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It really doesn’t.

Struck in the middle of you?

I was under the clearly mistaken impression that this was a discussion forum and that threads either peter out or or stopped by moderators if rules are broken. Last time I visited "over there" the moderation IMO left a lot to be desired and any forum which needed (I assume it has stopped) a thread purely for the purpose of criticising another forum clearly isn't moderating itself terribly well.

This is a pretty depressing and nasty thread, showing a lot of CWDF members at their worse, I was jokingly going to suggest that the mods transfer it to Thunderboat, but it sounds like they are doing it rather better than us. A couple of years ago I sank a canoe driven by a couple of schoolkids, it was just about 100% their fault and they even apologised for causing me trouble, but if they had a camera fitted I do wonder how it might have looked to an inexperienced viewer. ..............Dave

The difference in letter height may be due to computer cut lettering adding a bit above and below the letter line on curved letters such as O, S, C etc. Computer cut fonts over exaggerate the difference to me, intended to give the impression that all letters are equal in height. Vinyl is font perfect if soulless. I can’t paint letters with their precision, nor would I care to. Mine live....

Am I the only one to think that this thread has run its course? I am not judging either person involved apart from saying that there somecontributors to this thread who may need to ask themselves if they have ever been invloved in similar incidents. Throwing the first stone comes to mind. Why not draw a line and move on! Howard

He's Steve's dog! I would have thought he'd keep a male sheep as a pet though.

I am sure they are fine but the ones made in Lancashire are I suggest the best, closely followed by the ones from Wrexham farmers market I would expect so, how else do they prove they are of good character, maybe followed by a bag of pork scratchings

It really all goes to show that journalists have no moral compass. To publically spout about bullying and rude behaviour, then give the best illustration of the same, really does take the biscuit. I can be a surly bar steward. But only when faced with blatant stupidity by people who proclaim they know better. We all make mistakes on occasion, yes even owners! You apologise, move on. But this chap did not get it wrong . His action was deliberate . He is a journalist, the self proclaimed voice of canal and river etiquette, then used his public platform to justify himself, denigrating the other party. That I find unforgivable.

He definitely has the air of someone who has practised being obnoxious throughout his life, one of snap on's finest - a top quality tool.

Here's Whitby and Pictor going round the turn single handed at Hawkesbury in 1980. Who it is steering I don't know though.

Indeed. If Haywood had done just that when it became apparent that the cruiser had got to the mooring first, then we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Is that German black pudding?

Wow, you're feeling brave again tonight.Still, I guess a black pud is less stringy.

Well, until proboards step in and give the site owner a warning. The site owner then tells all the members to remove any suspect material.

we moderate each other over there - perhaps you should try it.

I was wondering how long he had been a moderator.

Someone on the canalboat site just called him a "cocksocket', LOL!!

unless you have a name and reputation to be proud of - like S. Haywood.

Tits. and a duck!

That's a bit mean. He might not have realised that this had already been posted. I think there's a few who have this condition on this forum.

I'll need a photo of you in a bridesmaid dress first. Photoshopped is acceptable. (incidentally - you've let me down. I was expecting a comment on getting "a yank in a uniform")

In my experience it’s usually shiny Hudson’s that race for a mooring...I usually just laugh as they then ram the bank and make a total pigs ear of getting alongside...it’s in fact a sport to make it look like you are heading for the space even if you have no want to moor there...the panic in their eyes is fantastic!!

Dave, normally you are pretty sensible and with judgement I would respect. In this case you are barking! The cruiser was effectively stationary on the mooring, with the crew member on the bank, many, many seconds before Steve arrived (I haven’t bother to re-run it but surely at least 10 seconds. He didn’t have to stop, he just had to avoid pointing his boat at the bow of the cruiser. He didn’t try, hence it was obviously deliberate.

Sorry Dave, I agree with you on most things but here you're talking absolute bollox.

and ferry glide into a tight mooring space.

I always thought he put on an "outraged" act for his magazine column. Clearly I was wrong, he genuinely is a nasty piece of work.