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Moving in the tools and lighting, one of my 3 pillar drills at the end, plus one of my big vices, going to play with positions before finally fixing them down. Battery charging under the sockets, and tool storage in cases above on the shelf . Just need six mire pack of pine cladding for the ceiling.
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well just as I was completing the panelling on the second wall, my nailer /stapler started making a hissing sound as air was bypassing the trigger mechanism, today the offending thing was disassembled in the hope of finding the broken part, which I did, it was the piston valve, the one part not available as a spare for this model (actually its all 3 parts of this that are not available) so this afternoon after work it was a guick trip to my local quality tool supplier (nobody really local having the beast I wanted- and shortly after forking out 100 smackers I was headed home with a new toy. this one is labelled professional though so it had better not break down on me.
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2 hours ago, Smoggy said:
And how many know that to "give it the whole 9 yards" is only a good thing depending on which end you are, 9 yards was the length of a machine gun belt I believe (happy to be corrected, I'm only a mere sprog compared to some of you lot).
So........
Is a tad or a gnats c*ck metric or imperial?
its two smidgens
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1 hour ago, marshman said:
I wasn't knocking the Aweigh app, as I have it on my phone, but merely pointing out a limitation. After all its free and the information is never going to be 100% accurate but it provides a useful tool but like many electronic aids, be mindful its not gospel!!
yes electronic aids are a good thing but when you drop your phone overboard, or it gets wet and stops working, most modern kids would be totally lost without their phone, they have grown to rely on it to the extent they cant even buy food without the phone.
in the past I have killed 2 phones by water ingress, and one holiday I forgot it and left it at home, and yet still managed to enjoy myself for a whole week on the water.
As for data, no, I wont get embroiled in the financial scam that is the modern phone contract, for me its pay as you go, even with data on my wifi dongle, I will buy a 12Gb data package with a 1 year expiry, and maybe it runs out after 11 months, so yes data use by apps would be an issue, for me. but then I am an admitted luddite when it comes to certain technology, get a smart phone and keep in touch with everyone- the issue there is do I really want to be available, probably not.
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for position I use the gps on my tablet with OS mapping on a downloaded map, and for speed I use a gps tool, neither of these need an internet connection to work so my tablet does not need to be connected to wifi, aweigh needs an internet connection, and i dont think its ever been correct for the tides at great yarmouth for me, and nothing has ever seemed to get the direction of tides on the new cut.
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true, but it doesnt show the depth anyway
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I am still using an old jarrolds map, the rivers havent changed much
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2 hours ago, floydraser said:
Or are we just a different generation? What if they think that their market is mainly youngsters with their whole lives revolving around a smartphone?
yes, i still dont / wont have a smart phone, yes its caused issues both at work and with service providers- at work now every meeting we are supposed to log in via qr code to confirm our attendance and ask questions via some app, I just sit there and stick my hand up when I want to ask a question, with our service providers, they want me to use an app to log into microsoft to access the data I need, so I forced them to reconsider that everyone had to use the app. it seems that those in IT make the assumption that everyone has a smart phone, my parents are struggling as the banks etc want them to use certain apps to access things- my dad steadfastly refuses and insists on going in the branch to do business- even if it involves getting the branch manager out of his office to verify his identity.
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my thoughts are that with the fact that Internal combustion cars will be difficult to buy new soon, that the value of older cars will suddenly go up, as people try and avoid getting an EV thats not fit for their purposes- take me for example, I probably need to visit the office about 6 times a year, but the office is a 4 hour drive from home (200 odd miles), when I go on holiday, its to norfolk, also about a 4 hour drive (180 miles) usually setting out in the dark, and usually on a timescale where I wont really want to stop en route (getting to the office at 10am means leaving home at 6 and praying for good traffic, would I really expect to stop for an hour or two to recharge en route? I would be worn out before I even started working.
so for some people internal combustion (or at least hybrid) is still needed, so if you have a n internal combustion car, then its either a case of replacing very soon, with something a lot newer, or keeping it on the road, where its value will be increased as EV's take a hold at least for those like me that do drive long distances when I drive.
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when i bought my v50 i asked when the timing belt had been done last, as we couldnt find any evidence we assumed that it hadnt been done, so I asked them to do that as part of the pre sale inspection, it was under £300, so they lived up to their name affordable autos.
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Working on the internals now, pine cladding and insulation on the wall behind the hot tub, workbench nearly done, built for strength not looks, the top is 2 layers of 3/4inch plywood.
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Nothing I know about, but it could have been during a server update which they always seem to assume that midnight us time is a good time to do, so usually ends up first thing in the morning for us.
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cant see the issue mooring at GY, never had a problem there, even when solo cruising and arriving after the rangers have finished for the night.
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its my theory that the salt incursions are made worse by the water not being able to recede as fast as it comes in,
tide 1 the salt makes its way upriver.
tide 1 goes out, the salt recedes to half its incursion
tide 2, the fresh influx of water pushes the previous salt incursion further into the system
tide 2 goes out, the salt recedes back to the extent of the initial incursion.
tide 3 comes in, pushing the salt incursion yet further upstream.
now if the lower bure was dredged, the salt incursion would come in on tide 1 and recede, then on tide 2 it would get to the same extent as tide 1 and recede, then tide 3 it might get to the extent of tide 1, but by then the salt incursion is probably over, and the salt incursion has got no further than its initial extent.
now this is just me looking at it logically, but then I wont be the agency having to find the funding to do all the dredging, which I am sure sways their opinions.
the reason the amount needing dredging is huge is because they havent been doing it, plus by saying that they are acknowledging that there is a problem with the lower bure silting as we have been saying, the extent having been masked somewhat by the rising water levels, because if the water was 5 foot deep and its now 4 foot deep but in the meantime the water level has risen a foot, then that means 2 foot of silt has landed on the bottom of the river.
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I would check the bus routes and timetables of both to see where the best place would be, you may even find there is a bus stop at stracy arms.
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16 minutes ago, JanetAnne said:
You paid the van insurance, paid HMRC and still had money left for boots?
actually I believe he ended up with a pair of timothy whites
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I think its funny that they advertise the lack of facilities as a good feature- well I suppose if there are none thats the only way to do it, though to most a lack of facilities would be seen as a disadvantage, not a selling point.
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oxbow lakes and all that stuff
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not the easiest web page to navigate as the next section scrolls up when you try and continue reading, but certainly a welcome outcome.
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Shed roof is now felted, bitumen paint under the felt, still to tack down around the edges
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1 minute ago, batrabill said:
That does seem to be the case. However, it is because the fundamentals have changed. Weather and tide.
although I do see that as part of the problem, the lack of dredging / silting in the lower Bure does also seem to be a contributory factor, at least that is how I see it, so that is just my personal opinion.
having run aground once on the lower bure last year a good 30 foot from the bank (well my keel stuck in the mud and took a few seconds of work to free myself), and having seen less than 2 foot under the depth sounder on another occasion mid river and mid tide. anecdotal maybe, but as I personally experienced it, it seems real enough for me.
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Ah, I see- so what they are saying is that the river system can no longer be relied upon to remove the water from their catchment areas and that regular dredging is required to improve the outflow of this water.
QuoteMoreover, maintaining and improving the water flow and defences is crucial. This includes ensuring that channels and waterways are kept clear to facilitate smooth water flow. When the sea levels permit drainage, it is imperative that this process is as efficient as possible to maximize the removal of excess water. This requires well-maintained and strategically designed defences that can cope with both the volume and speed of water flow
at least that is what the quote from the article above seems to indicate to me.
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22 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
Taking this suggestion a little further, if you are therefore slowing down the flow of the ebb on the Bure - which is an alluvial river - it will be dropping more of its silt in suspension, especially around the bends in the area of the "Bure hump" and Scaregap farm.
which will necessitate the resumption of the dredging that used to happen and has stopped under the current management.
I would encourage anyone who does touch the bottom while midriver in this area to report it to the Broads authority to start generating a pattern that will be impossible to dismiss as a one off occurrence, and hopefully initiate some dredging action.
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My Day
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the beginning of this week was a bit hectic, I had a training course arranged for me early tuesday, so monday 6am set off for a 4 hour drive to Coventry, on arrival I then proceeded to work from our head office there. by 4pm I was flagging and made the decision to book into my hotel. once there I snoozed for an hour, prior to going down to the restaurant and having my evening meal. after that an early night was called for, so by 8.30 I was asleep. I must have been tired because I woke at 6am just in time to leisurely get ready and head down for a slow breakfast.
After breakfast I got ready and was in the office by 8am, where I settled in to record a training video (twice - because I had shared the wrong screen) then it was team meeting time (where the shared inbox and workloads were discussed) after that it was time for my training.
after a busy morning training, we finished about 12.30 and I got back into the car for the drive home. This was a nightmare of hold ups and delays, so it was just before 5pm when I arrived at the pharmacy for my warfarin blood test, just enough time to get it done on the correct day. then it was home, and time to cook my evening meal (followed up by some pancakes) and then another early night.