Hudds Lad

Watford are manned and chained when not, as lock 5 is part of the staircase it's highly likely they were being helped and/or observed at the time of the incident. Also the lock smurf probably asked where they were headed when they booked in too if it wasn't obvious from the looks of the boat in question. You probably know this already 😛

Sneaky bloody daffodils

If that pic is taken from the pub side, then no, but there is one on the Coventry side. Apologies if image quality is pants, zoomed in screenshots from bigger pics.

*makes mental note to never attempt on a Wednesday lunchtime

Also down to carrion being any easy meal and the time it takes a red kite to become airborne and avoid an oncoming vehicle.

Is that the trip boat from down at Boot Wharf? I don't get on well with that boat and it's miserable steerers

There can be a distinct wind difference between the Oxford side of the bridge and the Coventry side, if you've turned too late and don't have room to swing the stern round it's easy to get the bow pushed over. That was my excuse once anyway

You could try Simon Pollard 07770 433287, we've used him in the past and were very happy with his work.

But you know with brass that they're going to be reassuringly expensive

I honestly cannot believe you, of all people, have typed that. You seem to spend the majority of your time here like Chicken Little, telling everyone the forum sky is falling in. Let it go my friend, you'll lead a happier life.

https://ebay.us/m/UiRWYQ There's a fancy backlit one for you

My dear departed Mum used to tell a tale of when rationing was on and the local shop got some banana's in. There was a large bungalow at the top of their street, at the end of the terraced houses, who thought themselves a cut above the local populace. Everyone was in a queue at the shop to get their banana ration, when in walks madam from the bungalow and heads straight to the front. "I'm the lady from the bungalow, can i have my bananas now?" Replies the shopkeeper; "Ah dunt care if tha's an angel from hevven, tha can get thissen t'back and queue like every bugger else" Mum also told how later on in the war, Mr Bungalow was paid a visit by the law and found to have a cupboard full of illicit tinned goods acquired through black marketeering.

Because i spaffed £17 on our boat when i didn't have to. I'm not THAT good a neighbour

Sometimes it's cider day?

Went to the boat to discover ours was doing that plaintive beep that indicates the sealed-in battery is about to give up the ghost, so ordered a new one. Got to boat with new one in hand only to realise it was actually the boat next door who's alarm was doing the death beep As it was of unknown age (previous owner fitted but didn't write date on) i swapped it anyway. My wallet still sulks about this

You'll be telling me that funny white thing on the ceiling isn't a Bacon Alarm next

Ours recently became the "getting beaked by an entitled swan whilst choosing a beer from the cupboard below it" hatch Yours sounds less painful

I was confused by it in Nov 2021, never come across gear like it. I was told by one of the denizens to leave the gates open when leaving, as someone had gone out and would be back at some point in the day (basically how we found it).

Not tried that variant, went for dry as it saves getting residue on yer clothes when sat on the sides, perhaps when my original can runs out i'll give it a go but i may not be alive by then

Yes, but it's THIS stuff and not THIS we were on about

Neil

Have you considered just having normal curtains, but applying one-way glass film to the windows? The "reflective" look is not to everyone's taste, but it's another option for you to think about. Brass fittings and fiddle rails can get surprisingly expensive when you have quite a few to buy.

^this I usually spray some WD40 PTFE spray onto a rag and then wipe down all the brass runners, if the boat has been unused for a while it goes from almost impossible to move to something akin to a bobsleigh on ice In the past i used to polish up the brass runners first, but these days i've learned to live with the tarnished look. Life's too short.