Peter Reed
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No Tim I'm not brain dead, just a halfwit.
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All deserve maximum penalties.
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Thanks Tim.
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On 05/01/2021 at 19:18, nicknorman said:
I think it depends on the degree to which the poster seems naive and at odds with normality. For example, if a new poster came on here and said they really liked eating babies (or worse, but probably better not print it here) and did we know any good dark website where he might buy a baby to eat (or worse), maybe from the far east perhaps?
Would you calmly explain that doing such things with babies wasn't really acceptable and was illegal, or would it be straight out with the hate? I suspect for most people, it would be the latter.
The ramblings of a warped mind?
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Saturday flight fever.
The flight of the Phoenix.
Ice coal in Alex.
Fid on the roof.
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Crazy baskets. Fun to watch.
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On 18/01/2020 at 09:15, rusty69 said:
Mrs Rusty left me due to my obsession with tractors, she sent me a John Deere letter.
Are you still obsessed or are you an extractor fan.
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21 minutes ago, Mike Richardson said:
Early in our boating days our 19ft Fairline came to an abrupt stop on the Bridgewater canal. Lifting the outboard we found about six feet of a thin ply canoe surrounding the leg. The prop and surrounding bits had gone right through the bottom of it. It was a bit like solving one of those metal puzzles that used to be found in Christmas crackers, twisting it one way and then the other to get it free. It was soggy and heavy, but thankfully the outboard was undamaged. Otherwise in later years we were stopped dead by an anorak (the clothing item) in Northgate staircase and a vintage builders rubble bag in the middle of Gosty Hill Tunnel. That was not a particularly happy moment.
Very astute of you to deduce that the rubble bag belonged to a vintage builder.
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7 hours ago, rusty69 said:
I'm in love with the advert.It's Smoooth with a capital S. Defnitely directed at a London market, white and sky blue with props in all the right places. Shame no engine/electronic pics.Love the central light/ventilation landing strip!
"With props in all the right places" How many props does a narrowboat need and in how many places? I think one, maybe two if you have a girly button.
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Sellotape? Luxury! You were rich,I had to use a paste made out of flour and water and then wait a day for it to dry before the kite could be flown.
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On 19/07/2018 at 13:19, ronnietucker said:
OK. Who did it? Own up...
Someone accidentally drained Kennet and Avon Canal by leaving the locks open
Shirley this photo is not of a UK canal,there are no bicycles,shopping trolleys or some such detritus on view.
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9 hours ago, dmr said:
I think the outlook is not good. The "businessman" owner will have have learned some lessons from this so will revise his high rise housing plans so that they are more likely to succeed next time. The customers probably won't have the energy to mount such a good campaign next time, the newspapers will be less interested because it won't be "new" news, and the customers and landlord won't be investing much energy (or money) in the place because they know it most likely has no future. Only option is for the "community" to buy the place but because it is likely worth much much more as high rise flats than a pub then this is likely not viable.
If anybody here has a bit of cash to spare, and a social conscience, then the local (and not so local) community are urgently trying to buy the Barge Inn at Honeystreet (K&A) from the current owner who is trying to turn it into a nice big house for himself.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savethefamousbargeinnhoneystreet
If this bid fails then a truly historic and iconic canalside pub, and major canal landmark, will become a private residence. This will likely also lead to the loss of the visitor moorings which are amongst the most spectacular on the canal system. The current owner has already tried to change the public right of way which gives access to these moorings.
.........Dave
The barge was bought a few years ago,by the community and a huge grant from the lottery fund,but I seem to remember it went belly up with huge debts after a while.
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3 hours ago, rusty69 said:
That would be Ruddy difficult.
Not any more, if the Guardian is to be believed.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/08/ruddy-ducks-cull-invasive-species
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On 27/04/2018 at 21:25, Murflynn said:
I've never heard it called a 'chassis plate'.
if the boat has a CE plate with a blank HIN/CIN then the boat does not conform to the RCD and the fixing of the CE plate is fraudulous.
What a fabulous word. Fraudulous.
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43 minutes ago, mark99 said:
I use the heavy duty rubber (not hard plastic) interlocking matting with holes on it
Where do you get this from please?
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Stake the bunny.
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19 minutes ago, jenevers said:
So would a mixture of oil and diesel work for a few years? Diesel is great as a penetrating oil, so would get into the pores of old, rusty steel. On an old boat, with inaccessible parts in the bilge it’s just not feasible to reach, to treat with Vactan and then paint, but directing a jet of oily “ yackum” should do the trick.
Does diesel not float on water?
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5 hours ago, dmr said:
Sophie our lurcher went through a long phase of skin irritations on her feet leading to serious infections and sadly the amputation of a toe. As CC'ers we saw loads and loads of different vets who prescribed all sorts of medications. Eventually we visited a wonderful Indian gentleman and vet in Parbold on the L&L who suggested dog shoes whenever her feet begin to show irritation. It worked.
.............Dave
Did the vet recommend Hush puppies?
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If the previous boats moored there were narrow,I feel for you.
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58 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:
It all depends if you count boats in fields.
Latvian boats included?
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37 minutes ago, Athy said:
The above post has been bowdlerised following a complaint from another member.
Ta muchly for a word that I have not seen or heard before. I had to google it. A very woody word IMHO
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6 hours ago, Mac of Cygnet said:
Mention of Tessa Sanderson inevitably reminds me of a classic joke involving her, a pint of beer, a Japanese gentleman, and Fatima Whitbread.
Do tell.
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4 hours ago, LadyG said:
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Thank Christ for that.
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3 hours ago, Phoenix_V said:
would they be any good as welding gloves?
Try them and let us know.(if you are still able to use your hands)
tank cleaning
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Alan I think your tank might have caught the South African variant.