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Let's face it people, you will come across the SPF (Stupid person factor) whether it be the broads or the roads, these people exist in an abundance and they have their own rules when it comes to respect to other people, wildlife and the country in general.
The single finger only exists in their world.
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On 04/07/2020 at 09:04, BroadAmbition said:
Herewith
Griff
When boats look that good in wood it's a shame that it has to go back into the water, so I welcome the day that wood will be just as easy to maintain as fiberglass.
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For me personally it looks like some Garry boy has got the better of it on the outside, the inside tells a different story.
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8 hours ago, JennyMorgan said:
Back to simple pleasures, us locals inbreds rely on such things. My wife and I enjoy sitting on the river bank watching the world go by, especially folk making a pig's ear of going under Potter, for example. How simple do we have to be to derive pleasure from watching folk do it all wrong? We sits on our respective walls and benches, watching with a wry, quiet smile, and maybe a half of Adnam's to hand. Sometimes we go 'ooh arrr', that boat is flying its ensign from the wrong end, or that boat is dragging its fend-offs, crooked water-lines are good for a chuckle, maybe that lot are judged as not having a clue, we also derive great pleasure in watching folk enjoy themselves, even with the red ensign on the bow and dragging their mudweights!
A spot of fishing doesn't go amiss either, nor does watching the birds.
It seems you have pleasure with watching people with what you call, a less IQ than you.
You are naturally funny and don't realise it!!!!!
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On 23/06/2020 at 06:28, BroadAmbition said:
Yesterday, I commenced another new job for a client, this one will be four days to complete. First job was to remove 30 x m2 of solid wood flooring, glued down onto concrete. I was hoping it was a hardwood in decent size planks that I could save, clean up and put into our stock. It turned out to be Oak - Good. However it was in short planks, the longest of which was only about four n half foot and not many of them. Added to that was the amount of adhesive stuck to the back which was far from easy to remove, so the lot sadly had to go into my mates bio mass burner. Disappointing to say the least, can't win em all
Griff
I have to say Griff you come across as a work horse, but how do you fair with your knees at your age? I have a few friends in the carpet business that have knees that creek and groan through work, and another one that has had ops on both. It would be nice to know how you cope, although one of my friends swears by those cod liver oil capsules.
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On 24/06/2020 at 17:34, MauriceMynah said:
Poppy, we are talking about the general public here. Where does reasonable come into it?
Seriously though there are too many people with litigation in their minds. No win no fee,
I like this remark and agree, low life's will do anything to make a quick buck.
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8 hours ago, grendel said:
I think its starting to get the other way around that i am adding detail that Griff is going to have to copy
Scale wise or for real, add a 6ft pole with a satellite dish, it's going to pee one of you off!
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On 22/06/2020 at 09:54, OldBerkshireBoy said:
In the last photo it shows a gap between the two pieces, now that would annoy me tbh.
It was the same with the A Team van, they had to get the welder machine in some how.
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On 16/06/2020 at 22:04, BroadAmbition said:
By
Terri Lynn Coop
Updated May 24, 2019
In the 1940s and 1950s, no serious hot rod was complete without a set of fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview mirror. Today, fuzzy dice are a symbol of retro flair or amusing schlock. Believe it or not, there is history and symbolism behind those innocuous-looking fuzzy cubes.
World War II
The common lore says that fuzzy dice spring from a pilots' superstition in World War II. Before taking off for a sortie, pilots would put a pair of dice on their instrument panel, with seven pips showing, for good luck. Another, perhaps grimmer variant on the story is that the dice on the panel were a reminder that every flight was a figurative "roll of the dice" as to whether the plane would return safely to base. Considering that by 1942 the United States was losing an average of 170 aircraft per day, pilots had a right to be cynical about their chances. Every flight was a gamble and only the lucky winners got to go home.
The Home Front
When the veterans came home from World War II, they found a country transformed. An entire generation of young people, both men and women, had seen their comfortable, often rural, lives uprooted by the chaos of combat and wartime deprivation. Young people also had two things they didn't have before the war: freedom and spending money. Many translated their restlessness into "a need for speed" and the golden age of the street rod flourished.
A souped-up hot rod was a good outlet for the mechanical skills that many veterans had picked up in the service and could replace the adrenalin rush many missed from their days in combat. An illegal street racing subculture sprang up in many cities.
Dicing With Death
Nobody knows which street racer hung the first pair of plastic dice over his rear view mirror, invoking the old pilots' superstition and cynicism. However, before long, plastic dice became part of a look that identified the alternative culture, like a pack of Lucky Strikes rolled up in a t-shirt sleeve. Displaying the dice meant the driver was ready and willing to be "dicing with death" in the dangerous and unregulated world of street racing.
However, even super cool hot rodders had to be practical. The cheesy plastic dice melted in the sunlight and were soon replaced with stuffed fuzzy dice. In the United Kingdom, they were called fluffy dice or furry dice.
Modern Times
As times changed and racing became an organized sport, the kitschy dice remained part of car culture into the 1980s. Drivers would pick colors that matched their custom cars and the dice became more of a symbol of individuality than defiance. However, by the end of the 1980s, more than one state had outlawed hanging any items from rearview mirrors and the fad had, in general, become a cliche.
The practice had become so tame that a 1993 study found drivers with fuzzy dice on their mirrors were no more likely to take risks or become involved in accidents than the average driver.
However, as a new generation discovers retro fads and fashions, symbols like fuzzy dice are coming back into style. If you look around the parking lot at the supermarket and it is likely a set will be dangling from a tricked-out pickup and an everyday minivan. They are no longer symbols of rebellion and recklessness, but of nostalgia.
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Griff
With a reply like that, you either need a stiff drink or is missing blasting things out of the sky!
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On 28/08/2014 at 20:12, VetChugger said:
Here is a working link to the youtube video for anyone that is curious! Interesting video with a good soundtrack too!
Just what you need when those eco friendly boats get in your way.
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I don't know if it is just me, but with some airlines and other peoples comments, profits come before safety.
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7 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:
What’s. ‘Primark’ ?
Griff
It's a woodies world of clothes!
To upgrade to Next, it's fibreglass
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On 06/06/2020 at 07:27, BroadAmbition said:
That's the summer Alloys and tyres back on, proper smart they look too. Now to get the winter alloys refurbished then stored for the winter.
The windscreen replacement Lads are due this morning to replace the screen in Trevor - They will have to erect their gazebo as its hammering it down here. I hope its big enough for Trevor as I have been patiently waiting a month for them to arrive
Griff
It has to be said, I look forward to the static strips and the furry dice pics to follow.
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On 14/06/2020 at 11:32, Poppy said:
Such a patriot !
Here he is
Bet there'll be a Covid 'spike' in Essex over the next few days....
I'm sure this is the type of bloke who would fail the 11+ exam at the age of 30!
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So please look at this in my sort of way.
I go to talks/conferences and I do come across some who do bore the pants out of me. But they are giving up their free time to discuss, speak of their experience and I will do my best to listen to what they have to say.
On the virtual world of NBN I do have the same thing, some bore the pants out of me but I will still read into their posts as they might have said something that may be of interest.
If I don't find a post of non interest I will scroll down, to click on a profile and ignore just goes to show how shallow someone can be!
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9 hours ago, JennyMorgan said:
The 16th done good for me! Nothing huge but plenty of them!
Personally I would never hold a fish like that, you look like you are strangulating it!
Don't forget while it is out of the water, it's trying to breathe!!!
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6 minutes ago, grendel said:
well we do have nearly 100 pages here to prove it isn't
So how many pages can we expect before it is finished?
You do a marvellous job when it comes to model making and I doubt there would be few on here who could do a good a job as you. But this thread has gone along far too long and I assume like many would like to see the finished article.
I have seen a whole housing estate finished before this model boat has, so please Grendel, lets see the finished article!!!
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On 14/06/2020 at 17:07, grendel said:
some more firlkling has been done, the mudweight surround has been mounted and the open sections of the cockpit where the steps are have been boxed in.the one for the front steps is just a cover plate as the motor is mounted underneath and access might be required.
Awesome model making. I saw a model boat like this on Find it, Fix it, Flog it. Hopefully this isn't the one that was finished of by their team?
Just kidding!
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I don't know if it is me, but I do worry that the broads and their boats will be owned by the wealthy!
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6 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said:
You again presume a lot,
I have no one on an ignore list but if I did it would be my choice and nothing to do with you.
I had to like this post because it made me smile and I came close to laughing!
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35 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said:
To ignore someone is free choice, to presume otherwise is arrogant.
Obviously you have one or more on your ignore list and I have hit a sour chord with you?
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I can understand that people want justice for the black man who was killed by a policeman in America, and can appreciate that the police officers knee should of been behind his shoulders and not his neck. Was this a technique that the officer got wrong in training or was he having a bad day. Either way demonstrating has gone way too far and a lot of people are missing the point of what they are protesting for.
What I am worried about is that the police will think twice about questioning or apprehending someone who is black because of the current situation, and some will try to exploit it to their advantage.
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On 08/06/2020 at 23:21, Paul said:
I've just found out how to use my ignore list, quite enlightening.
Anyone who uses the ignore list are the ones who can't adapt to the thought that someone else don't go along their lines of thinking.
That's called arrogance!
If you don't like a post, scroll down.
It's not rocket science!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2 hours ago, grendel said:
The other side
If I have got this thread right, the owner of the full size BA has got a job on his hands making his boat look as good as yours?
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