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49 minutes ago, rightsaidfred said:
I think the Cator family and local parish council may also have an interest in preserving the free moorings so maybe this will come to nothing just as Reedham did last time a charge was proposed.
Makes you wonder if we are being played, what the bigger game is? Will the BA find out that they cannot legally charge for mooring in those two locations and lo and behold, it's an excuse to push for more than a 13% increase on the toll.
This forum prides itself on being the friendly forum, but it is at times like this that I really miss those who would also discuss the serious issues with a long and deep knowledge of the subjects. I'm sure Paladine for one would have much to say on this subject, and based upon a good deal of fact and knowledge.
Sadly, laughing and frivolity doesn't pay the bills!
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We all know that inflation is running high at the moment, however the council tax will be limited to a maximum 5% increase this year, which is below inflation, so councils will have to tighten their belt on how they spend OUR money. Why should the BA be any different?
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I can see all kind of legal ramifications of charging at Ranworth and Reedham. Yarmouth and Norwich yacht stations are owned by the respective councils and leased to the BA and presumably the mooring fee helps to cover the cost of the lease and the staff. However as I undersatand it, Ranworh mooring was owned by Blakes and at some point given to the BA. Is it ethical, or legal to now start charging for a mooring? Is a ranger needed at Ranworth? Similarly I don't believe Reedham is owned or leased by the BA, so how can they levy a charge? other than to claim it is needed to cover staff costs. I have always managed to moor single handed at Reedham without any help from the ranger, so what would they be attempting to charge me for? Non use of the ranger, or a mooring fee for a piece of land they neither own, or lease.
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Latest update is that the bridge is now back open to pedestrians, although it looks like being closed to vehicles even longer than first thought. They are still looking into it, but the hole is getting bigger and needs structural investigations before repairs can begin.
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4 hours ago, Gracie said:
They look yummy x
They were! Actually turned out better than I hoped. Will be done this way again.
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The Berney Arms was so much more than just a pub, it was a destination. It perfectly broke the journey from South to North, and vice versa. It also had real characters both behind the bar and as customers. With Chris and later John and Tracy at the helm it was a lifestyle choice and it showed. They attracted a regular clientele that appreciated it's unique location and atmosphere that I fear will never be seen in Broadland again.
If the numbers ever came up, then I'd love to try and put The Berney back on the map again.
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A little bit of experimenting with the slow cooker today. Garlic and Rosemary slow cooked roast potatoes. First time I've done them this way. Could be useful in the future for freeing up another shelf in the oven if doing a large meal.
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Turkey is a very unpredictable meat to cook because you are trying to cook two different types of meat that need ideally different temperatures. The breast meat needs less heat around 165 F and the brown meat, thighs etc around 180 F. Getting it spot on tends to be a lottery.
I cook mine breast side down and covered in foil for the first half of the cooking time so that the breast meat sits in the juices. Then turn it over for the remainder of the time with the foil coming off about 40 mins from the end.
But I always cook it the day before as even if it does get slightly over cooked, it is easier to carve and when reheated in the tray covered in juice abd tin foil it always comes out juicy and tender, never dry.
It has become a tradition for me and a friend of mine to take the boat out for a few days at the start of December and either end up at Norwich, or Wroxham and take the train to Norwich and do some Christmas shopping. We did the same trip this year and ended up in a pub for the evening and both decided on the roast turkey Christmas dinner. It was excellent and my friend commented on how good the turkey was. I said that I was pretty sure it had been cooked the way I do mine, the day before, and reheated in a tray. He didn't think that would be the case.
Later on we were standing at the bar to let dinner go down and having a final pint when the waitress came out the kitchen with a turkey baguette. At that point she had been working 9 hours straight and taking a much needed break. She immediately commented to the guy behind the bar, who happened to be the Landlord, how good the turkey was. He said I'll let you into a little secret about how they manage that. He then repeated word for word virtually how I cook my turkey. Done the day before and reheated in a tray the next day. The only difference and something I nicked off them for this year is that when they reheat the turkey in the tray with the juices, they put in a kn*b of butter as well.
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I don't think I did too bad. 14lb, leftovers will make a few Turkey curries.
The secret to moist succulent turkey is too cook it the day before. Easier to carve when cold, let the juices settle and use the fat for the spuds, and the rest of the juice to reheat the carved meat in a tray with tin foil over the top. Doesn't matter if you fractionally over cook the bird, reheating in the juice will always ensure perfect moist meat.
Pop the meat tray in the bottom of the oven and then do the spuds, parsnips and the rest of the trimmings as usual and when they are done the meat will be nicely warmed through. Use some of the meat juice to add to your turkey gravy.
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I personally wouldn't change the impellor until you're about to run the engine again. In fact I'd probably run it and get rid of the anti freeze, then change it. Leaving an impellor sitting in the same position for a long period doesn't do it any good, one of the reasons I don't Winterise, then I can just turn the engine over each time I visit, even if not taking the boat out. Most impellor kits will come with a little sachet of lubricant gel which you should liberally apply to the inner casing of the pump and the edges of the impellor. This will lubricate it for the first few spins until it self primes. Impellors burn out very quickly if run dry. If you change the impellor now I suspect that lubricant which is water based would dry out by the time you start the engine if you were planning on not starting it until the start of the season.
The closed circuit water pump shouldn't need any maintenance. They normally have a metal fan to circulate the water.
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27 minutes ago, RumPunch said:
Just had this pop up on FB - Has Griff taken things too far ?
Way to far, because he's moved the steering wheel to the wrong side. What was he thinking of?
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Won't Gracie have an unfair advantage with the fourth topic?
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1 minute ago, Andrewcook said:
Well if any Boat turns up to Potter Heigham they will have to park on the Herbert Wood side to get to Lanthams Stores as they havevClosed for Road Traffic but for Pedestrians also blimey what a Division that is for both
Getting to Lathams would be the least of my concerns, but The Falgate and Broadshaven would be cause for concern.
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The bridge has been closed after a hole appeared in the road. You never know they might deem it beyond economical repair and remove it!!!!
It is likely to be closed until Jan 12th.
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The New Inn at Horning used to have a water hose, not sure if they still do. Might be worth ringing ahead. If you get North of Wroxham bridge I'm fairly certain the water hose opposite the stern on moorings will be on, but it is a £1 for 6 mins I think.
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8 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:
Years ago shortly after those cameras were installed you mentioned, I got three 'Points make prizes' in my previous van. My lawbreaking was that I was doing 56mph in a 60mph zone.
I'm guessing this website must be referring to you then!!!
"Speed Camera Details: SPECS average speed zone sited on A149 between Potter Heigham and Wayford, speeds change from 50mph to 60mph, several camera's along that stretch, they are working as friend was ticketed for doing 56mph in a transit in the 60mph zone."
https://www.speedcamerasuk.com/database/EEN/een066.htm
According to data from the Norfolk Police website the cameras on the A149 were active and caught people speeding for the first two years 2010 and 2011, then they were unusable for two years, then they were active for every year until 2021 and 2022 when no one was prosecuted suggesting they were inactive for the last two years.
Speed cameras sites are chosen when a certain threshold is met for fatal or serious accidents in the area. The sad tragedy that happened earlier on this year has more than likely prompted the recommissioning of the cameras again. Although the sad fact is that in that case I doubt if the outcome would have been any different even if the cameras had been working.
I always treat any camera as active as you just never know if they are or not and generally are placed in accident black spots anyway.
The most active camera in Norfolk for 2022 is at the A134 Bury Road Thetford which has so far caught 7797 people.
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12 minutes ago, grendel said:
anyone else noticed that the link now comes up as page not found on the broads authority website
Seems to be working fine for me
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25 minutes ago, grendel said:
round our way they have carefully positioned speed humps in the braking zones before side turnings on a steep hill, so you see a speed hump brake for it, and the car waiting at the side turn decides you have slowed to let him out, and then just when you are at peak emergency braking you hit the speed hump and lose all traction at the front, so dangerous, not to mention damaging to the cars.
We have raised tables with pedestrian crossings on them around the town centre here. The speed limit is 30 mph but there is no way you can do that over the crossing if you care for your car. A full circuit of the town centre means crossing 8 on these things. This tends to lead to those who don't care about their car doing 30mph over them, so no change. Those who do care about their cars tend to brake to about 15mph, then accelerate sharply to the next one and brake again. Not at all good for the environment or the fuel economy.
Additionally anything with an engine or gearbox oil leak will tend to deposit the drip early a few feet after any bump, which leads to a nice oily stripe right the way across the pedestrian crossing which makes it interesting on damp or rainy days for the pedestrians sliding across the crossing.
Lastly they also slow down any essential emergency vehicles as well. In fact the one category of driver they haven't succeeded in slowing down are the boy racers.
I'm no fan of speed cameras, but since you really cannot do the legal speed limit of 30mph around the town centre they should really do away with the humps and make the speed limit 20mph and then install average speed cameras around the town centre. That would even slow the boy racers down if they cared about their license.
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5 minutes ago, Andrewcook said:
Meantime this must have given you the Hump when paying out for New Suspension as these road Humps do come up pretty sharp as for this reason for new shock absorbers that not cheap either on vehicles.
Andrew, back in the day there was a total lack of road humps, however the Capri suspension, especially the front was always liable to damage if driven hard. Just heavy braking, ok, very heavy braking was liable to make the front track control arms resemble bananas, which would then fail the MOT. Then consistent heavy cornering, or taking roundabouts too fast was liable to wear the front anti roll bar bushes, or so I've been told
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4 hours ago, JanetAnne said:
Collected yesterday
Very nice, drool! my Capri was probably the most fun I had on four wheels. Probably the car I spent the most time repairing as well. The suspension never did like being driven hard.
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5 hours ago, FlyingFortress said:
It's you that used to have a Capri 🤪
I'd moved to Essex, what did you expect? What's your excuse?
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30 minutes ago, FlyingFortress said:
Think I would want The Scooby 😁
You boy racer!!
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Not mine, but not too dis-similar.
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2 minutes ago, oldgregg said:
So true! But then which would you rather be driving?
Been there and done it with rear wheel drive. Mk2 Capri Ghia 1600cc engine replaced for a 2.0L OHC Sierra engine, whilst keeping the original rear diff
These days it's an Audi S3 with a not too shabby 4.7 secs 0-60, not that it's ever used
The Chemistry Of Death
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Now there's a cheerful title for a thread!. No it's not about the BA, just a heads up about a forthcoming mini series that is being released on Thursday the 19th January. Why mention it here you ask?
Well over the New Year period I made a visit to Horsey to see the seals and as you do, I also made a visit to the Nelson's Head, which in turn reminded me about an article I'd seen in the EDP about the pub being used as a film location back in July 2022.
Filming was for an adaptation of Simon Beckett's 2006 book The Chemistry of Death which is being made into a 6 part mini series. Filming took place in Horsey. Old Buckenham and North Walsham, as well as Glasgow.
The main character is Dr. David Hunter who is an exceptionally talented forensic anthropologist. After some personal trauma and the loss of his family he moves to a quiet Norfolk village and becomes a village GP, turning his back on his former profession. After three years of quiet village life a mutilated body turns up in some local woods and the Doctor finds himself being dragged back into his old profession to help solve the case.
I've just purchased the book on Amazon, I believe this is the first of 6 books he wrote in the series, and so far it is very good.
The TV series is being released on Paramount Plus, which I believe is a subscription service, but if you have or know anyone with Paramount Plus it might be worth looking out for. I'm guessing it may end up on other services over the course of time.