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13 Apr 23
@the-gravedigger saiddont ever remember any barges on the broads, I hire a motor sailer and dinghy every couple of years.
My sister and her husband go there every year. But they hire a barge.
Good thread by the way.
13 Apr 23
@badradger saidI’ve been boating on the Broads twice; first time with the family, 10 of us on a 12 berth, which was fun but also painful. Second time just the two of us on a large 4 birth flat bed with a split canopy, that was very pleasant.
dont ever remember any barges on the broads, I hire a motor sailer and dinghy every couple of years.
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@divegeester saidlucky for me we never met
I’ve been boating on the Broads twice; first time with the family, 10 of us on a 12 berth, which was fun but also painful. Second time just the two of us on a large 4 birth flat bed with a split canopy, that was very pleasant.
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14 Apr 23
@mike69 saidNo, I mean that the new cars are colour coded and some models encourage you to not even touch the oil or coolant because insted a light will notify you, leaving the only thing the manual actually allows you to touch: the windscreen washer filler.
Is that a 1957 Austin Healy?
Good for convenience I suppose but sad that we live in an age where one just runs the car like a refrigerator and throws it away when it’s done.
I wish it was a 57 Healy, beautiful car
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14 Apr 23
I used to troubleshoot electronic weather equipment to the component level: The most complex being a weather radar with multiple CRTs for indicating cloud height, distance and density.
It didn't matter that the set was obsolete before I was born: It worked and I learned a useful skill.
14 Apr 23
@badradger saidi picked up a book and opened it
I once soled and heeled a pair of boots.
careful not to crack the spine
i absorbed all the fanciful notions inside
and admired the author's prose sublime
i tried to do the same with a kindle
i read the same novel online
the pixels were lacking what the ink could convey
but i respect the computer's crime
