Poppy

Like many, I have a 'Dart Charge account' which allows for automatic payment for the Dartford Crossing when used. Yesterday I received the following email. Dear ******** Account Number: *********** Your Dart Charge account has been inactive for 12 months. In accordance with our terms and conditions, your account will be closed if it remains inactive for a further 90 days. You can keep your account open by topping up your balance or by making a crossing in a vehicle which is linked to the account. The account is close to £11 in credit ! It's surely unsurprising that I haven't used the crossing since last September, is it ? So I have had to put another £10 (minimum payment ) in order to 'keep my account open' . Refund of my ammount in credit ? Not a bl88dy chance ! Since my main use of the Dartford crossing is to go to/from Gatwick or the Channel crossings, it's hardly surprising that I've not been down that way for the last six monts or more, is it ?

Not forgetting the radar , essential on the Norfolk Broads [emoji16] Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

That'll only work if they can display sixfingers, webbed toes etc.

That old adage that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' was never truer

https://www.pbo.co.uk/news/boats-2020-and-mdl-ocean-village-show-cancelled-at-last-minute-65700 "‘At 6.34pm on Thursday 10 September, on the eve of opening day, British Marine received the devastating news from Southampton City Council that the show could no longer go ahead due to the rising risk of COVID-19 and growing Government fears." This show was long in the plannning. Typcal of a Council. S'ampton deserve to lose the show, which is worth a significant sum to the city, in future years.

Surely it's not unreasonable that the user pays ?

As one who has no need for bankside electricity and can forsee no need either, I utterly resent MY tolls being used for its provision. Let us not forget that the initial purpose of theis project was to encourage electric boating through the provision of charging points. There shoud be a surcharge on the cards to cover the costs !

I would suggest exactly the same as has been happening to people on holiday in France, Spain etc and now Portugal who with scant notice have been told they must quarrantine on their return.

Were they tested ?

The attrbuton of deaths to covid 19 have been near criminal in some cases, the most outstanding beng that of a newborn child who died withn 24 hours of birth as a result of catastrophc congenital heart problems. The mother , who never apparently had contact with the child was subsequently diagnosed wth covid. As a result of that, and that alone the baby'd death was attrbuted to covid ! Then there are the numerous cases of elderly people who died in care homes whose demse was attributed to the dsease wthout any testng ! I make no apologies for mistrusting the fgures !

I have clearly tried to avoid politics. Clearly you haven't !

Good post Grendel. My view too. As you say, seek, and ye shall find. Is there a reason why there are these 'scare tactics' being employed ? There seems to be an agenda. I have my theory, but since it is political I'd best not voice it here !

'Yawn' emoticon again needed ! Sorry it's not in the 'Fail'.

Snow White ca nown only allow 6 of the dwarfs into her home. None of them are Happy.

That's the whole point - IF. Have you read Dr John Lee's article ?

I don't usually listen to BBC Radio 2 but happen to channel hop while BBC Radio 4 was being particularly awful and heard Dr John Lee on the Jeremy Vine Show and his views resonated with mine. After a small amount of Googling found this from back in March. And it's noy politics, it's science ! https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/The-evidence-on-Covid-19-is-not-as-clear-as-we-think

Agree entirely - except for The Kings Head !

How much has 'Eat out to help out' influenced the upturn in cases ? We made good use of the scheme and on the whole were impressed with the lengths various establisments had gone to. However a couple left a huge ammount to be desired - it seemed that if you had the money, COME ON IN !

There are overwintering water birds on Barton - but no 'voluntary exclusion' ! Yes - I do sail there in the winter, and the birds seem remarkablu unflurried, just as they do elsewhere. Why should the birds of Hickling or Horsey be any different ?

"Speed limits are in force throughout the Broads. The limits are 3, 4, 5, or 6 mph, clearly signed on riverbanks and are in statute miles per hour measured 'over the ground'." https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/byelaws-and-speed-limits Daft, hen't it.

Why not, if as you say yourself, it's voluntary ?

I'm surprised that nobody has been along yet to moan about prymnesium

Could we have a 'yawn' emoticon please ?

Of course, had it not been 'witheld' , but become public earlier then it would have been 'relevant' by your definition, wouldn't it Marshman. There is no reasonable cause for this not to be publicly visible, either now or earlier. Nothing is 'commercially sensitive '. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

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