Sir Percy
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Similarly water-based, but no murder mystery: Boogie Up the River, a radio comedy-drama series.
QuoteA full-cast BBC Radio adaptation of Mark Wallington's comic tale of one man and his dog, starring Timothy Spall
In a bid to impress his not-quite-girlfriend Jennifer, Mark persuades her to accompany him on a journey to discover the true source of the river that flows past her London flat. Setting himself up with a classic Victorian camping skiff, he's ready for adventure and romance - but his plans are scuppered at the last minute by his manic mongrel mutt, Boogie.
Boogie has bad breath, terrible wind and a tendency to moult all over your toast - and on top of all that, he can't swim. But Mark can't leave him behind - his friends refuse to look after him, and he has a reputation at all the kennels (the last time he stayed in one, even the other dogs complained).
Taking to the water, Mark comes face-to-face with a colourful assortment of river dwellers and dreams of Delia Smith, while Boogie meets his first Canada goose - and headbutts a swan... As they scull upstream, they pursue the elusive Jennifer, who leaves a trail of terrible poems, exotic takeaways and answerphone messages, but is somehow always elsewhere. Will she ever join Mark on his quest? Will they ever find the source of the Thames? And will Boogie ever learn to curb his disgusting habits?
Adapted by Mark Wallington from his own hilarious novel, this light-hearted, engaging dramatisation will delight fans of Three Men in a Boat and Bill Bryson. It stars Timothy Spall as Mark, Ronald Herdman as Boogie and Carla Mendonça as Jennifer.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boogie-Up-River-Comedy-Travelogues/dp/B0BZ12KTXB
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57 minutes ago, LadyG said:
Dulux Weatherseal is often recommended as well
Just been using some of that (Weathershield) today; for exterior wood and metal, quick dry satin.
It's a no-thin paint, quite thick. It does dry quickly, which is good for painting outdoors, but difficult to get brush marks out.
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I've just spent a hundred quid on these bags of hardwood logs
https://www.fireandflame.co.uk/product/fireflame-4x-hardwood-logs-copy/
which were being cleared out at £4 a bag (normally £8) from the local Sainsbury's. You may want to look around at your own; I've never seen this particular seasonal knockdown before. Note: not online.
I don't know if you can really compare coal and wood on a therm/£ basis. The wood burns hotter and faster than coal. I'll hold off using the wood until the longer, colder winter nights.
As for wood briquettes, I've still got the recycled cat litter idea in the back of my mind.
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Richmond Borough Council, which had served several enforcement notices on Djurberg, attended the location of the boats and removed some of the unlawful pontoons.
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3 minutes ago, Tonka said:
Shame that the BBC picture is of legally moored houseboats and not where the the illegall ones were
Presumably those illegally moored houseboats would have been removed now.
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Of course. Perfect, that also does away with turning them.
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I'd have to use smaller spuds, but the ashpan sounds like a good idea.
Couldn't agree with you more, there's something about a stove-baked potato which makes them more delicious.
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I like wrapping a jacket potato in foil and putting it into the stove to bake. However, getting the skin crispy and not burnt is a hit-or-miss affair.
Does anybody have a reliable method?
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Talking heads, a voiceover and animated graphics are classic ingredients of a cheaply-made schedule filler. I think I recognised Mark Benton's voice; jocular style and accent most likely chosen for popular appeal.
Interesting though, that 'Cunk' was Liz McIvor, who previously wrote and presented 'Canals: The Making Of A Nation', shown on BBC, which some of you may have enjoyed. She was blonde in this programme, which I would assume was simply a personal choice and not a ploy for popular appeal.
As for making a programme cheaply, I don't imagine that it would have cost much (relatively) to make 'All ABoard! The Canal Trip', also shown on BBC as part of their 'slow TV' series. A drone camera follows a boat down the K&A for a couple of hours, accompanied by ambient sounds and the occasional informational note overlaid on screen.
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It's almost as if the programme makers were trying to come up with easy-watching TV for watchers after undemanding entertainment requiring no familiarity with the subject.
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I learned something, or at least heard something that I hadn't previously thought about; that the operators of boats and their families didn't initially live on board. Also, that they sometimes took on board a child from another family and sometimes had them separated up in the forecabin. I might take that last bit with a pinch of salt.
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If he could do it over 5 consecutive days, that would be a holiday in Dublin sorted out.
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Thanks @Tony Brooks, I was concerned about the franchise aspect of RYA course provision, hence the post. I think I'll be looking at an RCR course.
3 minutes ago, Sir Percy said:I think I'll be looking at an RCR course.
...which seem to have now been discontinued!
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I don't expect that there's anyone who's done the same course with different providers; would all accredited trainers provide the same standard of training/equipment, do you think?
I'm looking at one charged at £155 - is that standard?
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1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Tape the end of a vacuum cleaner hose (obviously with the other end connected to a plugged in and switched on, working, vaccum cleaner) to your angle grinder (or whatever tool you are using) and it'll suck as you 'abrade'.
The angle grinder that I have doesn't have a hose outlet, unfortunately.
35 minutes ago, BEngo said:Mirka make a dust free sander. Aylesbury Canal Society provides one as part of the hire charge for their wet dock.
Most modern professional power tools come with or have available a dust extraction kit in order to keep the H&S folks happy.
There are several auto start vaccum cleaner on the market. These flash up the suction as soon as the power tool which is plugged in to the vacuum socket starts.
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Unfortunately, I only have DIY-er power tools. I guess hire will have to be the way forward.
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Do you have any tips and techniques for keeping dust down when abrading rust in a bilge/engine bay?
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On 04/12/2023 at 12:16, LadyG said:
What can you suggest. I was thinking a small cast iron lidded item. They cost about £40 and I can't see how I can make bread in them any better than existing cooking on top of hob. I was thinking about sticking it inside the stove when it is hot., a few red embers.
You can bake a loaf in an outdoor pizza oven - but these are rather pricey, may not be worth it unless you are going to use it regularly.
https://uk.ooni.com/collections/ovens
p.s. flatbreads don't have to turn out like a ship's biscuit...
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45 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:
Nothing new revealed. Some very low mooring prices were quoted, about half of what we are really paying.
Quoted an average of £1300 a year
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I (or more accurately, the cat does) use clumping wood pellets in the cat litter tray. It's more practical than clay, but still needs disposing of. Reusing it as the raw material for a fire log sounds like a good idea. Not sure what to do about the turds, though. I guess if they've dried out sufficiently, they might be decent fuel.
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1 minute ago, Ewan123 said:
We've got a trap on the (boat's) kitchen sink, never blocked. The bathroom sink regularly blocks though. It's a flexible concertina-type pipe with a u-bend, and seems vulnerable to hair and solid soaps. Boiling water does help delay the block, but I'm thinking of changing the pipe.
Could be the ridges in the flexible hose.
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No, no muddy bank on that side. But you have reminded me to go and scrub off any greasy glob that I might have expelled and is now sticking to the hull.
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6 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
You see U bends mentioned so often on Facebook these days I think that boat fitters are employing kitchen fitters now.
There's a u-bend fitted to the bathroom handbasin. I had to unblock that last year, and was thinking then about the u-bend; noted that it might have been tricky to fit hose from the sink back up to the level of the skin fitting.
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No idea. Maybe it was put in by someone with a fear of spiders.
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On a Musk-related note:
What funky-but-stupid features might you design into a Cyberbarge, i.e., a misoverengineered technonarrowboat?