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Those could be worthy of a good donation to a charity if only as a penance

We like Beccles, the moorings in the Yacht Station are good, still waiting for the proposed new toilet block (that will not be open to the general public). The walk up to Beccles is a bit of a drag, but with the interesting old buildings with their Dutch style gables to take your mind off the walk up the slight hill. The town itself is a delight, plenty of variation of shops with a few eateries, pubs, greengrocers and sowing shop for Tan. The Yacht Station staff are very good there and accommodating. I love the journey into Beccles and know we are close once we see the disused railway bridge pillars. Regards Alan

Stunning views of the Broads, not too sure of the rogues gallery http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/stunning_views_over_the_broads_from_ranworth_church_are_the_setting_for_broads_outdoors_festival_launch_1_4522653 Regards Alan

Hi Grace, Where is the zig zagging emotion? Regards Alan

Some good pictures on the EDP24 leaving Wells for Yarmouth. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/albatros_leaves_wells_on_glorious_day_on_the_norfolk_coast_1_4523126 Regards Alan

I saw this and wondered if it would ever catch on http://www.edp24.co.uk/jobs/box_office_the_phone_booth_which_could_become_norwich_s_newest_and_smallest_workplace_1_4522606 Regards Alan

If you are quick you can see all four chicks asleep in the sunshine. Regards Alan

Thanks guy's & gal's but I only did as instructed. My mate Ron in the USA sends me a lot of messages, some I post on here many have pictures so I do not post these. Griff please pass this on, it was very good, Ron must spend an awful amount of time on his computer. Regards Alan

A friend sent me this message:- Subject: Explains why I had to send this to you ! This explains why friends forward jokes etc. A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, “Excuse me, where are we?” “This is Heaven, sir,” the man answered. ”Wow! Would you happen to have some water?” the man asked. ”Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.” and the gate began to open. “Can ,” gesturing toward his dog, “he come in, too?” the traveller asked. ”I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.” The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside leaning against a tree and reading a book. ”Excuse me!” he called to the man. “Do you have any water?” ”Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.” ”How about my friend here?” the traveller gestured to the dog. ”There should be a bowl by the pump,” said the man. They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. ”What do you call this place?” the traveller asked. “This is Heaven,” he answered. ”Well, that's confusing,” the traveller said. ”The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.'” ”Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's Hell.” ”Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?” ”No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.” So-o-o-o. Now you see, sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding stuff to us without writing a word. Maybe this will explain it. When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward email's! When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward jokes etc! When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how . . . . You forward stuff! A 'forward' lets you know that . . . . . . You are still remembered, . . . You are still important, . . . You are still loved, . . . You are still cared for. So, next time if you get a 'forward', don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer, even on the side of the world Wanted to send you a smile. You are welcome at my water bowl anytime !! So here's to keeping in touch . . . Even if it means only forwarding on an email !

Hi William, You should have climbed into some thermals, when we are on the boat out of season, we take plenty of warm cloths and hats and gloves to combat the cold of the upper helm. You can of course use the lower helm and be warm but as always condensation on the windscreen is a problem. Regards Alan

The main thing is to not look at the arc or allow others around whilst you are welding, gritty feeling sore eyes is bad, but you can loose your eyesight with dis-attached retinas. Regards Alan

Hi Griff, That should be a fairly easy task for a locksmith (might cost a bit however), it is just a case of putting new levers into locks to accept the same key. Regards Alan

We used to have one of those, a great lump of a thing hung from our starboard rails. It was decided to remove it when we stopped going out to sea around 2007. Regards Alan

Hello Vaughan, Here is a link to the licensees that have been in the Stracey Arms pub. Maybe the name or period in time will jump out for you. http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkt/tunstall/tunstsa.htm Regards Alan

There is something reassuring about a locksmiths or hardware shop that is somewhat old fashioned, the guy's in their work coats, know their products, no need for bar-codes or labels (such as apples in supermarkets, really bugs me) advice given, job sorted. Now where are those fork handles Regards Alan

Thank you Stuart for keeping us informed. Regards Alan

Hi Polly, I would take it to the locksmiths to have a key cut and have it repaired, I am sure the locksmiths we went to for having keys cut for Ranworth Breeze were very good, here is a link to their website, if I remember they were near to Boats & Outboards. http://www.locksmiths.co.uk/find-a-locksmith/a-c-leigh-norwich-limited/ Regards Alan

Hi Robin, We phone the two bridges, with our canopy down we can usually get under Reedham Bridge even at high water being as there is usually 10 foot at the bridge, not always the case however, we once came through with two inches to spare above our 9 foot 8 inch air draft. The issue with Reedham is that river is fast flowing there and there is little chance of being to turn (the signs do say no turning before the bridge). Somerleyton Bridge we do need opening unless it is a very low tide (we had to do this when the bridge was out of order for a few weeks a few years ago) Somerleyton however is OK to turn around before the bridge and do a circuit waiting for the bridge to open. Regards Alan

Hello Carol, Thank you so much for spending your time on the research for pictures of the old pub, maybe if they had just extended the original pub in the 60's it might still be there and operating as a pub. Regards Alan

Hi Tim, Your guess is good as mine maybe even better! Regards Alan

I bet Stuart will like that video, thanks Tim. I am not too sure about that bowl with all the splits in the base section, they will only get worse with age. Regards Alan

Hi Polly, I would take it to the locksmiths to have a key cut and have it repaired, I am sure the locksmiths we went to for having keys cut for Ranworth Breeze were very good, here is a link to their website, if I remember they were near to Boats & Outboards. http://www.locksmiths.co.uk/find-a-locksmith/a-c-leigh-norwich-limited/ Regards Alan

Hi Jayne, Thank you for the update, do you have any pictures of the work so far? We like projects on the NBN forum. Regards Alan

I emailed Carol (Broadland Memories) earlier this evening. Like many of you we have been coming to the Broads for a number of years but certainly not as many as some of our veterans who have been visiting the Broads since childhood. I was interested in seeing a picture of the Stracey Arms pre the 60's when the current building replaced the original, I looked on Carols website and saw many of interesting pictures of pubs in the 20's & 30's such as the Swan Inn and the Ferry Inn at Horning together with other great pictures of the era. If you have access to any pictures of the old Stracey Arms which was licenced well before the Stracey Mill was built (or that is my understanding) please post a picture on this thread. Regards Alan

Hi Simon, We have moored there overnight on a few occasions and have usually moored stern on by the electric posts, it is best not to moor right up to the slipway if the boat has a deep draft (mind you if the draft is so deep you would struggle up the dyke to get to the staithe which is quite narrow with private moored boats. We have never had a problem moored anywhere really, maybe we have been just lucky. Regards Alan