We had Renny's 90th Birthday Party in a nicely upgraded shed at one of the son's places. I think that the only one missing was Ben...(and Janny's Dad, of course).
On Thursday, our last working day of the year, Renny supplied the cakes for our Day Activity Group.
Boeke takes his place just about every morning...
The shuffle board has been a big hit...
Tjeerd and I (mostly Tjeerd!) managed to get the trampoline away for the winter...
We're having a quiet Christmas with Janny's Mum...
Hello Fresh, of all things...but it is ideal for just the 3 of us.
We still have to cook it, but at least we get to try some new things. I don't think I've used Jerusalem Artichokes before! Janny is trying out the meringue.
We have a full week off now - time to enjoy our new TV with the fire on and too much food!
Tesla driver busted stealing electricity from a lamppost in Zuid-Holland
We are curious about the story behind this act," police said on social media. The police caught the all-electric vehicle's driver less than two weeks before the national energy price cap will take effect, which should lower the electricity bills for most average consumers.
As newspaper AD noted, operating an electric car was extremely cheap last year, but is now often more expensive to run than vehicles consuming petrol or diesel. The newspaper detailed that an electric car which uses 15 kWh of electricity per 100 kilometers costs 12.60 euros to cover that distance.
By comparison, the BMW 530i uses 5.5 liters of petrol for the same range, according to a press release from the manufacturer. Petrol and diesel currently sells for 1.88 at Dutch highway filling stations, according to United Consumers, putting the BMW's cost per 100 kilometers at 10.34 euros.
But, now to more pressing matters...
The Meuse Valley
We cut off a fair bit by taking the Zuid Willemsvaart...
One of my weekly boating emails reported that their most popular (mostly read) article was about "the 5 most important rules for boating".
Above all it says: Good Seamanship. Good seamanship means that you must try to avoid a collision at all times. So, even if you have right of way, you may give way if you see that the other person is not giving way, for whatever reason.
1. Commercial shipping takes precedence (large usually takes precedence over small). These are usually ships longer than 20 meters. These ships are limited in their maneuvers and often cannot stop their ship quickly. Stay away from them and don't go sailing in front of them. Such a ship often has a blind spot in front of the bow, where the skipper can no longer see you (properly). If you can't see the wheelhouse yourself, the skipper won't see you either!
2. Starboard side takes precedence. If there is a marked waterway, for example a fairway (red and green barrels) or a natural waterway (river/canal), the person who keeps a tight starboard embankment (right side of the fairway) has priority.
3. (Small) sailing ships take precedence over (muscle-powered vessels) rowing boats/canoes, and these in turn take precedence over (small) motor ships. So: Sail goes before muscle, goes before motor.
4. Motor vessels between themselves: Starboard takes precedence on open water without buoyage. If the course is opposite, both will deviate to starboard.
5. Sailing ships among themselves: · Starboard gives way to port. This means that the one who has his sail on the port side has priority over the one who has his sail on the starboard side.
Collision
An inland vessel collided with the bridge over the Princess Margriet Canal near Stroobos (Friesland) on Tuesday evening around 8.20 pm. As a result, the bridge was damaged to such an extent that both shipping and road traffic were not possible for the remaining evening and night. The waterway was reopened around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning. At 12:15 p.m., road traffic was also able to safely cross the bridge again. The bridge (wheelhouse) of the ship was wiped off.
Ben went surfing with Paul at Wilson's Promontory...
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