Bernie
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We both have one of those poncho's and find they are big enough to wear and drape over the hatch opening, helps keep things dry including us, and we paid a lot less than the price quoted on that website.
In my youth they were called cycling capes.
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Replied Allan.
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Looks a decent boat, but beware if they recommend a surveyor. If you want an explanation PM me and I will explain.
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After having boats for well over 20 years, all with gas appliances and no problems, although one time we did come home to a smell of gas, we turned off all appliances opened the doors and windows to get rid of the smell and we found it was a loose connection to the gas bottles, rectified this and all was well. If there is a gas leak then surely as we did you can smell it. The only time I have heard of an explosion was actually when an idiot decided to change bottles with a cigarette in his mouth.
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Does this help? http://www.boatbuilders.org.uk/
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You could contact Mike Webb on 0161 629 8200. (manchester ship canal co) he won't be able to tell you of vacant moorings but will send you a list of where they all are with relevant names and telephone numbers.
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Don't feel bad I don't get any either.
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OK, The time the wind blew us into the side and I couldn't get the boat pole quick enough to help push us off so tried to use the ewbank instead, my OH was sure I'd cracked up.
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What do you want to know about,
The time I closed the gates against an oncoming boat because I'd read 'always close the gates on leaving a lock'
The time I couldn't get off the side in high winds, so moored up instead then watched a tiny cruiser do it easily?
I didn't know you could use reverse to wind a boat so travelled miles to find a place the boat would turn full circle.
I could go on but I'm sure you'd find most of it boring.
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Hello and a warm welcome
I'm sure that you will be able to glean lots of advice from the people who live on board. -
Look, it was an acident okay Bernie! And it was my first lock !
Doh. I'm beginning to get nervous I will commit a faux-pas with all you experienced folk looking on. Be gentle with us learners - you were all there once, I'm sure.
I really don't think it could have been you Carrie, unless you had 2 big strapping lads as crew, one hiding thinking we didn't see him. I did actually ask if they would like me to walk back up the flight and open and close all gates for them.. Yes we all had to learn of course and I remember my learning curve very well, but we won't go into that.
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Where there are people you will always have idiots.
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When approaching a lock, bring your boat into the side but if the lock is in use by another boat coming in your direction, quickly jump back on then erratically steer your boat so that you block their exit by accident. Anything in fact so that you don't need to give a hand.
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As I understand it, there is a maximum penalty of £1000 for allowing a dog to crap in a public place and not clean it up. However I believe it is extremely difficult to bring a prosecution under the present system.
The answer is very simple: fine a few people £1000 for leaving dog crap behind. Make sure those cases are publicised well, and repeat the exercise every six months or so. I'm sure it would concentrate the mind wonderfully!
I totally agree, still it happens as often as clockwork. The dog wardens would actually have to be out at around 6am and 12mn to catch a lot of them. We have the phantoms who walks his/her dogs at ungodly hours, we never see them but find the leavings frequently along the road where we live. My nosy neighbour even followed one home, had the evidence reported them to the authorities but were told there was nothing they could do since they hadn't witnessed it. So he posted it through the offending people's letterbox.
To be tarred with the same brush as the irresponsible though does really irk me and to be made to feel guilty when my dogs even stop to have a sniff surely is not what dog ownership is about.
Now if anyone would like a list of the places where you don't need to clean up I have that too.
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This has been repeated so many times on the forums. What I usually do if I see anyone not picking up when we are moored, or anywhere else for that matter is offer them a 'poo bag' some just walk away and I have been known to follow them and receive verbal abuse, others accept with grace and usually do clear up the offending mess and I hope dispose of it in the proper receptacle or take it home.
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Anyone letting thier dog crap on a lock side or mooring should be keelhauled.
You are only saying what responsible dog owners themselves also feel who actually get tarred with the same brush as the irresponsoble ones.
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Now that's interesting perhaps I should inform Environmental health about her cats that use my garden as a loo since they are for these purposes considered to be loosely termed as non domesticated. I just clean it out of the way and dispose of it as with my dogs excrement from my garden as soon as they do it or in the case of the cats each morning.
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I am speechless that someone openly admits to throwing excrement in our beautiful canals. Is it me? or is this common practise, or is it a wind up?
No it appears to be quite common practice as we have seen it many times. We have 2 dogs and still pick up in the proverbial poo bags and then carry these along till we do see refuse or dog bins which are becoming less and less obvious since it apparently costs to much to have them emptied. At the end of the day just what is the responsible dog owner supposed to do?
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You can actually purchase a specific cleaner from most chandleries or places where they sell these types of solid fuel stoves, but I have always found an oven cleaner to work with no problems.
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Avon's skin so soft Woodland fresh seems to work. Try their shower gel.
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I know the feeling it has happened to us on occasion. We once had to reverse out of Barnton Tunnel because a timeshare boat entered at the other end when we were over half way through. We were furious I can tell you but they wouldn't budge and kept coming forward.
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Not spoiling the fun but I've just read all about it.
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Could be wrong but don't they sort of set the standards for boatbuilding?
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Don't know if you will actually get the validation e mails or not sorry, it is an ongoing problem but have validated all outstanding accounts.
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Have you tried Ikea? There is bound to be a store near you, if not you can at least browse and if you do fine anything suitable I think you can order online, not too sure about that though.
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/ikny_splash.html