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Who did they recommend? It might be sound advice!

Not a bad one, but I'd add Preston Marina and Ashton Basin/ Preston Terminus to the list. Nearly all boats coming onto the Lancaster only turn left out of the Ribble Link basin and don't even consider the couple of miles the other way - which is daft because there's a full set of services at Cadley. Which reminds me I was intending to update Canalplan a bit ...

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Go on then, and you'll find out ...

He was correct ...

But the lockers are probably OK ...

Ah, but if you get your Roving Trader's licence then it's a work trip, innit, so it's permissable ...

Deliver it by boat!

I thought @Chagall lives completely the other side of the country to where your marina was. Have you got the correct person?

@magnetman was thinking of something similar so might be interested in this.

Technically that is programming! All them ones and zeroes won't flip themselves you know.

As said above, yes they are easy if you can connect pipes together. The Surecal ones in particular are easy as they come with the non-return valve (NRV), the pressure relief valve (PRV) and the thermostatic mixer supplied. Cold water in, hot water out, heat source(s) in and out. Job done. Then it doesn't work so you need to bleed the air out of the coils!

I'd say victim of. CRT can't overrule the government, so have to interpret the guidance as best they can, and they seem to have been quite on the ball with updating us following government guidance. There are occasionally crossed wires between their twitter comments and their website, but I think that's down to individuals making things up on twitter! I think you are confused about what a tier is. You personally can't be in tier 3, only an area can. Areas - as defined by the government, not by CRT - are placed into tiers. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/full-list-of-local-restriction-tiers-by-area You are in Sandwell, which on the current list is in the "Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton" area. If I remember correctly this covers your entire preferred cruising area, so the guidance to stay in the area isn't affecting you at all. What seems to be the problem?

I disagree. I read the area as being the tier area you are in, not a CRT defined area. What they are saying is if you are near Chorley in Lancashire (a tier 3 area) do not travel into Wigan (also a tier 3 area) or Blackburn with Darwen (also a tier 3 area) but keep cruising in the Lancashire area. I think they are asking us to stay in the same area the tiers are defined as, which varies around the country, and not move into other areas even if they are in the same tier.

The question is will the car still be in service, not who will be driving it.

Too deep and not enough weeds for the Lanky!

Were most of the hits canalworld posts? It's a recurring topic on here.

That's so you know where to attach the positive and negative from the batteries ...

Yeah, they are all a bit Swiss Army knife ... sort of does the job but not as well as a dedicated appliance. The worst issue with the only washer dryer we ever had was the bad habit of catching fire every now and then. Ours didn't actually burst into flames, but it did have scorch marks when I checked it after getting the recall notice from Indesit!

Ah. Is it the one moored near the waterpoint? If so it's got a missing window - I rang CRT to tell them it was filling with water a month ago!

You know Bolton-le-Sands embankment is shut till next year, don't you? You can't get from Carnforth to Garstang ... https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/17551-embankment-from-bridge-122-to-bridge-126-bolton-le-sands-lancaster-canal

You've let yourself go a bit during lockdown, Brian!

I would have expected most qualified RYA Yachtmasters to already know this ...

I don't think there is a slipway at Crooke. Not been past you since June, we went Liverpool way then crossed over to the Lancaster in July. We'll be back across in April or May next year so it'll be good to see what you've done with the place!