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Dottyshirl

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  1. Peak Forest Bridge 24

    in Stoppages

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    CRT brought their maintenance items off the strines road and through the farm road to the compound. The bridge is used by a private property with no connection to the tipped material or the land it is situated on. The problem that I saw with the bridge is that when it is lowered it does not seat properly and remains about 8" proud, once a vehicle passes over it the bridge is persuaded into it's down position, obviously a vehicle can only do this if it is passing over in the right direction. The bridge does not seat correctly because it has become distorted by the excess weight that has passed over it by the contractor who tipped the spoil, believed to be a skip firm from Whaley bridge. The framework of the bridge causes a height restriction.

  2. Peak Forest Bridge 24

    in Stoppages

    Posted · Edited by Dottyshirl

    Ćheshire East council do not do anything, and the Environment Agency are not bothered. I met a solicitor walking his dogs, he advised if a response is required from them you have to have a disability or be in a wheelchair ..... then, maybe, they will jump into action... Did not feel like ringing up and lying !

  3. Peak Forest Bridge 24

    in Stoppages

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    It is correct large heavy lorries have damaged the bridge, the tipping must be illegal as many mature trees are bring killed by the massive stockpile of tipped material from demolition sites etc. yet CRT or the environment agency do not take any action when complaints and information is given to them. It is not the farm that the road along the side of the canal leads to, they suffer by bring trapped in their house now.... It is a local farm that produces chickens in the shell !

  5. Washing a narrowboat

    in New to Boating?

    Posted · Edited by Dottyshirl

    You can buy Eco friendly boat wash from the chandlery and use a cloth/sponge/mop and bucket of diluted solution, hang on to boat when doing canal side, rinse with canal water

    Or if you have a 'shiny boat' maybe you would be wish to be more diligent x

     

     

    Ha ha I've done meerkat speak "or you'll have me for to answer to"

  8. I'm I the only one that got hit by a sour welcome?

    in General Boating

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    There will always be grumps but all I have found are down to earth helpful friendly people, I love boat peeps. Our boat is a sorry looking soul but has not been rebuffed or looked down on ..... A nutter with a smile and a wave at the tiller cannot be ignored lol. We have had help and given help that is what being on the cut us all about xxxx hope you enjoy the community spirit like me soon (mainly vodka parrrfffff) xxxx

  17. What have you fettled for the boat today?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    Further to above post I have now fitted a new domestic gas regulator. I was not happy after a so called "professional gas registered fitter" came to clean out my pipes.

     

    The boat failed its BSS certificate due to low gas pressure. The fitter came and drained some tan coloured liquid out of the system. However on dismantling the old regulator from the pipe work I found about a broad bean sized worth of paste in the regulator and pipe work immediately attached to it. On older systems this is quite common, apparently.

     

    It seems I paid £45 for half a job.

     

    On reassembling the system I used proper sealing paste and leak fluid detector.

     

    I am now waiting for the BSS inspector to return for a retest.

    Hope all goes well x

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