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Pipedreams had a little open wallet surgery this week , a new upgraded alternator (then you Daniel Austrin for your prompt service) , we spend last night in The Crown and had the wonderful surprise of Gary , Charlotte and Oscar being there when we arrived . After much deliberation where to go we are now moored up in “The taxi rank” , chairs out enjoying a warm day.

Sorry to hear that

Do we start calling Griff Enid Sharples then ?

The simple answer is that the population is growing quicker than available properties , people are living longer the family unit is different , children tend to fly the nest earlier it is now unusual for three generations to live under one roof ; all of these have attributed to housing shortage if you add to that the net growth of population due to high immigration as the world keeps shrinking , then lack of accommodation is inevitable . Since the 70’s we have seen the world change dramatically the collapse of the former USSR saw huge movements of people in Western Europe , The U.K. is now very much a nation of many nations , and IMHO it’s what make this country still GREAT Britain .

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Whilst I agree that £4 for water top up seems excessive I can understand why the current owner feels the need to charge this much , firstly the cost of purchasing the equipment which was made necessary as the previous honesty box payments were far less than the actual water costs and the need to recoup monies lost by previous non payment. This was told to me by the current owner/operator when he installed the meters. So yes £4 is excessive but if the end users had been honest and paid the former £2 charge when they used the facilities the meters wouldn’t be in place and the cost would have been lower.

There is an episode of “Extraordinay Escapes with Sandi Toksvig” that features Hunsett Mill too

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We are still seeking someone to lead the C in C , any volunteers ?

“Dont tell him Pike”

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When my car got stolen in 2021 , Tesco insurance were excellent , 12 weeks after my loss they paid me market price (£34,500) no quibbles

“Blue sky thinking” is my pet hate expression , I dislike it almost as much as the use of text speak and / or writing in such a way

Agreed , @grendel would you be able to move the you tube discussions over to the YouTube thread please ?

Sadly , without this type of footage these channels would not have got the viewing figures they have and may well have been abandoned . Whilst I too dislike the bumps/mishaps etc, the rest of the footage I find most enjoyable and would be saddened to see them go

At least you have the option of mooring in NBD or Barnes foc if you wish to visit Wroxham

You also have to remember that the air draught on the majority of hire boats is higher compared to the 60’s . B.A. proved on her last outing that Wroxham bridge is “doable” with the correctly designed boat , that said Potter Heigham seems to thwart even the best designed boats nowadays

From Hunters fb page

The scouts have hired 17 Hunters sailing boats for the weekend which explains the many sailing boats travelling upstream on the Ant

Welcome Alison , hope to read of your exploits soon

After a most sociable evening and day yesterday in Neil’s company we left Ranworth at 09:30 this morning (08:30 in old money) and decided to see if Horning were an option , staithe was full sadly (with a certain Hampton neatly tucked into the favoured spot just before The Swan moorings ) so about turn , slow cruise , up the Ant and under Ludham (showing a smidgeon under 8” on the board) and we came to rest at How Hill in the dog leg just before the Hathor mooring spot. Decided that we would stay put as it’s a glorious mooring , Bramble had a boisterous game of ball on the lawned area of How Hill House , unfortunately she has recharged now !!!! Kate passed up going downstream , it’s good to see Springers Retreat on her travels again . Dinner tonight is fish pie and French beans , washed down with a few glasses of wine , up early in the morning as I’m working tomorrow 😢, back in a couple of weeks though 😊

The Rangers , mooring attendants were there from last weekend , f.o.c mooring until April 1st though

Certainly a good turn out for the reopening

Staithe now full , good to see

All moored up awaiting The Maltsters grand reopening