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Given that my wife's name is Heike none of those have a good "ring" to the name... Anyhow, I didn't buy a boat - I bought this (has no "name", only fits one person & I'm really a bit too tall for it):

I recall several times paddling a Martham Boat half-decker under that bridge! Early 1970s probably.

Me too (not dreaming). Thought it (the close down) was a bit sudden like.

I recall seeing the 002 prototype perform 4 flypasts at the Woodford 1-day airshow (we lived nearby) in 1969. I've walked through the AIr France machines in Sinsheim and the BA one in Seattle Museum of Flight (just 1 year ago). I have a very detailed Concorde video (no clue where it came from) which starts off by going through a very detailed walk-around of the aircraft before a flight to New York & the return to LHR.

Looks like they will be flushed with success...

I'll get my Sou' Wester....

Too dangerous - most people die in bed

The first time I flew (aged 17 or so?) was also with a Carvair from Southend to Ostend - we were very worried as the guy driving our car into the plane seemed never to have driven an automatic before... At that time I was scared of flying. Now I have over 1200 hours (this was back in 2005):

Ah yes - Winter draws on.... (Old ISIRTA punch line).

Brings a load of other problems (costs & inefficiencies).

I went to school (senior school) in Stockport 1962 (?) to 1970 & the school had no wakes week.

Eeee Chip Butties... I consider meself as coming from Oop Norf but having grown up just inside the Northern borders of Cheshire there was no such thing as Wakes weeks for us (I recall my aunt who was a teacher at a girls school in Oldham talking about them though).

I almost hate to post this but this is pretty much what happens in Germany, although its federal state-by-state. I'm not necessarily saying its good - its just the way it is. Here is one view for 2017: http://www.schulferien.org/Schulferien_nach_Jahren/2017/schulferien_2017.html You can see that some states started in June (eg. Niedersachsen = Lower Saxony has Summer hols 22nd June to 2nd August) whilst Bavaria started on the 29th July & run until 11th September. Each year the periods are set up fresh so there maybe movement of a few weeks (but the southern states are always "late" in the Summer). The result is that the holiday prices (esp with flights) are locally high within those periods. However, it my be worth departing from an airport in a neighbouring state if they don't have holidays at the same time. Its true that the max number of flights are offered during each state's school holidays.

I (we) have had many excellent holidays on Ibiza. All to the same place (German-speaking) near St. Eularia on the East coast. 11 times with the kids (last time aged 20 & 17!) & twice again with just my wife. Lots of sports etc. Our son learnt to play the guitar there. Our kids never went near a disco... RIP Club Cala Pada 1.0 - why did they have to hand it over to a big concern & kill the atmosphere? Anyhow, on at least one occasion whilst waiting for our luggage to appear the neighbouring conveyer belt was obviously for a flight from North of Hadrian's Wall. I felt really sorry for the poor kids - their parents had obviously gone for "in-flight refuelling" and the kids seemed to be to be surplus to requirements. In cases like these I don't speak English...

You mean "The Nutter on the Bus"

The grey cells havn't failed totally yet.

That one has stuck in my mind from 50+ years ago. Was it Picts & Martyrs & the landlubber was Timothy? (If I wasn't being lazy / having work to do I'd go up to loft & peruse the full set)

The thread title reminded me of this book (which I have loaned to somone & cannot remember who): I can recommend this book - many stories are about aviation but a number involve sailing. The tenor is: just about all accidents have already happend. To list just two: 1) A collision between a submarine & a bicycle 2) A yacht got its bowsprit run over by a train...

I used to have a Renault 5 automatic - I called it Perky (because it pinked).

I was rather looking forward to bacon / eggs / sausages when we get around to visiting the broads. Have memories of walking down Thurne Dyke in the mornings with the smell of breakfast cooking from the boats. Thus am surprised to hear of no frying pan... Can't get decent bacon where I live

Marshman's cottage? Must be a pretty "senior" marshman to have a cottage that size. The one I sort-of-knew 40 years ago just South of Repps Staithe was "one up, one down".

I saw them flying Gnats in several shows at Woodford aerodrome (AVROs / Hawker Siddley, South of Manchester) ages ago...

I would say - prefferably try Hamburg (Berlin is IMHO rather weird). Hamburg has lots of water*, parks and especially Miniatur Wunderland. Disclaimer: although I live on the North-West outskirts of Hamburg I rarely go into the city. *Recently most of the water has been falling from above - its raining NOW :(

The only time we had bad weather on the Broads was in June/July 40+ years where the rain & hailstones came horizontally. Early September was almost always good. If its any consolation its been raining part of today in Northern Germany & is set to do so for the next days (in fact it will get worse).

Isn't that a typical line from a judge when hes about to lock someone up?