Gordon Senior

Many years ago when we had a part share in a narrowboat we broke down at the bottom end of the Marple flight of locks. Being unable to repair the fault myself help was needed and we were given the number of a mechanic from a fellow boater. On finding a phone box, this was in the late 80s/early90s and I had yet to enter the mobile age, I was able to make contact and he said he would be with us in the hour, which he was. The problem was I was down to my last tenner and I had no cheque book, just my hole in the wall card. It was one of those situations when I thought my wife had some money/cheque book and she thought the same of me. I explained the situation to the mechanic when he arrived and asked if he would be able to run me to a cash point as and when he completed the repair. "Don't myther about it" he said and he got stuck in to repairing the boat. On completion of the work 1-2 hours later it was time to settle up and asked again if he would take me to a cash point. Having spoke to the mechanic about where we were heading for he asked if we would drop the money in at his boat which was moored at Disley when we were passing in a couple of days and that we would be able to find a cash point from the top of the flight. He did not even take the £10 as part payment saying i might need it for the pub. If nobody was on board the money was to be left under an oil can under the rear deck. As it happened when we arrived a couple of days later he was there so we could square up. It was a lovely trusting gesture and one which I never forgot and if we were passing would call in to say hello. As I packed in boating in the mid 90s I lost track of the mechanic but was hoping to bump into him or perhaps someone who new of him or his whereabouts when i was at the Whaley Bridge waterways festival a few weeks ago, but to no avail. I just wondered if he was still trading in the area and if so how he was doing. He may well be retired now. I can remember his last name as it was Senior, the same as mine, but to my shame I cannot remember his first name but between my wife and I we think it was Les or Len. I notice one or two members give that area as where they are from perhaps you can help. Regards Gordon.

I am on my way after Mrs S is done in the hairdressers. Nice day for it. (Going to the festival I mean not the hairdressers) Regards Gordon.

What a rude, arrogant, aloof, dismissive judgement to make on a whole nation. Perhaps if you were a bit more friendly and less judgemental yourself you may find people are more friendly in return. I had the pleasure of working and playing rugby in Scotland and the finest set of people I have worked or socialised with anywhere in the world (apart from Aussies). If your comments were made in jest please accept my apologies, but I fear they were not. Regards Gordon.

Now that i have figured out how to add a reply i can now say thanks for the welcome. I am flying solo today having just booked an hour in the library while my wife is in Asda. As i have no teacher to advise me today this post could end up anywhere. No unfortunately i do not own a boat these days since we sold the boat to one of the sons of the other joint owners. Off back to Delph now for the band concerts (see theme elsewhere), Regards Gordon.

Hello everyone this is my first letter on this or any website for that matter. I am new to computing, although not new to boating, and at todays silver surfers club it was joining a group day so having done browsing through this website i took the opportunity to join today. Its rather like going back to school in my seventies. Finding this, and other, websites has been a real boon putting me back in touch with something i had drifted away from (no pun intended). I have particularly enjoyed some of the virtual cruises on some site as many of the canals were not open when i was a joint owner of a boat in the late 80s early 90s. Anyway there are a couple of questions i need to ask to a couple of members which i will do later as i am of to learn emails now. Regards Gordon.