rollingthunder

Update as of last nite - 100 tons of clay has now been deposited between Middle Bridge and my boat with a further 60 tons coming today - Pumps should be put in over the weekend and tested etc with a view to start pumping on Monday (120 gallons a second i am told) 3rd boat (Odyssey) broken into and burgled last week - BW workers renewing sandbags and drinking tea etc - water delivered to other boat (The Meggy) various BW project managers and "asset" engineer wandering about - NO personal contact from BW to the boats at all - NO backup from the Police - security people on site today as far as the plant equipment is concerned and plenty of fretting over the stranded fish - the situation with the 3 stranded boaters sucks almost as much as the mud that we are marooned in - on the bright side much blacking has been carried out - the owners of the Meggy who do not know the area and are devoid of transport enquired to BW about Blacking and were told that BW would sell them some for 25 quid ! - you think that somebody from customer care would have knocked on the boats concerned and offered them some free blacking to be going on with - They would'nt give you the steam off a turd !

There are 3 continuos cruisers 'marooned' either side of the breach me being one of them - point taken re the blacking and i fully intend to carry out this task before BW get round to erecting coffer dams - This will be after i effect temporary "repairs" to the 5 portholes that i have had put in by local chavscum from Wordsley yesterday ! - in the meantime workers and a patrol robot from BW at the Stewponey had been prancing around on my deck moaning that my license is'nt completely visible and taking details - the words pissup and brewery spring to mind..... The poor unfortunates the other side of the breach were broken into and burgled at the same time approx 4.30 in the afternoon ! I am in the process of sorting out my safety certificate having had a visit from an approved inspector ystda and will be liasing with BW over some sort of license fee depending on recompense for the damage to my portholes due to the fact that i cannot move... Any ideas or advice anybody ? Laurie -

Hi - i am the continuos cruiser who now appears to have taken up residence - i have been awaiting a safety certificate before i can renew my license - no point in rushing now ! The breach is a sight to behold it resembles a Guatamalan landslip ! There are several 25metre Oak trees sitting in it you could fit a decent-sized house and then some ! There is another boat high and dry further down that was on its' way back to Stourbridge and all of the resident boats ca15 that are moored at Dave Bauers Prestwood moorings apart from that there are a few herons making the most of the remaining fish that have congregated in the linear pool that is the canal at present..............