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Maybe he prefers this style I used to think making a bed was easy until I tried it for myself. Terence

Hi Steve. Give Lisa a try, she is very good, enthusiastic and willing to travel. You can't ask for more than that. David I think you are selling yourself short, you should be proud. Terence

Great chatting with you Boilerman, We have made arrangements to pay Thames & Kennet a visit, and thanks so much for offering your help. Will give you a call if needed (which you probably will be ) Many thanks Jo, a good lead from one of the three you suggested Will give it a call thank you I always thought OP stood for 'Old Pensioner' Oops thats OAP . I'm sure the electric quoted was a mistake as Boilerman assured me. Terence

Firstly, thank you to all that passed on help I much appriciated it. The outcome up to now (after many phone calls) is, Purley (No), Caversham (No), Better Boating (No), Hobbs (No), Val Wyhatt (No), Froud (No), with all roads leading back to Thames & Kennet Marina a Yes (not a simple yes, but a yes all the same). We will be paying them a visit. There were others but all a No. Mike, I sent you a PM, I hope you got it (Forum system having problems). I contacted Norman and had a chat he asked me to forward our details incase something came up and he would call us. Thanks for this Jo, I will look into it. Terence

Hi Paul, Tried Frouds again as Martin suggested (always worth a try) and as you said a complete no no. Have tried Thames and Kennet Marina. They don't do Residential as such. You have to have an address somewhere else, you can stay on your boat as long as you want. They have the right to move you around the marina when ever they need to. If you decide to take your boat out for the day you may not get your same berth back. There is an electrical hook up for £20 per kw. And you get all this for as little as £5000 give or take (paid up front). Oh hum Terence

Hi, Have tried Froud's, they don't do residential. But thank you anyway. Terence

Hello to one and all, We really need some help. (I'll get straight to the point) We are moving to Reading and are finding it difficult to locate a Residential Marina within 20 miles of the University there. Can anyone help? Terence

You know I never noticed that, what a lucky man. I do know that crane will never pass its next MOT at least four of them tyres are bald. Terence

came across this crane job. hope the link works?Clicky Terence

Many thanks to all who attended this years 'May' Roses & Castles Course at Stoke Bruerne. I hope you all had fun as I surely did The next Course will be in September. Chris I'm sure Dave would be pleased with your work Thanks, Terence.

Cheers guys , I'm hoping a few more may partake. We really need to support all our canal museums in whatever way we can. Many thanks. Terence

Hi All, Promotion as recently began for the 'The Northamptonshire Heritage Awards 2011' and one of the people’s choices is The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne. If I could beg one and all to click on the link below and hopefully cast a vote for Stoke Bruerne that would be fantastic not only for The Museum but also for the village of Stoke Bruerne and all the boaters that have visited or passed through. The Northamptonshire Heritage Awards 2011. Clicky Many thanks. Terence

Something like this? Click for pdf Terence

Not really. Yes I agree a good idea, we have a neighbourhood watch sticker in the front window of our house. So seeing them on the boat can only be a good thing. Terence

Many thanks Robin. We don't have a washing machine but do have shower so possibly 20 days max to 4 days min. That's a great help thanks once again. Cheers, Terence

Thanks to Karma Dreams for posting this topic. I've been needing the same help and advice. Just one added question if anyone can help, how many days in general would you expect a 200 litre tank of water to last (washing domestic and hygienic)? Thanks in advance. Terence

Like said above, sometimes the direct approach is the best approach. I also find that if my licence runs out on the 31st (of lets say March) then I know it wants renewing and I phone BW to update it even though I haven’t had the reminder. They will either tell you to wait for the reminder or click a few buttons on their computer, bring up your details for you to pay. Terence

Yes you are a party pooper. It was said in fun. The number of people on this forum that have added humerous comments to threads and nothing said. Quite a few on threads I have started. As for your idea, our neighbours watch our house whenever we go away. So I would think it is pretty much the same when on board. People looking out for each other in good will. It's called being neighbourly. The main problem I see is, would anyone knock on your boat and ask you to watch theirs? I can't really see it myself unless you already know them. I tend to keep an eye on boats moored opposite the bottom of our garden and wouldn't expect money for it. Sorry for having a sense of humour. Terence

I had a young lad ask me for a pound to mind my boat. I told him, no I had a Rottweiler on board, He replied (with a cheeky grin), "are but can it put fires out". Terence

Sorry to read about Gails tumble Dave. Please pass on our very best wishes and we hope she's up and about again soon. Do you happen to know who the painter is in the picture? Cheers, Terence