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When we lived in Bearwood,there was a snooker hall in the old theatre at the top of the road-no noise for many years.Our 80 + neighbour who'd lived there from birth didn't remember late night noise during its time as a theatre,roller rink,ice rink or disco.Then all of a sudden we had live music Thurs,Frid & Sat nights.We didn't mind at first & even went a fair few times.Then the sound ramped up so much you couldn't get away from it.So bad that you could feel the vibrations in every room,It also went on to the early hours.It got to the stage I hated weekends.When we sold the house,we told the buyers & they weren't bothered Where we live now is really quiet,just right for old farts like us.😊
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2 hours ago, tree monkey said:
We certainly never ate out in my youf, well apart from Hignets chippy restaurant in Chester once in a very very blue moon and that was only because Dad absolutely refused to eat outside in the street, the first time I think I ever ate in a restaurant was a Chinese meal for my 18th and I thought that was dead posh.
Hignetts was the best Chippy in Chester when I was little.The second best was Les & Rita's,I've heard that their family run a chippy in Rhyl(I think).
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Love to cook lamb shanks in the slow cooker,I do them like Cypriot lamb Kleftiko,look on line as there are loads of recipes.The lamb just melts in your mouth & falls off the bone.The spuds in there taste glorious too.The reason I suggest looking online is that I've adapted the recipe to suit what we like.Slow cooker lamb is just gorgeous.
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One of the fun things about boat travel is visiting local butchers.It's just a tad annoying when you realise that your fave bacon,sausages,pork pies etc are all in different places which are miles apart !
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When we were in Braunston on the weekend of 19th to 21st August-'Miles Away' was moored almost opposite(on the towpath) Midland Swindlers on Friday & Saturday.When we left Braunston on Sunday morning,it had moved across to moor outside Swindlers as they were closed on a Sunday.Taking the mick when you think about the nearby mooring notices concerning fat **e boats & mooring...
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We came down as a pair last Thursday & the male volockie at the bottom lock seemed a lovely bloke,but was struggling with the gates etc.What did amuse me was the female lockie who suddenly appeared(no help).It was a shambles at the bottom lock with boats coming up in the way of us coming out.We came out together & then I let the other boat go first through the waiting boats.The lady lockie then looked at me & said,"Now you follow him".I did say what else would you expect me to do,go back into the lock ??🤷🏻♀️I know it was sarky but I couldn't help myself after such an obvious comment...
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6 hours ago, steve hayes said:
There used to be a boat called River Dance that moored there under the balcony, not a traditional narrowboat from memory, but it hasn’t been there for many many years.
I remember the boat well,the owner used to pootle off to the Weighbridge pub on it & then (I assume) home again.
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36 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:I do the same. Having done many firefighting courses including smoke filled room escapes I know I wouldn't be able to undo 2 shackles in the middle of the night in a smoke filled boat while pancaking. There are more boat fires than people murdered in there boats
Pancaking-is that when you're tossing & turning trying to get to sleep ?🤔
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Ellesmere is well worth a stop.Tesco next to the canal,plus Coop & Premier in town.Great butcher with bakery almost next door plus a café which sells home made cake & sossy rolls etc almost next door to that ! Great pubs,some good charity shops &...The Mere at Ellesmere.Plus,the best Cypriot restaurant ever-Meze.Ellesmere is a great,friendly little town where we actually live when not afloat.
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Love that last line,best laugh in ages...
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I'm originally from Chester & used to cross those locks every day during term time(aged 11 to 18).It felt really strange the first time I was actually in them on our boat-me on my own & Paul with a volocky up above.It felt an awfully long way down...
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51 minutes ago, MrsM said:
I did! Hello 😄
👋👋Hello again !
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8 minutes ago, MrsM said:
You are right. I wish I'd checked other forum names before signing up. Truth is I hate choosing a pseudonym and my mind goes blank every time. I wish I had used my real name (Marianne) or boat name (Aventine). When our boat is painted in September that might be a good time to change my forum name - assuming I can figure out how to do it! I love your boat's name, Arthur 😊
You recognised our boat's name !😁
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I remember her well from when Ralph(Caggy's yard)owned her.
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16 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:
The one I went with was a boat owner
Could have been my dearly beloved.
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We don't tend to have any issues with vollies as P is always there with them whilst I'm in charge of the boat.The ones at Fradley last month were fab(just after 8 in the morning)& waited for my signal before starting.The one time we had a problem was with an over eager bloke on the Lapworth flight.I yelled at him that my boat wasn't 'settled ' & he then waited for signals at the next locks.P likes help from vollies,but he likes to oversee what's going on.
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7 hours ago, PeterScott said:
Titford Pumphouse where we moored from 2004 to 2016.
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I'm pretty sure Max Headroom changed his name & became leader of the Labour party...
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Just in case you're interested,we're booked with a pilot to cross the Wash from Boston towards the end of July.At the moment we are 'Billy No Mates'.😄
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48 minutes ago, tree monkey said:
Thank you for the good wishes everybody, I am finally in a ward being hydrated and pumped full of drugs, well antibiotics anyway.
I have to say it took some perseverance to get them to actually consider weils and according to my nephews partner who is involved in SUP boarding it's not uncommon for the Drs to ignore the possibility or not know what it is
So mention canals, mention rats, mention dirty water and keep saying it.
All that aside I was at least hoping for a serious bump up the score board for the sacrifices I have made for the BCN challenge
Wishing you well,from a Cestrian to an Ellesmere Port-ian.Get well soon & keep taking the tablets !
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6 hours ago, cheshire~rose said:
His quote was
"Nipples like bullets"
He went in to get the remains of the Ikea bag we had clearly not fully cleared this morning and found what appeared to be strands of unravelled foam backed carpet ....
Cut tons of the stuff off, got out, started the engine to check it felt right..it did
Fantastic
Then suddenly, 20 seconds later...it didn't feel right...
So he went back in and took a duvet off that we had collected in the 20 seconds running to test it!
Nipples like bullets should be a visit from Heidi Manning !!!
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The guy( who ran the chippy with his wife) died suddenly back in April.Perhaps the family don't feel up to re-opening yet.
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2 hours ago, cheshire~rose said:
A photo from 3 years ago that we know won't be repeated this year:
Bra-vo !!
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For me,the Severn is a motorway which takes/leads me to places I like.Rather boring in parts,but gets me to where I want to be.
Food in Ellesmere
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Posted · Edited by The Bearwood Boster
Just in case you're in Ellesmere again,Meze Cypriot restaurant really is fabulous-we're having yet another meal tomorrow.(They won Greek food restaurant of the year in 2021).The Chinese opposite the main car park is good,the Thai is shut at the moment due to a family death in Thailand -we've not tried it as not keen on Thai grub & we haven't tried the Indian as it gets mixed reviews-we've said we'll give it a whirl in the new year.Quite a few other eating places including a pizza takeaway on the Ellesmere hotel car park.*Vermeulens make their own bread,it's not from Chatwins & the butcher next door(Hawkins) make even better pork pies.