Mad Harold

I too played a hose on a suspected leaking window with the same result as you.Sometimes it can take some time for the water to percolate through. In my case, the window wasn't leaking, and the leak was traced to one of the roof rail fittings leaking behind the trim and running down inside and coming out at the bottom of the window frame.

If it was about the music and the skill of the artist, I would be interested. But it has become a circus. This was one of the main reasons that The Beatles gave up.People were so busy screaming at them, they may as well have sung Ten Green Bottles.

YAWN!

Had lots of window problems. Check that drain holes or slots are clear.Check that your new window seal is not blocking the drain holes, if it is, you might need to cut a little away. Silicone is ok for the bath but no use on a boat. To find a leak I put bog roll around the suspect area held in place with a bit of masking tape.

Where I was brug up they were knowns as Shitworks! 😄

Went to look at a lovely boat, been neglected , but had a good fitout and a modern low hours engine, and the asking price was reasonable. But... on entering the cabin, the smell of cat urine was so overpowering it stung my nostrils. All the soft furnishings, curtains and carpets would have to be changed, it also had fabric trim which would need either replacing or deep cleaning. Driving home I could still smell cat urine on my clothes and had to open the car windows. Didn't make an offer on this boat.

I make £557- 23 every three months,£42- 86 per week.

Sorry to hear (from your other post) that you hate nursing as my daughter has applied to Uni to do a degree in Psyciatric (hope she can spell better than me!) nursing. Is it possible to do supply/ bank nursing at your chosen hours? As a retired teacher, I have found there is always supply work to do.

Well, the OP did ask for brutal honesty. He's got it in spades here. I do wholeheartedly agree with Bilgepump.

The Peak Forest and Macclesfield are lovely canals, but to get there from where you are would involve the dreaded Rochdale or the Huddersfield Broad (nine locks and a lift bridge) to Huddersfield, and forty two narrow locks to the Standedge Tunnel. Single handed it is a real slog. The alternative would be the C+H,the A+C and the South Yorkshire waterways to Keadby onto the Trent. I have seen Volockies helping a lady through the Hudd Broad and Narrow, so they are available with suitable notice. That would be my preferred route, although it could be a rather long trip. From the Peak Forest onto the Macc you can join the T+M to go further south.

When my hearing started to deteriorate, the first thing I noticed is that it became 'non directional' In other words although I could hear mainly ok, but couldn't tell if a voice or noise was behind me or in front. It's a nuisance when crossing the road as I have to be more careful as when hearing traffic it takes me more time to realise which direction it is coming from.

I bought a pen type gas leak detector of the internet. It's a Habotest (made in China,where else?) and works fine. (I check it frequently by letting it 'sniff' a bit of gas from the cooker turning a burner on for a second or two) It cost about £7. I live about 15 minutes away from Elland, and if you would like to borrow it, send me a PM.

That has been like that for at least two years, probably longer. The temporary lock landing has scaffold poles sticking out at just the right height to break your windows. When you get into the lock there is a sign telling you to use the side that isn't collapsing, but it is difficult to access so I use the collapsing side. Welcome to boating shite.🐸

Am a missing something here? Loads of gobbledegook about batteries, alternators etc. Wouldn't the simplest answer to having hot water without running the engine, is to fit an instant hot water gas heater.

I think you mean Castrol 'R' Rather than running our bikes with it in the oil tank, we used to add a spoonful to the petrol, just for the whiff!

For me , it's smells. My first job on leaving school was in a shoe repair factory, and whenever I smell leather I am back in the sixties. My junior school had a distinctive whiff of a sort of urine type smell.It was I think the type of polish used on the floors.Later on I used to teach Brass Instruments, and found some schools still must use the same stuff, as on walking in memory would fly back to my junior school days. The smell of Gunk on a hot motorbike engine takes me back to my teenage years messing with BSA Bantams, Franny Barnets,James, Ambassadors and others.

Use your Trombone Arthur! Suggest you play Wagner's 'Flying Dutchman' fff That'll teach 'em. 😄

Had a cheapie Chinese heater and had the same symptoms . ie starting and immediately shutting down. The cause was water in the exhaust from a leaky lock. Worth checking?

For £50K I would expect a boat with all systems working, and ready to go. You are obviously having doubts about this one. Digest the advice and opinions on here and go with your gut feeling. When you find the right boat for you, it will be obvious almost immediately.

A rather pessimistic view of things that I sadly agree with. If I can find where I have put my Trombone, can we both stand on your cabin roof and play Chopin's Funeral March?

My one time local used to put on a cd of Florence Foster Jenkins.A really dreadful soprano. Her rendition of Mozart's Queen of The Night Aria was particularly excruiciating and had people making a bee line for the exit.

I agree 100%. It used to be on a my local (The Rat and Ratchet Huddersfield) but didn't sell enough to justify keeping it on. The 'Rat' brews it's own beer and very fine it is too, and was far outselling London Pride.

Oh I now understand. Why didn't you just describe him as a Wanker what does it standing up. Much easier to understand.🐵