MartinC

A very valid point. It worked with foot & mouth and is just as relevant now, because most footpath are also not wide enough for the 2m rule. This requires Government action to deal with the limp excuse of CaRT. The F&M regulations were very wide ranging. The local council suspended our rubbish collection because the unmade up, unadopted ,road serving various properties was also a public footpath!

No doubt this will bring out the trolls, but, assuming that the two are of the same family (not subject to the 2m rule), and have no symptoms are they not just carrying out their permitted once a day exercise?

Condemned by their own web site! They seem to have spelling difficulties.

At the start all canals were shut. Movement was only for notified emergencies and you had to contact BW for permission. We were moored out in the country and only discovered the situation when we arrived at Calcutt locks. As our mooring was just below the locks and my wife was due on back on duty (NHS) we were allowed to work down. Later on it became less ad hoc , i.e. your request was logged and then all requests were considered at one time every day to ensure consistency. I seem to remember that reopening was in stages when the disinfectant appeared.

Coconuts?

This illustrates why you need to consider things other than price. Traditionally marine insurance policies for craft were written on an Agreed Value basis to avoid this sort of problem. In the last few years some, but not all, marine insurers have moved away from this and amended their policy wording to pay market value. There are still marine insurers providing Agreed Value policies.

Last time I was there (about two years ago) a local CaRT man said that a local resident was complaining about sewer leakage and was trying to get the facility closed down. I assume the present shut down is to establish what is happening but I am surprised if the usual dye testing has not been conclusive.

Very happy to have been moored at Ventnor for the past twenty years. Wait for the trolls to come out from their dark areas and suggest that "moored" means the boat never moved!!

Sometimes CaRT do fail but not on this occasion. Notice issued 22nd Feb @12.10

Premium is not everything. It is interesting to note that the Zurich policy (which appears under various names, including Craftinsure) is no longer on Agreed Value basis which has always applied to marine policies. I say this because I notice that GJW are advertising that they still offer Agreed Value so at least one underwriter is aware of how important this is in facilitating prompt settlement in the event of total loss.

It is quite interesting to watch BBC news then Al Jazeera, RT and Sky news. Each have their bias and, allowing for that, you get a better view of what is happening in the world, even if Al Jazeera insist on giving you the weather forecast for Australia and SE Asia on their UK broadcast!

IMac

Memory of carrying the cassette alongside all the coffee drinkers to the Elsan at the end of the cafe (don't know how to get the accent on my keyboard!)

Not "every householder" pays the water company to remove surface water. You only pay if you drain your surface water into a foul water sewer. For new build since the Water Act 2014 there is emphasis on attenuation, restricting foul sewer use to a last resort. Not "every householder" pays the water company to remove surface water. You only pay if you drain your surface water into a foul water sewer. For new build since the Water Act 2014 there is emphasis on attenuation, restricting foul sewer use to a last resort.

I use these, as a sacrificial link, leaving the screw part not fully tightened