ExSurveyor

The signs aren't looking good 😊 Just had an email to say they have cancelled the direct debit so I can now pay manually each month 😵 Anyone interested in a box of carrier pigeons, no doubt that will arrive tomorrow 😎

I hate mobile phone companies and particularly those that use overseas call centres. My mobile has always been on a business contract with O2, now part of Virgin. I also have a Virgin TV / broadband package. If I am on a personal contract they double my data but not for a business user. I want to keep my number. I phone the business unit I have always dealt with, answered after 6 rings, as always, by a lovely gentleman with a soft Scottish accent. They can't cancel it until set up an account with the consumer side, he transfers me and wishes me luck with them. Boy did I need it. After 20 minutes it was answered by a lady with an Indian accent who spoke clearly, she couldn't help. I was passed between 6 different departments. By the last department I could understand less than 25% of what was being said despite repeatedly asking the guy to slow down as I was having difficulty understanding him. The reading of the legal terms they insist you have to listen to was laughable. I said I couldn't agree to something I couldn't understand and suggested he email them to me to read while he waited on the line. The best bit was having confirmed that I was who I said I was and I was using the handset that was registered to the number, he asked for the SIM card number, the one buried in the unit I was talking to him on. Eventually, after 80 minutes I think I now have a personal account with 15 times the data for £5 less than I was paying. The next call I have to make to finalise it is the the business unit, that will be a walk in the park in comparison. Of course I may have ordered a box of carrier pigeons and a morse code machine for all I know. How on earth can these companies get away with such atrocious service... I know the answer, they are all as bad as each other. On a happier note I had the boat insurance renewal through, exactly the same price as last year, and the year before. One of the car renewals also arrived at 50% higher, a quick search found identical cover with another reputable company for £10 less than last years premium. ( Take note BA, it is possible to control costs in an efficiently run business ) I think I may have tumbled head long into being a grumpy old git.

I am not up until after Easter unfortunately otherwise I would have tried to help

Time to tone down the personal jibes and political comments please.

Good afternoon all, Just an update to inform you that UK Power Networks have visited the site and our electric charging points at Ranworth Staithe are now operational again. Kind regards Tom Tom Waterfall Senior Communications Officer Direct dial 01603 756034 Broads Authority Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

Don't poke the sleeping bear, he has woken up and started posting jokes. 😁

Good afternoon all, This email is to notify you of some recent date changes to NTM 07 and NTM 08 of 2023, relating to dredging works at Haddiscoe New Cut and the Lower Bure respectively. Haddiscoe Cut dredging – new dates - 19 February to 15 March 2024 Lower Bure dredging – new dates – 19 March to 29 March 2024. For full details of the amended work schedule please visit our website and view the associated documents here: https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/notices-to-mariners Kind regards Tom Tom Waterfall Senior Communications Officer Direct dial 01603 756034 Broads Authority Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

If you knew about them, they wouldn't be very good at it. 😁

The Historic Dockyard and the Medway Queen are worth a visit, a fascinating place. Two fully restored ships and a submarine with full access. The buildings in the dockyard are impressive and accessible. The RNLI have a big undercover display of a whole range of lifeboats. The Medway Queen is on an adjacent site and worth seeing. There is also a reasonable hotel on the edge of the dockyard.

They say you never forget how to ride a bike, your legs never got that message. Just think of it as becoming a drinking champion, start slowly and gradually build up.

You looked very contented at the helm when you passed us between the Ferry House and Waters Edge this afternoon.

👍 New tap and hoses fitted.

We are up for the week, a nice relaxing time with a couple of small jobs on the list. Yesterday Pauline found a puddle in the drawer unit under the basin in the rear cabin. I pulled all the drawers out and found a pin hole leak in the Flexi hose to the monoblock mixer tap. What a pain in the butt it turned out to be. No one had replacement hoses so it needed a new tap. That meant I had to remove the basin worktop to be able to get to the inset basin, to get the taps out If I was a small framed contortionist it would have been a struggle, then refit the basin and worktop and reseal the whole lot. Unfortunately I am too tall, wide and old. The Sheerline needed the rear door lock replacing, Guess what, they aren't made any more, I found a near match but no luck getting it to fit. Having swapped parts between the two and straighten a few bent bits I managed to refit the original lock back in place. Of course the lever handle set no longer lines up, next job, find a handle set that I can 'adjust' to fit. As tomorrow's weather is looking good then tools can stay packed away, time for a cruise and lunch.

In line with successive Governments over the years, I have finally downsized my navy by one third. The Shetland, White Knight, has gone off the Broads to rivers new. The Sheerline 740 will take on the White Knight name at Easter with appropriate superstitious ceremony and champagne.

Welcome back to the original Boss.

Who wants a 568ml of beer 🍻

Good afternoon, Please be aware that there is currently a fallen tree blocking part of the River Yare. The tree is located on the upstream end of Thorpe Island between the Town House PH and the Rivergarden PH. The tree has been hazard marked and lights are attached to those marks. Rangers are aware and are planning to fully remove the tree on Monday 12 February. Navigators are advised to exercise caution when navigating in the area. Thank you for your cooperation. https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/boating-news Best, Tom Tom Waterfall Senior Communications Officer Direct dial 01603 756034 Broads Authority Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

It may have been 'informal' advice from the planning department, a very useful service from the majority of planning departments.

I sold one of our old Transits for scrap, we found out it was exported to Somalia. I half expected to see it on the news with the company sign writing, the roof cut open and a machine gun mounted.

Given this quote from the existing owners, "They said the reason for the sale was that, after more than a decade of ownership, they wanted to focus on their other company, a strategic land and property development business". I doubt very much that it will be snapped up by someone looking to redevelop the site for housing. The refusal of the pods makes it clear that further development is limited.

I wonder if this was triggered by the planning refusal for the floating pods in the marina.

Helen, It is just picking up on the nearest river. If you click on the location bar it opens up a list of broads location. I assume it will work on all locations but is marketed as a Broads app. Edit, It doesn't appear to load info outside of the Broads.

I will be thinking of you all tomorrow. As well as mourning your loss also celebrate Ian's life and achievements and remember the good times you all had together.

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"It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission." 😁