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Smoggy
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Hosepipe ban by Tuesday then....
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You may be floating again soon!
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And how many know that to "give it the whole 9 yards" is only a good thing depending on which end you are, 9 yards was the length of a machine gun belt I believe (happy to be corrected, I'm only a mere sprog compared to some of you lot).
So........
Is a tad or a gnats c*ck metric or imperial?
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Not again, those poor pubs!
Enjoy your hols.
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I used to have tomtom on a pda with the roger mellie voice (from viz), that was always an amusing trip for sure.
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18 minutes ago, Bikertov said:
Yes, a litre is a litre - 1 cubic metre, 1000 cubic cm (cc), of volume - wherever you are
And in relation to a litre of water, that will weigh 1kg, 1000g
Only pure water though!
US fluid ounces are different too.
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We still use inches at work as it's all yank stuff, oil is measured in US quarts, fuel flow is US pints/hour, all our micrometers are inch and all tools.
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14 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
I will always choose a good map and have never had a GPS in a car.
One of the benefits of satnav on a connected device is traffic issues even on a route you know well, the machine re-routes when you are not expecting it means there's a problem come up on the roads that the radio hasn't mentioned yet.
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We'll be lifting a few glasses in Ian's honour tomorrow, best wishes to you and your family.
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9 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
There is a piece just appeared on broads national pike, which members might enjoy!
Sorry I can't link it.
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I just signed out and back in with no issues or popups, probably malware on your end Vaughan.
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22 minutes ago, Andrewcook said:
Will this small Day Boat end up on the Broads or upper reaches off the Thames?
You'd have to ask the buyer, there's no reason to assume it will appear on the broads.
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17 minutes ago, Happy said:
Well it was'nt me but I was tempted. Is it sold? I cannot get into e bay at the moment
It says best offer accepted.
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42 minutes ago, Happy said:
Hi Gracie.
I'm just too old to run for the hills. I'll just have another drink and bloody sulk
You could just saunter gently for the hills and hope she thinks you went the other way, take the drink with you though.
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36 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
You are supposed to give the stern gland grease cap a half turn every morning.
Assuming it has a greaser, mine don't just a raw water feed from the oil cooler and a vent pipe, I would imagine modern builds would use the lip seal type nowadays to keep a dry bilge.
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21 minutes ago, Andrewcook said:
As to the Norfolk Broads boats do they have any problems with them?
It's a whole lot easier to align a small cruisers shaft/engine but it still has to be done.
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So salt will come in and fish will die, did the same fish lurk in the same sections when dredging actually happened? Have they inhabited sections they couldn't previously have survived in?
I'm not an angler so genuine questions.
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5 hours ago, Broads01 said:
Yep, I was against the tide but it was flowing strongly, I got the approach wrong and the bow thruster wasn't strong enough to counteract the tide. I was there before low water and should have waited until it slackened later.
A bow thruster??? Not got one but 2 engines helps.
I have to admit in a side wind a girlie button would make life a lot easier due to no keel whatsoever.
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If you fancy a bit more of a challenge you could always go under haven bridge and moor up on south quay, mooring is by lines that hang down and land access is by hideous slimey ladders and it's quite a drop at the best of times.
I once had to get a dog off and back on there so he could relieve himself after eating bits of sun baked crab off the pontoon at wells followed by a fairly lumpy trip back, what he deposited was quite an improvement to yarmouth,it was an exeptionally high spring tide which made getting him off easier but dropping rapidly so had to rugby tackle him off the top of the floodwall and fall back into the boat to get him back on, not something I wish to repeat.
We got enough clearance just after midnight so shot off to berney arms for the night.
Hire boats are not allowed under haven bridge.
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Getting into pickle at yarmouth is easy but turn and go against the tide and it gets much easier.
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Gotta say I've had a very prompt reply and likely to get measured up on its mooring during the week, can't argue with that.
Nice one Paul!
Don't it work better when you actually send the sodding email.
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Email re-sent, it's definately in my sent folder and I have a note from my Mum to say so!
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1 hour ago, Happy said:
Oops! Must try harder!
Oh I'm trying alright, very trying!
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And for those that despise shopping and like a bit of old diesel too a trip to prickwillow drainage engine museum near ely is a good one especially when they do running days, a lot of the old drainage pumps were powered by tugboat engines and the like, and they're huge.
And of course Ely is a pretty place to visit while you're nearby.
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Aweigh App
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Nice of you to offer yes please, it's about time you bought everyone in nbn a pint!
Bad news is Gracie is having a pint of prosecco!