Hylander Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 now I wonder how that life belt ended up there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Because you can't lift the engine hatch without removing the lifebelt. Same thing for the one to the right of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Things are getting better, not so many lifebelts floating against the reed beds or on the tide line on Breydon as there used to be. The knuckle draggers must be getting the message, at last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 That life belt was there first thing this morning, long before Herby Woods staff get in. So if that is staff leaving on the quay heading then it is very sloppy of them. What was wrong with them leaving the boats tidy, which I probably think they did and Billy go lightly and his mates have been about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Big sister is watching you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Those lifebelts have been "out of place" for 4 or 5 days now and obviously no-one has noticed or bothered to do anything about it. That certainly would not have been the case if HW himself were still alive! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 However would we have managed boatyards before internet webcams came along? I am sure (indeed I hope) I will wake up tomorrow to find that this thread is actually a joke. And by the way - 2 hours ago, jeffbroadslover said: That certainly would not have been the case if HW himself were still alive! If you can "certainly" say that, you must be around 20 years older than I am. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 What makes it a joke , please do tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Vaughan, not sure how old you are but have you read the book "Herbert Woods A Famous Broadland Pioneer", written by his daughter Jennifer? I got a copy from the boatyard when we were on holiday with them in September and really enjoyed reading it. I can recommend it to anyone who has £3 to spare. Jeff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Jeff I got a copy of this in September and am reading it at the moment, very enjoyable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 4 hours ago, jeffbroadslover said: Vaughan, not sure how old you are but have you read the book "Herbert Woods A Famous Broadland Pioneer", written by his daughter Jennifer? I got a copy from the boatyard when we were on holiday with them in September and really enjoyed reading it. I can recommend it to anyone who has £3 to spare. Jeff Jeff, he's a year younger than me so he's pretty darned ancient. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 WOW... That old !!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 17 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: WOW... That old !!! I think he's older than that MM. I seem to recall being told that Peter's first 'posts' regarding his concerns over the broads were on parchment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExUserGone Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Quote I am sure (indeed I hope) I will wake up tomorrow to find that this thread is actually a joke. Lighten up Vaughan, I found this thread most uplifting as it made me realise some people have much more empty lives than me..... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 There are older than I, indeed much older! This light hearted thread a joke? It didn't start off that way, still, a touch of levity does nobody any harm. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 3 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: There are older than I, indeed much older! This light hearted thread a joke? It didn't start off that way, still, a touch of levity does nobody any harm. Methusula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 28 minutes ago, grendel said: Methusula? Young upstart! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 16 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: Vaughan, not sure how old you are but have you read the book "Herbert Woods A Famous Broadland Pioneer", written by his daughter Jennifer? I am posting this photo from the book in the hope that the author won't mind, as I met her on occasions, in the old days. This is the launching in 1950 of "Her Majesty", the flagship of the Broads Tours fleet, skippered many years later by David Dane, the well known Broads artist. This photo has also appeared in one or two other Broads publications, but you may not know (unless you are as "old" as Peter and I) that the couple standing at the corner of the quay at the left are my parents. Father was already a director of Blakes by then and was thus a close friend and colleague of HW. He became chairman in 1957 and was therefore also a friend and colleague of HW's son in law, Jack Lee, who also served on the board of Blakes. I was three years old when that photo was taken and I have no personal memory of Herbert Woods, so I was just suggesting that anyone who can actually remember how he ran a boatyard, must be rather older than me. 4 hours ago, LeoMagill said: Lighten up Vaughan, Yes Leo, I agree, but there are two reasons why this thread struck a spark : 1/. These webcams are installed so that the yard owners can keep an eye on things for security, when they are at home, or abroad. I first watched the Barnes webcam, when they had just installed it, from Jill and Peter Tallowin's house in the south of France. To achieve this technology it has to be on the internet, so we on forums also have the privilege of enjoying free, live, coverage of some of our favourite spots on the Broads. 2/. At least this picture (taken at 0730 on a November morning) shows the conditions that mechanics have to work under, out in the open in winter. They are out there in all weathers, in this case having to service boats with exposed rear engines. Having worked out there all afternoon, I don't blame the bloke for not bothering to put the lifebelt back before he sought the shelter of the boat sheds! I would also say that very probably, that morning, the men would not have been allowed out onto that quay until until the day had warmed up and the frost had gone from those slippery decks. Certainly not if I were the manager. So I question that we have the right, from the warmth of our kitchens at breakfast time, to look up a free webcam, see a lifebelt on the quay and announce this as "sloppy" work by staff for whom we are not responsible. Unless you wish to suggest that the life belt has now become a tripping hazard, in which case, at least it is painted bright bloody orange. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I see today everything is exactly as it was when I posted the first photo. Thank you for the comments about 'empty lives'. I did not expect that kind of reply. I did qualify my statement about sloppy by saying I expected the boats had been left in order and that someone else had removed the life belt. What has happened to this friendly forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderwall Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Hylander said: I see today everything is exactly as it was when I posted the first photo. Thank you for the comments about 'empty lives'. I did not expect that kind of reply. I did qualify my statement about sloppy by saying I expected the boats had been left in order and that someone else had removed the life belt. What has happened to this friendly forum? I have a certain sympathy for you, in regards to the response from some about your post. By that yardstick , we all are a bit sad , playing on the tinternet, talking about boats and rivers and all things broads. Some needless digs in your direction from the friendly forum for some reason. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExUserGone Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I was just taking the pee but couldn't find a tongue sticking out smiley so went for the tin hat option. P.S. Yes I know there's one in my signature but I didn't look very hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Well, I must be one of the saddest people on the planet, any spare time I get I log onto the Forum, I also look in on the webcams quite a lot which I think is a good thing in that if I spotted anything I thought suspicious I would phone the boat yard/authorities in the same vane that Monica pointed out the wayward lifebelt. I am the worst person on here to tease some of my friends a little but try to go out of my way not to hurt feelings or be rude which most of us do I'm sure, Monica is a well respected and much liked member of our friendly forum and I very much hope she carries on posting Keep on posting M, I'm just as sad as you Grace p.s Found it for you Leo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Thank you Grace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 It appears that this is just the way things are left. Does not give a very good impression. 19 days have past and nowt has altered. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I'm surprised that HW haven't sorted this out, I know this forum is regularly checked by some of their staff. I can imagine a few people coming down to the Staithe especially if there was ice on the river, you often see items picked up off the ground and surrounding area thrown onto the ice, stones, bricks, logs etc, usually thrown in an attempt to see how thick the ice is. Most of us have done it lol. A stone thrown onto a frozen canal, the sound ricochets for a few seconds, quite eerie. I don't believe for a moment, that anyone would climb onto a boat and remove objects like life belts to throw in the water, but if one is left lying around, then that might be a different situation. If someone tripped over it and injured themselves, I wonder who they could get compensation from? Come on HW take care of the little detail, and then continue to work hard in preparing your fleet for next season. Richard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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