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Depending on the CRT volunteers that might be a good or bad thing.

I think that was shorthand for there aren't many residential moorings in general and not many will be available. More liveaboards probably live under the radar on non-residential moorings. Pros - cheaper, no council tax Cons- no official address, worries about living outside of your agreement, usually no car parking etc. Do a search on this site. There are lots of topics on this. Aquavista have residential berths at White Bear Marina near Chorley and Galgate near Lancaster, probably elsewhere, but you have to enquire for availability and cost. Other marinas may also offer residential moorings. https://www.aquavista.com/mooring-options/residential-moorings

I'm finding in NW England, where it rains a lot, we seem to be getting less "normal" rain but more torrential rain in its place. Not just once or twice but as the norm.

I had the same with a defunct freezer we found when we got back off holiday. It was full of rotting food. We put it outside before raking it to the tip. It was only there a while and someone took it for the scrap.They must have had a nasty surprise. The only downside is that they probably just flytipped it or the contents somewhere.

You live on a boat. Is that inconvenient? Could add "just asking" if I wanted to be a pain. Not sure why you posted what you did.

I'm guessing an insurer couldn't take action regarding a claim resulting from faults not covered in a dodgy survey they relied on as they wouldn't be part of the contract. Would they push it back on the boat owner, who would then find it practically impossible to sue the surveyor, or would they just accept the survey and pay out.

I saw her today. She was going past as I was walking to our offside mooring in Chorley. First thing I thought was, bloody he'll that's wide. Second was, wide but old. Would definitely struggle to get past some akward points where other wideboats have moored 8n the past The bridge just after our moorings is very skew and I did wonder how they would cope but they did. They seemed to know what they were doing and took it all slowly and steadily. It's a "short boat" 60-62ft. Given the width there's not much wriggle room in the locks. I'm really pleased I didn't get there 5 minutes later and miss her.

Backi in the day we used to watch some rugby league International matches at the old Central Park ground in Wigan. Hop off the train, into the Swan and Railway for a couple of pints, then just up to the road to (the now defunct) Pooles bakery shop for a couple of top class pies. It's true about Wigan and pies. We walked into the shop and were greeted by the woman serving asking, "pies lad?". It was a given we wanted pies, just which ones.

On a narrowboat aren't the scuppers and weedhatch usually at opposite ends of the boat?

I remember a post a while back. I think it may have been @MtB referring to work and only doing the job he had been asked to do and not picking up and sorting any other issues found while doing the job as it caused too many problems with the clients. Apologies if i got that wrong or if I'm not recounting it well. Its a shame, as if I was the client I'd like to know about any other issues. Similarly on here. If I was asking about one thing and then a number of other things were raised I'd want to know and check them out. Some people seem to find some posts posts on here aggressive, condescending or rude. The posts can sometimes be blunt and to the point but it's often just keeping things clear.

Depends who did the wiring. Looks like it could have been designed by Escher.

It could easily have been a family with little toddlersr, other vulnerable people, passing through the bridge hole. Similar to driving, if you can't see what's ahead of you, proceed slowly and cautiously.

Did you amend the piping so its not at an angle where it enters thre pump, putting the joint under pressure, or better still fit some flexible pipe?

A rescue to a loving home is never daft. Especially an older dog.