addicted Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 regarding fishermen and their very long rods I've often wondered why they don't get a shorter rod and fish from the other side .. Carole 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, addicted said: regarding fishermen and their very long rods I've often wondered why they don't get a shorter rod and fish from the other side .. Carole Spot on there Carole!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Polly said: You lot have got no poetry in your souls!😋 What has a hazlenut in every bite, Smooth milk chocolate for your delight, Nougat and caramel golden light, And don't forget the hazelnut in every bite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Polly said: You lot have got no poetry in your souls!😋 I used to have poetry alive in my soul, but it upped and went, just leaving a hole. So rather like Grendel, I looked to the stars but my view had been b******d by street lights and cars So Polly, I tell you, though this isn't news You never need poems if you've got plenty of booze. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, Timbo said: What has a hazlenut in every bite, Smooth milk chocolate for your delight, Nougat and caramel golden light, And don't forget the hazelnut in every bite? my old favourite Topic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemike Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, Timbo said: What has a hazlenut in every bite, squirrel s**** 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, addicted said: my old favourite Topic Mine too till I lost my sweet tooth, but that's just going off topic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jayfire Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Off Topic ??? Jayfire time Now who needs some amorous poetry and romance lessons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I vote MM as NBN Poet Laureate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 i obvigsously havent been posting enough, i have just moored up for the night at womack dyke moorings, i had just passed a boat that waved at me and asked me how i was, and i spotted a jayne sized hole. prior to that i had had a busy day, at 8am i started the engine and thought, where will i go today, so i headed back towards Marthams, not too far, as i hung a left at meadow dyke and headed for horsey mere. on arrival i moored up at the mill moorings for an hour for a coffee and a bite to eat. an hour later i turned jayne at the corner and headed back out, beware, if you skirt the edge of horsey mere, you will get weed around the prop, i went right round, looked at waxham cut and decided against it, as i needed to clear the weeds off the prop again. back down meadow dyke, where i met everyone and their neighbours coming the other way, one trip boat 2 sailies one of those was goosewinged and filling the entire dyke, i nudged into the reeds and he took his boom in just enough, day boats, cruisers, paddle boards and kayaks. at the end i took another left, down candle dyke and left again to west somerton, i had checked the situation re the weeds down here and they said it was fine an, well so it was because the weed cutter was operating down there, weeds were floating away downstream, i also passed an old chap who waved and yelled, its a bit full down there, when i arrived it dawned on me that he meant with weeds (i did wonder why he was rowing when he had a perfectly good outboard) anyway, the quay was empty. another bite to eat, toilet break and coffee (not necessarily in that order) and it was time to leave, i had determined that 1pm was when i needed to depart an hour and a half later, i reached potter heigham bridge, popped into lathams for some cooking oil to cook my tea tonight, then called the boatyard. one of their staff was soon at hand to take me through, and he hopped off at the first convenient boat the other side, on i went, through potter heigham, there was a space at the quiet moorings, but i thought no, so i headed for womak thinking to look for robins wild mooring, this was not to be as i was spotted by friends, and found a gap at womak dyke moorings. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizG Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 We encountered the fishermen with mega rods between Martham Ferry and West Somerton some years ago. You can't see the fisherman as he is hidden in the reed bed and then all of sudden you see this gigantic pole ................... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, grendel said: obvigsously havent been posting enough You should know by now Mr G that if you leave them alone for any length of time they'll go off on one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 well they go off anyway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Ooh, a busy Meadow Dyke, that was unlucky, we usually find it fairly peaceful. Good call not going down Waxham Cut, we tried that a few years back on a rowing dinghy and soon gave up. What happened to the wild mooring on Womack Dyke? I could swear to it, but I got the impression a couple of weeks back that the same boat was on it most of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jayfire Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I rowed down Waxham Cut last year to the moorings Helen, never give up Lovely stretch of stream it is too and lovely to just lay back and enjoy the sunshine after all your work relaxing at the bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEM Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 hours ago, w-album said: We encountered the fishermen with mega rods between Martham Ferry and West Somerton some years ago. You can't see the fisherman as he is hidden in the reed bed and then all of sudden you see this gigantic pole ................... Many (like 50) years ago my brother & I sailed a Martham half-decker from Martham to Martham Broad & back. the wind was such that we didnt't need to tack (not realy practical tacking there). As we shot along the reeds at fairly high speed the well-hidden fishermen were most upset... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetChugger Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Have a week booked for September 18th on Pacific Diamond, Spoke to Fiona yesterday about making the final payment, She told me to hold off until the middle of August as they have no confidence that the Virus will be gone, Was sound advice and demonstrated the sensible attitude to our ears. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 good morning everyone, i type this from Womack dyke, and its glorious outside, last night the boat moored behind me departed at about 6pm, so i thought well thats good at least there is a small space available, sure enough late yesterday evening (about 9.45, still just about light two private boats with a group of youngsters turn up, one slots into the gap behind me and very quickly shuts its engine down, the second double moors next to it and also shuts down quite rapidly, very considerate considering the late hour, and no fuss. still i had a good night sleep and am awake, drinking my morning tot of rum with coffee, posting on the forum and about to start cooking breakfast. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 I have been running webcams front and rear most of yesterday, though having filled one 32Gb memory card already, and presumably over half filled the 64Gb card in the other, I can see i will have to be more selective over which sections of river I record, yesterdays was mostly the rivers above Potter heigham, I think I will film a section up to dilham, and another to coltishall, my 3 main planned destinations for this holiday, i do have 2 spare 32Gb cards and the 4 8Gb ones that came with the cameras to spare, i do hope you lot are prepared for the hours of cruising videos when I get back 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Just for jay, here I am modelling the tee shirt 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Er, your chest is back to front mate Griff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 a little taster from the videos 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Darn that mirror, I asked it who was the fairest of them all, and it told me Jayfire, now I know it must be fibbing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, BroadAmbition said: Er, your chest is back to front mate Griff That's a relief, for a minute I thought he'd got out of bed the wrong side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairTmiddlin Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 53 minutes ago, JanetAnne said: That's a relief, for a minute I thought he'd got out of bed the wrong side For JA to relieve his angst 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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