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    Hi All

    in New Members Say Hi !

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    48 minutes ago, Boatingman said:

    Good afternoon Woodie

    Welcome to the site

    Like you I go back a long way on the Broads my first hire was 1964 Jack Powles Rippling Foam

    Ray

    Snap. My first week on the broads was on Gala Girl (Summercraft) in August 1984.

    Since then there has been the odd year now and again when I have not managed to visit

    Jeff

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    Likely Impact On The Broads?

    in Speakers' Corner:

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    Maybe the next thing that Mr Johnson and his cabinet of experts will come up with will be that all new houses will have to be fitted with built-in charging points at no additional cost to the buyer.

    Also anyone living in a house already built will have a charging point provided free gratis !!!

     There would also have to be guaranteed maximum charges for the power. 

    Jeff

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    Yet Another Scam

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    We've just had a phone call to tell us that the breakdown insurance we have for our washing machine has expired and that they could renew it if my wife gave them her bank account details over the phone !!!!!!!!!

    They said that they were ringing from Domestic & General but when my wife said that our insurance was not due to expire they promptly put the phone down.

    My wife rang D & G and was told that this would be reported to their fraud department and praised my wife for not giving any information

    Jeff

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    Problems logging in

    in Site Technical Chat and `How To`

    Posted

    Is anyone else still having a problem signing in?

    When I try to go on the forum I still get the message to sign in. When I do this I still get the error message. This results in me not being able to sign  in and get into the members only area.

    If I just click on a topic it goes to that topic and has my name at the top right as normal but if I come off that topic I get straight back to the request to sign in again.

    Can anyone tell me in plain English what I am doing wrong?    PLEASE !!!

    Jeff 

     

    Waitrose Shoppers.

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    When cooking oil first came on the market I worked for a company who produced it.

    They supplied several companies with their "own label" product including Co-op, Fine Fare, Tesco , Mace and Sainsburys.

    The only difference in any of them was the colour of the label and the cap on the bottle.

    Jeff

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    Motorhome On The Broads

    in Camping on the Broads

    Posted

    There is a site overlooking the river at Wroxham.  Turn off at the zebra crossing outside NBD and follow the road until you see the bridge at the old Porter & Haylett yard. The site is next to the river before the bridge. I have no idea who controls the site but no doubt someone on here will be able to help with that.

    Hope  this helps a bit

    Jeff

    Summercraft

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    My first ever holiday on the Broads was on Gala Girl back in 1964.   I remember as a 16 year old thinking how clean,  smart and tidy everything looked when we arrived to a very friendly welcome at the yard.

    We were shown where our boat was and all we could see was 30 feet of what looked like soap suds.  Once they were hosed off the boat we were shown on board .

    Nothing was too much trouble when my dad asked to have something explained again so we knew just what we had to do with the mechanics of oil, water and weed filters etc.

    Whenever I have visited the yard since there has always been a very pleasant welcome.

    I have always been impressed with the smart and clean condition of their boats whenever I see one

    A sad loss  to lose a yard with such high standards

    Jeff 

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    Pet Charges

    in Hire Boat Discussion

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    I have never heard anything but praise for the excellent turnout of the boats from Silverline.

    Maybe part of the reason for this is the fact that they do not encourage taking dogs on board.

    I think that the yards that do allow dogs on board usually say that the dog should be kept OFF the seats and beds but watching some of the videos posted on here and youtube shows that a lot of people don't take any notice of this condition.

    A few weeks ago whilst moored at Ranworth the crew of a boat from Barnes Brinkcraft seemed quite proud of the fact that their 2 dogs had jumped up on to the bed and slept there all night.

    I am a dog owner myself but would not dream of allowing my dog to do anything like that.

    Jeff 

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    Roadworks 2019 ?

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    I went over Sutton bridge this afternoon and there was no sign of any work being done.

    There are some signs about saying that there is work to be done but nothing happening today.

    When we went west to east last Monday we were held up for about 10 minutes.  That was mid to late morning.

    Hope this is helpful.

    Jeff

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    Roadworks 2019 ?

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    Just wondering if anyone has an update on Sutton Bridge planned roadworks. We are due to travel down on 30th Sept.

    Is it likely to be a good idea to divert via Wisbech and Downham Market ?

    Coming down from Humber bridge area

    Jeff

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