Recent content by plombier

Julie, have you thought about scanning the useful bits and saving them in .pdf files on the confuser (or on CD's)?

Also a bit lively down at Purbeck http://www.purbeck-dc.gov.uk/content/weather/index.html

If it's 26/27 then it looks like Solitaire will have his work cut out trying to keep you lot in order crossing from Ballast to Gunwharf & back

[ QUOTE ] I was planning on downloading the speed camera database from the internet, that was one of the attractions? [/ QUOTE ] Worth having but you have to have the sound on for it to be really effective. The icons do flash as well but, with the sound up the unit bleeps quite loudly.

A fellow ribster took some piccys on Saturday: http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11939 click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

[ QUOTE ] Now steady! There was only one boat to "mind" last night!! And he was well behaved. [/ QUOTE ] He must have been well impressed with the attention lavished. Couldn't have been a butcher's boat then Did The Boss & Mrs *** enjoy the show?

Very good David but methinks you're getting a tad close to abusing you position

The P of P together with her sister ship, Pride of Le Harve, were going to be chartered by Brittany Ferries but the deal was referred to the Competitions(?) Commission who turned it down. BF then pulled out of the deal. "Louis Dreyfus (LD) Lines in partnership with 2morrow Group and the Port...

[ QUOTE ] So now guys if you now what a cormorant looks like, you know what a Shag is. Although you could always smoke it.... [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for that - I did try to smoke a Shag in the pipe once but the beak kept trying to poke me eye out

I was told the way you could tell the difference between a cormarant and a shag was that a shag has a smile on it's face - now I know why

[ QUOTE ] (I was on the Hamble wait list for three seasons) [/ QUOTE ] That's good - I thought the waiting list on The Hamble was in excess of twelve years - or was that for Harbour Board moorings?

If you are in control you're not going fast enough

Re: Whinge. [ QUOTE ] It would all be so much easier if boats exiting stuck to the starboard side, and single file for the two minutes it takes to get thru the narrow bit. [/ QUOTE ] That's what we try and get them to do when on patrol but I think you have hit the nail on the head regarding...

Although he may have been proceeding at the max. speed permitted in the harbour he was in contravention of Rule 9 of the The Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Order 2005 viz: Vessels to be navigated with care and caution 9. The Master of a vessel navigating the Dockyard Port shall navigate the vessel...

[ QUOTE ] slightly related to this are new regulations about moving havens around warships etc. If you fail to observe them you will be deemed to be'hostile'. The information will be sent on Ch 11 OR 13, not both. I objected to QHM but he has not had the courtesy to reply. I pointed out most...