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Dredger at work.
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Do you have a name for that in-land waterway dredger Kerch?
Many years ago I was on the team which designed, developed and built that type. the first ones were all named after water birds
Kingfisher, Heron etc
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Seen it many times but have never noticed a name on it ,will look next time I see it .
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It has got a name on it "La Goulou " which translates to "The Glutton" ,but can't find if it is also a bird .
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Dredger and the barge tug.The angle of the second photo is a bit off there was a half naked,hairy man showing off his shadow boxing skills by the edge of the lock ,it looked horrible .So he got "chopped"
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The first ones we built were named with bird names that would be associated with water and the very first was a wading bird (I think) Heron this was because the ling neck and spindly legs
the legs reminded us of the two long square poles at the rear of the dredger known as 'spud legs' they have a walking action to assist the movement of the dredger, then the excavation arm reminded us of the neck and beak of the bird being able to reach down in the depth and bring up a larger object than it's beak.
The first were powered by Volvo Penta and Dowty drive units, but now I can get boring 
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And think I might get boring tooooooooooo last picture of the dredger and its tug and barges.
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They are always nice to see Kerch.
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I have just looked back through my last posts and now I get the impression I am bored with images of dredgers !
It is the opposite in real life
Seeing the inland waterway dredger brought back so many fond memories of a time when life was fast and fun filled. not that it is not fun filled now but just a little lot slower
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Please continue posting and I apologize if my post gave the wrong impression to anyone.
PS: I am only human after all said and done so prone to making a 42 carat plonker out of himself.
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I was joking ,if it floats I'll take is photo. 
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I was joking ,if it floats I'll take is photo.
So no pictures of me then!
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So no pictures of me then!
Are you flotsam - or jetsam? 
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Do n't very often take photos of people ,they do n't seem to come out right .
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I also find that they are the best pictures of people as the subject is in a natural and comfortable stature
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Worship - "In the shadow of the moon..."
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The people who arrived at the Ivy House Country Hotel in this didn't have to worry about getting a 'bridger'...
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The dredger scooped an unusual.......... load bombs left over from the last war ,there were Germans stationed in the village and the buildings on the right of the photo were used to store bomb etc and when they left they threw the remainding stores in the canal.Did n't see any come up while I stood there ,very cold this morning so did n't hang about long.
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For a minute there i thought that was yours Mel.
It is! He just doesn't want us to know . . . otherwise how come he was there - at that moment - with his camera?
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Lovely picture kerch, interesting quote, also Mel and Adee`s.
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Lovely picture B B , she is wrapped up well, but she looks as if she is really enjoying it.
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Thanks, Sunny. It was cold that day at the end of January, and she didn't have her gloves on, either.
She really enjoys the beach because she lives in east Lancashire some 40-50 miles away from the nearest beach and doesn't get to them too often.
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I guessed that B B,, she was wise to be well wrapped at that time of year, and you have to admire her spirit for enjoying a cold day on the beach,I enjoyed the pic.
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Mel, if you think that is laid back, you should see the cyclist I sometime pass on the Wroxham/Norwich road. He is almost laying horizontal on the bike and his feet on the pedals are almost level with his head. I do wonder how safe he really is.
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I've seen alot on the cycle path by the canal and I've often wonder the same BB.
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Going by posts on cycling sites, they are just as safe as a standard bike.
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......and if they fell off, Kerch they'd probably end up in the canal!
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Hi kerch must say I havent seen one of those, are they special bikes which I have missed about, it looks the front wheel is smaller than the back also,have they got a name?
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Hi Sunny think they do have a name but no idea what .
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O K kerch I guess someone will come up with it
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Recumbent bicycle?
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Thanks morty I have yet to see one, other than in pics, I thought for a minute it read Redundant 
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I used to see a guy riding one in Lowestoft some years back but I haven't seen him for some time now.
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I was in Norwich yesterday for the opening of the 'Memorial Gardens'. Here are three pictures I took and you can read more about the gardens Here
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Nice pics kerch, love the last one.
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Hi morty where are your pics ? I have some, with new camera, but am struggling with getting them on just now, hope I crack it shortly.
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A smart looking wedding car seen at the Hotel Hatfield. Bentley and Buick are the only two car B's I could think of so it could be either one of them or some other B... 
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How about a Bugetti ? Hope I've spelt it right.
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Don't think it's a Bugatti - as their "mark" is a red one (checked pix of vintage cars first!)
Could it be a Bentley - I think their "mark" is a "B". Any Bentley owners able to enlighten us?
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Bentley and it is in British racing green
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Thanks for that George27 another puzzle solved.
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Nice pics Mel, swish car, now can anyone tell me the exact shade of British Racing Green, a friend has just purchased one here in that colour, that`s why I am wondering? thanks
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Ah I see I was wrong with the make of car
Oh well I may get one of these type questions right one day
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Maybe you can give me the right shade of the colour nikkai B R G ? you have a good quota of intelligence nikkai so no probs there. I have had two quotes of the colour from friends, one said a dark green, the other said a light green, so that left me confused.
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Maybe you can give me the right shade of the colour nikkai B R G ? you have a good quota of intelligence nikkai so no probs there. I have had two quotes of the colour from friends, one said a dark green, the other said a light green, so that left me confused.
I have always thought of it as a dark green.
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British racing green or BRG, a colour similar to Brunswick green, hunter green, forest green or moss green (RAL 6005), takes its name from the green international motor racing colour of Great Britain. Although there is still some debate as to an exact hue for BRG, currently the term is used to denote a spectrum of deep, rich greens. 'British racing green' in motorsport terms meant only the colour green in general - its application to a specific range of shades has developed outside the sport.
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Thanks morty, I guess it will be around a dark green as you said , and also in the statement, it says a deep rich green, so I think that solves it for me thanks, and if you think about it it would look classier than a bright green wouldnt it. 
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Racing green is definately dark Sunny
Sunny There s a new thread on here from someone entitled 'I am new on here....... and he is looking for someone to share pre war memories of Lt with thought you might be able to help him
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Thanks for the DARK funky, nice to know, yep where is he funky, I might not be able to help him with his personal questions, but who knows, where exactly is he ?
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He s in Reception Sunny and it is entitled 'I am a new member and I want to make contact ith pre war friends' or something like that you may have some memories to exchange
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Beziers canival the theme was four seasons.
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Which post was that pic from B B (Billingford Mill ) ?
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Has the carnival just happened Kerch or are they shots from last year? Looks like there was plenty of music and dancing whenever it was.
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They do look similar dont they Mel I`m not sure ,carnival pics are always colourful aren`t they, but the date is 2011.
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Which post was that pic from B B (Billingford Mill ) ?
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Thanks for those Kerch, a lot of effort been taken by the participants, so glad to see you got blue skies. A good time had by all hopefully.
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Thanks Mel ,another fine day today hope the warmer weather lasts fed -up with feeling cold .
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Thank-you Sunny .The village carnival is this saturday, will be out there with camera.
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Thank-you Sunny, the weather today is wet and windy glad it stay fine yesterday a wet carnival is no fun for anyone especially as throwing flour is part of the "fun" as well as confetti in large quanties.
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Hi funky yes I like the walking carnivals best, we had one here last year, and the public kicked up about it so they have brought the floats back for this year.
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The figures in white are the dance group I dance with and they were doing a special dance called the buffetier .But I 'm banned from doing that dance because the bellows they are carrying are filled with flour and they worry that the flour will bring on an asthma attack , so I take photo's instead .
They are the all members of the age d'or club.
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Ah thanks for that kerch ,it is sensible to not do it in that case isnt it, but you do your bit by taking the pics dont you kerch.
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Forgot something ...the costumes are night clothes as our grandparents wore all of them are originals and in very good condition .
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I thought the clothes had a familiar look kerch, they certainly look good, and in excellent condition, well done to you all for those.
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