Newold

What is a winter mooring?

Is that inside your own pc? Jeez that's a lot dread to think what my laptop is like!

You know what that's a bloody great idea and it would look a lot better than external shutters! If I had my way it would be portholes but the Mrs won't have it due to less light although I'm trying to convince her roof lights of sorts could be put in! I bought the Crick DVD from Canal magazine and it shows some nice internal shutters over portholes on one boat. Yeah you have me thinking now thank you.

Thanks Alan I was being sarcastic I did think it was perhaps just a design trend once. I've also noticed more boats with wood or plastic sheets that drop over the window! So how commen if at all is it that windows get put through? I know with many things they just don't get reported so I wonder how accurate statistics are? Thanks.

Oh I love the tone of that! I get people like you come up to me after a class and they say if only I trained with you a year ago I wouldn't have got glassed,bottled,stabbed ect. Take the Mick all you like my skin is very thick! I'm not planning to lock myself in at all but I do wonder if the boats I see with shutters are based on a bad experience after realising their blasie attitude bite them in the ass!!

I replied to her post I didn't interpret anything. If any woman thinks she can take on a drunk but able aggressive male without training and survive they are seriously deluded. I never said anything about using air guns or bb guns as they are totally ineffective. You are totally ignorant in relation to self protection if your comments are anything to go by. That's not my guess it's based on information you have given. But feel free to live in your candy floss world I'll see you no doubt in the future at one of my seminars!

I wouldnt know about the windows being kicked in Matty but if that was a worry they would help I suppose although the insulation aspect sounds good to me. Ive seen some and often thought jeez if there was a fire.... Phylis wouldnt a knock on the door confirm no one was in anyway but with closed shutters making the easiet way to get into a boat no longer an option? IM only making an uneducated guess as I dont know.

Lol if they had her wearing tight leggings ect this would sell bucket loads lol

What are peoples thoughts on having shutters on windows and do you have them on your boat? Anyone got any photos of where they actually look nice? Are they a hazard perhaps although offering added security even if it is just peace of mind for those who want them? Would love to hear peoples thoughts. Thnks.

I think Dean on the whole based upon the experience of the people on this forum trouble is far and few between on the canals. Its a case of if you look like a soft tartget you will be a victim in any walk of life not just the canals. And awareness is definately the key as you will see any potential problem before it could develop. Karls advise about letting on to people under bridges ect is spot on becasue you are engaging them positively. You get in your car and put on the seat belt as you know there is a risk so you make an educated choice. That dont make someone paranoid it makes them prepared. I must say though to the lady who thinks dealing with drunks a simple case of sending them on their every time way is playing with fire. You have clearly never come across someone who wants to do serious harm they will knock you on your backside I can tell you Ive seen it many a time,then when you are on the floor they stamp on your face. Unless you have seen that level of violence you will never believe what people are capable of. It takes considerable force to take down a drunk who is able to still walk who has the added benefit of not feeling pain and next to zero ability to reason. Fair enough a dog is no match for a gun but how often will that ever be likely. A family dog with natural guarding instincts will put 99% of would be problems at bay so perhaps bring one into the family Dean not just as a deterent but as a pleasure to have around. They are great and encourage the kids to be responsible and to be active. Something like a Boxer would be nice not too big and pretty agile. Seriously download The Fence by Geoff Thompson. All the best.

Lol I know you are IM just taking the bait. Well you are certainly right they do but I think a lot of it is to do with the media and the recent student protests have not helped. I think if you are a victim of crime its dont matter who they are really or how old you still end up feeling terrible. All the best.

I have not said this kind of behaviour was exclusive to any group of people. My word ''youths'' came from the thread as that was what someone else was refering to. But on the flip side of your attitude don't youths commit crimes where you are based? They carry guns up in Manchester at 14 come and give them your attitude and see how smart you feel then with your PC stance! Love to hear the names you call them then Makes my point perfectly thanks. But I dare say being an elephant you never get any bother! Ooops better not call an Elephant an Elephant may get accused of being a Bigot.

You are very right in what you say to an extent. I agree with the avoiding aspect of staying out of harms way and that is my mindset always (if possible) But does not mean you should lay down and get rolled over. If you were trained there is no way on the earth anyone would take anything off you. Its your mindset that will hurt you. Where do you draw the line? After they have smashed all your windows while having a laugh while drunk? I know this based on years of training and pressure testing such notions that they are opinons of people who have no experience of dealing with violent behaviour. And thats not a bad thing IM not having a go which ever way you look at it violence is never nice and talk of it always raises egotistical sweeping statements in the best of people. Along with the notion that protecting yourself and your property will get you in trouble. It simply isnt true. I know a few ladies including landlandies who send many choice drunk blokes packing with and without weapons and they are only 5'2'' little things. Its their experience of dealing with those circumstances and training that gets them through. All the best.