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If you're into that sort of the thing, the Historic Houses Association is good value too. They also have a rather handy app which lets you search for houses. http://www.hha.org.uk/

Now that's an improvement! Congratulations

£13 a week on food?? Wow, that's impressive.

Will boats have to slow down for horses?

Once you've tried that, there's always limpet mines. With a nice long delay on the fuse you can be in the pub before they go off. Perfect for the gentle, non-confrontational type and an alibi is a nice bonus.

If you're prepared to spend the money (and it can be quite a lot depending on how far you go up the range) Axis IP Cameras can do this for you. You obviously need to provide an internet connection, for which a MiFi sounds ideal, unless you can get onto a decent wifi network in which case go with a wireless router.

Mine arrived today - just the thing for this stormy weather especially after a hair cut CarlT - thanks for the tip!

Diesel fuel cells are the way forward! Ok, they're so expensive they're only used by the military at the moment - but one day they'll be in the reach of the rest of us.

She's confused because "Narrow" Cal is too fat for most of the waterways in question /me runs very very fast

I didn't allow for time of year We usually go on the boat out of high season and she's only 47ft so very easy to steer round the tighter bends. I've done the same section on a 70ft boat and it is a different kettle of fish - especially in a crosswind as noted. Lovely part of the network, though!

Try paisley freight or one of the other established pallet carriers. They may well have a lorry passing close and they'll find you. Just be ready to move very soon after you place the call!

On the upside, you can easily do the stretch from Napton to Cropredy in a day which means you end up skipping between some very nice pubs and a long gentle chug through the summit section which is very remote and pretty. Just make sure you have enough provisions on board for breakfast and probably lunch - Fenny and Cropredy are a bit close together to do lunch then supper at pubs but there's enough time for a pint or two if you want

Are you sure? You might not get busted but I'm pretty sure that you need to not only use the correct frequency/power but also use approved kit to be fully compliant. I realise it's a very unlikely to cause an issue but it might cause embarrassment if you thought you were fully legal when in fact your were not. I could be wrong, hence the question.

While we're nitpicking No license required for CB now - although there used to be. The CB license has now gone the way of the dog license. An interesting recent development is that OFCOM have finally published their plans to allow SSB operation on the EU/Mid channels with a maximum power of 12W PEP. This should give quite a range boost to (legal) CB operators. The dual band HYT radios look very interesting if you have an amateur ticket but I tend to use CB on the canals because it gives more range and power than PMR if you're staying legal. Of course they cost more so it is swings and roundabouts. I use an Intek H-520plus hand held and a standard vehicle mount set in the boat, with a bendy aerial mounted on a magnet. We have a semi trad stern so it sticks onto the rear seat near the steerer and is fed from a 12V car socket in the back cabin. You could use two hand-helds if you prefer. I'm responsible for the radios at work, where we use the Hytera digital radios and a repeater - they're pretty damn good