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TH steamed ahead, very well done. And many thanks Jean for another fun evening. I would recommend it to anyone as a way to get the brain going for a couple of hours.

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Before reading your post, I was going to comment that it can’t be that time of the week already! Will be there in timely fashion

Boat: springers retreat Kpnut (Kate) 1 (maybe 2) and Finlay springer. will pay as soon as I work out how to do it!

Oh thanks Lulu. Now to check my diary and hopefully get signed up.

Can you tell me where it’s being held please. Has a bearing on whether I can come as I don’t want to go through Yarmouth on my own and not sure yet if I can persuade a crew to join me! many thanks

I quite agree Carol. Welcome from me, also a relative newbie who has been made most welcome on this forum. Kate

Well done Jean. Well you did say you like doing it!

If you are taking up the issue with him perhaps you could get the other ones, launched from right next to my boat by Nigel's she'd and going round the private mooring basins taken off too. Paul is aware.

Griff The video of the wet shed is still on the said persons YouTube site. Won't name the site unless you want me to as I don't want to encourage further views.

You must be on the elusive Horning staithe this evening, judging by the last photo. I absolutely love the first photo at Acle bridge. Have fun.

Aw, thanks. Are you off down south or just as far as acle?

Sounds an ideal couple of days.

Nice to hear you are out and about GarryN. You can tell me if my boat is all safe and sound where she should be! Enjoy your trip, Kate

I was thinking that too Lulu. Thanks Jean, a reminder of things to look forward to next time on the water.

Lovely evening, thanks for making it happen Jean

That should have said tardis!

I love being down low in my bathtub, right on the water. Quick access, like a tarsus inside and as for Ludham bridge, no worry even yesterday at just over 7' on the board.

On the other hand, when I got covid in sept with no symptoms apart from a headache which is common enough for me anyway, we were knocking about the house together, in the same car etc for 6 days before I was told I had it on a positive pcr I’d done at the medical trials centre I had attended. (The lateral flow test they did didn’t pick it up). Tony, even with perhaps lowered immunity from cancer treatment, didn’t get it at all, confirmed by negative pcr and numerous lateral flow tests. Maybe I got a very low dose of it?

How long do you hang them before skinning them Griff? I'm never sure, so err on one day, but probably not really enough. At the shoot I beat and pick up for we can spend ages looking for fallen birds after a drive (it's very wooded), we just won't leave birds. I like the respect shown to them.

Fair enough, you saw the damage at close quarters. Odd behaviour indeed to carry a tin of paint around on the off chance someone upsets you! ill happily join you all for a social night to fill up the staithe, as long as no one laughs at my attempts at mooring. My heart goes out to the owners, boating ownership is worrying enough without wilful damage in the mix.

3 points - one observation, One bad encounter and to balance it out, good ones too a paintball gun would make that sort of mess, shot from anywhere, even over a fence/hedge my friend got threatened with being thrown in the water at Womack by a fisherman when I asked him to move as he was in the only mooring left. She had walked round from the pump out to the opposite corner so was standing too close to the man involved for my liking. I held just off the mooring while we waited - for over 20 minutes - to be told we had ruined his day, again with choice language. It was my friends 60th birthday so same applied to her I’m afraid. I think like Ynys Mon I might ring the BA and report it, didn’t think at the time. In my experience, there’s always fishermen at end of neatishead and I usually share a bit of friendly banter with them as I try and reverse in. Never had a problem, but will avoid it this trip.

Healthy and happy new year to all, surely a better year on many fronts is overdue, especially to anyone involved in keeping the country running on a day to day basis - NHS staff at the top of my list. I was treated to a most wonderful firework display over Womack Water at midnight - watched from a snuggly warm bed! Griff - incredible how much work takes out of the dogs. Finlay spent the whole day in his bed after his first days beating, only tottering out for a wee. He’s getting used to it now but I’m having to feed him a lot more.

It's good for propping up the mattress to get the air flowing underneath when leaving the boat empty in th winter!