Hi, a refugee from the NBF!

[CooWee]

Hello everybody, this is my first post on this forum and I have noticed a few from the other side as it were.    I am on Moonlight Shadow from this Saturday, based at Brundall and we'll remain south during this trip and if we have guests have a quick trip around Breydon, amongst other places.

 

I notice Baz that you are a fortnight older than me, happy brithday.

 

I notice it is a different setup on this site compared compared to the NBF, as regarding computers.   So hopefully I don't mess this post up.  As I type I notice that the NBF is still down, shame, hope Richard can get it sorted and I wish him well in his efforts.

[MauriceMynah]

Hi Keith, Maurice_Mynah here, This forum wouldn't accept my normal screen name to I've had to use an old nickname.

Hope you have a great time, sadly I'm unlikely to get up there within the fortnight so have a boat coffee for me! 

 

Edited to add... JTF stands for "John the Fish" ... don't ask

[CooWee]

Hi John,

 

Nice to hear from you again, as to the coffee, I'll probably have several, along with Lisa no doubt.

[littlesprite]

Hi Keith,

Hope you and Lisa are both well (wellish) good to see you posting on the friendly forum.

[Hylander]

Rest assured you are amongst a lot of friends on here.    Most of us use the same user name for the forums.      Enjoy your time on the boat and keep us posted if anything interesting happens.

[Matt]

Keith,

Hope you and Lisa have a great week next week. MS looked lovely when we were up a couple of weeks ago.

Matt

[easyrider]

Hi Keith another nbf member here. Stumbled on this forum whilst Richard was sorting his one out. Seems a real friendly place with plenty of help and advice offered

[Mr C]

Hi another one from NBF here. It seams alot, use both forum which is a good thing.

[Moondance]

Hi there, im also from the NBF, under the name of cas, I find it easier to use this website & everyones very friendly here too, & lots of good information. Also my pc wont let me post on NBF but this one will, & also I can read posts on here using my phone too....  Good to see lots of familiar names on here too!! 

[Boaters]

Hi and welcome,you will find a lot of both forum members here ,you now can have (hopefully soon ) the best of both worlds ,forum wise that is.Like having two pubs in the village to go to.

[BroadScot]

Hi fellow and fellowess Broads lovers. Another NBF member here. Able to use my normal handle, plzd about that! lol Looks a clear and informative site.

[jillR]

hi and welcome from me to

 

jill

[Hockham Admiral]

Hello from us too and a warm welcome aboard!       

 

Hope to see you all frequently.   

[Hockham Admiral]

Edited to add... JTF stands for "John the Fish" ... don't ask

 

Hi from us, John, and sorry but I will ask!

 

Is it anything to do with drinking?      

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello and welcome to the forum from Tan & myself.

Please treat the site as home.

Regards

Alan

[MauriceMynah]

Hi John & Mary-Jane,

Without wishing to derail Keith's thread, I used to drink in a pup where there were rather a lot of regulars with the same names. Several Johns, quite a few Andys and more Pauls than you could poke a stick at. 

Very quickly the rather welsh habit of adding something relevant to the name developed. 'Andy the gas' was a gas fitter and M.E Paul suffered from M.E.

I used to arrange fishing trips and do a lot of fishing generally and thus became "John the fish" that got shortened to Fish by some, and JTF by others.

There was one exception to this system. There was a chap called Albert. It was uncanny but if anyone in the pub mentioned his name, he would arrive within a few minutes. After a while he became known as Jane Fonda by a few optimists. That became shortened to Jane. I don't think he ever knew why he became known as Jane, but it didn't seem to worry him!

[Hockham Admiral]

thanks for that, John.... "arrive"?

[CooWee]

Hi everyone,

 

Thank you all for really pleasant greeting, this site does have a really nice ambience to it, I could Judge that by just reading some of the posts before joining up.  There doesn't seem to be any angst out there.

 

Dave we'll doing the usual suspects I dare say, in no particular order, Geldeston, Beccles, WRC, Oulton Broad and where ever the fancy takes us.  That reminds me I must print off a tide table.

 

And JTF, couldn't you drink out of a glass like everyone else! The imagery that conjures up, well, what can I say.

 

Again though thanks again for the warm greetings.

[Boaters]

Just noticed NBF back up and running.

[ExSurveyor]

Thanks NB.Net for hosting updates.

[Hockham Admiral]

Thanks NB.Net for hosting updates.

 

Mark, Hi.

It's always nice to help out when you can and we are all together in our love of the Norfolk Broads!