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of course not, as a landlord that’s your corner that is if only rents weren’t so high though 🤔

not only are they hairy but grey too

I guess so maybe I’m just behind the times but I wonder how much we really need, when the world goes Mad Max it’ll upset a lot of people who’ll have to learn new skills, like how to manually open a tin or whisk an egg, shave and brush their teeth of course

👍 you’ve proved my point, the said figure of a forthcoming 100% increase for CCs is a whimsical figure it may be much more

..so nearly 20 years ago and then not a figure of 100%.

😂 i don’t think a 100% surcharge for CC’s was mentioned or was it 🧐

Because one can buy a stick with bristles in the end. (No not the big ones) And they don’t need no powering up.

and becoming Stoke on Trent could lead to a Flowery Dell?

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😃call me old fashioned ..but why ? why an electric tuffbrush? why? 🤷‍♀️

exactly, that was their way when I were there, to simply keep replacing the gravel that washed into the cut below the lock where you need to pull the boat in. Unbelievable. But, in their favour I must say they were working their way up the locks and putting some lovely cobbles/bricks down instead and it seemed to do the job at the time. Mind this is now coming up to 5 years ago when they started at the lock above the Guillotine lock. (Got to know a couple of the guys when I was drinking in the Silent woman 🤪)

yes, I have a suspicion they’ll become 48hr moorings, or at least a reduction on the 14 day we currently have. passing by this winter several times, I still see it’s reasonably popular to moor there.

I found it really tough at times boating around the North over 3or 4 years with the amount of stoppages for one reason or another. For most of it I could afford the time to wait the stoppages out, with some lovely villages to get ‘stuck’ in. I tend to have a like and dislike thing going on with CRT and most of the dislike is based on some of my experiences up there. Witnessing work being out sourced and money wasted having it done again because it was done wrong. For instance one lock above Slaithwaite was repaired 3 times before they got it right. Good job it’s stunning scenery, friendly folk, and some good beer. I can understand someone with a home mooring up there who likes to get out for a long cruise being really frustrated/angry/pissed off with CRT. I still prefer PG tips to Yorkshire Tea. (and beer with the sparkler off)

They’ve been doing the bank and towpath at Rugeley which is great, assuming we’ll have extra mooring.

Are you doing this journey alone? my stops, working alone would be say, top of Marple as a Start then over night at Duckingfield Stalybridge preferably Roaches lock if I were making good headway Uppermill or Wool End If I had day to spend I’d stop over at Marsden otherwise keep on til Slaithwaite Titanic Mill Huddersfield or summat similar. Three days up three days down 🤷‍♀️

Should I ask the first Law of Arthur?

Yes of course 😂😳😂, I meant the bridge, had a bit of a sleepless night last night and I’m old and confused these days ...so don’t be too hard on me 😀

I see it’s for Towpath repairs/improvements. I quite like Tixall Wide for being a tad wild/rough and very quiet/peaceful/unspoiled and of course there’re no Blue Signs or information boards. I spend a night or two there when passing through. So I guess it depends how far CRT go with the ‘improvements’ and whether the introduction of more walkers and cyclists spoils the tranquility. and of course it may mean a restful 14day mooring becomes 48hr mooring.

Get the gate in motion and then push further open with long pole only need to get the gate open enough for your boat to fit through pull shut with chain

No you'd have a reduction for reversing the system any part of the system you reverse on you’d get money back 👍 Demonstration of exemplary skills deserves a reward