Debby
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I spoke to one of the C&RT men working where the leak is this morning. It's a very small hole, easy to see because there was a tiny "whirlpool". They're hoping to have it fixed today, so that the canal would be open for the weekend. It was almost completely dewatered when I walked past at 12.30, and they seemed to be ready to start plugging the hole.
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1 hour ago, Halsey said:
6" here in Leominster and still snowing hard - yes I do know there isn't a canal in Leominster - I'm sure I saw that duck though - perhaps he was flying south for the winter!
There may not be a canal in Leominster, but it's near Ludlow - we're supposed to be heading to Ludlow tomorrow morning (by train) for a 4 night break. So your post was very useful. Thank you!
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57 minutes ago, Athy said:
Do you think so? Why? I would say it's's a useful discussion thread, and it isn't trying to sell a product.
It's Spam. It was obvious from the first post, and made even more obvious by the OP's second post.
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But it never happens, as illustrated by this thread. Which is my point.
But it does. If you sort by vote, Nick Norman's post moves to post 2 on page 1. Posted 2 hours ago, but it's above a post that was posted 8 hours ago. So it's been "voted" to first place, because it's the most helpful post.
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Not something that exists on a phone, as far as I can see...
It exists on my phone - I've just used it and sorted to date order.
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There was still quite a lot of ice on the canal this morning in Macclesfield. That was before today's snow. It's supposed to be warmer but raining for the next few days.
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30 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
I just came here to post exactly this! A major drawback of inkjet is their need to be in regular use.
For random use when you need it to work first time after sitting idle for six months, a laser is essential in my experience.
Inkjet cartridges with a printhead, yes. The ink dries in the printhead. But any inkjet printers that have tank cartridges, like most Epsons and Canons, and some HPs don't have printheads, so the ink doesn't block them. Mine is more than happy to sit unused for 6 months or longer, and works straight away when I need it.
Lasers are great, but the powder can get damp and then block the cartridge.
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23 minutes ago, WotEver said:
Whatever works for you
I've had terminal clogging on a Canon which I threw into a skip in a fit of temper, regular clogging on a series of Epsons, two terminally faulty lasers (Samsung and Ryobi), and no clogging at all over two years with my current HP Envy, bought in Asda on offer for about £45. All of these at home, printing around 120/150 sheets a month. If/when the HP starts clogging or otherwise becomes faulty I'll probably replace it with another laser, which I'll hope will last longer than 18 months - but that's what works for me, it won't suit everyone.
If I did more printing, or had printing to do regularly, I'd choose a laser. But my Canon inkjet can sit quite happily for 6 months unused, and work perfectly straight away when I needed it to. I had my last one for 6 years, and only changed it when I got a new laptop. This Canon cost me £50, and I anticipate keeping it at least another 6 years. And it's wireless, which I love.
Epsons can be a nightmare, but they would be my second choice. We used to get two or three in a week for us to "unclog". The only time we had that issue with Canons was when the consistency of the magenta ink was changed by the manufacturers. When the problem was discovered, it was changed back again.
120/150 sheets a month should be enough to keep the HP print heads from clogging.
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2 minutes ago, WotEver said:
Another approach which works for many is HP's 'Instant Ink' plan. With a compatible printer HP will send your ink to you as and when you require it. It costs from nothing (for up to 15 pages per month), up to £7.99/month (for printing up to 300 pages per month). This might not work if you CC, as they post the ink cartridges to you as and when the printer tells them to.
I did 150 pages on my Canon this week, and the level of ink hasn't dropped at all. An HP printer with just two cartridges needs to be used a lot, otherwise the ink dries in the print heads, and you can use an awful lot of ink to clear it. Sorry, not a fan of HP, except for laser printers.
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I used to work in a shop selling printers and cartridges - original, compatible and refilled. I haven't been involved in that for over 4 years now, so my knowledge is a little outdated. For the average home user, an inkjet is fine. The best ones are the ones that use 4 or 5 individual cartridges, rather than the ones that use a black and a multi. I always buy Canon, and have never had a problem. They accept compatible/refill cartridges, which can be a problem with Epson, and a nightmare with HP. Most Canon cartridges come in a standard size, which is what normally arrives with the printer, and an XL. I bought a set of XL compatibles for mine from Amazon for just over £14, which was for the 3 colours and photo black, plus 2 of the big black cartridges.
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34 minutes ago, furnessvale said:
I have found the CRT press release from the time.
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/new-canal-moorings-in-macclesfield
George
Yes. The developers wouldn't have got planning permission without CRT's help, and CRT wouldn't have got the pontoons without the developers help. The towpath there doesn't look much better to me - though I tend not to walk along that way very often now.
As I said, the brochures for the new retirement complex, with hairdresser, beauty salon, spa Silver Service restaurant etc, clearly showed computer generated pictures with the pontoon and boats opposite the apartments - referred to as part of the "attractive outlook", if I remember correctly.
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41 minutes ago, furnessvale said:
That sounds like CRT got the new mooring pontoons free of charge.
It sounds strange, given that they owned the land opposite the pontoons and were able to get a better price for the land by selling it all rather than keeping a strip for mooring. In publicity, CRT also proudly announced that THEY had invested £170,000 (of our money) in improved moorings at Macclesfield by installing pontoons.
Still, either way, if new householders start complaining there is some background info to reject them.
George
The publicity I saw locally was that an agreement had been struck between CRT and the developers, allowing the developers to build on the land, and CRT to have the new pontoon. I have seen the "blurb" from the developers for the new retirement apartments, and the pictures clearly show the pontoon.
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1 hour ago, furnessvale said:
Whilst not exactly banning mooring, signs have been erected at the old moorings at Macclesfield telling boaters not to run engines, difficult if you need to charge batteries, new moorings have been installed at great expense further away from the new houses, and the water point moved to the maintenance yard where it is not always available for use.
Meanwhile, more new houses are now being built opposite the NEW moorings. Watch this space!
George
The new moorings/pontoon were installed as part of a deal between CRT and the developers. CRT agreed to give up the offline moorings where the hire boats (can't remember the name of the company) and the other offline moorings going as far as Buxton Road bridge in exchange for the new pontoon.
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14 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:
This is a public forum. If someone comes on here asking for advice then they are asking it from everyone that reads and contributes to that forum.
They may not get all of the answers that they want but each piece of advice is as valid as the next.
I fancy a bigger boat. Perhaps I should start a go fund me page as well!
Calranthe isn't asking for advice. He started this thread to tell people what his plans are.
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If I were to donate to his fund, or anyone else's, that would be my business and not yours.
Now, you may not have anything better to do on Christmas Day, but I do. Spending time with my husband. Goodbye.
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It's his business, and the business of anyone who donates. It's not your business.
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PD1964, Calranthe is not asking for your opinion, or for Naughty Cal's. He knows what he wants to do. He knows what sort of boat will suit Paola's needs. You don't. How about this time you just leave him alone, instead of ruining this thread just as you did the other ones he started. If other people choose to help him financially, that's their choice.
This might work out for Calranthe and Paola. It might not. Either way it will have no effect on your life, but it might have a great effect on theirs. Leave them alone, please.
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I've never seen any of these videos, but then I never go to the Home page. My bookmark is for VNC, so that's what opens when I click on it!
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I've just retired, aged 60. I have a small Civil Service pension and lump sum, plus a working husband (he's 8 years younger than me) to keep me going financially till I get my State Pension when I'm 66. I'm finding more than enough to keep me fully occupied and happy, including doing some voluntary work. Yes it would be even nice if we were both retired, we could do far more interesting things, but we both knew that won't happen for a while yet. Fortunately Dave enjoys his job and is quite happy to keep going for another 15 years, whereas I hated my job and couldn't physically have kept going much longer.
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Our deepest sympathies. We will indeed be thinking of you on 8th September. Look after yourself.
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Personally I think stopping at Saltaire for 2 or 3 hours is more than sufficient. We spent a very long week there one afternoon. After walking round looking at the buildings, which interested us for the social/industrial history, having the worst lunch and coffee we've ever had on the "American Diner" widebeam (also known as the Icecream Boat, I think), we looked round the very expensive shops and the Hockney Gallery in the mill, had an expensive coffee and tasteless piece of cake in one of the cafes, then sat by the canal waiting till it was time to get the coach home.
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9 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
20, is 20 is 20 as 14 is 14 is 14 the kind of house has nowt to do with a specific temperature. If you are happy at 20 then that's of course fine but this couple aint sitting in a temperature of 20 no bloomin chance.
We don't sit in temperatures of 20, more like an average of 28, the c/h rarely comes on even in the winter. If I was at work now I'd be wearing a fleece jacket, a hoodie, a long sleeved polo shirt, thick trousers, thermal socks and boots with thick soles. Yesterday I went into town and had to put my winter jacket on, just about to go into the garden - I'll put a jacket on. This house is extremely well insulated, and stays very warm. It's definitely the warmest house I've ever lived in. And I'm a southern softy.
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24 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
That's because we have noticed over the years people live cold in houses as a matter of course with such as their c/h thermostat set at 21 degrees
in the winter our front cabin hovers around 30 and often more, no wrapping up nonsense for us its t shirts all the time,
Our c/h thermostat rarely goes above 20 degrees even in winter, and I turn it down to 14 at night. We'll still be wearing t shirts. Anything over that would be far too warm in this house.
in the winter our front cabin hovers around 30 and often more, no wrapping up nonsense for us its t shirts all the time,
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The C&RT man I was talking to yesterday morning said they might need to do more work later, but they'll wait till winter when there are less boats moving. Their priority was to get the canal open for Bank Holiday weekend.