Graham Davis
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1 hour ago, dmr said:
I know nothing about these numbers, but have a childhood memory of books full of little blue stick on stamps?
Divi numbers preceded those.52 minutes ago, MtB said:The bit that puzzles me is why MJG as a banned poster has been allowed to re-register here and carry on with his low-level goading behaviour so well illustrated in this thread.
Back in the day I proposed that banned posters should be allowed to re-register a new ID and the new ID allowed to carry on, provided it behaved itself. But a mod weighed in (or I think it might have been Dan himself) telling me the policy is that the persons themselves are banned, not their user IDs. So any new doppel ID would not be allowed either.
M_JG seems to have managed to breach this ruling while others have been refused the chance to come back.
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32 minutes ago, Paul C said:
This case is nothing to do with canals.
We all know that but Higgs will use any excuse to saddle up his hobby horse!
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25 minutes ago, madder do ee said:
Thanks that's helpful Liverpool boats and Colecrft keep coming up in my shortlists
Well the Colecraft would be at the top end of the market, and the Liverpool not. -
Me on the Ashton.
Pair of specs on the Ashton.
Hat on the Upper Stratford whilst I was helping Frank Lyons lift a boat.
Windlass at Stourport.
Sandwich and plate in a lock on the Macclesfield when it slid off the roof. -
7 minutes ago, Nightwatch said:
Not odd, but possibly rare. If you were to look in our bathroom today you would see a similar view. Best option if not moving about so much.
From earlier it seems that he has been the pump out system.
7 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: -
One's a Porta Poti the other a pump out.
Does seem a bit odd -
Who on earth designed that kitchen!!
Why on earth put the stove that high up so the burners are at or even higher than eye level?-
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13 minutes ago, Paul C said:
Hospital visits are also exempt.
But staff arent!
And according to some of the Welsh Ambulance volunteers in South Wales who often take patients to the BRI neither are they without considerable hassle.
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49 minutes ago, Paul C said:
Bless
Thank god there is a requirement that over 70s must get medically assessed to renew a driving licence every 3 years.
Wrong!
Normal driving licences only require the person to state they are still capable. Only things like PCV and over 3.5 tonnes require a doctor's certificate.
Edit to add.
I understand that Bristol Royal Infirmary is inside the zone, which is crazy.
I'm Brum the Children's Hospital is likewise, as I found taking a patient in the other week. Thankfully I've got a car that is exempt as it is a hybrid.
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It appears that Lyons Boatyard on the North Stratford sell diesel and they aren't too far off the W & B:
https://lyonsboats.co.uk/index.php?pg=Services
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11 minutes ago, Philip said:
It has an inboard diesel engine, definitely no chance on a trailer! The lorry-with-crane option looks interesting! Any reason why CRT would object to it?
You are going to have a problem unloading a boat with a hiab into the mooring basin at Welshpool as you could not get close enough to the water, plus the car park has been remodelled and the bottom section is now a bus station. Haven't checked if they have altered the access.
The link above states that the slipway is owned by Powys County Council, not CrT
Old photo:
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That doesn't make sense.
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41 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:
Any others? I know the BCN received pumped water but I'm unsure whether that was a supply or the canal was a convenient way of disposing of mine water.
Didn't the BCN receive pumped water in the Digbeth area, around where the Custard Factory was, especially after it closed and the ground water level there started flooding basements?
I remember I had a customer there (car body shop, 1980's) whose basement was regularly under water and they used to say that was because the pumps had been turned off/broken down. There were certainly no mines in that area. -
The owner of Sweet Lamb Rally Complex did that to a drone that was being flown without his permsiion and against MotorSport UK regulations. He did warn the pilot several times that he would do it if he didn't land it immediately and was roundly abused....................BANG!!
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4 hours ago, Jess-- said:
for the attached video I had already flown 2 batteries just hovering in position waiting (the train was 45 minutes late) then once I start moving I was flying in sport mode which gives a top speed of around 30mph (flying backwards / diagonally trying to keep the shot and keep the drone above fields / trees), at the start of the video the drone was as far as I could see it away and 95 feet above ground, by the end it was as far as I could see in the opposite direction and 397 feet above ground (400 feet legal limit)
video (assuming embed works)
Not sure how legal that video is:
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/drone-safety-and-the-law/
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Operational-guidance-for-drone-users-flying-a-drone-near-a-railway-track-April-2022.pdf
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4 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
I hope the owner of that car approves of it being posted on this forum
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If anyone fancies a lock cottage on the disconnected bit of the Monty:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/128336483#/?channel=RES_BUY
The pin on their map is well out of position!
The pub on the other side of the canal is very good. -
I think the only way you are going to find that answer will be by riding the whole length, but from my observations I don;t think there is anyone and they are more likely holed-ip in one of the small marinas.
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Has it been confirmed that the picture of the lay-by is where the OP's boat is stuck?
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The suggestion by Bizzard of a Porta-Power hydraulic "jack" seems very sensible and would be easy to use.
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Another thing to consider is what arrangements have been made if the boat is unavailable for some reason when you have it booked.
On the share boat we had this happened to us once, when the engine had totally failed and we ended up with a Canaltime boat instead. Not a problem other than it was at a totally different base to where we had been going out from, so we had to re-arrange meeting friends for a meal one evening, but atleast we did still get our 2 weeks holiday. -
22 minutes ago, Peanut said:
Would a boat in a boat share need to be commercially licenced?
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Are these from a "person/company" based in West Wales?
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48 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
I think the real problem is if trying to claim benefit to pay the rent on the boat.
I suspect that the benefits people are going to be asking some very pertinent questions if you roll up with a rent book that says "NB Whatever, on the Tow Path"
Court rules : A floating caravan is not a boat so you cannot be evicted.
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Not automatically, no.
The designation of a motor caravn is subject to several rules and it has to be applied for and evidence of the required changes shown.