The Navy Lark

What are you talking about?

Moaning about you? On the contrary my dear chap, I find it faintly amusing that you've attracted so much attention from what sounds to me like a three year old tantrum. Why I wonder did you not simply ask if you could pass this chap. I wonder if he is here too giggling about you and your inability to communicate outside of the Internet. I'm sorry, did I say faintly?

This discussion is an interesting take not only on the way people boat but also their attitudes to others. For myself, if I want to do a flight quickly, Audlem two weeks ago for instance, I started at 5 pm and was at the top with most locks against me by 6.45. Pretty efficient and that's how I like to be. Middlewich the day before I racked up at 2.30 in a queue of 5 and it took 3 hours to do 5 locks, most of those spent helping a mixture of hire boat novices and experienced boaters. I enjoyed both just as much and no-one bothered me going slowly or holding me up. To the gentleman who started with a moan, I suggest that either do the busy flights at slack times or just enjoy the relaxation and the people you meet. It seems like your partner does most of the work either way so it appears you are someone who enjoys a moan about other people.