Maffi
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Just now, matty40s said:
Actually, that's being banned as well.....in forms like the Banbury Bun anyway.
Just now, matty40s said:Actually, that's being banned as well.....in forms like the Banbury Bun anyway.
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Just now, matty40s said:
Apparently we arent allowed to talk about Foxes on here anymore Maffi.?
Shit happens!
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On 09/09/2017 at 22:12, RLWP said:
I have a dead fox in the shed for her
Richard
I know this was a long time ago but I too have a dead fox hanging in m kitchen!
On 09/09/2017 at 22:12, RLWP said:I have a dead fox in the shed for her
Richard
I know this was a long time ago but I too have a dead fox hanging in m kitchen!
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On 12/02/2021 at 19:50, Alan de Enfield said:
It looks as if they have finally been told by Biffa the same as the Marinas have been told. "The emptying of Composting Toilet Waste into bins contravenes the 'Transfer of Waste' legislation".
Don't accept it in your bins.
I have to list what goes into our Biffa bin and if they find anything that they have not agreed to there are big fines.
Some idiot in Banbury emptied a composting bin in the elsan last week and blocked it solid!
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1 hour ago, Fraclowe said:
I want to enjoy my retirement, I neither have the skill or patience to do it myself
Just so you know my boat was 1i months in the building and that was 4 months over promised date
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No, Going to Calais is doable but you need the right day. It takes a lot of planning and you need pilot.
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Yep! all the way around the east coast and up through the Thames.
1 minute ago, Fraclowe said:how do you mean, sail round into the north sea ?
Then you could go to Lechlade or Bristol
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1 hour ago, Fraclowe said:
dammit, didn't notice that, was concentrating on the north part too much, so there is no way to do it then ?
You could go to the Thames
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Mike I find it useful to be able to turn around just about any where I choose.
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Sorry to worry everyone but I am alive and kicking. I am spending the summer on the river Thames. I find it very absorbing. I currently am moored at Kingston awaiting the return of my camera from the repair shop, after which I will be heading up to Oxford (it might take a few weeks). I had my lap top repaired a few weeks ago and lost a years worth writing, about 100,000 words. Please don't mention backups or I will have to kill you.
8 hours ago, nipper said:I understand Mr Maffy is lurking on the Big River, somwhere around Shepperton, I beleave.
I did try look for him whilst I was comming off the River Wey the other week, but having found a mooring on a bank Holiday Sunday evening below the lock, I was rather reluctant to let it go and do a search for him! The phone signal around that area is not the best either!
Nipper
I was nearby Nipper. Sorry I missed you.
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How refreshing to read of such boundless optimism. How about "the canal will bring visitors to the town, resulting in greatly increased trade for local businesses"?
Will it greatly increase trade.
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People are very protective of their blacking in a lot of cases this is unwarranted. If your blacking is going to come off in ice there are a few factors to consider, The thickness of the ice the speed of the boat the ability of the blacking applier to do a good job and further what the blacking is applied to.
Basic blacking 'seems' not to stick well to red oxide paint. I have had two boat painters confirm this.
I ice break often. After ice breaking through some inch plus ice for about 12 miles a few years ago I was surprised to see in the dry dock that the blacking was virtually intact bar the stem post. Places where the blacking had been removed were well above the waterline and just a bit well below it. So based on my experience it is my opinion that putting blacking on is not an easy task, but done right it will not come off in ice below one inch. A millimetre or two will have no impact on blacking unless the blacking is not properly adhered to the hull.
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A point to bear in mind: When cruising through ice it is not unusual for a sheet to break off and skim over the unbroken ice. As well as potentially damaging plastic boats it can also chop the legs off water fowl if they happen to be sitting in an unfrozen space. Think two sheets of ice crossing like scissor blades.
Do you know this for a fact?
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The Wendesbury Oak Loop. Its a short canal only a couple of miles long. Shallow and the locals use it as a tip.
And probably the No1 must be the Croydon Canal. It hasnt seen a boat in years.
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My boat was built in 2006 with 4 Squadron 110a/h AGM leisure batteries. I know where they are and on one occasion I actually had to tighten one of the connectors. Other than that I do not even have to bother looking at them. They are now 10 1/2 years old and still going strong.
Yes they were expensive (£200 ea) but I think that is money well spent.
Yes I could have used cheapo flooded batteries and spent just as much over the ten+ years but I would have had to lift them out and lift them back in several times not to mention topping up with water every so often. AGMs can't beat them on my boat.On average I use a land line 2/3 days a year.
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I though boats were exempt from any 'Smoke Control Zone' regulations? Hopefully I haven't got that wrong or I'll look a bit of a twit.
Just be aware that if you do decide to burn house coal it is quite mucky stuff and smelly for other people around you. So whilst afaik boats don't have to comply with Smoke Control Zone' regulations, it's worth having a think about where you are and who's around you if you are the courteous type.
Some years ago a chap on the Scottish canals pleaded that boats were exempt from the Clean Air Act to which the courts agreed. However the local council then prosecuted him for causing a Public Nuisance and won.
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Can any one shed any light on a story I have just heard. A teacher, possibly in the SOWERBY area, with a damaged rudder bow hauled his boat to comply with the CRT regs, but was given a section 8 for returning for water. It sounds a bit made up, but I am open to anyone who has a link to the truth of the story!
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I'm not clear how doing locks quickly could inconvenience anyone else?
It depends how many locks in front are set.
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I couldn't give a tuppenny hoot about how many miles I've done.
CRT might give two hoots!
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Milly M was sprayed with 2 pack. It has, however, a lot of paint on it.
The steel was treated prior to delivery with an acid bath (mill scale) and boiled in oil.
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I always start my fire with Zip lighters.
There are, however, lots of trees at Billing.
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If you go for Eberspacher the DW10 is not suitable for a NB and will not run on red diesel. The DW5 will run about 4.5 kw of rads and a towel rail.
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I put my blue badge in the boat window when moored on disabled mooring at Thrupp then got told by one of their upthemselves berks that it was for one of their members only ? I stayed BW gave them too much power and CRT condone them taking up the towpath.
The disabled mooring at Thrupp was instigated by the club (with the approval of BW) specifically for a disabled member. For this they had to relinquish a mooring elsewhere, so your information is wrong.
The mooring is no longer available having reverted to normal public mooring, following the death of the disabled member, and the relinquished mooring being regained.
However I once asked if I could use the disabled mooring for a week or two as I had broken my leg (my own private mooring was too isolated). I was told that there was already someone there who required wheelchair access. I was allowed to moor in front in consultation with BW. For the two weeks I was there I never once saw the 'wheelchair'. Seems bullshit reigns in all walks of life.
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Never had any trouble in he Basin. Go there once or twice a year. Keep your speed down and your prop in deep water. Throttle back or off under bridges
The Latvian shop there is the only place I have ever found buttermilk in the UK.
Maffi
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Shame I happen to have two foxes (Skinless)