Mac of Cygnet
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And just to complicate things, your palate can experience a palette of flavours
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20 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said:
Virtual greenie. It's one of those rare instances in English where the word order isn't vital to the meaning.
Oh, I don't know. Poetry is full of examples of messing around with word order without changing the meaning (as opposed to the cadence).
But the spoken word is something else. It always makes me smile when people quote Chinese languages as inflective, as opposed to English. I reckon that at least half of English sentences can have their meaning modified or even totally changed by inflection.
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29 minutes ago, 1st ade said:
We commissioned an App to be distributed to the general public. Software was written in (I think) Asia
What we received was generally functional but the menu's were not quite right; specifically it's standard that a list of options doesn't have full stops. The software as supplied had: -
- Option A.
- Option B.
- Option C.
and so on.
We fed comments back to the developer and received version two: -
- Option A (no full stop)
- Option B (no full stop)
- Option C (no full stop)
Did you also receive back menus (no apostrophe)? ?
Actually, to be fair and also referring to an earlier post, plurals of words ending in a vowel were usually apostrophised in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the pioneer lexicographer Samuel Johnson always used apostrophes in such plurals and condemned their omission.
With regard to the OP, it appears that no-one has even considered the possibility that someone at CRT has a sense of humour?
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4 hours ago, Cheshire cat said:
I'm impressed Mac of Cygnet can still remember what his boat looks like. With Covid restrictions and trouble on the pennine canals I'd have thought cruising this year has been a complete write off!
You're right. I've not been to the boat (or anywhere else really) since February. Fortunately I left it winterised then and in September had it taken out of the water to save on licence and ensure it didn't sink due to bilge pump failure. Nigel at Shire Cruisers has been inside and says things look OK, but I imagine the potato and onion I left in the food cupboard will be quite interesting!
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3 minutes ago, Lizette said:
Hi
My tiles are a medium grey. Not sure what to make of that?
Fine. The colour thing is most important with metals, which will conduct heat very rapidly to the other side, affecting whatever is there. Tiles are not only thicker but less conductive. I bet black tiles will get very hot to the touch, though.
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No-one seems to have mentioned this, but the colour of the surround is important, especially if using metal. Most of the heat reaching the surround is radiant, which is absorbed much more by dark colours, especially black. I have a polished beaten copper surround which very rarely gets more than warm, which is good because I have no idea what is behind it. If I let it get a bit dirty (surely not!) the temperature difference is very noticeable.
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Another view of the first pic, much more interesting, with boats instead of a train. ( Front two are Forum members).
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On 16/11/2020 at 15:05, Loddon said:
In the days when I worked under the arches at Camden Road, Castle's Pie and Mash shop was my go to place for Lunch.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186338-d733560-Reviews-Castle_s-London_England.html
Well I followed your link, and found the price range £12 - £12 ! So they have a captive audience, sell only one thing, and take a huge mark-up?
Still, that's London. I think I'll stick to Food at reasonable prices.
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When travelling to the boat by train (not this year!) I always notice the building next to one of the stations (Dewsbury?) with, picked out in different colour brick:
SHODDY & MUNGO MANUFACTURERS
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All these pictures of immaculate stoves and surrounds - not a speck of ash or dirt. Should I feel ashamed, or just assume they're never lit? ?
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Well I see that VNC is back, but the posts in the hours it wasn't working don't a.ppear in it. So if you want to see any posts in the last 6 hours, you'll have to go to the individual forums
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What has happened to Jim Shead's site? http://jim-shead.com/waterways/ All I get is a pageful of characters in a far eastern language.
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4 hours ago, Midnight said:
The commodore at our Club gets replaced after 2 years and so far have been okay people - it's the committee that you need to worry about! Us low ranking members manage to survive by dancing naked around a burning handspike with a candle in one hand and an apple in the other chanting "C C" C".
Cheap diesel, cheap moorings, cheap dry dock!Clubs are as varied as people. From welcoming and pleasant to officious and pompous. I used to leave my boat at AWCC affiliated clubs all over the system, so have experienced quite a few. I tried to secure a winter mooring at one when I was stuck by a long-term lock closure, and it sparked off an internecine war amongst the committee - I backed out hastily.
Midnight's club Is one of the better ones and I and my boat have been welcomed several times - in fact he once tried to persuade me to join and moor there; if I hadn't been quite happy at my present moorings I would have accepted the invitation.
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1 hour ago, LadyG said:
Scotland naver had Trespass as far as I am aware, though there were a few notices,
An oft-repeated but untrue statement, similar to the one which states that there are no rights of way (because unnecessary) in Scotland, See https://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/blog/33-main/2527-are-there-really-no-trespassing-laws-in-scotland#:~:text=It is an oft-repeated,delict in Scots legal terminology.&text=This Act provides the public,Scotland in a responsible manner.
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2 hours ago, Ally said:
or maybe we can use this duplicate to stretch suggestions to 10??
No need. There've already been 32 suggestions on the other thread ranging (in order) from a dog to a guitar and including several varieties of alcohol.
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5 minutes ago, Athy said:
Er, quite.
Do what?
See the link posted by The Biscuits
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I'm not on Facebook, but always thought the raison d'etre was in the name.
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30 minutes ago, Higgs said:
Understand what you're getting at, but the sun doesn't live where it's going. Well, I guess it's there some of the time.
During the time the ship is in the Polar regions, there is up to 24 hours daylight. The worst sunburn I ever had was in the Antarctic, with the sun reflected from the snow. The light can be so intense that it can cause severe eye problems.
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I rate my experience with Calcutt Boats (16 years ago now!) very highly. Not only had they lit the stove before I came to view, but they had no qualms about letting me go off in the boat by myself up a couple of locks for an hour or so after fitting a centre rope at my request. When I came back and made an offer, they immediately got on the phone to the seller and negotiations took 5 minutes. As for a survey, I paid half price for the survey that a previous prospective buyer had had done previously (but couldn't come up with the money for the boat). I may have been lucky as a total newbie to boat buying, but I think everyone was satisfied, including the seller, whom I subsequently met.
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6 minutes ago, Leggers do it lying down said:
..Crt have a policy to remove online moorings,forcing boaters into marinas (1 removed for every 10 new marina moorings made available).
I thought this policy had been quietly dropped? And the present decision has nothing to do with that anyway.
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1 hour ago, buccaneer66 said:
Billy Connelly house near Windsor was called Gruntfuttock Hall, renamed back to Forest Lodge now though.
He filched that from J Peasemold Gruntfuttock, from 'Round the Horne', not only a funny show, but rather groundbreaking in that it featured a regular sketch involving two gay blokes. 'Julian and Sandy'.
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The RRS Sir David Attenborough has now left Cammel Laird at Birkenhead, crossed the Mersey and is alongside at Liverpool, prior to sea trials. Further details on Mike Glostein the Radio Operator's page at http://www.gm0hcq.com/
Edited to add a link to some very good night time views of Liverpool Docks and the ship https://twitter.com/MarkKnowles1302/status/1319375237583077376?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^embeddedtimeline|twterm^profile%3Agm0hcq&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gm0hcq.com%2F
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For those who missed it, it depicted a cheerful teacher asking a class of children what they would hear if working on a boat. The replies were:
"How the f*** do you expect me to access that?"
"F***! Well, it's in the bilge now."
"Where the f***'s that water coming from?"
"I'm selling this piece of s**t".
I now feel very reassured that my memory hasn't started to go (yet).
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7 minutes ago, Athy said:
I had to search......."complementary"?
Perhaps not. He could then deny he had offered a free bottle, merely that a bottle would enhance the occasion. Or perhaps he wasn't that subtle. I write in the past tense.- is he still around?
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Narrowboat collars - are they all 5 inch ID?
in Boat Building & Maintenance
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You could use a reducer adaptor. 5 to 4.5" wouldn't be too drastic - the flue would still draw OK, and might even be better. This eBay seller for example has a good selection (but all in metric - get your converter out!) but there are many others.
Just remember that if using an adaptor, the upper pipe goes into the lower.