Ray

I know this has been discussed before but it's possible the answer changes over time. We currently use BT/EE for the complete home package but this month's bill is a joke and our contract is expiring soon. So while onboard a boat does anyone have a recommendation please for a different provider with reasonable signal access? Given, of course that it's going to be patchy. Thanks in advance

That seems odd given that so much of the content across the internet is misinformation already.

How tech (and medical) advances affect humans in ways including redundancy and ethics is all part of the fascination for me. Sounds like a book I should read, thank you for the recommendation 👍

It may, alternatively, have the effect of specialist knowledge no longer being published on the internet, from which we'd all be the poorer. Presumably attribution is something that can be sorted in the software, let's hope so.

It's interesting stuff though, despite errors we can all spot as real world residents, it has come up with a plan that is at least adaptable.... imagine asking Goggle the same question just a couple of years ago! Progress always starts somewhere, give it a few years and it will probably take into account the problems we have seen and book your reservations along the route for you!

Incredible! 👍

I have this feeling you're going to make a chain to scale link by link 😁 Seriously though, I'm enjoying the return of your updates... they still have the "wow" factor for me 👍

Happy Birthday Ian 🥃

I enjoyed reading your update as I was just thinking about the model a day or two ago. Your attention to detail is as inspiring as ever 👍

As an aside concerning air source heat pumps and cold weather (although it's not looking like the best solution here) they become less energy efficient as the temperature drops but still do an effective job, for example Norway has a very large uptake of the technology. We have survived 6 years on the North Sea coast without ever feeling cold or suffering a shortage of hot water 👍

We have an air source heat pump. The main drawback that I've read about is that you really need a modern well insulated property and this is bourne out by our experience. Our house is 7 years old, the heat source pump was part of the design and it works very well... but the downstairs underfloor heating and upstairs radiator system do not get "hot" in comparison to the gas boiler system we had before we moved. Any significant heat loss through lack of insulation would be very noticable and expensive. We do have an seemingly endless supply of hot water though, lovely long showers etc. not a problem. Our group of houses is of 8 four bedroom detached houses, last week the first of our neighbours had to replace their heat source pump at circa £6k.

I can't remember exactly where the water tap is I'm afraid. I used to moor in the private section so didn't need it!

Yes and before that on the port side as you enter... See image A: village staithe/private mooring B: BA 24 hr mooring C Boatyard slipway, pump outs and fuel available D: Boatyard day boat mooring Sutton Staithe Boatyard 01692 581653

The rectangular 'block' in the Sutton Staithe image is the private mooring area of Sutton Staithe Boatyard Brian, no entry to hire craft.

Sincere condolences to Alans friends and relations, may he rest in peace.

Governments (all of them, everywhere, not political) seem to have a basic "something will turn up" outlook to big problems. "Not enough electric generation and infrastructure? Science will come up with something" There is a surprising tendancy for this work.... until it doesn't!

Beautiful moon tonight.. this is just a phone camera shot!

Easter! When is it... I'm still recovering from Christmas! 😁

See... I told you it would improve 😂

Great to catch up with you both, have good weekend 👍

Not such a bad idea in principle though, kids (and their parents) will be diverted by a bit of touristy stuff that was cheap and doesn't impact the locality negatively. No cost to the Nav budget and a bit of thinking outside the box, a definite improvement on the Acle plan! 🙂

I don't know if anyone really believed it... it was just a bit of fun!

All aboard The Skylark 😂

I wonder if it's possible to grow tomatoes in one's 'patina'? MM? 😁

There would be an awful lot of leg to hide... although her tiara may distract people from noticing 😁