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2 Y's U R
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I C U R 2 Y's for me.
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8 hours ago, Mac of Cygnet said:
Well I've certainly seen deer in the canal, but if a barge blocked that road, it would really be news, and not just in the West Highland Free Press.
Not the Highlands, but.....
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Not putting a "downer" on proceedings but practicalities of life.
Applicable to wide and narrow boats, have you thought how you will manage if one or other of you gets a bad dose of the flu and is "hors de combat", for say a couple of weeks. Can the other move the boat single handed? Or, and it can happen, one of you slips and breaks a leg?
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7 hours ago, carlt said:
It is extremely frustrating when you design and schedule a highway improvement project and inform all the utilities that they may do any necessary works alongside the council's workforce during the road closure and are told that no works are necessary only to have, soon after the job is complete, a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order request drop on your desk which you have little power to overrule.
The utilities do not care about coordinating road works with other interested parties or what a mess that lack of coordination creates.
Post privatisation their only interest is the bottom line.
HAUC was supposed to reduce the issues above but it didn't.
When I worked for BT I often attended HAUC meetings, all good in theory, but practice........................
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Just for information my blacking was removed by just travelling through ice about 1/8" thick.
The boat is being blacked next month.
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23 minutes ago, Athy said:
Isn't there a lesser offence called "Taking and driving away" which covers such situations?
Whatever the circs, it's good news that the owners have got their boat back.
Deleted as already mentioned.
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The middle bit is a transfer available from various chandlers plus the shop at bottom lock Braunston.
I doubt it has much historical significance, to my eyes anyway, sorry.
http://www.boatshopbraunston.co.uk/canal-transfers.html
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36 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
Oi the 'sweep' pun has already been done, post 5678!
What about Sooty puns?
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Probably get the brush off now!
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Would "Casper Ghost" be able to help? I believe he has cast various plates in the past. He hasn't posted on here for a good while now but occasionally appears on The Facebook version of CWDF.
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Also this picture keeps cropping up in the history but I have no idea what the source is. I think it is also one of the photos on the historical list page. Perhaps you know
The picture along with a description can be found on page 56 of A Canal People by Rolt / Longdon.
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From Tales of the old inland waterways: " We didn't go many trips with that pair of boats before we had a brand new pair, GRUS & GLAXY - wooden boats they were. [ The Star class butty GLAXY had obviously even confused the boatyard signwriter or a clerk in the owners' office who failed to spell "Galaxy" correctly - one of two craft in the fleet with mis- spelt names.])
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Alan, your washing appears to have a man inside it.
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Dr Bob, might be worth a visit to the sunrise part of Ventnor marina to see NB Venice. I don't know how their satellite dish is actually mounted but it is inside this roof box. I think it is quite a neat arrangement.
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53 minutes ago, pete harrison said:
'AV' is actually 'AW' and stands for A. Wander Ltd., the name of the manufacturer of Ovaltine
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Just now, pete harrison said:
The butty with PEGASUS is a modern boat named BULLFINCH, and was the original base of Tradline Rope and Fenders, Braunston.
I would not put GREENOCK and BORDESLEY in the same conversation as PEGASUS, EDGWARE and BALHAM as they are the subject of fairly recent renovations at Brinklow Boat Services. I would however add BAINTON and BERKHAMPSTEAD (sic) which have been laid up for about the same length of time as EDGWARE and BALHAM, although they have moved from just south of Braunston Tunnel to Weedon in recent times.
I think the list of ropey / laid up boats is getting shorter, and there are equally few that have old conversions that will be due for removal anytime soon.
Is BEN still laid up on the Caldon Canal
I was not aware of the renovation of Greenock & Bordesley, thank you Pete.
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34 minutes ago, mark99 said:
Sort of reminds me of those two boats on Thames at Kingston. Well ok Surbiton then.
Pegasus & ? Photo courtesy of Leo No 2
Plus Balham & Edgeware on the GU
Also Greenock & Bordesley also on the GU
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8 March 2018
BOAT OWNERS’ VIEWS SURVEY: CALL FOR BOATERS TO TAKE PART
The Canal & River Trust is launching its 2018 National Boat Owners’ Views Survey, which is sent out to a third of its boat licence holders, and is calling on boaters to share their thoughts and feelings about their experience of the waterways.
In March the Trust will be asking around a third of boaters for their opinions on a range of topics including: how boaters use Trust’s waterways and what their experience of them is like; the services provided for boaters such as moorings, facilities and the licence renewal process; the ways they would like to receive information; and their views on how well they feel the Trust is caring for the waterways.
Jon Horsfall, interim head of boating at the Canal & River Trust, said: “We value boaters’ knowledge and it helps us plan our work so we can prioritise where to make improvements. The Boat Owners’ View Survey allows boaters to give us in-depth feedback about what’s working on the waterways and what needs extra attention. It can highlight where things like facilities could be improved across the country, areas that offer a particularly great boating experience, spots that could do with a bit of dredging, and how smooth it is to carry out necessary admin like licensing a boat. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
“The survey gives us a chance to see how the way boaters use the waterways is changing, whether it’s a growth in the percentage of boaters living aboard or a change in the average number of miles a boat cruises in a typical day. We also ask for optional, confidential, information that can help when we approach government and councils to highlight boaters’ needs.
“The Boat Owners’ Views Survey is the chance for boaters to have their say and I’d encourage everyone who gets the survey – a third of our licence holders this year – to take part.”
The online survey is accessed via a link in an email or letter (where the Trust does not hold email addresses) which is being sent to a third of the charity’s boat licence holders. Our aim is to have contacted most boaters on the Trust’s waters over a three-year cycle. Boaters will have until 7 April 2018 to complete the survey.
Boaters who have received a link but would prefer to complete a paper version of the survey can contact the customer service team on 0303 040 4040.
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For further media requests please contact:
Fran Read, national press officer, Canal & River Trust
m 07796 610 427 e fran.read@canalrivertrust.org.uk
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Fran Read
National Press Officer
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18 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said:
Easy enough to imagine a 1.8-metre bloke. He is also quite tall. Why does the metric measurement need quoting to a tenth of a millimetre?
Useless facts department, Mary Ann Ochota is 1.8 meters tall. The lady who presented Britain Afloat, so it is canal related.
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Usual subjects have hijacked another post
4 minutes ago, rusty69 said:What manner of man is he?
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
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Dog Harness
in Boat Equipment
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Got one of these for our mutt: http://www.ruffwear.co.uk/best-sellers/web-master-harness-ss17
Got a grab handle built in which has been used once, when said mutt miss judged the distance to the bank and fell in.
Not cheap, but as the perfume ad says " 'Cos she's worth it."