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  7. I am overwhelmed at the speedy & helpful advice! I took a few deep breaths & gave myself a stern talking to & then got on with it. 2 lovely lone boaters turned up just as I was inching towards the 1st lock - I offered to let them go through first as I would be slow & they oh so kindly offered to watch me go through alone to give moral support. This was just what I needed, many thanks to them. So I have slowly but surely moved myself through 3 locks & a couple of awkward swing bridges. Another bridge to do tomorrow but I've called it a day for today as I found a lovely spot to moor. Also another first, mooring up alone. A day of firsts! Showered, fire alight, fresh bread baking in in the oven & a beautiful view. What more could a girl want. Many many thanks all for the advice & moral support. Onwards & upwards.
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  8. I dunno, I suspect it's often - although of course not always - at least part of the case, and I don't think it's sexist to remark on it. Yes, often the woman 'doesn't want to steer' - but you have to ask why that is. It's very, very rare for it to be the other way round. It's more than possible that it's because she hasn't been encouraged, hasn't been allowed to develop the experience and confidence, or her confidence has taken a knock and hasn't been given the chance or encouragement to recover. I was once that woman, and it took a long time, a lot of willpower, actually going out and getting training and practice on another boat, and an obsessive love of boats, for me to get over it. I've also spoken to very many other women at locks who say things like 'he doesn't trust me not to scratch his pride and joy', 'he's better at it than me' (well of course he is if he's had all the practice), 'I wouldn't dare', etc etc. If a bloke has a bad experience in a lock with someone opening the paddles too fast, would we expect him to refuse ever to steer again? So don't dismiss it out of hand.
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  10. Too much information ...
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  12. Methinks the order of calculations is wrong here. 1. Perform an energy audit. 2. Calculate how you will replace 120% of 1. If 2. is much less than 1. then keep re-jigging until they balance. Once they balance then (and only then)... 3. Choose battery bank approx three times the size of 1.
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  13. Chop the tree down.
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  14. Not being able to see Walsall must indeed be an advantage.
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  19. . Yes me too. It's one of my (many) hobby horses how so many people see to regard 'having children' as a passport to preferential treatment. EG we need to CM here because the kids are in skool. I get people calling me in busy periods telling me I need to mend their broken boilers first ahead of all my other customers because 'we have young children'. Well no actually, elderly and/or ill people get priority from me. Clearly on the same planet as the NBTA!
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  20. I do not see any 'rudeness' in my post, so we will just have to differ, as an 'apology' will not be forthcoming. Maybe if you read FtS posts on the subject you will understand a little more about the background. Check out the 'author' of the piece quoted. It could almost be a re-run of 1984 where some are perceived to be 'more equal than others'. The 'Bargee Travellers Association' whole ethos seems to be supporting 'Bargee Non-Travellers' - look at the history.
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  22. No boat should be moving at night i can give you the 1 and only reason why & its also a safty matter ready? Youll wake the wife and at night its the only times my ears stop hurting and i get peace.
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  29. Like most of us, I am not omniscient; that's why I asked the question, which Carl has already answered, thanks anyway.
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  30. From the NBTA website - Background to the 'statement' : "...the council intends to criminalise, prosecute and evict Bargee Travellers from the river if they do not have a mooring or a residential mooring licence" As it only appears to be C&RT that are subject to allowing CC activities, the councils actions seem to be reasonable. If you want to CC (or not pay for a mooring) then move onto waters that allow you to do so. If you want a mooring, are prepared to pay for it but non are available, move onto waters with available moorings. It is not a 'right' to be able to insist that you can live where you want to live.
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  32. they call themselves travellers yet dont want to travel anywhere , Weird
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  33. Personally I wouldn't block the services even with the sign. It's not easy to clamber across a wet and slippy boat in icy conditions with a cassette in your hands.
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  35. I a very surprised (but actually - maybe not) that the battery 'box' holding the 3 batteries passed the BSS. The BSS states : All batteries must be incapable of movement in excess of 10mm in any direction. NOTE – restraint against vertical movement is generally required. However batteries may be secured by means of a cradle or framework sufficient to ensure batteries remain secure under any condition up to 45˚ to the horizontal. Recesses, cradles or frameworks extending to half the height of the battery meet this allowance. There does not appear to be any restraints stopping the batteries moving 'vertically' (the lid looks as if it just slides down the edge-supports), there is no sign of any 'straps' and the 'tray' certainly does not extend more than half the height of the batteries. The batteries can certainly move in excess of 10mm. Easily solved by adding a 'ratchet strap' across the top of the batteries terminated each side on the 'tray'. Max - Don't worry about it - its not life threatening and you have more to worry about at the moment - however, consider it a job to go on the list for next year (maybe when you are having Solar fitted) Just to give you some support, here is a little gift from me-to-you, they are very rare and I seldom give away any of my limited stock so look after it carefully.
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  36. Max says that one of the cats did sound. It may thus be deemed a reliable warning device, and should be nailed to the wall near the stove.
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