grendel

February 1

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 :default_coat:

January 31

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.

January 30

oxbow lakes and all that stuff

January 30

not the easiest web page to navigate as the next section scrolls up when you try and continue reading, but certainly a welcome outcome.

January 28

Shed roof is now felted, bitumen paint under the felt, still to tack down around the edges

January 28

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.

January 28

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.

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Moreover, 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.

January 28

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.

January 28

On 26/01/2024 at 16:14, marshman said:

Grendel - presumably your comments equally apply to the underlying issue purporting to be the cause of this flooding!!!

quite true.

January 26

3 hours ago, marshman said:

The world these days is just too full of experts and people believing they are right, and everyone else is wrong!

all the more reason not to accept the anecdotal evidence in the face of the inconsistencies

January 25

The last time I was in a dinghy, the rudder fell off, the last time I was aboard a sailing yacht one of the pins for the boom dropped off and fell into the water- so I dont have a great record in sailing boats.

January 24

the only part I find strange is the use of metric depths everywhere until we get to herring bridge, then all of a sudden the depth is 20 feet was the sudden change in measurement system a deliberate attempt to confuse the issue or a genuine mistake.

it just struck me as an incongruous way of presenting the data.

January 23

surely they will be around- as the price of diesel rises more people will be wanting to use the free wind, and as for only 2 places to use them, well you see them all over the broads, so no, plenty of places to use them.

January 22

5 hours ago, Smoggy said:

Tried but couldn't find a decent stretch of downhill water to get enough speed up.

how about niagra falls, thats got a fair downhill slope.

January 22

what a change in the weather, I woke up yesterday to 7 degrees and it got into double figures by the end of the day, and by the looks off it is still in double figures this morning.

January 21

there used to be a nice wild mooring just water rail sized on the chet, right on a wide bend, sadly it hasnt been kept clear, theres some nice quay heading at the entrance to rockland dyke (furthest from brundall), but it needs some of the vegetation clearing. I am sure there are more spots you could wild moor, but I have yet to try them. plenty of spots above beccles on the waveney, some dont really have good access to land.

January 21

17 hours ago, Andrewcook said:

Easter is in March very early this Year will the Broads be Busy With Hiring Boat Booking being up? Will there be more Private Boat owners on the Broads. Add to the fact Budget is coming in March will this affect any one going on Holiday on the Norfolk Broads? Such as Tax on Petrol & Diesel may be going up?

yes

January 21

11 hours ago, CambridgeCabby said:

You were quite correct MM

Ice in the bottle- has someone been watering it down?

January 21

my Electric bike I used to get there was the same, i hadnt charged it and had used it for a few short trips recently, but in the 8 mile round trip it dropped 2 bars, normally i dont see a drop of the top bar for over 20 miles and at most i was at 18 miles, where I could have expected to have seen a drop of 1 bar, but not 2, so the cold was definitely causing a loss of range. If other EV's are experiencing similar range drops in temperatures that could be considered normal winter temperatures, then i worry that they will never cope fully in this and colder countries.

January 20

we usually have some members attend the herstmonceux astronomy weekend every year, its a great place. now one fact you may not know but my ex's great great Uncle used to be a engineering technician at herstmonceux - maintaining the telescopes, there is still a room in the centre (not public access) that is called stans room, and the racks of spare parts for the domes are stored there to this day - all neatly labelled.

January 20

generally light pollution is greater nowadays which certainly doesnt help, we have a dark sky sight and its stunning from there (just 5 miles out of canterbury too) if you moor up at hardly cross that is somewhere I have had good views of the milky way, you really do have to try and get somewhere you cant see any other lights though.

January 20

2 hours ago, YnysMon said:

Cnut, surely?

From an Anglo Saxon nerd.

I was tempted to use that spelling, but considered more might recognise the spelling I used

January 19

Tonight I was at one of the local colleges, they had organised an astronomy evening for local primary school kids and parents, so myself and a few others from my astronomy society went along to provide some telescopes that the youngsters could look through.

After we had set up on their hockey pitch and they had extinguished the floodlights we had crowds of parents and kids come visit us for a look through the telescopeskids from about 4, up to some of the students at the school, and parents of the younger kids.

This was the third event they had put on, due mainly to being 3x oversubscribed for places (though you had to book a place it was provided free).

Luckily tonight was reasonably clear, so we showed people the moon, Jupiter and Saturn, the Pleiades and the orion nebula amongst others.

I also took along my camera and big lens to get some shots of the moon, unfortunately it was so cold that my camera batteries all gave up the ghost so I only got a few pictures. also included a shot of jupiter, not the best but i was running a 1000mm lens at 1/800s on the moon.

January 19

1 hour ago, dom said:

It'd be interesting to see how they'd cope with the issue of tides vs listed building.

Probably try and get king Canute to visit.

January 19

4 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:

Trust me Grendel, thermal long-johns and shorts is not a good look.

so? as long as I am warm, I dont care.

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