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Poppy
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Not forgetting the radar , essential on the Norfolk BroadsHow high would those bridges have to be to accommodate the seemingly unmovable aerials and super attractive, high altitude tents/hoods with which so many are fitted? Theoretically raising Vauxhall a couple of feet should be a doddle but would that be enough?
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4 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:
The answer is simple, all claim to be Norfolk inbreds! Perhaps Griff has eleven children, all brothers and cousins. Just remember to mumble a few 'howld yew hard bors', 'moind ya hid bors' and the occasional 'ha-ya got a loight bor' to the conversation, easy, you'll all pass as Norfolk 'n good!
That'll only work if they can display sixfingers, webbed toes etc.
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8 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:
Maybe not!
That old adage that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' was never truer
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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.
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7 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:
You are not alone in that Poppy. Perhaps a hefty surcharge on all boats fitted for mains electricity, e.g. a toll surcharge.
Surely it's not unreasonable that the user pays ?
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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 !
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5 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:
It's a good point though. What happens to people (say a group of eight) who are already on their boating holiday, half way through their fortnight?
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.
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1 hour ago, trambo said:
My partner who is part of the management team of a 150 bed care home lost 9 residents to Covid in two weeks during the early peak of the pandemic. In the last 10 weeks they have had just 2 deaths neither Covid related. So the situation has improved greatly. Summer has a lot to do with this and we will just have to hope the now improved testing of staff and better provision of PPE will help during the coming months.
The chaos surrounding the early days of the crisis was in no small part down to the governments incompetence and their reluctance to admit the problem. What they said they were doing to help for care homes bore no relation to what was happening in the real World.
Fred
Were they tested ?
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1 hour ago, Ray said:
I think the quotes I have listed below are most relevant from Dr Lee's article. So much more has been learned in the intervening 5 months. He obviously can't be held to comments he made in good faith at the time of writing in light of later developments.
Personally and only in my opinion I can't understand the constant references to the present level of fatalities due to seasonal flu. Each of those deaths is dreadful for those concerned and so is every death from covid, the ones who wouldn't have died from flu etc. they are excess deaths and not less important just because less "fuss" is made about flu.
""Dr John Lee
How deadly is the coronavirus? It’s still far from clear
There is room for different interpretations of the data
From magazine issue: 28 March 2020.""
""There is room for different interpretations of the current data""
""One pretty clear indicator is death. If a new infection is causing many extra people to die (as opposed to an infection present in people who would have died anyway) then it will cause an increase in the overall death rate. But we have yet to see any statistical evidence for excess deaths, in any part of the world.""
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 !
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2 minutes ago, trambo said:
To quote "Yawn' emoticon again needed ! "
Fred
I have clearly tried to avoid politics. Clearly you haven't !
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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 !
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3 minutes ago, trambo said:
Good article with a good argument but if it's in the Spectator it's most definitely political and should be read as such.
Fred.
'Yawn' emoticon again needed ! Sorry it's not in the 'Fail'.
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Snow White ca nown only allow 6 of the dwarfs into her home.
None of them are Happy.
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12 minutes ago, Ray said:
Not if you die from it!
That's the whole point - IF.
Have you read Dr John Lee's article ?
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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
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2 hours ago, tim said:
Ok, this may upset some people, but we all see things different ways don't we?
I find both Wroxham and Potter Heigham unwelcoming tacky places, apart from the beautiful medieval bridges both have and supermarkets I don't see what they have to offer!
Wroxham and Potter Heigham (imho) are better viewed from a boat!
The exception is The Kings Head, or as Mandy calls it her 'man creche' after we've used the pilot to get under the bridge, that's where she leaves me and the dog while she gets 'essentials' at Roys, while I get essentials while watching the boats so by and the dog watches the ducks!
Give me Coltishall, Ludham, Horning, Lodden etc anytime
But... each to their own!
Agree entirely - except for The Kings Head !
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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 !
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7 minutes ago, marshman said:
Your choice I agree - however remember that just as you should not disturb the seals more than necessary, so you should apply the same rules to overwintering water birds. Those rules also apply to large expanses of Hickling Broad too where buoys are set out - again its a voluntary exclusion merely for the benefit of the migratory birds over the winter.
There is no hidden agenda as far as I am aware.....!!
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 ?
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17 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
Which brings me to the other oft - discussed "chestnut" : do speed limits refer to boat speed through the water, or to speed over the ground by GPS - known in maritime parlance as "speed made good"?
For me, they have to be calculated by boat speed, shown usually by the engine revs marked on the rev counter.
If not, it would be legally impossible to navigate GYYS, Reedham, St Olaves , Acle or Cantley at anything other than dead slack water.
"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.
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1 hour ago, marshman said:
Don't worry MM they will be checking the water temperature daily and testing the water weekly to check for things which can usually set it off! They are not allowed to dredge until the water temperature is low enough and my guess is that they are being a bit optimistic if they think they can dredge any time after the 1st October - more like early November!
To be honest not yet sure exactly where they are going to do it - there are reports of a few humps in Meadow Dyke itself and they are also going to finish off the top end of Waxham Cut sometime too. Don't forget that the voluntary exclusion up Meadow Dyke will also come into effect by then so you will not be able to go up by day boat by around late October in any case as the buoys will be out.
Why not, if as you say yourself, it's voluntary ?
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1 hour ago, marshman said:
Don't put the BA off dredging!!! Go on a Sat/Sun when they are not working!
Think about it - its not really much of an excuse to postpone major works just because someone MIGHT wish to see some seals, as you could change your mind on the day you have chosen! No let them get on with the work - thats what they are paid to do and you can at least, still see the seals by going by car.
Given the effort they go to to get the kit up through the bridge and the fact that dredging causes less disruption in the winter, it seems sensible to just let them get on with it when they plan to do it IMHO
I'm surprised that nobody has been along yet to moan about prymnesium
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13 hours ago, riverman said:
Just my opinion (and most people who also work on the broads), Otters. I'm often near plenty of soak dykes and I very rarely see many waterfowl on them outside of Swans. You hardly see a Coot or a Moorhen, and I regularly watch ducklings seemingly disappear day by day. However I see plenty of Otters, which considering there place in the food chain, concerns me. Surely seeing them should be a rarity? I would also argue to a lesser extent, Egyptian Geese. An unnecessarily aggressive bird which I've watched attack many a small duckling.
Could we have a 'yawn' emoticon please ?
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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 '.With the greatest of respect I just think you are wrong to believe it was "withheld"!!! Do you believe that you feel that, we as the end users are so important, we should feel the need to be part of every budgetary discussion? Even a very out of date one?
Don't tell me - let me guess....!
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“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence,” wrote that connoisseur of wit, Oscar Wilde. Whether sarcasm is a sign of intelligence or not, communication experts and marriage counselors alike typically advise us to stay away from this particular form of expression. The reason is simple: sarcasm expresses the poisonous sting of contempt, hurting others and harming relationships. As a form of communication, sarcasm takes on the debt of conflict."No, I can't agree with that.
Jumping to wrong conclusions, distorting the situation and slinging mud at the wrong people is so much harder when one is in possession of all the facts.
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The Dart charge
in The Broadscot Lounge
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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 ?