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A Happy Cake day Chris. Terry.

Also featured on my Google news round-up this morning. Terry.

I refer the honourable gentleman to the greeting I made in the other place. 😉 Terry.

Happy Cake Day, Dean. Terry.

Well. it is south of us, isn't it? Terry.

Happy Cake Day Greg, getting to be quite a big boy now! Terry.

Paul has re-joined since returning to Poole from a brief sojourn elsewhere, he was previously an active member for many years. Terry.

Hoping for some early pollack? Terry.

Happy Cake Day young'un. Terry.

Assuming this refers to the Royal Navy's little faux pas in Bahrain. For one of the ships involved it was the second reversing collision, both in Bahrain. They need more mirrors! Makes me think of Lesley Phillips - Left hand down a bit! Shame it's not called HMS Troutbridge. Terry.

Whatever you choose, if you can get hold of a pair of silk glove liners, they drastically change the game. I used to have RAF ones dating back to the days when they were flying unheated aircraft like Lancasters, absolutely brilliant. Personally, I like something like Buffalo Mittens which I always used in the mountains, water resistant rather than waterproof and I take them off to do anything technical. My other choice is waterproof Sealskinz, don't panic, not real seal skin! Not cheap but very good and they have 'sticky' fingers. Hope this helps. Terry.

Or you could pinch her glasses Jim! Terry.

So, you could say 'I'm In' again. Terry.

Shouldn't be too difficult to find them from the smell of cooking steak. Form an orderly queue. Terry.

As it wasn't used for the RRS Sir David Attenborough, how about Boaty McBoatface? Terry.

Here's the answer to my question, seems proportionate- for now! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-67132803 Terry.

It mentions 'sustainable fishery'several times which would be a given in that for recreational anglers, it will be all catch and release. Presumably, there is going to be a fairly substantial commercial fishery given that they will probably require specialist boats and gear. Farewell, tuna? Terry.

Where's all the reports chaps, give me some hope. Terry.

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes, it's a great pleasure to me that you have taken the time to mark the day. As far as being spoilt is concerned, it didn't happen. We were due at my daughter's for lunch and afternoon shenanigans but got the call around 11.00 that a house guest had got the lurgy so, just Dilys and me for a hastily organised lunch. Thank goodness for Morrisons oven roasted chickens. I am hoping to get one more day on the water before I start my hibernation until the spring warmth re-awakens me. So, watching the weather, what's new? Terry.

Don't for God's sake let him loose on the real thing! Terry.

A very Happy Cake Day Pete. Terry.

Don't get polypropylene, this is hard, prickly and unyielding, also it floats, not good for other boat users if you lose your anchor. The nylon is fine and I do retrieve my own! 😉 Three strand is also easier to splice when making up your various connections on your setup. Terry.

I used to have a 165 Warrior and had 200m of 10mm 3 strand. it was perfectly adequate and recommended for that boat and was easy to handle. I use the Alderney ring method of recovery so only had to pull in with very little resistance so, easy peasy. Terry.

As you're paid up until spring, it might be an idea to postpone until then, more interested buyers and perhaps the market may have turned up a bit. Terry.

Sorry to hear that Pete, comes to all of us eventually. With what it costs to keep a boat at Cobbs, it is a question of justifying the outlay, if you're not getting out very often it's probably not worth it. Always a berth on mine if you fancy a day out. Terry.