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If I had been you I would of taken the chainsaw and left the log

WOW !! I look forward to the next instalment. Let us know how your pussy gets on.

I saw a boat moving with a cat, complete with lifejacket, sitting on the bow a couple of days ago. However i think it is best to keep cats inside whilst on the move. We were travelling from Trevor to Llangollen a few years ago, when my wife pointed to a dog on the towpath and said "doesn't it look like Buster" (my previous dog who appears in my avatar). On hearing the name, the dog looked at us and promptly rejoined the boat. Yes, he had taken himself for a walk whilst we were in the narrow section and travelling so slowly!

You have a fine sense of humour sir Alan. I suppose its just a decision to be made between whether life's just too short or a short may lessen life.

The problem isn't just funding, it's political infighting between the councils north and south of the river. The bridge currently "belongs" to Hammersmith and Fulham (north, Labour) who haven't got the money to repair it. Richmond (south, Tory) has a lot more money and is much more badly affected (their transport links are completely screwed) but won't spend it unless H&F give control of the bridge to them, and they're refusing. Central government doesn't want to pay because they want to keep things like this as the responsibility of the boroughs, so they don't get blamed. TfL have nothing to do with it. All these arguments about the terrible maintenance/state of the bridge have been going on for years but nothing has been done, now it's all gone a bit Pete Tong everyone is blaming everyone else but nothing is actually being done to solve the (very expensive) problem...

You have never met Babbage.... Babbage has to come inside and cat flap locked when we cruise, as she will try to leave boat at every bridge and narrow section......then look at us as though it's our fault.

not best practice to have bow doors open whilst locking, especially if doing the lethally life-threatening and world-ending Bingley Five Rise

You're asking us whether it's ok to leave your bow doors open for your cat? ?