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Are we in the 21 st century or the 19th, we had massive epidemics of disease killing thousands in our major cities in the early 1800's and this was solved by building sewers, installing flushing toilets and building public toilets. We now seem to be heading back to the early 19th century toilet arrangements that led to such epidemics, OK our drinking water is still better, but there are many other ways for bacteria to travel, the best prevention is to shift our waste well away from other people and to treat it properly, land fill plastic bags and local dustbins may not always achieve this.

I think the builder has shown remarkable foresight in putting one door in upside down so that he/she can escape when it eventually capsizes. ?

Thing is, whilst it's nice to have the clear view, it's not the condensation on the glass that causes issues because normally it drains to the outside. The condensation on the frames has nowhere to go but the surrounding woodwork. Thermal break window frames are what we really need - double glazing would be the icing on that cake.

I wouldn't use them if I was you. The rodents will double in size!

I did try to go left of the sign and took hours to get my pointy end back off the bank.

I'm ringing a quarter peal tomorrow morning at Little Bedwyn in honour of bellringers who fell. I shall add in working boatmen.

It's just a screwdriver!

Vero good,

Thought that was breadboard?

Lots of sensible and helpful replies too. Did you miss those? Some might say making yourself look bit of a chump, getting all shirty over some silly replies once the sensible ones petered out.

When child allowance and child tax credits are totted up, added to all these clubs etc. etc. It seems that the cost of having children is being born by everyone but the parents themselves. Small wonder maybe why having children is such an easy decision these days and perhaps, why we have so many social problems.

For those who are interested, Lightmoor Press produce 'Archive' magazine four times a year. For a couple of years now, it has featured articles about the 'Trent and Mersey Waterways' and the ' Waterways of the Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Co'. Back issues are available here: http://lightmoor.co.uk/category.php?section=IndArchive It's not the most well known publication but always fascinating and of very high quality. It even smells nice! I hope this is of interest.

I won't for all of our sakes. The plan is to cruise the London canals daily, or longer spans through the weekends. Saving money and low maintenance are my main motives with exploring close behind. A good looking easy solution for raising and lowering the roof of the craft is my main puzzle if I stick to pontoons.

To the OP: What made you buy the Smartgauge? What did you think it was going to do? The manual tells you that Smartgauge is not accurate when charging. When mine reads 100% there is an hour or two to go before the tail current is low enough to consider the batteries full. If I stopped charging each time as soon as the Smartgauge reached 100%, I would destroy my batteries fairly quickly. Even the designer has been said to say that it is not even accurate when discharging until it reads less than 80%. He apparently went on to ask why anyone would want to know if their batteries were above 80% when discharging. A Smartgauge is useful for telling you when you should start charging. You obviously need to have your own rules for this, but many don’t let their batteries go much below 50% - and don’t forget to charge them to 100% as often as possible. Some would say every day, others might say at least every second day. Many seem to consider once a week is enough, as long as you get them to about 80% or so every day. As some have said above, in order to establish that your batteries are as good as full, you need some kind of ammeter. I have a NASA BM2, which also tells me the instantaneous amps flowing, charging or discharging, as well as cumulative Ah.

We had a mouse on one boat. they are probably not trapped in the roof void and going up and down between bulkhead linings etc. I would put several traps where there is space such as cupbords? Water tank void? etc etc depending on boat build. They will smell the food and go for it probs. We caught ours and luckily there was only the one. They dont like it up em as Clive Dunn used to say.

No thinking required. The community charge I thought was sensible and yet Thatcher did IMO irreparable damage to UK society and was the start of the "me me me" culture of today. It is possible if you are open minded to like a single policy but not the over all ethos.

Didn't there used to be a boat with a car grafted onto it for the cockpit? Somewhere on the GU I think... The one pictured above almost makes me think that someone has plonked a container onto a hull! But of course no one would do that.

Oh I see you are telling me it was your generation which had poor education (hence the daft reply ). If you are referring to the fact young people use a style of colloquialism you don't understand (and don't like) it was ever thus. I remember well my parents objecting to how I and my friends spoke in the 50s and 60s. Incidentally their colloquialisms have no effect or bearing on their ability to read.

Except I never said that did I? Neither did I insult the boat. I actually love boats like that. You would do well to actually read what people write before jumping down their throats.

Aren't you supposed to say: "I'm just going outside. I may be some time."?

Good evening, pete march, father of laurence henry writing to say EREBUS is extremely rotton, however, with some expert tlc administered by Brinklow Boat Services the craft will again be afloat. laurence has entrusted the stripping out of the interior to me which by next thursday will be finished. The memories of messing about in her have flooded back as i definately never expected to see, let alone work on the boat ever. The purest critics of modern compact engines have to accept elsa craigs do no longer exist as manufactures,the next best thing is a compact engine with all the spares available, which in the fullness of time will become classics in their own right. When i owned EREBUS it started on the handle every time, and have no recollection of an explosive cartridge being used. sincerely peter, p.s. and a very big HELLO to all boaters who remember those fun days kicking around Camden Town in and out Dingwalls, smoking a bit of weed and being care free. I'm into historic motor cycles now, live alone with my trusty guard dog charlie and about to relive those happy days now being enjoyed by two sons laurence and sam.

You two are nutters going out in this weather! Tomorrow looks better though.

I have caught mice in milkbottles

I have returned, and it is going better than I thought. Its nice to see that the interest in printed words is alive with such a diverse range of topics and opinions ...

Wees of the week is now on the composting thread.

A Boomtown rat would avoid those.

Lose tea is even better environmentally. EDIT: Beaten by a short head.

Is no rat, is Siberian hamster. If you can hear it. its more likely to be a small rat.

HI Stelka - please listen to what we are all saying - there are lots of cheap boats out there which will give you a much better introduction to the system

I think this is still floating its way around the system, man powered !!

Good. Any more of that and I'll slip a mouse down your mushroom vent too.

Double glazing has been used on coaches for about 25 years, they get plenty of vibration and seem to survive quite a while.

I highly doubt it's a mouse. It's more likely to be a very large rat, capable of inflicting horrific bites to the throat if cornered, and carrying bubonic plague.

It was written first for the BBC so if you find a copy of it as the Radio 4 play that's the best way to experience it - I got mine on iTunes.

Too many 'fatties' where they shouldn't be, and too many NB's where they shouldn't be. Everything in its place and we are all alright.

If the council tax is part of the 'composite assessment' then the marina owner collects it thu' their mooring fees (which is why residential moorings cost more than leisure), he then extracts the CT portion and pays the LA If the moorer has elected to take an 'assessed mooring', or not had the choice, and they are on a mooring subject to individual CT, then the moorer will be responsible for paying the LA directly. Edit for quadruple posting (bad wifi)