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I think you are a bit of a rebel speedtriple, what with parking etc. There are those that just like to be different...............

Do McDonalds have drive throughs on motorways? I can’t recall ever seeing one. (I think most who use McD’s drive throughs take their food to a nice quiet place, eat it and then leave all the packaging for someone else to clear up! But that’s another story.)

That’s not the issue speedtriple, my point is that people seem to be being encouraged to pick up a coffee and drink it whilst speeding along a motorway.

I was quite happy to pay for a paper bag, I just wasn’t allowed to! I wonder how long it will be before English takeaway establishments follow suit.

Lakeland also use scrunched up brown paper. It’s well worth saving it to reuse for a multitude of things, particularly wrapping items if you’re moving house.

I’m glad to see you are a discerning consumer Cap’n.

Yesterday I bought an item of clothing as a gift for someone from Roy’s in Wroxham (or Hoveton, whichever you prefer!). I asked if I could buy one of their paper carrier bags and the answer was - ‘no, they are free for customers who spend over £50, you can only buy a plastic one’. I then got a lecture on the damage being done to trees. Now, I am trying to do my bit for the planet and virtually never buy plastic carrier bags which will no doubt eventually end up in landfill. To be told I am not allowed to buy a paper bag but I can buy a plastic one, I found somewhat bizarre. I feel sure paper must be the lesser of the two evils? Not actually bizarre but something I find myself questioning, is the emergence of Starbuck’s ‘drive throughs’. They seem to be springing up all over the place particularly at Motorway Services. I can see the benefit in not having to queue inside but isn’t it encouraging people to drive off and drink their coffee or whatever as they drive? There is a Starbuck’s drive through at the Maidstone Services in Kent, it is actually situated after you have left the car park and are on the road exiting the services.

Enjoying this no end tim, Stokesby was obviously the place to be! Looking forward to your continuation................

Wrong type of summer!

Not if you moor above the bridge............

Me too! 😁

I think this has been covered on the ‘Spirit of Breydon on the move’ thread.

Maybe that’s why nobody’s mentioned it!

What’s with the beetroot in it Cap’n? I like my gin unadulterated or, on the odd occasion, with tonic.

Excellent news, welcome to the NBN Tom and colleagues from the Broads Authority. As a thriving and active forum, it will be good to have you on board - pun intended!

Speedtriple - how about starting a thread with the evidence you say is there plus the other factors. I’m sure there would be a lot of interest in the divided thinking on Potter bridge. It certainly interests me. Do Richardsons’s Broadway or Broadlander go under does anyone know? They are recently built bathtubs and I have seen them go under Wroxham bridge at less than 6’6.

My apologies for the duff info MM! Good thing expilot is here, first hand info where Potter is concerned.

MM - Cap’n Joshie has his Broom 30 (Braveheart) up for sale, see t’other side for more details.

I think the responses here really do go to show that there are many variations of fish pie and we all have our special ways and ideas. No right or wrong ways, just individual. I reckon the real problem is what you should drink with fish pie! 🤔

Not called Wandering Rose for nothing then!😄

Oops - read it properly Ness! 🤭

I wonder if panko breadcrumbs would be good for these?

Me too, for the last 4/5 years. The older I get, the more unstable I get so I thought ‘better safe than sorry’ and I am now well into the habit of donning said life jacket. I have been boating for 37 years now and know how easy it would be to get caught out. Remember Charlie’s (Bound 2 Please) tale from a couple of years back? A great write-up grounded, I have enjoyed your adventures greatly. Whatever you are up to next, I hope it all goes well and I wish you a safe and enjoyable journey back to New Zealand.

It’s a very enjoyable ramble, more please.

I should also add that there are gates which are code locked overnight, all adds to the security.