tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post115572491528945612..comments2023-10-18T13:20:16.450+04:00Comments on The Grumpy Goat: A hole in the oceanGrumpy Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944514711900089561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-1155760171767492362006-08-17T01:29:00.000+05:002006-08-17T01:29:00.000+05:00Ah, the text version of a familiar conversation ov...Ah, the text version of a familiar conversation over many a glass of juniper juice plus ice and a slice. Back in Blighty the various inland/river licencing bodies have found that HM Govt will reduce their grant to make them put the licence fees up (and reduce maintainance...) due to a financial foul up by another Govt Dept. Economists then did the sums and established that there will be a net sharp drop in licence revenue. And the EU want fuel to become so pricey that I dare not mention it to expats who have never seen such numbers on a fuel station invoice save as the total cost of purchase, not price per litre.<BR/><BR/>Relax Goat, if I still manage to afford a boat when next you visit we may manage a few miles/hop juices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-1155733274243341522006-08-16T18:01:00.000+05:002006-08-16T18:01:00.000+05:00Scary, isn't it?And you forgot about the Submarine...Scary, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>And you forgot about the <A HREF="http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/03/18/10026321.html" REL="nofollow">Submarines</A> too!<BR/><BR/>One of the drivers of our dive club boat got into serious trouble when a jetski ploughed into the dive boat as it was leaving the JBH Marina. The driver was taken to the station and held in a cell for 24 hours - and it wasn't even his fault. The guy on the jetski didn't know a single maritime right of way rule, and he was a well-to-do local. He expected the dive boat to move out of his way!<BR/><BR/>We see idiots leave the marina every day. They don't know the pass to port rule, they go way too fast, and heaven help them if they should ever hit a wave in the (un)trim state of propulsion in which we see them heading out.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on being included in Gulf News' <A HREF="http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/08/14/10060078.html" REL="nofollow">Pick of the Week</A>!nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.com