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You can prevent that by using the little sieve from the kitchen. 🙂

I only got mine as it came with the boat.

And a copy of the rules of navigation as well.

Clearly not for you then, the price will be long forgotten...... There is a more affordable oven/grill here: https://penguineng.com/force-10/built-in-ovens/ I can vouch that their cookers are excellent, perhaps not quite in the same league, but still good, as I have a three burner one.

At the other end of the scale, there is this. I didn't post it as I thought it would be unaffordable, but they do come with outstanding reviews. https://www.gn-espace.com/product/oceanchef-built-in-lpg-oven Very nice to have one.

Is there anything here that suits? https://www.jacksonsleisure.com/caravan-campervan-motorhome/kitchen-bathroom-equipment/kitchen-equipment/ovens-grills-cookers/

I seem to recall that a poll tax was tried, and the Iron Lady was voted out of office.

It might be better if the owner of the mooring had to let C&RT know to whom they had let it. Far less chance of fiddling, and not too demanding.

There is a reputation for being very careful up North, maybe the boaters and marinas have difficulty finding common ground. ☺

Occupancy is harder to establish, and may vary frequently, value is much easier to establish, and property values tend to move together and so the banding remains equivalent between properties.

~132 meters a day!

Your house has to move out of band, then you can argue for a revaluation. Easier if you have been put into the wrong band to start with.

Yes, I would believe that to be true, I expect a charity would have greater integrity. It was not intended to be a slur on the CRT.

My brother, who was in the Civil Service, and was involved in this stuff, told me how it works. No one decides anything without involving a consultant, even though they know what to do. If it goes wrong, you have followed the advice given, and all is well, but if you made the decision, then that's your promotion gone. No one is going to put their career at risk for the sake of a little bit of public money, after all, we did follow the best advice.

Their marina, their rules, if you don't like it you know what to do. You have no security of tenure, if you rock the boat, you are the one who will fall out.

In the marina here they only give a 60/40 split, they are leisure moorings, it is assumed that you will use your engine at some point. A couple of boats without engines get 100%.

Could we have a picture please?

Take it to your local Calor centre, go at night, park round the corner, and leave it on their doorstep. It's French, they made it, they have the technology, they know how to dispose of it safely.

When buying land, one usually employs a solicitor to handle the conveyance and registration. Not so with boats, often handled by the broker who is just the agent of the vendor, on protection for you there. Who would put their trust in an Estate Agent, it's the wild west out there, Caveat Emptor.

More here, "Both boats are too large to navigate parts of London's waterways, and could cost up to £500,000 to moor." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41128408

Snow in the West country this morning, forecast for Wales and central England, also snow in Yorkshire this am.

It is a statistical thing, You have to fall outside the norm for your kind of business, and for your previous years returns. I guess when they start using AI, they will query a few more.

This surveyor, were they recommended to you by any chance?

I lost a hose end fitting into my tank. I promise myself I will fish it out one day, but I just know, by sod law, the inspection hatch will give me far more trouble when I try and re seal it. Maybe one day.

For those living afloat, the availability of fresh new season lemons for their culinary art is most useful. It is an ingredient, not a recipe, so hardly fits in that sub forum. There are many uses for lemons in the galley, for those who actually cook anything while living aboard. Even those whose culinary skills are limited to take away fish and chips would benefit from a squeeze of lemon on the fish, had they not smothered it in vinegar in the shop. However, if you only eat out in "spoons," live on takeaways, and packet, proceed meals, then the availability of fresh lemons would be of little interest to you. Thank-you lady G, in these hard times, Lidl is a good shout. 👍