Poppy

I've been scouring the pages of the Excess, the Scum and The Fail this morning to see if they have slipped in a true story today, April fools day. Seems they haven't bothered this year once again.

There are some who blieved in the 'Straight Banana ' story and other such tabloid 'squit'.

Really?

A neighbour has an SLK. The folding roof stopped working. £1300 for a new electronic control unit and a shed load of hours labour to access the ond one and swap it.....

Interesting news this morning. "Prime minister Teresa May has confirmed reports that the Government are looking at ways of introducing a higher rate fuel duty on electricity used for the propulsion of commercial and private vehicles. The U.K. Treasury is set to lose an estimated £3.5bn over the next five years as electricity, currently subject to 5% VAT increasingly replaces fossil fuels with tax levels in excess of 70%. Prime Minister Teresa May confirmed that she had already consulted cabinet colleagues about methods to identify electricity used as road fuel and enable fuel duty to be applied. It is believed that the Boris Johnson is the only one who has currently put forward any firm proposals. "I believe the best method would be to colour Electricity used for road fuel in the same way we have done with Diesel for agricultural use, a system which has worked well for many years" he said. "We all know normal electricity is blue, perhaps that used for road fuel could be coloured green?" Meanwhile Michael Gove confirmed that discussions were "well underway" and that replacing the lost revenue is one of government's main priorities for the remainder of the current term. When asked if this could effect any other forms of transport he added "I think Boris (Johnson) has the best ideas on this yet, and especially like his thought on colouring propulsion fuels. If this is successful with electricity we may be able to move it into other forms of transport, such as differently coloured wind for the propulsion of sail boats"."

Today is 1st April 2019. I'll say no more.

No, I was somewhat confused, having not followed the full thread.

Upton? Where there? I'm pretty sure there's no room in the basin, in addition there are no pump out facilities.

I doubt that Robin is old enough, but we have both cars insured with Saga. It's said ( and it's true) that an insurance policy is only as good as your claims experience. Some years back we were hit by a Romanian registered lorry, who's driver was also from that country. The lorry's insurers denied all knowledge and thus liability, as did his employers. The issue went on for some time, but Saga not only got my 'excess' back, but since we had renewed in the meantime, they refunded spontaneously the difference in premium that I had paid due to the unresolved incident. I am a member of 'GEM' and they offer an uninsured loss recovery service . I contacted them when things appeared to be a trifle slow an they said that they would be happy to take on my case, but that they would not be able to better Saga's efforts. They described them as the terriers of the insurance industry https://www.motoringassist.com/

Bet that wasn't in a "National Park "

"Police have warned motorists not to respond to notes left on their windscreens that claim their car has been involved in an accident. " https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/motoring/cars/using/2016/notes-car-park-scam?fbclid=IwAR239UvxfXEpjwHeNu9O11r5iDZwSaqSH5JGZ3TnePWGFgJ4hL6ROTujm-Y We just returned to our car in the Tesco car park to find exactly this type of note on the windscreen. Since we are insured with Saga we will NOT be responding in any way. Rather interestingly the reg. number given , when checked on the Motor Insurers database indicates that they hold no record of insurance for the car which was allegedly damaged !

Baitrunner. I can tell you I was NOT amused

Most did ! Some however were less fortunate. https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/ncfc-fans-caught-up-in-train-incident-after-millwall-win-1-5915282?fbclid=IwAR1IVeRtrDBI5zecXJmIEJRAR63VNUZc_SSuXoYALMeQnG9omLpBjQ8RniQ

I came back one afternoon to find a fisherman had set up in my mooring. He was reluctant to move.... for a short while !

Indeed it has been put there by the EA for the benefit of anglers. It's possible to moor just on the dyke side of it.

There are several thus - one of which is 'Poppy'

Indeed you can. It's a pleasant walk down the dyke to the basin from there.

1 - 3 . We are top of the league (again ! )

It's only their players now !

You want a big posy 4x4 and rarely , if ever need to get mud on your road tyres ? Good luck - I hope the neighboura sre impressed. I also hope that the Main Dealer service charges are worth it. Mrs Poppy and I both run low mileage French oil burners. As for servicing we bought into the service plan they had (and still do) on offer. For £20 a month we get an annual service - including oils and filters , MOTs as appropriate, a six monthly check , free tyre repairs, free bulb repacement (we pay for the bulbs) and 10% off pats and labour should any mechanical repairs be reqired. We've been driving this brand now for over 15 years with great satisfaction. Would I ever buy a German status motor ? Not on your nellie !! Oh - and both cars (as have the others) run perfectly well on the cheapest supermarket fuel, with a drop of RedEx diesel cleaner about every fourth tank.

The Nancy Oldfield Trust have been sailing throughout the winter. Not every day has been as nice as this !

Oh yes. Definitely LOTS of 'sheet' .

Perhaps then there is a strong case for pub customers being charged (say £1 per hour) to park on the Village Staithe.....

Once, on the Bure I saw (and heard) the Captain of a Richardson's craft loudly tell the skipper of Albion that he (the Wherry) was on th wrong side of the river. How did I know he was the captain of the cruiser ? His hat titled him thus

I've not been a 'regular' angler for many years. When I was the closed season was an issue even then - ove 50 years ago. True, evidence on impacts on fish stocks iswas and even now is, hard to come by. What is beyond dispute is that the bankside vegitation is during the 'closed sesaon' undergoing its greatest growth period. Along with this birds, mammals and certain invertibrates are in their breeding season. For these reasons alone I feel that there should be no change in the current arrangements.