numbers for the yacht stations for checking mooring availability- bridge heights etc or even just for great Yarmouth?
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I use the OS maps app for where I am, on there you click the location button once and it zooms to your current location, then the next click it follows your location.
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well I managed 3 hours, mostly moving hedge clippings, back into the garden off of the grassed area by the footpath, about the first hour I was also feeding the shredder, but realised that if I kept that up, then i wouldnt get the grass cleared before I ran out of steam. the Ryobi shredder I bought has a 40 litre collection box, and I filled that 5 times, apparently without denting the massive pile of clippings, it will shred up to 45mm dia branches, so pretty decent for the price, anything that wont fit will be chopped into firewood and stored for next winter. It was at this point the nosey neighbours mum announced that her boyfriend was in the gardening business and was going to offer to clear it for me, well a shame he didnt offer earlier and save me the hassle.
All the trimmings will be chipped and the chips spread out over the garden to mulch back in. at least now with the shredder I have a way of disposing of the garden waste (i dont fill my green bin often enough to warrent paying for it to be emptied, and when I do a clearout- its not big enough for all the waste.)
the good news is the garden is now back to manageable (well will be once I have finished shredding)
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the amount shown on the posts at Beccles is the actual units of electricity left, so you bought £3 and the post showed 7.5 units remaining.
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Clickbait is an often used word amongst youtubers, what is it exactly- how is it defined, I have seen channels using the thumbnail of the female presenter partially clothed to entice users to watch the latest video, and in other cases the title sensationalises some of the content. Youtube expects a certain level of this to occur as part of the marketing strategy, but where does the line get drawn between marketing and out and out clickbait. I suspect that everyone would draw it in a different place, and others get upset over the interpretation of 'marketing' as 'clickbait'- I suppose similar to calling the Broads a national park- for some it makes no difference- for others its an absolute travesty and shouldnt be allowed.
so where is the line between what is allowed and what is not, the audience wont know the intent and the difference between a short punchy title that describes part of the video of some importance and one that is clearly designed to get you looking and has no relation to the content.
to some of us if it encourages us to watch we will call it clickbait, while to the youtuber its just marketing. so the definition is everything here.
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I did find out what a D10 notice was- its part of a divorce proceeding, I did wonder why it sounded vaguely familiar.
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The clipping pile and untrimmed hedge yes it was that high all round
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managed to get conned today, came home from shopping and a couple of lads were cutting a neighbours hedge- now my hedge is a bit more than overgrown, so when one approached me and said he would trim it for me while they were in the area and shred and remove the waste, i asked how much (i had been planning to get it trimmed back) well I was quoted £200 which didnt seem unreasonable so I agreed, they set to trimming the hedge and after a couple of hours I went out as I had to take my dad shopping,
it was at this juncture that one of the lads drew me aside to tell me i had rats in the garden pointing out 2 holes. strange I thought as i looked at a piece of wood that had a freshly muddy end near one of the holes, after they pointed out that i could be served with a d10 notice and prosecuted.
i still declined having them clear the rats out while they were here- citing lack of funds (they had asked for cash) at this point as I was due to go out I decided that it was best to pay them what I owed for the work done, so handed over the money. well when I went back out several minutes later they had scarpered, leaving about 3 foot of hedge uncut, and a big pile of the clippings, out on the grass the other side of the pavement. the rat thing had given me a clue as to what to expect i guess, but now i still have the hedge clippings to dispose of- mind you the garden is looking better.
I am generally trusting of others, but never again will I pay before the whole job is completed- this life lesson was learned the hard way, as I have just gone out and purchased a garden shredder for another £179 so I can clear the trimmings left behind- well now I know what I will be doing all day tomorrow.
just disappointed now and this has removed a little bit of my faith in contractors, and hardened my resolve to just get on and do it myself (like I dont have 1001 other things to be doing) at least now I have a garden shredder to assist in disposal of the waste from hedge trimming. did I get the full £200 worth of work, well maybe not, but maybe I got £150 of work completed to a point where I may be able to finish it myself..
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I can remember driving to work, removing the alternator, popping it down the road to the local auto electrical shop for refurbishment, then getting it back at just before 5pm, refitting it to the car and driving home, generally I think the brushes come on the regulator.
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there are other ways that youtubers can make money other than the adverts (one channel I used to watch had 30 minutes of adverts in their 1 hour film- overkill in my experience)
the first way is through patreon, where you can get the videos early and get certain benefits from a small monthly donation, get a few thousand people paying £2 a month, or £2 a video, and it soo adds up to an income, there are only 3 channels I pay to help them survive- One is travels with Geordie- a guy in Canada who works on 3 wooden boats, I know he isnt making a lot from youtube on his videos, so am happy to pay in the equivalent of a beer to allow him to buy timber to keep fixing his boat. Another is a youtuber with a niche channel that I enjoy, she is only making a few dollars a month and only has a few patreons, just enough to help pay the bills while living a frugal life.
the third channel I pay into is once again not a big channel, but he is a local to me tinkerer, and also makes videos i am interested in and I also make some of the projects he shows, once again he is not making a great income and the few pounds i spend is I know going to a good cause.
another way is you can make donations to a channel via the chat feature during a live streaming session.
there is also something called Ko-fi- where you can donate the cost of a cup of coffee t the youtuber if you think their content was worth watching.
I have also seen channels run go fund me campaigns- recently Brupeg ran one after managing to blow up all their solar charge controllers- raising enough to get their electrical system totally replaced with a victron system, including victron batteries and inverters and getting the system designed and installed by a victron approved electrical engineer. - for the right channels run by quite normal people some of these channels really do generate a lot of support (and they dont sensationalise their content.)
my sponsorship of youtubers comes to the cost of a few cups of coffee, and i am very selective just who I will sponsor, only sponsoring channels where I know the few pennies I do donate make a difference.
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I follow one channel, a youngish lad, he has a monetised channel and over 1 million subscribers.
for his channel he clears and mows one property a week for free, lately he has been clearing abandoned properties to clear the footpaths and make the house acceptable for the neighbours. surely if he can build a popular channel, just by mowing rather unkempt lawns, others must also be able to do it without resorting to the misfortunes of others - I think he does get sponsored by some of the garden equipment companies, but he achieves it all without demeaning others. (he also works ver hard clearing the properties for his money.
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yes or facebook posts of boats stuck under bridges where the helmsman and crew are ridiculed, these are as bad, for the person involved its bad enough that it even happened, to then have it spread across social media must be awful, I can see a first time hirer never wanting to hire again after something like that.
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Recently we have noticed a trend in Youtube videos of the Broads by so called influencers, and the ubiquitous boat crash type of video.
Are these types of post causing damage to the broads boating industry? are they putting off prospective hirers before they even come here?
a thread to discuss all aspects of social media and its impact on the Broads we love.
its to mitigate against some of the potential damage that we have the rule of no boat names or closeups of incidents (the name and shame clause) in our Terms of Service.
QuoteForums members must not post confidential or other information that may infringe upon the privacy, proprietary or personal rights of others. This includes, but is not restricted to, personal telephone numbers, email and postal addresses. The NBN does not subscribe to 'naming and shaming'. i.e. pictures or descriptions of accidents where either the boats or people are recognisable.
so how do you feel about this?
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47 minutes ago, catcouk said:
I didn't think at all that you were starting a thread for rubber neckers!
and neither did the moderators, be assured that if it had been the other type of post the topic would have been locked or removed early on, we noted that you didnt name the boat or crew or post pictures that might have identified them, thank you.
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I tend to visit Horning post office every time i moor up at horning- sadly though I visit the post office I only go there for the Arthur Ransome books sold there.
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Jayne 2 is probably the lowest boat in Marthams fleet I think when they rebuilt her they shortened her by a few inches to future proof her getting through the bridge, I dont know the exact figure but probably around 5'6", and worse case they can trailer the boats round to a slip the right side of the bridge (or ask herbert woods to borrow the crane for a few minutes)
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what a weekend, its been a tad busy, Friday, just after I took my sunset photo I spotted a post from one of my Uncles regarding the passing of one of my other Uncles (my dads youngest Brother) after getting cancer as a result of exposure to nuclear testing at christmas island back in 1961, and getting treatment back then, he was clear of it until 6 years ago when it came back, ending up last Friday with his passing at the good age of 82, after I got home late from astronomy, i then had an early start to go shopping, then back home and straight out again for my monthly volunteer session at the local repair cafe, after fixing an empire state building, replacing a fuse, replacing batteries and replacing a plug as well as testing some things and fixing someones electric bike charger, it was home again to do some housework, then out again for our monthly astronomy talk (an excellent talk about taking telescopes to Morroco and showing local kids the wonders of the skies, under probably the least polluted skies you will find anywhere). then home again, sunday was a bike ride and more tidying, so it was sunday evening before I found the text message from my ex asking when my uncle had died - this had been sent friday just after lunch- about 6 hours or so before I had found out about his passing, I am only glad that I hadnt found that message earlier. or I would have been most upset with her.
so ended a busy weekend, and its already busy with work this week, apparently every job is urgent- except for the ones that are very urgent, yet only one has given a date when it is required by so that will be the first urgent one done after the one am currently doing
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stunning sunset at astronomy meet up tonight, shame it was just too cloudy to do any stargazing
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I quite agree with you MM, the problem is those that are too belligerent to get along with folk, the ones that will break the rules (ie not pay tolls insurance, overstaying on moorings etc)- then claim it is being done as a protest in the misunderstood impression that this makes breaking the rules an ok thing to do and avoids the need to follow the rules.
these types are not confined to the broads, or even to any other waterway, they are generally everywhere, living in vans- squats etc.
these are the people who get all others living the same lifestyle a bad name.
There are others who also cant afford to stay within the rules, yet talk to the authorities and come to an arrangement to avoid paying tolls (or an arrangement to pay what can be afforded) and live in harmony with the authorities and their neighbours, whose circumstances can be extremely dire, yet they try and exist within the rules. these are the ones that the belligerent one are harming by giving the impression that all such people are the same in their belligerence.
I live next door to one of the local homeless half way houses, where the local homeless can get a step up to a decent lifestyle- where they get an address- this gives them the ability to apply for jobs and all the services to which they are entitled. yes there are the few that will just drink any income they make, but generally you can talk to them, and they are generally decent people who have fallen on hard times, well worth the time to sit and talk to as some have interesting backgrounds, and on the whole all they ask is the chance to reintegrate back into society.
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the bridge height can rise or fall by a foot easily, while you are crossing Breydon, I once passed Burgh castle showing 8 foot on the gauge, and by the time I got there , it was under 7 foot and still rising- and that was only about 1 hour after slack. (it doesnt usually worry me as I only need 6 foot)
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Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers
in Holiday Tales & Blogs
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that was just me- I went for a swim.