Am I becoming a curmudgeon?

[DJE]

...............That was in 1997.

Ahh, the good old days.

 

[Babylon]

Plonkers abound - sometimes, like London busses, they all come at the same time.

 

[ProMariner]

It's easy to keep your blood pressure low, the UK coast is 6711 NM, just avoid the busy 300 odd miles, you bought a boat to 'get away from it all', after all.

A pessimist is never disappointed.