Graham Davis
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New? I believe that he has been a member for about three years.
New, as in not many posts.
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Have another Greenie Ange
For someone so new MD does seem to like his own words!!
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Sorry, Captain, but if I was looking for a "project" boat and saw your advert I wouldn't bother to waste my time! You cannnot expect anyone to pay you to view your boat, and refusing to negotiate strikes me as gross arrogance!
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Try reading the post again.
If a boat of the beam allowed on the canal can't get past the canal is blocked.
Is this Oxfordshire Narrowboats at Bradford-on-Avon?
I did Chris, thank you.
Don't make assumptions.
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You got through, therefore the canal wasn't blocked.
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Map looks like it is moored in or near Lyons Boatyard.
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Thank you Tony
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This thread seems to answer your question:
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Glad it isn't me being thick then, because I queried it earlier.
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Exactly the same though not our fault. I was on the bottom lock, husband steering the boat, no problems up until then. Lock almost empty then 2 children at the request of their father, open top lock before out boat had emerged. Result? Sudden gush of water throws our boat backwards onto cill bending the skeg. I rush up to top lock and father of girls who is sat on his own boat drinking wine, tells me to ***** off unaware that our boat has been seriously hindered (tiller won't steer).
Result? After safely mooring boat after limping out of lock, husband pays drunk father a visit with a windlass in hand. By pure accident of course. Not good but no harm done.
We end up spending 2 days out of a week in a dry dock in Cropredy at the cost of 150.00 pounds.
That's why I think children should be surpervised at locks and health & safety should apply. If not for them then for us.
I might be thick, but was this on a staircase or something?
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It is also found in the chorus of the song The Dalesman's Litany:
http://www.yorkshirefolksong.net/song_database/Occupational/The_Dalesmans_Litany.86.aspx
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I have been wobbling around Baskerville hall for two days wearing a silk smoking jacket and a fez. The Beer was 2.50 a pint.
At that price you can afford to wobble!
Mind you they don't care who they let in there!!
Land Rover trialers, rowdy New Agers, even rally drivers!
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what do you want a medal ?
Blimey!! Did you get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?
Good Luck, Andrew.
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When we hired we invariably found that 2 berth boats were too small, so ended up booking a 4 berth anyway.
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Thank you.
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Probably worth registering HERE. It does seem to reduce marketing calls recieved.
But doesn't affect those calls that come from abroad!
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On the caravanning forums the only complaint about emptying cassettes is that is always we men have to do it, and never the ladies!!
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I want to know why these callers never seem to understand Welsh? They appear to have a neo-Welsh accent sometimes!
I'll get my coat...............
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We looked a couple of years ago, but thought the boats basic and jaded.
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The comment I made at #10 was about static caravan/mobile home pitches, and yes their services, if rented out, do require regular checks. Legislation does not require Touring caravans to be checked checking, but common sense says they should be. Both caravan Clubs suggest annually.
My Club specifies a gap between units of 6mtr at rallies.
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To add to the caravan side; from a programme on BBC Wales last week, the gap between mobile homes nows seems to be 7mtrs now.
Pub in Church Minshill
in General Boating
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Enterprise (I think) used to own 2 pubs in our town, and both went downhill rapidly as they put their rents up. They had a problem finding new tenants for either of them and eventually put them both on the market. One tenant even did a moonlight!
The smaller (The Stag Inn) has been bought by an older couple who have made a great success of it, selling excellent guest beers, a few snacks but making it a welcoming "local". They have a quiz every week and actively encourage a folk night every Sunday evening.
The larger (The Unicorn) they tried to sell out of the trade but were refused planning permission for change of use to residential multi-occupancy, so sold it with a proviso that it could not sell draught beers. It is now a very successful "restaurant with rooms"