floydraser

I guess that's why the C&RT are whacking a hefty toll on permanent cruisers to get them into marinas out of the way.

Hi Natasha, welcome to the forum. I wouldn't recommend Brundall Gardens Marina, try all the others first.

We have been members of Historic Houses for a couple of years but we're now finding that a lot of their places are only open on very odd days during the summer. We will renew for another 12 months though.

Just joined the National Trust again. We were members but didn't like the way they spend their money and still don't, but we want to enjoy our retirement and it will benefit us. And talking of clickbait: NT used to have promotions so I seached for NT discount codes. The Telegraph, the Sun, Daily Mail and the Independant all come up along with the regular voucher pedalling sites, all "suggesting" 25 - 30% off some memberships during April. They all link you directly to the NT's own membership page where the only discount is for exsisting members over 60 with 3 years previous consecutive membership.

While I'm not experienced enough to offer detailed constructive criticism I can see that this has involved a lot of work, even if it was masquerading as fun. Thank you for making it public and helping others. I hope more experienced people come forward to help you put a polish on it if needed. 56 downloads as I write so a few have noticed...

I nipped into Leicester to play trains with the Leicester Society of Model Engineers today. I messaged Mrs Raser to say I'm on the way home, from St Margaret's bus station. "I'm at St Marg.." at which point my phone suggested text gave me "MargeandParge". I think someone from the forum may be taking over the World.

Is it Kyle Minogue? Sorry, sorry! No more, promise.

If you are in a marina it's a good idea to ask the marina owner who they recommend. It's also a subtle way of asking them if they mind you bringing an outside contractor in.

So you can go premium and pay to not see ads. Radio stations do similar. So there's the providers actually admitting that we don't like adverts then saying "well you can either pay the advertisers or just pay us direct". Isn't that blackmail? I think a lot of these platforms started as free then sold out to the big guys. Unfortunately there isn't currently a decent alternative to Youtube.

Thread drift alert! Leicester Peregrines. http://leicesterperegrines.org.uk/streaming/

What shall we do today? Check weather - OK. Let's go and see Catherine of Arogan. She won't be good company but it'll be nice to see Peterborough Cathedral and it's excuse to go by train. Fail. The Stanstead train broke down so we gave up and walked back into Leicester for a coffee. We're not devoutly religious but we are interested in our own history. They've recently finished an expensive refurbishment of Leicester's own cathedral so we decided to nip along and see Richard lll, the well known rhyming slang. Very interesting. I never knew we had our very own Peregrines: http://leicesterperegrines.org.uk/streaming/ I'll repeat that on the Peregrines thread.

My caravan battery hides in the garage from October to April every year and didn't get used much last year. I charged it a few weeks ago but this weather brought us out to prepare the van for this summer. It showed 10.6 volts and I had to leave it overnight to fully charge (Aldi trickle charger). Used it to flush the water system 3 times and then tried to test the motor mover but it wouldn't connect to the remote control. I brought it home to charge again - 10.6 volts. I thought it was a bit slow pumping. Left it charging overnight and it was still a couple of bars short of a full charge - a bit like myself. The date on it is March 2011 so I reckon I've had my money's worth and now I've fitted the mover I need extra reliability.

MM it's hard to oppose the views of such a well respected member of the forum but.. There's always a but isn't there? Back in July you said you didn't know what all your options were, nor did Citizen's Advice. So maybe you had choices you didn't know about, like a residential caravan. But then you've loved the Broads since you were 11 so maybe it was always going to be that way. As Dom says it's up the DWP to sort out individual circumstances and advise on options. If anyone has actually been forced to live on a boat against their will I would love to hear about it. The resulting article in the News of the World would probably make enough cash to buy a house! I think we all agree that there are those who seek attention by rebelling against authority and conformity, and the invention of social media just adds fuel to their flame. Certain phrases trigger different reactions but for me it was "the simple answer is". I'm impressed with the references to navigation in another thread; I am now scared to venture out in case I get lost on Surlingham Broad. We also have the benefit of a fountain of knowledge on all boat mechanicals and systems. Flooding, the bure Hump etc.. yep, impressive. But when it comes to poverty and being on benefits let's try and keep it humble shall we? Or do I have to explain what it's like to be pregnant? MM. You also said in "Being nice" there isn't a member of this forum you wouldn't buy a drink for. I hope that's still the case? I would look forward to it.

Yep, we have an extra large desk bell which one of the offspring bought for us for a laugh. We never thought it would be any use but an earfull down the phone soon shuts them up!

Agreed. Try to keep them on the line to stop them bothering anyone else. See it as a challenge. Can be funny but can get nasty.