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  1. For the record, we had five boats out prior to this weekend, all sent out before any boating restrictions or even pub closures were in place. Two of those have now returned. A third (out since the beginning of February) was at Cropredy this morning and will be back by Thursday evening. The remaining two are crewed by entirely unrelated couples from New Zealand who currently have nowhere else to go. As of this morning they are mulling over whether to return to base and live here for the next few months or hunker down where they are (one of which is a fair way north having already been out for a while), which will depend on the likelihood of continued availability of essential services where they are vs. how much grief they will get from people jumping to conclusions if they boat back. I note that here today there are still a number of private boats moving too but no one complaining about that, and forgive me if this sounds bitter, but I expect there'll be a thread on here soon complaining that all the boatyards are shut and how dare we as we're an essential service, probably started by the same people who normally post advice on avoiding boatyards at all costs as they're too expensive. Rant over Incidentally, if anyone needs fuel round here, I spoke with Rue at Armada Boat Hire this morning and he's going to stay open for fuel for the foreseeable, and if it gets to a point where he's unable to continue we'll pick up the baton.
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  2. Sorry to be harsh but this proposal is utterly selfish, I would have thought better from the OP. Lots of us would love to go cruising but we aren't. Non-essential travel has been ruled out by the government - this is quite clearly non-essential travel. This is a classic case of entitlement and 'the rules don't apply to me'. And you say you're an expert in disease control??? So let presume you already have the virus but don't know it - how do you propose to get yourself from Goole to Ripon without touching anything on the way or once you get there? Using the excuse that we've been told to stay at home and therefore you can move about like this because your boat is your home is appaling pedantry. You know damn well that's not what the advice means and you're using a technicality to try and dodge round the rules. The 14 day rule has been relaxed for a reason - it's to try and prevent all non-essential boat movements, but allow boaters to still access vital services. People are dying because of selfish attitudes like yours. I'm frankly disgusted.
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  6. Even without covid-19 restrictions, I would suggest more experimenting before venturing onto rivers to be confident nothing will fail. I understand you have 40+ boaty years but not with your current boat, which isn't new and hasn't been moving. I'm still not confident everything on our boat is up to extended cruising after 9 months. On the face of it, it should have been fine but now have a growing list of repairs that, had they happened on a river, could have been a lot more serious. Little used boats give reassurance on short runs but as soon as something more demanding comes along, things start failing. If your boat has been doing this kind of work, then it may well be OK but a change in usage pattern (from nothing to full-on) is asking for trouble. Have you checked what's in your fuel tank as well as the 100lt of fuel? If driven hard, does the cooling system cope? Oil leaks, water leaks, throttle and gear cables? Any remaining dodgy electrics? This has got to be a consideration as well as health, because a breakdown in the middle of nowhere will surely involve a 3rd party? /G
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  8. Hi Folks.. here's my Tonic .. AQUATONIC = Viking 32 foot river cruiser
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  9. Apparently it is only going to those they want to save.
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  11. There is an article todays Leicester Mercury which talks about the timber trade to Leicester. I've copied the photo to post here it shows a pair of boats unloading at William Gimsons timber yard. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/common-view-leicestershires-waterways-3980636?fbclid=IwAR0wJE4itDtsNTjWEvwzgxEvXPyxXWfeoEL6hplye8RHvS1VcRwzkMrO8qE Has anyone got any idea of which boats they may be? They look like they may be in an early BW colours. The photo is undated but the Mercury suggest 1940s I think its later than that.
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  14. Well Torksey Lock is in Europe, as I said.
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  17. There has been panic use Dont you know there is an emergency on.
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  24. Ive met some grown ups over the years and vowed never to become one as they all seem miserable to me most of the time. I am sure you for one firmly understand what I mean innitt.
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  26. Absolute nonsense. How do you intend to get to Ripon without exposing yourself of others to risk? What is your expertise, are you a professor of epidemiology or public health who somehow knows better than anyone else. I suspect I am FAR more qualified in this area than you, and would happily show you a copy of my MSc in this particular area, but I'm not moving anywhere, so I can't. You are being selfish, it's as simple as that.
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  29. Ahh, so an early Santa Cruise then....
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  33. I think one of the reasons I wanted to get out of here is to reduce my chance of infection from nearby folks who mix with many others, it was like a bank holiday here on Monday! This was before the official "stay in house" warning, or The Big CRT Decision, but after a series of Boris Broadcasts. If I now get the disease from them it will be most unpleasant, to some extent life-threatening, and really infuriating. I've been taking precautions but there is not much more I can do, without becoming a hermit, which would not really help me, long term. There are visitor moorings just 50 metres from here, but they have been occupied by the same c/moorers for the last three weeks, and presumably now permanently. All we are doing is flattening the disease curve to allow the NHS to catch up, I don't think much more can be done if tubes and trains are still rammed with people. People who have seen images from Italy and other places realised things were out of control and rushed out to buy bog rolls, I bought some yesterday, but just a few, rather thin ones!
    2 points
  34. If we stick together.... we'll beat this nightmare! Waitrose are opening their supermarket especially for NHS workers.
    2 points
  35. And, should you already happen to have the virus, and it causes you to need to be hospitalised - what then? Richard
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  37. I also find my vision is not as sharp as it was 20 years ago ?
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  38. I'm pretty sure it's Torksey - the low wing wall and higher gates are are a match, also if you enlarge and look behind the second post from the right you can make out the paddle gear. Very Humber looking boat too. Update: Case closed I think - click the link and scroll down the page a bit - the building with the dormer windows can clearly be seen. https://www.gainsboroughheritage.co.uk/trentside-memories-new-publication-available-now/
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  40. I've heard that CRT are going to issue free waders to towpath walkers, to allow people to pass with a 2 metre seperation. ???
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  41. Just arrived is this from EA on the Medway, which is perhaps more relevant than what is happening on the Thames. ..... Actually, it applies to all EA waterways not just the Medway !! LINK Still nothing here, usually the best source! https://www.northamptonmarina.co.uk/navigation-works-calendar
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  42. Just in case anyone was thinking of taking Jennifer's good advice, please note it's What, not Just. i.e. https://what3words.com
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  44. I can also recommend Paul Whitewick on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q He and his wife search for abandoned railways using old maps as a reference, turning a country walk into a bit of an exploration.. Canals often get a mention. Like me he loves poking around in old tunnels !
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  46. What about Spain, Norway, Switzerland, France, Netherlands and Germany to name a few other countries in Europe? All who are suffering in a similar or greater way just now to the UK They do have a few percentage older population in Italy but this is far from the whole story or just a statistical adoration and outlier. Italy has a world class health service prior to the virus they had nearly 3 times the ITU bed capacity of the UK per 100k of population. They had a very good level of intensive care both in equipment and trained staff. I am not a particular fan of Johnson or his politics but the government is doing as much as they can and are spending big to help people through this. This is also not that different to every other country having to face this challenge. I agree we will all have to pay for this spending at some point but that is not a feature of the current government we would be facing the same no matter what the flavour of politics was in number 10. Please do not politicise this thread start a new topic in the right place if you want to do that.
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  48. I saved the picture to my desktop and zoomed in using Photoshop but the signs are just too blurry to read.
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  49. With the expectation of severe restrictions coming in shortly, My wife Chris went to the boat yesterday afternoon to clear out any food, cleaning materials, bog rolls etc. Just in time. I don't think we would have any risk in going to the boat, as we moor on the offside in a long pound, and I had been half expecting we would go regularly for a break. Even bought more coal on Saturday! However whilst I don't think there would be any risk to myself (and I am very vulnerable) or others, the spirit of the latest restrictions means we will stay at home (although I have to go to the hospital this afternoon for one of my important regular scans). I suppose I could say "sod the lot of you", and probably get away with it, but it's not a good example to set others. Hopefully I can maintain my sanity in the house, but oh what would I give to go for a bit of boating; god knows what i will feel like in a few weeks time.
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  50. You won't be running a kettle or washing machine of a 375w inverter.
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