Lily Rose

Take an A4 sheet of paper into each boat, write the boat name on it and then make sure it appears in each video.

Great to see this post resurrected after so long. I read it years ago, probably my favourite CWDF post. I wonder where Coastie is these days? I bet Mike could enlighten us if it's not secret squirrel.

You must have been looking at a different X to the one I've interacted with many times over a number of years. The one I'm familiar with displays an entirely different level of human ugliness. This forum is not in the same league.

I expect Ho Ho Ho will be along soon to tell us we've hounded out another new member and the forum is doomed.

So, back on topic (for now). I bought mine, 10 years ago, in the Napton area, via a broker. It was already in a marina for purposes of selling. The nearby sister marina where it had its survey had vacancies so when I put in my offer I asked for a mooring at the same time. Easy peasy. I'm still in the same marina, there are still boats for sale, there are still vacant pontoons - albeit not as many. It won't be like that everywhere but I can only speak for my area. Perhaps there are far fewer vacant berths in the North. If you check out a few other threads you will see that thread drift is commonplace, it's something you just have to live with or, better still, embrace. The person who starts a discussion does not own the discussion, others join in and then it can get messy.

Thread drift can be very entertaining. I'm often disappointed when some meandering threads get back on topic. It's not necessarily much fun for the person who started, but doesn't own, the thread but it depends on whether or not they got the answers to their question. If not they can always ask again in an attempt to get back on topic but whether or not they succeed is not in their hands. I don't think the moderators stepped in because of thread drift in this case. It was what it had moved on to that was the problem.

Press the up arrow button and select the now green up arrow. Like I just did! I'm not sure if you have to have made a certain number of posts before you can do this though. Try it and see.

Perhaps they're all members off the same secret "Destroy CWDF" club.

I don't know why but he seems to be on a mission to destroy this forum. Slow progress or no progress? I don't know why he bothers, if he doesn't like it he's free to leave.

We went last year for the first time. I was given a pair of free tickets and still felt I overpaid. The fish and chips were more reasonable than I expected though and we had great weather the day we went though it pished down the next day so it could have been worse

Several of us asked for more information. The OP was still around but not providing it. Hence guesses abound. And then the fun.

It may well be unfair to suggest this is relevant the OP's problem, so I won't, but when I see this sort of thing I can't help being reminded of the Two Towns parable. Hopefully it isn't the case but if it is the OP may not be in for a happy experience at the final destination either. A traveller came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment. “What sort of people live in the next town?” asked the stranger. “What were the people like where you’ve come from?” replied the farmer, answering the question with another question. “They were a bad lot. Troublemakers all, and lazy too. The most selfish people in the world, and not a one of them to be trusted. I’m happy to be leaving the scoundrels.” “Is that so?” replied the old farmer. “Well, I’m afraid that you’ll find the same sort in the next town. Disappointed, the traveller trudged on his way, and the farmer returned to his work. Some time later another stranger, coming from the same direction, hailed the farmer, and they stopped to talk. “What sort of people live in the next town?” he asked. “What were the people like where you’ve come from?” replied the farmer once again. “They were the best people in the world. Hard working, honest, and friendly. I’m sorry to be leaving them.” “Fear not,” said the farmer. “You’ll find the same sort in the next town.”

Reminds me of my early days behind the Post Office counter where there were two positions selling stamps etc and one at the far end that did passports, pensions etc. When people were in the wrong queue we had much fun saying "Far Queue" to them. I don't recall anyone ever getting it.

I'm loving the guesses we're all coming up with. Keep 'em coming. It's much more fun than the truth. Probably.

It's rarely happened to me but when it has I can never manage to summon up those three words (or similar) as a different set of (two) words immediately spring to mind in the heat of the moment.

God knows, I'm confused now.

Those two sentences would have been ok. Two words could have been awfully rude depending on which two words were chosen.