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MauriceMynah
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10 minutes ago, Ray said:
By all means fight extremist factions be they Left, Right, Religious or Conspiracy Theorists etc.
Can't agree with that
If we fight conspiracy theorists they'll only complain we're ganging up on them.
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"Costs awarded through prosecutions are used to offset legal expenses, while the fines and victim surcharges are not paid to the BA."
The victim surcharges I can understand, but why are the fines not paid to the BA?
Ps. Thanks for this m. MM
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Could it not be that the map is entirely correct but that North Cove is in the wrong place?
Just asking !
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3 hours ago, grendel said:
I did find out what a D10 notice was- its part of a divorce proceeding, I did wonder why it sounded vaguely familiar.
Given rats infamous infidelity, it can hardly be surprising to find D10s all over the show.
Unless you are being held co-respondant you need not be concerned
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Thank you all for your contributions, time for an update.
The "chirrup" is not from an alarm (or a canary) but I still have no idea from whence it comes. The frequency of the noise is highly variable and if anything seems to be linked with wind strength and direction.
Basingstoke seems safe from me though Eastbourne might still be in the firing line. Sadly I know of no poetry regarding Eastbourne so it's standing as a sanctuary destination is a touch questionable.
Apart from a constipated mallard I can think of no waterside beastie that could be responsible for the noise, but I will redouble my efforts to establish the source. (Or sauce if it's a duck.)
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Well now, here we go again. It is libation time again on Bataux Mynah, which has brought to light a number of issues. The first one was, in which thread of mine should I post this, "how busy" or "A ponder". I decided on this one, as you can see.
Secondly, and rather more importantly a matter of detectors.
I have nine now, and I have decided that if they all go off at once I shall abandon ship and run away to Basingstoke.
Of these nine detectors four are smoke and five are CO, and I think one of them is chirruping to inform me its' battery needs changing. Either that or one of my techie pads wants to tell me something. I don't know which.
I have looked at all the detectors and none of them is displaying anything. No flashing lights, nothing.
I have looked to see it there is a previously unknown detector, but have found none. It is also possible that the errant unit is on one of my neighbours boats, but more likely it's not going to be a detector, it'll be something else entirely.
As at worst it's only one unit informing me of impending doom, leaving Basingstoke safe from my company... for the time being.
Why Basingstoke? I hear you ask. Well it's further away from my boat than Horning, and many years ago I heard/read/made up, a poem about the place and the idea stuck.
If you find yourself in Basingstoke, and you haven't any money,
Other people start to laugh, but you won't think it's funny.
So you head for Barclays Bank, and the hole that's in the wall,
But the bloody things been vandalised and gives no dosh at all.
And that's when you start to kick yourself for being so damned fool rash,
For going all the way to Basingstoke without your ruddy cash.
Hmm, a libation too many perhaps.
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Oh! Thank you! I just thought he was running a little late.
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Would you like to use the chap I use?
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Thank you all for the info.
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Can I pay to see the ads and have the influencers edited out?
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Maybe I should start a YouTube channel. I'll call it
"You won't believe what I can't be a***d to watch."
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Ever since one caveman saw another one slip on a banana skin, people have laughed at the misfortune of others. Yes we can type about how nasty it is, and that we wouldn't do so ourselves, but are we being truly honest with ourselves?
If I mess up and notice that it's been caught on camera, these days I'd expect to see it on YouTube within hours. Happy about it? No not really, but that's life nowadays.
There used to be a program on TV called "You've been framed" it ran for years and years with a succession of presenters. It wouldn't have lasted so long had it not been so popular. We still laugh at banana skin humour, we can't help it.
From Charlie Chaplin's tramp through "Some mothers do have 'em" to ... well what ever's on today it's same old same old.
Do I think it would put people off coming to the Broads, nah I don't think so. It might make some of the viewers more careful when approaching bridges but I suspect that more people will have the Jeremy Clarkson attitude "How hard can that be?" than will think "I don't think I can do that."
As far as the footage that was responsible for this thread goes, I take my hat off to those here who watched it all. I switched it off after just a few minutes having lost patience with the presenter. He seems to be referred to as an 'influencer'. Anybody who is influenced by that chappie needs to get out more, further, anyone calling themselves 'influencers' need to stay in more.
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Now, this matter has arisen on a different thread and I don't want to derail that thread especially as my motive seems to have been misunderstood.
It regards the NBF, and it's owner Richard.
I heard he was unwell and that his forum appears to be down. I did not have any direct problem with Richard, it was some unpleasantness from the forum moderators, aimed at me personally that stopped me posting there.
It is with that in mind that I ask genuinely, how is Richard? And what state is the forum.
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14 minutes ago, MargeandParge said:
Chinese Laundry?
Yeah, my little joke there. :-)
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2 hours ago, dom said:
the same. Any business not taking cards is likely to be evading tax, money laundering - or has had so many customers disputing transactions due to poor product/service that they're no longer able to obtain card services.
Many Chinese takeaways Are 'cash only'. In Stalham High Street there are three, two of which are cash only and one takes card payment. The one taking cards is significantly more expensive. I suspect that the cost of the card service is the reason, rather than Chinese laundering money.
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Hmmm. That means if I go to Ranworth staithe for a 6 pint session, that's £43 ÷ breakfast.
I'll do it, but not too often.
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Griff, in your previous post you asked in what way could we help these people. Sadly you then proffered a number of shall we say, rather flippant suggestions. I'm afraid it was that flippancy that I over reacted to. I apologise unreservedly for the annoyance that this has caused you. You are well known for your charitable deeds and attitude, and for me to imply otherwise is totally unacceptable.
Your question asking HOW we can help these people is no less valid and apart from donating kit we have finished with I struggle to think of other ways.
I don't believe anyone should be above valid criticism, but we all must accept that not knowing all the circumstances puts our criticisms in some doubt.
I am aware that one liveaboard has to stay close to the head of the Ant to enable him to pick up his daughter from school.
I put this forward purely as just one example of things of which we may be unaware.
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1 hour ago, floydraser said:
MM. You also said in "Being nice" there isn't a member of this forum you wouldn't buy a drink for. I hope that's still the case? I would look forward to it.
Certainly still true to all members here, and much more fun chatting to people one disagrees with.
To reply to an earlier point, perhaps with the exception of prison, I don’t think anyone is actually forced into any form of accommodation against their will. Yes I could be arguing on different forums about living in caravans, motor homes Ford transits or mud huts in Antarctica, anywhere that's away from the norm.
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1 hour ago, rightsaidfred said:
The basis of this thread is around the ones who have total disregard for everyone else, whether they live on a boat from choice or circumstances is irrelevant, the way they conduct themselves and impact on others is the issue.
Agreed all the way. I was just getting miffed at some of the sweeping statements being made.
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11 minutes ago, rightsaidfred said:
Would that not require planning permission which would require appropriate facilities.
Fred
Yes it would require planning permission from the planning authority... I wonder who that would be.!
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The masons have a saying they use. "To give of your money is to give of your wealth, to give of your time is to give of yourself."
@BroadAmbition you ask what help you can give. I remember giving a member here a doggy life jacket I no longer needed. I left it in the aft well of B Ambition. Perhaps when you are renewing your ropes you might find a home for the old ones. That's the sort of help I was thinking of.
I now throw nothing away without trying to find a new home for it first.
@kpnut your posts were in no way offensive.
@Vaughan your fight regrding Jenners and moral support of those living there is the stuff of legends, and deserves to be remembered as such.
To all.
I may have been a little ott with my post, I was having a very bad night last night. Generally however I was getting exasperated at the conclusions being jumped to about the Sutton Staithe liveaboards, and their perceived circumstances.
Having lived on a boat myself now for 3 years, I'm now understanding far more of the problems some of them have. Some are struggling to make ends meet yet are being asked to burn diesel at £2.50 an hour so someone else can moor there for a night. Maybe you hadn't thought of it like that.
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Well, I've read this whole thread several times and have to say I'm disappointed with some of the comments made. I wonder at those who have said they don't want to see liveaboards hogging wild moorings or to see them overstaying 24 hr moorings. They've got to be somewhere.
I read the comment along the lines of... "living on a boat is always a choice". Are you sure about that? I hadn't realised you were so knowledgeable about my circumstances or those of some of the other liveaboards. Of those boats moored on the right just as you come into Sutton Staithe, one of them is a sailing boat that's up for sale but hasn't got a mooring yet. The liveaboards there are keeping an eye on it for the owner. Another has just managed to get full time employment and is trying to get a base mooring, not easy as many yards won't take liveaboards. In fact only one of the craft at Sutton is lived on by someone who will not be helped.
No. The fellow about whom this thread is about is one of very few who cause a problem and who plays the BA for fools.
I suppose that when homelessness was looming, I could have tried to get housing through the council but as the citizens advice fellow told me, as I own 50% of a house, they wouldn't be able to do much for me, and my share of the rent pays for my moorings etc. Sadly not enough for renting a flat though.
I've not read anywhere in this thread anything suggesting that liveaboards are people trying to stand on their own two feet rather than be a burden to the tax payer.
Finally has anyone heard about low income houses having to make the choice "heat or eat" ? Yes it is cheaper living on a boat, and yes most of us can do both eat and heat, but some are still struggling.
I am conscious that some contributers to this thread recognise that not all liveaboards are drug crazy layabout criminals, and that you have some sympathy for those trying to live on vessels rather too small for the task. But has anyone tried to offer any help?
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Me? Respectable??
The jury is still out on that one.
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2 hours ago, catcouk said:
The ones I saw did. Unfortunately, my photo is somewhat silhouetted.
It's a Marsh harrier then. :-)
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Happy St George's Day
in The Broadscot Lounge
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And to you my nocturnal friend. I can't sleep either.