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If a company asks me "like"them or give them high marks, they''ll get low ones. If they have give good service to me and don't suggest a mark then they might get a good rating... Applies to the compay employees survey from me too, they've never done well from me....

I think Wroxham Sailing club would object if you were to mudweight in the middle of their sailing courses, best stick to the ends of that broad. There is also a charge for using that broad to mudweight, if they can be bothered to come and collect it. I believe at times there have been charges on Salhouse broad as well. If you happen to intend to moor on a broad where sailing/racing is going on. Then the best proceedure is to observe where the bouys / racing marks are and then Mudweight somewhere out of the way. You can watch the racing without fear, as...... if you moor on the course, you will find boats all around you and probably very close.. Oh and don't try and moor to a racing mark as I found one day boat doing, A, the owners will be annoyed, and B, the marks only have a couple of pounds weight on them and you'll find yourself drifting down the broad...

whens the tide due in?

An Elysian 27 in Ireland on the Shannon System, I believe there was an article on the net some where on his Hard top modification. I have noted there are several Elysians over there.

North Norfolk Council were handing out free Poo bags at the recent ECo green build show. They were green...

It's interesting that a woodie may be seen as classic / vintage when they are similar date to a glassfibre boat. The First glassfibre boat (using polyester resin) was a dinghy in 1942(in the USA) thats 75 years ago. One of the most common Keelboats on the Broads is the Yeoman and the oldest is now about 45 years old. The Elysian 27 is a 55 year old design in glassfibre, It would be interesting to know when the first glassfibre Hire boat was built,

BA have just lost another one.. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environment/couple-win-fight-with-the-broads-authority-to-keep-holiday-cottage-1-5209851

You can guarrantee , four hirers have hired say a 4 berth and once motored round the corner, have loaded up another couple of people on board expecting some to sleep on the floor...

How long do you want the list? I've rescued far more non competitors over the years than competitors, mostly motor boats but including rowing boats , canoes, sailing hire and private, day boats through to those that now are too long to be newly registered today. About the only things I haven't rescued are broads tours and wherries. Probably because they are professional crews. I've even towed back windsufers who couldn't sail against the wind, while I was single handed sailing a Wayfarer!!! ( That was in the Falklands) (I did witness one of Broads tours aground in Wroxham broad, but I was without boat that day.)

One odd thing about the Drascombes is they are built well inland, they were built in the village much of my family comes from Ludgershall, Wiltshire, on a new industrial estate in sight of the school I earlier attended. But they have now moved to Nether Wallop in Hampshire all of 13 miles away and still well inland..

This happend to well known Crufts Judge (Peggy Grayson IIRC), She was out walking her dogs when her Harrods carrier bag was stolen, she did hope the thieves put their hands in first without looking.... I followed a car with a dog in it down the coltishall road a few day ago, hanging from the tow hook was a.... little black plastic bag witth a small load in it.

I missed this one which is somewhat importtant Wroxham road will be closed to all traffic from 6th October to the 16th... http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/wroxham-road-to-close-for-ten-days-to-allow-for-ndr-construction-1-5206752

Further developments http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/options-for-missing-link-of-norwich-northern-distributor-road-to-be-revealed-1-5207896 I Also note, the Wroxham road roundabout is starting to be formed, it has an interesting slope on it, so you would arrive from the Postwick end going down hill on the roundabout. Could be interesting in the frost and snow....

Nice pictures and nice weather, although according to the Seaweed inspectors on TV it isn't an indian summer unless the good weather occurs in October or November..

No, though one Morning Being still very tired I drove towards the motor cycle shed at work (3 sided and a roof) unfortunately I was in the car... I did stop in time though... My parents did move while I was at school in inverness, but did tell me where they went, So instead of getting the bus to Inverness station to catch the train to Kyle of Lochalsh to catch the ferry then bus then ferry then car to get home. I had to get the Bus then train to Edinburgh then bus then walk to get to the new home...

I was born in Somerset but choose to live in Norfolk. In between I've lived in... Cyprus (3 places) Wiltshire Northern Ireland. The outer Hebrides ( twice or many times at least depending how you measure it) Inverness, (once or many times depending on how you measure it.) West Lothian. (Twice) Milton Keynes ( twice) Norfolk (4 times) where I now have lived for longer than anywhere else and in this house for longer than anywhere else. Somerset ( 4 times) Lincolnshire Northumberland The Falklands ( twice) Yorkshire ( twice) and.... Essex, Chelmsford once for 6 months... I've probably missed some out...

One point abut the BBC is it's technically NOT a state broadcaster, If it was you would never see anything on there against the governent. It's an independant broadcaster, funded by a state orgainised fee.

I believe its on the river bank opposite the Len Funnel / Emblem yard, which the B.A. gave up, then was leased by the Ferry. Who's got the lease now I don't know. The question of how can it be enforced has alway applied, when the man comes round for the money, at a pub and you refuse to pay what can they do. Casting you adrift is probably a more serious offence than non payment... by the time they get an order to nail a writ to the mast you'd be long gone...

Many, many, years ago I had an after school and Saturday job in a family run Shoe and clothing shop in a large village. The owner was very wise to the women ( normally teenagers / low twenties) who used to come in on a Saturday morning and buy a new pair of shoes. Then try to return them on the Monday.. The first thing he would do is take the shoes out and look at the soles... You can't hide even an evenings wear ...

Sadly another class I belong too, has problems trying to prise that class out of Wroxham broad, to go as far as Horning for their Nationals!!!

I think there is a T missing from Can't!! 1, Yes you can fit TV ariels to telescopic masts, Boat yards don't because you would find the ariels littering the broads hanging from all the trees that lean over the broads and it's another thing to lose going under the bridges. Height is always a great help in reception 2, Most TV ariels are Directional, you get better reception that way, putting them on a mast won't help going out to realign the ariel that much. Then it may make it worse, as it would amplify any rolling of your vessel as the ariel would then look at sky and river as you rolled.

Yes I do, But not every day, I haven't used the infected version. It's a usefull programme.

or to the left.... or is that the right....

interesting terms about alcohol!!

I had similar, I went for a passport to Peterbrough just after a strike by the staff. The queues were out of the door, I went straight to the door showed a piece of paper and was escorted straight in. I was out again in 15 minutes... Just like the piece of paper I used to carry, but never had to use, it's meaning roughly was Dear Mister Police Man help this man if he requests it / do as he says (there were telephone numbers and contact details on the paper).