JanetAnne

The dashboard from the Corsair behind. Anyone reckon they can still drive column change?

Currently sat on my drive....

One of them belongs to Macie dog I reckon. She's a wizard with the teapot I believe...

There is a great deal of pleasure to be had in sharing your boat. My Chloe Jane is off on adventures at the hands of others on a number of occasions this season and it will be nice to see her used and enjoyed at times when I don't need her. At the end of the day she survived 30 years in hire through the height of the hire boat industry so is well up for the much calmer 21st century navigation! As far as sharing the loo goes, a brush and appropriate cleaner left in a strategic place may save embarrassment, if not just cross the perpetrator off your Christmas card list.

One fine day, in the middle of the night Two dead men got up to fight Back to back they faced each other Drew their swords and shot each other

Norfolk Boat Jumble is a nice chance to have a walk round on a Sunday morning, have a decent bacon roll and a cuppa and meet up with your fellow boating friends for a pre season chat. Being more at the restoration end of boating there is always something to be had amongst all the old tat, currently trying to match some chrome on bronze deck fittings for example.

Some interesting points above regarding tyres. I went to budget radials some years ago mainly because I didn't like losing quality tyres with loads of life in them to the various nails screws and lumps of sharp bits left around places I regularly visit. My Mondeo (mobile skip) is now over six years old and has been with me for four of them. Mileage is now just under 190k. I drive 35 to 40k a year and normally fit new tyres around mot time. I always buy budget from eBay and the set of four will be about £150 delivered. I fit them myself. I use standard 4 ply on the front with 6 ply rears ( I tow a lot, mainly car transporters ). The thought of £100's per tyre would keep me awake at night! The mondeo spent about six months in limp mode when it decided the dpf was blocked. Supermarket fuel was blamed of course. Three regens later, each one only lasting about a 1000 miles I just put up with it. Then it cured itself. Seems a sensor fault was the cause though we never did properly get to the bottom of it. My last Mondeo estate came at 3 years old and I had it 15 years until it collapsed on the drive exhausted with close to 400k on it. I doubt this one will last as long. It's a stunningly good engine and box wrapped in a load of crap and gimmicks you don't need and rarely ever use but they are all linked to each other and very very fragile. I do like the stereo though This will be my last diesel as well.

Yes, but her ears were bleeding when she got there. I should know, we have three early KA's...

I think 'wake' is optimistic as it suggests a level of coherency

Topcrafts yard is still there, just. You can't miss it, there is currently a big yellow digger ripping it down

That was supposed to be my letter having also been overcharged. They said it had been mis-directed.

He said Anchor!

Sounds unlikely!

My mum's (she's 87 this year) original Bayco set from her childhood is still with her, , well looked after and now being enjoyed by the fourth generation of the family. Anyone remember Stickle Bricks? We still have ours, also now enjoyed by her great grand children. My collection of Corgi and Dinky cars are now classics in their own right, not that there is much paint left on any of them or the hall skirting boards! They have done some miles across the floors over the years and continue to give sterling service. I noticed the little statue of Graham Hill laid in the bottom of the toy cars box the other day, can anyone else remember which toy car he came with?

6'9" under Beccles is ok on normal tides. You may need to wait an hour or two if your timings are out but not days!

You'll all be pleased to hear Phoenix is still going strong and is still on the Broads. She is normally out and about from June to August when her owners sneak an extended holiday on board. Here she is just a few months ago...

I thought "The Band" were Jake and Elwood's backing group

I would also agree that looking round and trying as many boats as possible is a good move before committing to ownership. There are many on here that have discovered that what they actually want and what they think they want are worlds apart. Buying the wrong boat could lead to a very shaky start for your maritime adventures.

My sticker would say "Seized solid due to overheating, please help yourselves!"

It's only money, enjoy it while you can.

I believe hire boats are classed as public places just like busses, trains, pubs and taxi's etc, therefore smoking on board is no longer legal. Excellent film though, I have just binge watched their previous two as well while waiting for undercoat to dry

We, as a society, really do need to start looking at the value of these things rather than the cost. A decent events takings can be the difference between staying in business or not for some seaside establishments and b&b's. Those businesses pay rates and employ people. The Beale boat show may not have sold many boats on site but it did encourage people to try boating, some of whom will have gone on to buy a secondhand boat elsewhere meaning a new boat was still sold but to someone further up the food chain. Take a look at Beccles. There is something going on almost every weekend from Easter onwards, many events not profitable, but purely aimed at bringing people, and money, into the town. There are no rows of empty shops and Beccles has attracted some big name stores as well. You have to see the value in these things.

Garfield?

And the answers are... ROUND 4 OLD MONEY. CAN YOU STILL TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR TANNER AND YOUR CROWN? HERE'S A FEW TO GET THE GREY MATTER WORKING Q1- HOW MUCH IS A BOB IN NEW PENCE? A- 5P Q2- WHAT WAS THE SMALLEST PRE DECIMAL NOTE? A- THE 10/- OR 10S NOTE (THE 10 BOB NOTE WHICH BECAME THE 50P PIECE OF COURSE) Q3- HOW MANY THREEPENNY BITS (3d's) IN A CROWN? A- 20 (4 TO A SHILLING AND FIVE SHILLINGS IN A CROWN) Q4- WHAT IS THE MODERN EQUIVALENT OF A GUINEA? A- £1.05 Q5- YOU HAVE BEEN SHOPPING AND BOUGHT TWO BAGS OF CRISPS AT 6d EACH PLUS A LOAF OF BREAD AT 1'1d. YOU PAID WITH HALF A CROWN, HOW MUCH CHANGE DID YOU GET? A- 5d. THE GOODS CAME TO 25d (2'1d) AND YOU PAID WITH 2'6 (30d) Q6- HOW MUCH IN NEW PENCE WAS A TANNER? A- 2.5P How did you do? If you got any right we will look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening