BroadAmbition

Grendel - probably but didn’t really matter how it came off as long as it did do Griff

If the 'Idiots' that applied it used proper quality 'Good Stuff' in the first instance, then there wouldn't be any need for any attempts at removing it in the second instance! Griff

Welcome, nice to have you here Griff

Nope, not lost it, had to get it cut off at a jewellers, Finger has got a thin area where it used to live Griff

‘Third finger left hand’ Is a song innit? My third finger left hand today became naked for the first time since October 86. That’s 33 years n 3 months. Feels kinda weird Griff

It was solved ages ago. It became 'Unsolved' when the Ba came into being and regular dredging of the lower Bure ceased Griff

Evening dinner this evening accomplished. Very nice. Well done MrsG xx Griff

Just what? are you marthering on about now woman? Griff

Missed out on the Haggis yesterday as had family round for dinner. Taking MrsG out for dinner later today somewhere or t'other so no Haggis this evening. However the good news is that we have a Haggis in t fridge, along with the Turnip n Tatties so will go for it Monday evening dinner along with a small nip or three of the Scottish natural 'Mineral Water' Griff

Dek-King' Supplied by Wilks (Ipswich) along with adhesives / fitting tools etc. A flexible Upvc available in a variety of colours / shades / widths It can also be professionally fitted. Onboard, I / We did it oursens, proper pleased with the results. No longer will we have to rub down / prep and repaint the decks every couple of years or so Griff

Broad Ambition / Broad Ambition / Griff & Laureen, hopefully more to come / Y / Y Paid the upfront mooring fee at Salhouse as instructed Griff

Alternatively I will find a nice fabric then get Griff to re-upholster Broad Ambition to match the model. Many a true word said in jest. Hang fire on the fabric as we are indeed planning to recover the present soft furnishings in the wheelhouse. Out of necessity as they are worn through in places. Hope to get this done this year Griff

Of course they do. Looks a Bobby dazzler too, complements the work top nicely. Easy to maintain as minimal grout required. Assuming they have been fixed with a highly flexible adhesive / Flexible grout should outlast all of us Griff

And there’s me thinking those kind of tiles come in large sheets like a normal large tile. Wouldn't they be difficult to keep clean? Cleaning the face of glazed ceramic tiles is a breeze, as is in this case the face of glass and aluminium. What it more labour intensive (Slightly) is keeping the grout clean, a waterproof fine smoother grout is therefore easier to keep clean. Mosaics always present the issue of more cleaning as there is more grout to maintain. The tiles I am working with are fixed onto a flexible net backing, rigid they are not, in fact each sheet can be rolled through one dimension if one so desires - One should not desire. The tile that Regulo has shown are a copy mosaic and designed to make believe they are a genuine mosaic - they are of course nothing of the sort. They are also very easy to cut / fix and grout. A grout line should be maintained to keep the appearance of each small mosaic and of course to aid flexibility between each tile and make them waterproof throughout especially on the grout lines. The downside is that they don't adept to curves and non flat surfaces very well that we generally find on boats! I tend to specify a halfway house for tiling in boats, usually a 100 x 100mm tile or a 'Metro' tile (Small brick) works best as they can take up curves and irregularities quite well Griff

Look great Charlie but wouldn’t like to pay that bill at £100 per hour 😂 If only - I wish. I reckon that when I left earlier, I had got about 5 x m2 stuck on. Decided I'm going to have to go there tomorrow for a half day to commence the grouting. Can't begin to tell you just how much I'm looking forward to that! Griff

Correct on both counts, especially the second one Griff

Today commenced a kitchen wall tiling job. There's about 10 x m2 to do. The client has chosen a mosaic. These beauties are a mixture of glass and aluminium. A real pain to cut. Pointless trying to score and snap, the glass strips will but not the Aluminium strips. Therefore every sheet / piece has to be cut on my electric wet diamond saw, moving them slowly through the blade by hand of course. Mega time consuming. Problem here is the cutting blade. One can use a blade designed specifically for glass or another blade specifically for metal. Swapping blades between tiles is impractical. So which blade to use? the glass blade but it'll wear it out in no time. Hey Ho, plenty of spare blades on standby then. I will be on this job for quite a while and it'll cost them an arm and a leg Griff

I note that the three current threads related to the Broads Authority have been removed from public view to the Members’ Chat Area. As a matter of personal policy, I do not subscribe to discussions behind closed doors, so I will absent myself from those debates. Hmmm, why have they been moved into the members chat area? Without Paladin's input they will be much poorer threads imho Griff

Both home safe and sound. Turned out the forecasted strong winds never turned up so other than some decent rain the drive home was a ‘Breeze’. Griff

Hmmmmm, I’m gonna be driving Trevor today. Departing Gourock at midday-ish bound for home near to Donny. About 270 miles. The Wx forecast is far from ideal, no real problem, I’ll deal with it. My concern is that MrsG simultaneously will be making the same journey in her ageing Focus. Only slight comfort is she should not be too badly affected by the wind gusts, unlike Trevor so a steady hand on the helm will be in order Griff

Well they are too early, we haven’t seen owt of any sort of winter yet Griff

All done and sorted yesterday. All went to plan including the ashes this morning. A large family gathering for immediate family dinner out this evening. We hope to be home midweek Griff

Oh yes. Yet another successful operation. Well done Griff

Have you ever thought: “I’m fat.” “I’m old.” “I’m not enough.” I was young once. To all my friends from 40 years and up: Most of us are going through the next phase of our lives. We're at that age where we see wrinkles, gray hair, and extra pounds. We see the cute 25-year-olds and reminisce. But we were also 25, just as they will one day be our age. We aren't the "youth in their summer clothes" anymore. What they bring to the table with their youth and zest, we bring our wisdom and experience. We have raised families, run households, paid the bills, dealt with diseases, sadness, and everything else life has assigned us. Some of us have lost those that were nearest and dearest to us. We are survivors. We are warriors in the quiet. We are humans, like a classic car or a fine wine. Even if our bodies aren't what they once were, they carry our souls, our courage, and our strength. We shall all enter this chapter of our lives with humility, grace, and pride over everything we have been through, and we should never feel bad about getting older. It's a privilege that is denied to so many.” (Mums funeral tomorrow) Griff

Gourock. Me n MrsG back up here once again. This time for Mums funeral, arrangements etc. The weather? For me it’s like I’ve time warped back to the early Eighties onboard HMS Attacker in Greenock Great Harbour. Strong winds, heavy rain all day. Mind you it will improve tomorrow, we will still have the heavy rain all day but the strong winds will have increased to gales. Don’t you just love the west coast of Jockland? It’s like I never left 💕