Bernie

We first contacted Mike Webb who sent us a list of all the moorings on the Bridgewater, then Colin visited all the sites and spoke to people. When he first spoke to the lady who has the moorings at Massey Brook she put us on the waiting list, then rang us last Sunday asking if we were still interested as a 50 footer had gone. We went down to see her and that was it. We have been looking for quite awhile though.

Hope you don't mean that literally.

That would be my O/H Colin, he did say when he arrived home that he had been talking to someone there. We got in at Massey Brook and look forward to moving the boat down in the next few days or so. Years ago we moored at Agden Wharf, but moved to Kings Lock when we were fit and didn't mind the locks, in fact enjoyed working them, but the years creep by.

Well after much deliberation and umpteen phone calls we are finally moving the boat from the T&M onto the Bridgewater canal. Have secured a new mooring along a lovely stretch. No more locks unless we want to use them, where we are at present and have been for the last 12 years we have no choice, even to fill the water tank, we are at the top of the Middlewich Locks, so whichever way we go, locks, locks and more locks. Looking forward to the move.

Have resent validation e mail and approved.

Yoda, those remarks are totally uncalled for and very insulting I would think. Unless you actually live on your boat you cannot be there full time and if on a so called safe mooring no one expects this vandalism to occur. I doubt the photo's tell the full story of the damage caused. If you can't help then IMHO keep remarks to yourself please.

Is it possible that you could take your personal squabbles away from the forums, I have better and more important things to do than referee all day in my busy schedule. In fact I get so tied up at times with my real work I don't always have time to read the topics never mind mediate in childish arguments.

To prevent this becoming a full scale argument I am closing the thread. It's a shame that some are leaving the forums when Jon started canalworld to bring likeminded people together to help, advise and discuss things an an adult and polite manner. I am sorry when anyone becomes upset and decides to leave but at the end of the day it is their choice, we are always sorry to lose members. It is sometimes difficult trying to keep things on an even keel so spare a thought for one another please and try to think how you would discuss things in a civilised manner face to face, very often the written word can be misinterpreted.

And lock the subject. Hope all your questions have beeen answered.

Duly signed since this policy will eventually affect all online moorings as new Marinas are opened.

Following a request from the author I have removed the photo of said boat. If others want their reference to the photo removed please PM me since the replies look a bit out of place now.

Several years ago BW sold off many of their lockside cottages by auction. One that cpmes to mind is the one at Minshull lock, the resident lock keeper moved out and the the cottage mysteriously burnt down. We almost bought Marbury Lock Cottage which had been left in a fairly bad way by the lock keeper who was moved to Grindley Brook.

Since this topic is beginning to upset people I feel I have no other option but to bring it to an end. So am closing it.

Don't you feel this is becoming rather silly and detracting from the original thread? Perhaps most of the replies should be in the virtual pub.