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11 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said:
Silly phone should have said tapped
Must be out of the same stable as my evil tablet!
Carole
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Lots of posts on this forum dealing with places to eat. I was wondering what restaurants have most impressed other members for whatever reason food (obviously) ambience maybe? To start the ball rolling I would say The Belvedere in Holland Park is probably my favourite of all time although it's many years since I was last there.
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Went to Mollie's birthday bash yesterday, How lovely it was to see all those youngsters sitting round a table in the garden. These are all the kids she started school with aged 4! They've all stayed close friends for all this time , all visiting each other at the their scattered universities, all graduated with good degrees. It's lovely to see the fine young people they've become now aged 21! They greet Tony and me with huge hugs as if we are long lost friends instead of just Mollie's old fogey grandparents. When we see them together it gives us hope for the future. If there is enough like them in the next generation all will be o.k. with the world.
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What did I say to qualify for such an exclusive membership?
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2 hours ago, Vaughan said:
There are things on this forum that, once said, you can never live them down! Perhaps CarolE should be made an honorary member of the Blue Fender Club?
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3 minutes ago, JawsOrca said:
It is known for quickly wandering off subject... It's normally Grace and bound2please .... Shoes, wine, police...
And more wine!
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this is not necessary relevant but connected with cabinet making. My father was a cabinet maker specialising in long case clocks and in the 1920s he was asked to make a grandfather clock for the king of Spain which was 10' tall. when it was shipped out somehow they managed to break a foot off it and it was sent back to dad to repair - 3 times! after the Spanish civil war ,he was curious to know if it had survived.
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4 minutes ago, donnygeoff said:
A little off topic, but because I get confused a bit in my old age....
which is it
Carole OR CarolE
lots of love GEoff (or Geoff) I don't know.....
PS I have never broken the speed limit of any car or boat.....
Well;l Geoff(?) officially it is Carole but Charlie gave me the handle CarolE on account of the E being a departure from the usual Carol. So I use the E when I'm posting to Charlie in particular or when I'm being tongue in cheek. Hope that makes sense.
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41 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:
I think I can guess the boat you mean CarolE. His twin engines are rather loud and very smokey. Sounds a bit like a pub I used to like. :)
Very smokey certainly but not excessively noisy I don't think. They're recent arrivals on the marina and said that a relative who is an engineer was going to come and service the engines. Oh if only! They're now moored next to a fellow forum member I'm waiting to see if there is a comment on here!
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Exactly Charlie, "A few minutes" not making a cup of coffee and smoking a cigarette down to the filter minutes!. So your engine is old like us, in good condition therefore not cranky like me although I don't smoke - gave that up in 1989! I'm sure if your engine was fumey enough to cause distress to your neighbouring berthholders you would sort it! and that's life!
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21 minutes ago, Bound2Please said:
Sorry but I was always taught you never cast off a mooring with a cold engine, as a cold engine is more likely to stall. I will carry on doing this no matter who dont like it. The safety of vessel and people aboard is far more important, than upsetting some one with a few minutes of exhaust fumes, easy answer shut your windows and doors. BTW I was taught this when doing my DTI charter boat license, by a WW II sea captain who i both respected and admired for what he did for this country in the second world war. . That was in late 60's nothing has really changed my mind on that over the years.
But then thats a whole different subject to speeding sorry.
Charlie
Sorry Charlie got to disagree on this. Engine running for as long as it takes to untie the ropes is ample. I would have though that engines of today are more efficient and therefore less likely to stall than those of 50 years ago. In 40 years of boating I've never known an engine stall in the circumstances in which we've always pushed off. The boat fumes I mentioned in my earlier post, caused us considerable breathing distress while we were in our saloon with all doors and windows closed, if either of us suffered from respiratory problems as so many folk do these days, I dread to think of the danger we would have been in. I really thought the level of fumes was dangerous and that is no exaggeration. It's not just your boat and your passenger's safety that needs to be considered. Sorry for the rant but |I feel quite strongly about this issue.
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5 minutes ago, KingfishersTime said:
The engine hour meter on my boat is broken, so I keep a record of engines hours versus miles travelled using a GPS and record all the details on a spreadsheet where I also track service items etc. The GPS is turned on as soon as the engine is started and off again as soon as we stop. My average speed for nearly 900 miles last year was 3.93mph and this year's tally is so far running at 3.96mph. I realise the true speeds will be fractionally higher due to the fact that we also record stationary time whilst leaving a mooring or arriving at a mooring, but other than that the engine is never run at a mooring so it is a fairly accurate reflection of our average speed. So not guilty of speeding your honour.
For me getting from A to B is about the journey and taking in the scenery, not just a means to an end to get to the next pub.
You sound like the ideal marina neighbour. unlike one we had recently who used to start his engine then go and make a cup of coffee and light a cigarette while he waited for his two incredibly old and fumey engines to warm up. We had to ask him to desist from this habit as we quite literally couldn't breathe and were both choking on the fumes. To our relief he changed moorings, We note he's recently changed again and are wondering if his next neighbours felt the same as us. The old chestnut "to run or not to run your engine on the mooring" I'm firmly in the latter camp.
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Don''t want to play devil's advocate here and yes I've been hacked off by boats speeding past and rocking us all over the show. Mostly believe it or not boats going past us when leaving the marina! but is it a huge problem needing all types of draconian measures so that boating is on par with all the other walks of life that have become bogged down b y the" nanny state"? I don't think so. Nor do I want it to be. I had a hire boat hurtle past me the other day. I just signalled him to slow down and held up my hand indicting the m.p.h. he should have been doing. He just looked a bit embarrassed and throttled back a little. I imagine we've all broken the speed limits on occasion. We had a GPS fitted because we got fed up with being pulled by rangers for being a little over the limit they had the common sense to realise we were accidental sinners trusting our speedo which was, unbeknown to us, rarely accurate. I think the last thing any of us who love the relaxed aspect of boats and boating wants is for it to be bogged down with heavy handed regulation and it seems to me these days that the powers that be don't know any other way other than sledgehammer to crack a nut syndrome.
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Tomorrow No. 1 Granddaughter, Mollie will be 21 How the hell did that happen? !t seems one moment I was shopping in Toys R us, the next I 'm springing for a prom dress and now going to her 21st! It feels like all I did was Blink! Those of you out there enjoying the childhood of your grandchildren Don't blink it's over in a flash and much as you love the young adults they become you don't half miss the kids they were when you were the centre of their universe.
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We've had 3 issues with Hot Gossip in the last couple of weeks or so. All of them water related. Firstly Tony kept nagging me about leaving the galley area swamped with water, which I was pretty sure I hadn't . Turned out it wasn't me it was a leaking galley tap needing replacing. Then, about a week later we came in to moor and having cut the engine could hear a bilge pump running. the bilge pump proved to be split and needed replacing. The water it was attempting to expel came from a leaking domestic water pump. As that' s the third issue I'm hoping that's it with pumps and water related problems.
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Warm welcome from me also. Hope the weather is kind to you .As has been said September can be really gorgeous.
Carole
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22 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said:
Our thoughts on the tribute were that a lot of it had been filmed earlier, maybe as a 90th birthday program. it was a good production.
His timing was spot on and his way with dealing with people making them feel at ease was exemplary. Sadly his era of entertainers is now coming to an end, how many of the so called stars of today will still be around in 75 years.
Regards
Alan
How many of them would you want to be still around? Precious few I think!
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15 hours ago, Bound2Please said:
Heard nufiin here CarolE
Charlie xx xx
Clearly the sun shines on the righteous Charlie!
CarolE
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3 hours ago, addicted said:
We'being plagued by aircraft noise here at Brundall Bay can hardly hear ourselves think! During the run up to the gulf war we were on the Gt. Ouse and were quite certain that military aircraft were using us to hone their aiming skills. Got talking to an American airman one day who actually admitted that their pilots had indeed been using us. They were quite literally dive bombing us while we were cruising up to Denver sluice from Ely. We were right in the middle of Air base territory there with both Alconbury and Mildenhall very close. Friday afternoons and early evening saw huge supply planes pouring in across Ely marina the resulting aviation fuel played havoc with the boats and in particular the canopies.
Carole
Aircraft noise has given way to torrential rain strong winds and thunder! It's a tad noisy here at Brundall Bay today!
Carole
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7 minutes ago, Gracie said:
Now I like the sound of plane engines
Just kidding Carole, that must have been awful
Grace
Actually it wasn't too bad we got used to it . The noise from the fighter planes is far worse.Fortunately we don't get it here that often and it's very rare to get 2days running as we have this week. Whereas at Denver Sluice it was omnipresent making it quite the opposite of relaxing there.
Carole
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Scruffy oiks ? Not on this forum surely!
Carole
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We'being plagued by aircraft noise here at Brundall Bay can hardly hear ourselves think! During the run up to the gulf war we were on the Gt. Ouse and were quite certain that military aircraft were using us to hone their aiming skills. Got talking to an American airman one day who actually admitted that their pilots had indeed been using us. They were quite literally dive bombing us while we were cruising up to Denver sluice from Ely. We were right in the middle of Air base territory there with both Alconbury and Mildenhall very close. Friday afternoons and early evening saw huge supply planes pouring in across Ely marina the resulting aviation fuel played havoc with the boats and in particular the canopies.
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Oh yes!don't get me started on my rockery bring used as a loo for my neighbour's blasted cats!
Carole
a loo for my neighbour's cats!
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Of course it's not the dogs who are at fault. If they've never been taught different they know no better.It's the crassly stupid selfishness of their owners that infuriates me. If you know your dog barks in a way likely to cause annoyance, for goodness sake moor somewhere away from popular moorings or leave the b****y thing at home! To own a dog is your choice and ought not be forced on those who choose not to own one. This "love me love my dog " attitude is quite simply antisocial. Regarding the boat at Oulton Broad, the racket from those dogs is quite often very invasive and having seen the boat I doubt the reason for it not being burgled has anything whatsoever to with the presence of those noisy dogs and as they never stop barking if the boat was being burgled who would recognise there was a genuine reason for them to bark?
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Just kidding Carole, that must have been awful
Most Memorable Eateries?
in The Broadscot Lounge
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Another that made a memorable impression was in Princes street Edinburgh. We were on a short break, staying at the Edinburgh Residence and in advance of our arrival they phoned and asked if they could make make any arrangements for us. We said we would be celebrating our wedding anniversary on the Sunday and could they recommend a decent restaurant for dinner. They sent a booklet with several listed and we noticed one with the address 1, Princes Street. We decided that had to be the Ultimate Scottish address and booked it on that premise. It was actually part of the Balmoral Hotel and didn't disappoint. Being a Sunday night it was fairly quiet and the various staff had time to give us some special attention, which they did in spades! The cheese specialist was very informative and likewise the sommelier. It turned to be a thoroughly entertaining if excrutiatingly expensive evening.
Carole