MauriceMynah

Nah Tim... no "but"s

Clive very rarely posts here these days as he didn't get on well with the newish format when the site updated itself some months back. Thus his silence should not be misunderstood.

In fairness that's not quite true. Had I not had a mobile phone between 2006 and 2013 I'd not have been able to visit my boat, not have had a holiday and not have seen the broads in that period. I was my parents live-in carer. Frances (my sister) took over whilst I was away but needed me to be contactable. Thank God for mobile phone technology! I do see Speedtriples point, but it's far from as black and white as his post implies. I needed it for important things, but as I had it, lesser things also got done. More technology will come, but what is actually needed is more self dicipline on when to use it, more self control on how dependent you are on it and more common sense on evaluating it's importance. It also needs managers to recognise the stupidity of sending someone off on holiday, then making them work whilst they are away. For the selfemployed,...reread the fourth paragraph..... unless you are away on holiday, in which case read it when you come back!

I'll second that !

Nah, I was just driving near the place, saw the road sign and thought up that little ditty.

If you find yourself in Basingstoke and you haven't any money, Other people start to laugh, but you won't think its funny, So you go along to Barclays Bank, and their 'hole that's in the wall' but the ruddy things been vandalized and gives no dosh at all. That's when you start to kick yourself for being so damn fool rash for going all the way to Basingstoke without your sodding cash!

Yep, In London it's called Downing Street.

Just to clarify one or rather two small points, King Arthur wasn't in Norfolk or indeed Suffolk,and certainly not Cornwall or Devon as is so often implied.. He was in Surrey for most of his time, further there was no "Round table" There was of course a table but it was of the standard rectangular shape being made of a wooden frame covered in pig skin. Yes it is true that he and his knights (who were, as Tim so rightly states, a bunch of bully boys and thugs,) would meet 'round' this table to discuss where to go next to raise monies for the various campaigns that were to be embarked upon. In the event of disagreement between the knights, Arthur would slam his fist down on this table causing the pig skin so sound off like a large bass drum. It was the constrution of this table that caused this often misquoted legend when the good people of Surrey would talk about King Arthur and the Knights of the rind table. . . . . . . My turn to get my coat!

Hmmm. It's been on the Jeremy Kyle show and it's been in the EDP. I guess it must be true then!

If the moorings go up too much, they won't reach the water!

I have often wondered about fixing a piece of angle iron right across the stern within the outboard mounting transom to b****r up any chainsaw blade.

Sailing boakin or motor boakin?

Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear about your 'puddy cat', all I can say is that you've obviously given him a wonderfull life so please take some comfort from that.

I'll only believe she has anything to do with you when I see her drinking cider. Many congrats mate.

No s**t! Ooops, sorry, did I type that out loud?

Holt? Who goes there?

Twitcher, walkers and anglers? or just boaters?? That is what the BA wants to happen, for the various users to divide into their own self interest groups, then they just play one off against the others.

I think Smellyloo has a good point, I have a sugestion. There is another forum called "Broadly Speaking" I and a number of others here are already members. That forum differed from this one in that it was far more serious. It was often refered to in "the other place" as the "Dark side". As this other forum is already there and encourages serious debate perhaps that is where we could take such broadland political discussions. Further, should members of other forums wish to, they too could advertise "Broadly speaking" for this purpose. I am aware that there is a certain level of bad blood between some members of some forums, I should know, I am one of them, however, sometimes there are occasions and subjects where such animosities need to be left to one side for the greater good. Opinions please!

Grendal or the glue?

Not really JA, the boat would just leave one 24 hour mooring and almost certainly go to another. Many boatersd like doing that rather than wild mooring where they might feel vulnerable. No, the answer is as has been said before, more 24 hour moorings, perhaps with "Pay & Display" style machines.

Ahhh yes of course, that would be the Long horned Norfolk nautical cow, especially bred for it's high quality beef and ability to cook a full English breakfast on two gas rings. Sorry, my mistake.

Would the yellow dots not have frightened the cows? They're very nervous animals you know.

I saw that last night. An excellent advert, loved it. and my guess is Yes, bound to be broads inspired.

My mum used to say that to me too, only she missed out the "own up and pay up bit". Didn't say anything about damage either!

The "Free lunch" is to tempt you to buy the extra courses and the wine, that is to say there is a purchasable version with more bells and whistles on it. and a nagging screen trying to get you to buy it!