FlyingFortress

Far too many posts to like. I like them all 👍

They are all different Vaughan. This Hooligan is our forth Labrador and all of them have had quite different characters. #1 a quite large Black Female that we had from a puppy and as I was only 23 when we got her didn't have much idea what I was doing with training. Turned out to be a lovely although spirited dog. #2 a very big Fox Red adopted him at 18 months and he had already been trained but broken. Took us a while to bring his character out but we got there and had a faithful companion all of his life. Definitely Mrs FF 's favourite dog of all. I did spend quite a lot of time at sea at that time. #3 a small black female who was a very nervous puppy in fact she could have been a bit on the autistic spectrum if that applies to dogs. Always looking at you for instructions what to do but as a few on here know turned out to be a great dog. Then #4 this Hooligan 😲 Got him when he was 9 months old from a lovely family but who couldn't cope with him and he was totally out of control. Just over a year on now and people tell us he is getting better but boy is it slow progress sometimes. Having said that he is very loving and funny and we would not change him for the world now. So All different

Some simply cracking pictures on this thread 👍 That one above with Vaughan and his Labrador gives me hope when I look at my Hooligan literally waiting for the day when mine calms down like that. He had his first day out on the boat of the year yesterday and he was his usual restless self on the way up to Dilham . He had a bit of a play on the green then there was far too much going on with all the other dogs around when we had lunch at The Cross Keys. Back to the moorings and he had a walk up the lane then another play on the green until another moorer turned up with their Border Collie and they played chase for a while until it was time for us to leave. I wish I had taken a photo of him totally crashed out on the way back and we didn't hear a squeak out of him all evening. So there is hope for us 😲

Never been one to slum it Ms Angelsey. 😎 Even at the very beginning of my seagoing career as a Deck Cadet ( apprentice) I had a decent enough cabin on board. Then as Third Mate even on older ships Junior Officers cabins were very nice and catering was of good restaurant standard. The only time it was a bit cramped was as an Able Seaman on harbour and offshore tugs. But fair play the catering was pretty good. Or actually after that I went as first mate on American ships and that was pretty dire.😲 The job was great fun though 👍 Back on deep sea tankers as 3rd and 2nd mate and pretty luxurious. 1st mate and Captain on North Sea Supply Vessels and Salvage Tugs accommodation was very good for the size of the ships but the weather was sometimes appalling 😲 Got ejected from my bed More than once by large waves and slammed into bulkheads on a fairly regular basis not to mention having to dodge heavy cargo washing around on deck or having to watch my crew dodging certain death right in front of my eyes. I am proud of the fact that under my command no one was killed, yes life changing injuries, but no fatalities. It's quite hard to have one of your crew/friends airlifted off not knowing if they are going to survive, and knowing it's my responsibility. Or even as a Pilot seeing mooring ropes or Tugs tow lines parting and just praying no one is dead. Or having to co ordinate a ships break down at high speed in a very restricted area that could have resulted in a major explosion as we were passing major oil terminals then having a crew member dying on board as we could not get medical assistance soon enough Can you now see why I like a bit of comfort on my boat.

I think you lot must be made of sterner stuff than me. Could never get on with camping at all. Far too uncomfortable 😞 Camper van far too cramped. Even tried a caravan for one year. If a woman tells you size does not matter she is lying. 😲 A 22' X 7.5' caravan is no comparison to a 35' X 12' boat. Found Narrow boats far too noisy and uncomfortable 😩 First boat was cramped and cold on NYE at Gelderston when frozen in 😲 no heating Second boat has has rediant heating which caused a whole load of condensation and the hot water system rarely worked let alone the engine that broke down with depressing regularity . Only found comfort on third boat with a diesel engine that worked all the time, a hot water system that worked just fine, and we installed a blown air heating system to the rear cabin that kept us warm without making us damp. 😁 Fourth boat had all the above plus a heating system that warmed the whole boat plus a bath 👍 Current boat has all the above minus the bath but is warm and comfortable. Maybe that's why we have owned it for nearly 20 years 😎

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Absolutely nothing. Very much like the Broads National Park. Means nothing but implies a lot of waffle. Basically The Hire Company,who BTW I regard as one, if not THE, best are trying to seduce the punter with big words that neither they or the punter fully understand.😩

There are significant differences between chartering and hiring. But they will not be appreciated by either hirers or the hire companies 🫣

Wow Really good looking hound 👍

The reason I asked about the fibre glass is because of my last cute little girl. Went on the boat very soon after getting clear of her vaccinations and she was not even house trained when we took her away with us. It was our last long trip of the year and she took to it like a Labrador to water. Got home with a fully house trained dog and a very well behaved dog. The following year we took her away and she had developed a hatred for the fibre glass decks. She developed a new way of getting off the boat. We have double doors at the stern of our boat and she used to launch herself at around shoulder height straight through the doors without even touching the deck😳 Now this is all fine when you are stern moored 😁 So we tied up at Thurne dyke 🫣 And we had a rigid dinghy at the time 🫣 Opened rear doors and this thing flew past us at around shoulder height and of course landed in the dinghy and got trapped under the thwart. Loads of scrabbling and much banging of head on the underside of the thwart until I jumped into the dinghy and grabbed her and threw her ashore 😳 It did kinda stop her from launching herself off the back of the boat though 🤗

Awe cute

Ours made himself quite comfortable last year. Hopefully out tomorrow so can add a few more

Yeah great pictures. 👍 How did he get on with the fibre glass deck ? That seems to be the one that gives them the most trouble.

Really nice 🫣 It will help our less able brethren 😳

Got to be better than that gawd awful grit they were using a few years ago

I kind of guessed that. Unfortunately it is the nature of the beast.😔

Thanks for the update 👍 Just to clarify it was me off my own bat that brought up the financial issue. I have now been appropriately chastised 🤫

Think it was good publicity for the issue. Poor image of dog before last. Not pretty but very handsome 😁 On my boat before last. On The Broads 😜

Picture of my last dog . Very pretty girl. And on The Broads 😜

If you wait until 6:30 you have missed it. It was the lead story. Posted at 6:30 I don't take pretty pictures I like to enjoy the moment 😜

ITV Anglia tonight 6pm

Trying to think if I have seen pump out facilities there or not. My initial thoughts are no at Tingdene. May be something in Tubbys though

Ok Noted

I suppose it could be viewed that way but once again that was not my intention. This is why you,and by that I mean me, needed to run my opinions before a committee before I embarked on a policy when I ran a successful campaign against a County Council. My committee pulled me up on a few things during this period and I am very thankful that they did 😥

Not my intention at all. I was only asking individual members to declare if they were prepared to financially support BRAG