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Myself also 50 years as a engineer, on cargo no fishing out of the loo the following items iv'e had to get out: 1. trousers! 2. wine glass (broken) from J class 3. Beer tin Y class 4. Dentures 5. Bracelet 6. Pampers The only issue I had with cargo flights was carrying armoured cars/4x4's they smashed up the floor rollers and the ball matts with the weight a Merc car topped the scales at 4 tons for a African president. Happy days lol my years at laker airways were the best fun.

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If I pulled up at a marina to fit fuel water etc they DO NOT check if I have a license my point is they would HAVE to check no license no service. Also Ive been marinas and boats are not showing a valid license so not all marinas are checking, however make your license in with your mooring fee you can bet your last shilling that you will have to pay up. Also as I said in the 1st post if the CRT increase miles to be done to be a CC just think of all those boats having to go and find a place in the new marinas being built as they can not do the miles required, then CRT get its money as the marina will have to collect it. Also as I said so many boats 3 today no markings at all, so who do the CRT contact, all boats with no markings should be tagged as "Abandoned" so taken away for disposal, sale or scraped. Again I pay, you pay so should the free loaders.

As far as I know when I renewed mine just a few weeks back it was stated display on BOTH sides. And today gone past 3 boats with no number name or license on Trent & Mersey. Liking the chat on this subject, and another thought came to mind make boat license part of marina mooring charges I know this makes them a tax collector but they do that for vat already so nothing new there then. just a thought. regards to all

Well where to start? 1. Came across a lock with both bottom gates open paddles up! 100 yards (I'm 68 don't do meters well I can but don't) down the cut the boat is in the next lock heading down so I go down and point out I am not here to clear up after them, got told "do I like sex and travel" if yes then F@#K off then. There reason was we thought (they were double handed me single handed) a boat was coming up. crap just to lazy to close up after themselves. 2. After clearing both locks there they are sat moored up on the lock landing enjoying afternoon tea, well in their case cheap Tesco lager I should think. 3. The boat had: 1. No name 2. No index number 3. And of course no license displayed. Taking the above into account if I were a betting man no BSS cert and no Insurance either. The CRT states "it's hard for us because if we take the boat away we then make them homeless which we can't do" I would like to put forward the idea that no marina or fuel boat can supply non license holders, if they do they catch a large fine. For marina owners if a boat is in their marina and it's not showing a license if they have a hard standing they MUST take the boat out of the water and put in their yard, if they don't have a hard standing the boat is padlocked to the jetty and can not be moved for ANY reason fuel, pump out nothing until a license is displayed, again large fine for non compliance. I get fed up seeing boats out on the cut that say they are CC's when in fact if they untied the mooring ropes the boat would turn over being so top heavy with all the rubbish on roof, also it would take a week to pack up all their rubbish from the tow path. Again so many showing no license. Then have the cheek because I have my engine ON and in GEAR so moving to shout "slow down" when engine is just above tick over so steering is not problem and again no license displayed in many cases. If as in another post on here the CRT wants to increase the mileage a CC must do to qualify as a CC I have no issue with that as I did 600+ hrs last June to October and boat was in a marina when I was out of UK in India. Free loaders need taking to task by the CRT it claims it's hard up, then collect what's due and clamp down on non license payers I pay mine you yours so should the free loaders, there is no thing such as a free lunch. Rant over

AS any football manager will tell when your boss goes on record giving you 100% backing "start looking for another job"

I am a CC and don't have shyte or coal on top of my boat lol, however CC guysI see all seem to have not seen a barber for decades and have scragging ponytails. LOL

I like it so will use as and when we are allowed out without adult supervision!

I think what may happen is: 1. No app stay indoors for next 6 months 2. Bars, pubs etc lockies lol no app no passing go so go away 3.trains and tube no app no travel Apple and google are even working together to try and make sure the apps all talk to each other across both platforms and it would be down loaded by system update. intresting times just glad i am no longer working as I did aircraft engineering for 50 years all those aircraft parked up need each wheel turing 1/4 turn once a week that is a s**t load of wheels to jack up! Emirates A380 fleet 4 main + nose, jack 9 times per a/c and and a fleet of 120 thats 1080 jack ups every week and thats only the A380 fleet lol.

Not a good idea back in 1976 local authuritiy hired a light aircraft from Biggin hill my place of work at the time flew over New addingington and a few other places took pics of the green gardens then went round and stuck them with a fine, simple rearly! Why would a fuel boat ony tie up with only one line not to safe if that one line snaps or comes off!

so i move for water toilet empty etc but I just dont rtn to previus mooring spot then!

I'm happy if they think I have it then they will stay well away from me which what I want in the first place!

I bet they would not have charged 10 cu yards for in fact what was 10 cu meters. Just one of the ways for companies to have you over when things change over, always round UP. I can work in both but as a Licenced aircarft engineer all my working life civil aircraft always have been and always will be imperial. I was working in france and went to the tool store for a 1/8th drill No was the replay we have no 1/8th drills, ok ok let me have a 3.2mm drill yes that we have and gives me a drill marked 1/8th lol.

Being old school and I dont do meters. As to the law of the land which still does feet and inch's 2 meters works out to about 6'6'' now that I understand lol.

I went to Foxton locks from Debdale marina in the boat to get bread and milk as NO online slots available for ever no pretend coppers seen in the canal blocking my way asking what when and why I was moving. lol. Fridge near empty freezer near full but still need odd items now and again so back and forwards it will be maybe as far as Market harbrough if major shop up required. Been penned up because Foxton locks closed for 2 months just as they open this happens, all part of lifes rich pattern of cock ups lol.

I remember the truck coming round doing door to door with this 3d deposit on the bottle.

I live in Goa India having retired there with my half Irish half German born in Assam India wife who has a British passport, yes I know its complicated so to the point. Driving round Goa in the season Nov to march is hell on earth with holiday makers riding round on scooters/Enfields with a death wish but never mind there are plenty more where they come from is what I think. But you mind the cops as they do and have thrown people in clink on trumped up charges demanding a lot more then £6, try £1000+ so beware. I crossed a state line with 4 tins of beer in the car not knowing the state was a dry state cost be 50,000 rupees about £500 at the time seeing a white face in a Goa plated car his eyes rolled round like a one armed bandit he was.

Should I carry on cruising? Our priority is to strictly follow Government advice to support the national effort to keep people safe and help fight the pandemic. Following the announcement from the Prime Minister (8.30pm, 23 March 2020) regarding the UK’s response to the coronavirus crisis, we are asking leisure boaters to stop all non-essential travel. As a result, and to help those who live-aboard (along with those who would need to travel to their boat in order to move it) we are suspending the requirement to move every 14 days. We are asking boaters to stop all non-essential travel on our waterways, with exception of accessing local facilities. The suspension will be kept under review in line with revised government guidance, applying initially until 14 April 2020. During this period you do not need to contact us to tell us you will be staying one location for more than 14 days. We ask everyone to be considerate and make sure vital boater facilities and services accessible to those that need them. There may, in a few cases, be the need to pass through manned structures. Information about this will be posted on regional webpages so please check if this applies to you. Above posted by CRT at 18:00 GMT today

Lockies at Foxton this morning think a shut down is coming big meeting at HQ going on as we were speaking. So having got milk and bread at the shop went back to Debdale marina. Couldnt get online shopping so had to take boat to shop. lol stay safe and it will be over sometime, when is the milion $ question..

How about when on a marina NO licence required, however you want to go out on the cut you require a licence of 20% of yearly amount per week/month. Or maybe a barrier across the entrance that requires a smart card to open barrier on CRT side of entrance no licence no access, "Simples"

As a retired aircraft engineer of 50 years "Deep cleaning" on a aircraft is shed load of cleaners cleaning all the things not done on a 90 min turn round. This normaly done on hanger maintenance but could be called up on overnight stop over. so for the boat cleaning more areas not done on a normal weekend swap, inside cuboards walls roof etc How much could be done in the time available, not sure, effective not sure as this virus could be any place in or on the boat. Hard to say but maybe best to not hire out until this virus is done and dusted. However boat good place to keep away from crowds I havent spoken to anyone for days1

So please take your tin tub and park it on a hard standing as you have NO right to keep on the canal as you are not paying for it and no doubt have no insurance as well so when your boat goes up in smoke and takes other boats with it are you going to pay us out, no thought not and you are the one who shouts SLOW down all the time too when I go past at 2mph when you shouldn't even be on the water. I bet also the roof of your boat looks like Steptoe's yard full of wood, coal and junk. rant over

I feel like I am in isolation already I can go days and not speak to anyone. lol. i was ment to flying back to India tomorrow as i have a OCI card which means I travel there visa free as wife was born in india, but mid day Friday bang OCI also banned until 15/04/20 so stuck here over my birthday which is on the 13th. At the moment stuck in Debdale marina cant go north landslide just outside marina and Foxton locks closed for another week so it will have to go to Market harbrough again just to get out and about for a trip. keep safe all Ken

This is me in my Mahindra XUV500 AWD at over 18,000 ft above sea level, night stopped at 16,000 ft ASL she started 1st turn after a night of -2deg C. After putting on scales 2560 kgs max allowed 2600 so at max weight the engine 2.2 lt turbo common rail diesel. Whish I could get one in UK cost £17000 on the road new in Goa. life a bit slower now on a 57ft, however back home to Goa on Monday for a few months so Indian driving head to be installed. lol.

The main place that the dye remains is in the fuek filter so after a few top up's and by using red down to almost empty a few times then change your filter should be good to go. After running down till near empty filter should be changed anyway as empty is when it picks all the crap in the bottom. Older engines like ours that have a machincal pump can be tuned to run on veg oil, so just down to tesco's. I knew a guy a few years back did that with is car old chip shop oil (filtered) and or cooking oil from tesco's. lol