Alan de Enfield

It doesn't exist without pictures !!!

Stored in buckets under the bed for 6 months (unless you have a plot of land to dump it on)

£100 (each way) taxi to /from the airport Family of 4 = £2000 1 week hire of 4 berth Nb = ? £1000 Why do folks go and pay £25 per night to pitch a tent up in a field ?

Late last year I had a similar text and it didn't 'ring true' so I phoned Three and they told me that they had been hacked and a lot of their 'numbers' were receiving these texts. I sorted out a new contact whilst I was onto them at a much better rate (Unlimited everything at £15.77 per month) Speak with three and see if it is another 'hacked' text.

I had one of my 'diabetic wobbles' yesterday and consumed a full packet - YUMMY !

I was expecting a complaint about Jam-less Jammy (Jammie) dodgers.

If someone is really intent on pinching the gas bottle, a bit of 'cheap chain' will not stop the readily available battery angle grinder (Lidl this week) Cost less than a single gas cylinder refill !!! https://www.aldi.co.uk/ferrex-40v-cordless-angle-grinder/p/800487346471400?gclid=CjwKCAjwztL2BRATEiwAvnALcvFoLkS-wojPH4bMYxNfdvAX0YJLt2pO48jbopCucoVwsFKSTvKG_RoCyc0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

In what marks a major milestone for the £100m Environment Agency project, boats can safely navigate the barrier and the first vessels will be passing through sometime this afternoon. The Boston Barrier is expected to be fully operational by the end of the summer. https://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/environment/boston-barrier-set-historic-moment-first-boat-passes-through-later-today-2869966

Saw on the news t'other day that Nissan are giving serious consideration to shutting down much of Renault production and moving some Renault vehicles to Sunderland. They are planning to close the Barcelona plan. No secret 'insider information' it is widely known and circulated in the press. Maybe you just didn't want to see it. Nissan’s Sunderland factory is safe as the firm announces it will become a European manufacturing hub. In a press conference broadcast from Japan this morning (May 29th) the manufacturer said it will be closing its factory in Barcelona as it admitted its brand had been ‘severely damaged’ with losses last year of £306m (40.5bn Yen). It is now likely that some Renault models, built in other countries, could be built in Sunderland as the alliance looks to increase efficiencies. The future of the Sunderland plant – which produces cars such as the Qashqai, Leaf and Juke – has been uncertain for some time, but fresh confirmation by Nissan as part of its ‘Transformation Plan’ has confirmed the Japanese car maker sees the site as a core part of its European presence.

I think they have a holding tank.

What do you mean "WILL" ? It is already having a severe effect in the North (must be that old North / South divide again)

I have certainly had water pipes freeze that were running along the top of the floor (so only an inch or so different to below the floor) so, certainly below the water line. I now just leave the engine room heaters on, it works out at a cost of around £1 per day but a 'split' cauliflower would cost much more than that to replace. The other advantage is that the boat is not drained down so if we fancy a trip out in the Winter, its just turn the key and go.

Sometimes all boaters, be they liveaboard or part-timers, deserve all they get. There was a petrol-engine boat in 'our' marina, they had been asked several times not to refuel on their mooring but to go to the fuel berth as they were using cans and seem to have problems 'hitting the filler hole', the fuel berth had the necessary equipment to contain a spill or fight a fire. A lovely hot Summers day and they started to refuel again on their pontoon mooring, with boats either side only a couple of feet away, as the marina water developed a rainbow and the air around them took on a decidedly aromatic odour they were asked to desist - they refused and carried on. Adjacent moorers were rightly very upset, with one moorer getting his axe and threatening to cut their lines and push them away from the mooring, 'management' arrived but it made no difference. The offending boater then called 999 and said he was being threatened by an axe wielding madman - Police arrived, the situation quietened down, no charges were pressed and the boat left (for good) a few minutes after the Police left the scene.

Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a complete new suit because there are splashes on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria’s point of view. Britain recommends that everyone calm down a bit. Serbia points out that it can’t afford a whole suit, but offers to pay for the cleaning of Austria’s trousers. Russia and Serbia look at Austria. Austria asks Serbia who it’s looking at. Russia suggests that Austria should leave its little brother alone. Austria inquires as to whose army will assist Russia in compelling it to do so. Germany appeals to Britain that France has been looking at it, and that this is sufficiently out of order that Britain should not intervene. Britain replies that France can look at who it wants to, that Britain is looking at Germany too, and what is Germany going to do about it? Germany tells Russia to stop looking at Austria, or Germany will render Russia incapable of such action. Britain and France ask Germany whether it’s looking at Belgium. Turkey and Germany go off into a corner and whisper. When they come back, Turkey makes a show of not looking at anyone. Germany rolls up its sleeves, looks at France, and punches Belgium. France and Britain punch Germany. Austria punches Russia. Germany punches Britain and France with one hand and Russia with the other. Russia throws a punch at Germany, but misses and nearly falls over. Japan calls over from the other side of the room that it’s on Britain’s side, but stays there. Italy surprises everyone by punching Austria. Australia punches Turkey, and gets punched back. There are no hard feelings because Britain made Australia do it. France gets thrown through a plate glass window, but gets back up and carries on fighting. Russia gets thrown through another one, gets knocked out, suffers brain damage, and wakes up with a complete personality change. Italy throws a punch at Austria and misses, but Austria falls over anyway. Italy raises both fists in the air and runs round the room chanting. America waits till Germany is about to fall over from sustained punching from Britain and France, then walks over and smashes it with a barstool, then pretends it won the fight all by itself. By now all the chairs are broken and the big mirror over the bar is shattered. Britain, France and America agree that Germany threw the first punch, so the whole thing is Germany’s fault. While Germany is still unconscious, they go through its pockets, steal its wallet, and buy drinks for all their friends.

That is the theory. My Cruiser has a BSS (and has had several previously). The master switches are behind the stairs leading down from the saloon to the galley. One of the risers (between stair 3 and 4) drops down to reveal the 4 master switches. There has never been an nameplate identifying their location and no one would ever find them. For the last BSS I bought a full pack of 'warning stickers' and labelled up the switch location with "Master Switches Below". Bit of a waste of time as the examiner never got past the saloon. Just sat there and said "I can see you have a CO alarm and as it passed last time it'll be OK".