LisaG1

Thanks for your comments. This isn't a whim. I have over 30yrs experience with small parrots and i do own a cocketiel which i had from a breeder in 1989. He was 6 weeks old when i brought him he's 21 now and loves the boat. I have had other birds while having my cocketiel but he's outlived them all.

I don't agree with your comments. I have a friend who owns two greys living in a house. The Greys are in the same room as the open fire which may give off more fumes than a solid fuel stove, they actually live next to a canal and didn't you know birds live in a large cage and come out only if they want to. I think 70ft of space is plentyful. And as for moving constantly i have a mooring where we dont rock or move when boats go by.

Yes i've met the owners of that boat about 8yrs ago and they have a large macaw which is a lot bigger than a grey.

Thats what I said to them

I'm trying to adopt a rescue African Grey bird from a bird rescue organisation, but i'm having problems with the rescue place due to living on a 70" narrowboat. They're coming to do a home check soon, but i'm trying get proof that other boat owners and liveaboards do own large birds. Please can anyone who own bird/s and lives on a boat or are a boat owner that take their birds on their boating holidays please email me some photo's, so I can prove that us boaters do have birds as pets. They haven't given me any reasons why they have a problem, all they have told me is they're not sure that a boat is good for a bird because they can get sea sick. Silly I know. So please if you can help me please email pictures to hornetbabe600@aol.com Lisa

[What engine do you have? if you have a Isuzu 55 then I'd say your head gasket has gone.

I buy my gas off a local boater for £15 per 13kg bottle, not sure how much Sawley marina sell it for now, it used to be £14.99 3 years ago.

I love the sign. I do vinyl graphics but it wasnt me, just wished i thought of it first. Credit to the person that did do it.

Most definatley, we're up for anything to get back at BW. Lisa

I too don't have a problem with boaters in a marina. I have lots of friends in marinas but me personally i don't want to live in one. I also don't mind what boat you have, whether it be a ex hire, GRP, wood, etc. I love going past moored boats, because every boat is unique in its own way. Lisa

Yes I live on my boat and pay nearly £3000 in moorings, licence and insurance this does not inc fuel, diesel or the maintanence or upkeep of our boat. Lisa

I'm one of the boaters being threatened with the eviction. Me, my husband and 2 daughters have lived on our boat at sawley cut for the last 20 mths. BW gave us this mooring knowing that we are livaboards. There have been livaboards moored at sawley cut for the last 25yrs +, and some of them boaters still live here and are not affected by the eviction. We have a total of 9 livaboards and 2 moorers. 5 livaboards and the 2 moorers are affected by the eviction. I've spoken to the council planning office and they acknowledge that we live on our boats, it's BW that have the problem with us. We are fully legal moorers and we don't affect navigation and you don't really have to slow down to 1 mph, as sawley cut is over 100ft wide. Lisa

or he could be one of these status symbol people who brag about having a boat but actually never moves off their mooring.

I agree we also don't want to live in a marina where everybody seems to know your business etc, but BW don't seem to acknowledge people like us do live on our boats. BW is becoming the boaters enemy. Lisa

Hi i'm spokes person for the Sawley mooring problem, at the moment we have Towpath Talk who have ran a couple of stories on our mooring problems and a Beeston paper and Derby Evening Telegraph have ran stories to help our cause. Lisa