Felshampo
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Your lucky. While walking fast along the towpath on the Caldon I was was told to slow down by an irate boater as my particularly fast walking style had torn out his centre line. I think this is getting out of hand.........
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They only moved 100yds down the road though!
Amazing that they don't do that with travellers ?
The police don't like confronting travellers. A bit too scary me thinks.
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Time for Hobnobs already?
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why the need for verbal communication
Exactly! Just like a good marriage!
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Isn't this just the way life is? Last week on the Caldon I met one of the owners of Towy and he was a very friendly chap. Not at all aloof. Whereas another chap on a similar old boat was. Can't the same be said for all types of boats. I don't see why boaters should be any more or less varied than other people.
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Sorry for the decor!
Cheers
John
Looks fine , not everyone likes chintz!
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31. You're not a real boater until you wear a panama hat, have a muffin top and can ignore passing walkers who smile and say hello because your shiny boat means your considerably richer than they are.
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I was answering his question... no need to be a knob.
Very tempted to do a knob joke with all this talk of urethras but would that just be taking the p....
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Looks a tight fit! Still as yet not far to go, and you can always continue on the walk around the tram ways anyway.
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I hope you get good weather . Hazelhurst junction is a gem.
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Yep
What a contrast from last week. Yes I saw quite a few nice boats considering it is such a quiet canal
Jon
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I went for a walk along the Caldon Canal last weekend. Superb weather and a superb walk along a magnificent canal.
I hope you enjoy this film.
Jon
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Take Me to the River (Talking Heads)
How about " We're on a road to nowhere". ?
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My favourite comical boat name is Fiasco Da Gama. I wish I'd thought of that.
Skinny Love?
Wasn't there a Pink Floyd song called The Narrow Way?
Yes, on Ummagumma.
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Nope I just forgot it
Mtb
Hasn't everyone.
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How aboutAlways interesting to see how many boat names have some musical connection to the 60s/70s guess it reflects the age of many of todays boaters. So many Pink Floyd inspired names.
So what will today's kids call their boats in 40 years time? Income Slow (anag Simon Cowel), Spice Girl . Kingfisher, Lock Busters, Don't know enough of todays culture to come up with any more.
Has it come to this
Paranoid android
Propane nightmares
Undisclosed desires
Dog days are over
In this light and on this evening
Kingdom of rust
One more time
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A poor album IMO and the only one of theirs that I've never bothered replacing the vinyl version of. But some great song names though.
Another Floyd one - 'Marooned' off The Division Bell which could apply to boating.
Seven minute drum solo. ...pretentious and self obsessed or what. Set the controls for the heart of their egos. Love Dark side, Wish ,Atom and Meddle but as for the rest ummmm!
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I believe he has a degree in history which, in the terminology of such people, makes him an historian.
George ex nb Alton retired
Ah but.....I believe he has a cunning plan!
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So what's the anagram then?!
There is a missing letter 'a' for the one I imagine you mean...
But going back a step, I don't understand why people feel the need to make up 'clever' or 'amusing' names in the first place. What's wrong with just calling your boat something straight, e.g. REGINALD, or TAWNY OWL?
MtB
Surely "Reginald" is comedy name?
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Always thought the Far Canal Narrow Boat Co would be nice?
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Meeooooow........Why is it terrible.
Surely my habit of taunting those who lack the prerequisites to engage in a battle of wits is more terrible.
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A bit off topic but this may be relevent. I have done a lot of sea kayak coaching. Most people who come on courses like to get the bit of paper at the end of the weekend no matter what age, it acts as a bit of motivation to take the course seriously. We often had scouts come along who needed the piece of paper so they could become instructors. Many of them had been kayaking for many years but had had few lessons. When asked to do simlpe things like going backwards in a straight line they were often surprisingly poor. At the end of the course they would complain if not given the certificate, " hey I did the course, what does it matter?"
Even if you have a lot of experience you do not always learn how to do everything. A lot is down to attitude, the people with the best attitude, never too old to learn something, often made the best improvements. Those who thought they already knew it all were the most difficult to help.
Having said that this will only be the case if the instructor is a good one, so recommendation are priceless.
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Only need a certificate if selling cones. Not needed with wrapped ice creams.
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As an amateur etymologist
I love insects too
When our eldest daughter was small she couldn't say sandwich. She used to call them mottinges and this has stuck in our house too. We used to amuse visitors (small things!) by going through the mantra:
"Say Sand"
"Sand"
"Say Which"
"Which"
"Say Sandwich"
"Mottinge"
Sorry - couldn't help it.
We've always said "wind" as in the fine alcoholic beverage - but perhaps that's just because that's the way we first heard of the term.
Our son called them scamwigges. I still use that word....sadly!
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What time does the sun go below the yard arm?
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I bet my tankards bigger than yours.....