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A number of YouTube vloggers have put together "best reasons" and "worst reasons" episodes for your viewing pleasure. Toilets and Mud get quite a few mentions.

I've just ordered myself a tablet computer type thingy... I've been promising myself one for a few years now. My lap top's old, tired and cranky (hmmm!) so I'm going to move stuff across from it before it turns up its toes and I lose loads of files.

I went on a Nile Cruise like that. The tour guide quoted us the saying...."Those who gaze upon the waters of the Nile always return... those who drink the waters of the Nile never return!"

Marketing seems to have convinced "us" about how much "stuff" we need to use. E.g. I use about a quarter of the recommended dose of (Ecover) washing liquid and my clothes come out fine. My shaving razors have a blue strip on them to tell me when to replace them.... I use them for a couple of months after that blue strip has gone and they're fine. There are loads of examples of this sort of over consumption and use that can (and should) be addressed. As my old dad never tired of telling me, it was the mustard left on the plate that made Coleman his fortune. If people only took what they needed he'd have gone bust. p.s. You don't need to shower every day. Use the sniff test!

That would be like a light sabre at that pressure... one slip and you'd cut your own leg off!

Indeed... he's gone full "matelot" with the shirt, too.

I suppose that British Standard BS 8511:2010 Code of practice for the installation of solid fuel heating and cooking appliances in small craft being £198 isn't going to appeal to anyone trying to fit out a narrowboat on a tight budget... or on the cheap! It's pertinent to know that, although the code isn't compulsory, it will always be referred to if an accident occurs. A few bits from the code.... I don't think the OP's flue was following the code. Captain Barbossa's excuse wouldn't go down too well in court, me thinks. Fully insulated flue. Check with the makers, but insulated pipe often needs to be 3/4 of its diameter away from unprotected combustibles If there has to be a short length of un-insulated pipe to connect to the insulated chimney, then at least 3x its diameter away from unprotected combustibles.

There's a pdf with what you need here.... clickety-click.

If it's an earthing issue then the blurb about the generator (from the link in the OP) shows a big photo of a bolt and caption "External Earth Point" under the heading "Features". That may need connecting to the boat's earth... or it may not?? Just a thought.

I was just about to suggest using di-electric grease on the terminals of your block... but clicking on Jen-in-Wellies link to Contralube770 I see it is di-electric grease. I used di-electric grease on the fuse box of my motorbike which was cleverly designed so rain water would run into the fuse box. A smear of grease on the blade terminals of the fuses and relays stopped the starter relay "tracking" from the live and kept everything clean and working.

Good luck to her... and her dog.

Having owned eight cats over the past 25 years I feel reasonably confident in saying that if Arthur feels unsafe enough outside to want to poop inside... then trust his judgement and get him a litter tray and some decent quality cat litter. I would think his safety is of paramount importance to you... and him!

I know I'm taking this out of the specific situation it's applied to, but that's a very scary thing to hear a judge say. "You committed a crime when you didn't steal that bike because you only didn't steal it because it's against the law to steal". Like I said... out of the applied context but.... really?