Midnight

Don't!! I'm already having nightmares.

Know what you mean but there's just something about the Anchor. I think we will give it a go tomorrow and report back.

I wouldn't normally stop there but you got me thinking, give it another shot. Shouldn't there be a forum for good pub stops?

But I heard it only opens Thursday to Sunday. We will find out tomorrow. 🙏🙏

Drat!! I was a week out with my prediction. I think the C&RT lads have the brace ready.

Not necessarily closed but C&RT called to 'discuss' our bookings for August. Following mutual agreement we have cancelled. Even if we got over to the Lancaster we can't risk not getting back as we fly to Canada on September 25.

According to our regular club spotter, at least you can't be spotted when in dry dock.

I think you would have been chatting to Big Jimmy on Kyle who sent the pics I'm on the S&W

Just been told a tree is blocking the canal at Leigh I think it's on the Bridgewater.

I am wondering that after speaking to the vollies at the Bratch. I noticed one writing down my details so asked what he had recorded and what he did with it. He told me he logged the index number and the boat name. Then logs on to a website to upload the data. The C&RT logger who comes to the boat club has a tablet, but I think after entering the data he gets all the boat information which is how he concludes a boat is licensed. Now if a vollie logged my index number and boat name on the T&M when I was actually in dry dock miles away, how come I had that sighting was added to my record. (Unless @MtB got it right and I've been cloned). If it was a C&RT spotter all my details would have be available. Is this another example of 'not-fit-for-purpose'?

Passed only two boats on the curly, only us and a small cruiser at the BCLM, the first night. Birmingham centre was the quietest I've seen it, we could have moored anywhere. Only one other boat at Merry Hill. Heading up to Llangollen next so expecting things to change.

That's near enough to be the basin. It's a good mooring but only two days and 'policed' by the curtain twitcher in the house across the canal.

I alwuz prufe reed my own stuff

Not when I am being paid to be accurate. I would proof read my own scribblings.

It was at least 10 years ago. Grumpier people than me probably did complain to a top level which is why I think they are better trained now.

Yes but it's not my job to type. Having said that when I wrote reports I double checked for typos and spellings. Much easier on a laptop to get things right than on these one finger mobile phone keyboards.

If I don't want help from a vollie I just tell them I'm okay to do it myself. Only had an issue once with an "It's my lock" response. That was years ago the day after some lame-brain tried to sink us. He insisted on working the paddles so I stood next to him supervising.

Other opinions are available. Presumably something p1$$ed C&RT off, but to sack some of the a very knowledgable team on the re-opening day and then the others were aggrieved to the point of resigning, it just seems odd. Maybe we should all wait until the whole story emerges before presuming anything further.

I don't know how the spotter's tablet works but I do remember a spotter coming to the boat club and arguing, with me as then Mooring Officer, a particular boat was unlicensed. My point was the Club not only insists that members' boats are licensed and also issue licenses on C&RT's behalf so wouldn't allow a member to remain with an unlicensed boat. At that point he admitted the tablet he had was an old one as his was being repaired. (Doh!) I'm not worried about an odd sighting but it is further indication of the incompetence that seems to run rife throughout the C&RT administration.

pretty idiotic on the face of it, Try reading it again

How hard is it to type '510766' ?

Wigan has always been a hard 4 or 5 hours. We have been up and down several times and have never seen any volunteers. Although it's not been an option for us over the past three years we are hoping it's fourth time lucky when we head back to base this year. It's a shame for those wanting help that C&RT have sacked the WFC, pretty idiotic on the face of it,but we don't yet know the details.

Retired and apparently sadly missed

Yes but the question was "What could C&RT do?"

Just looked at my sightings on the C&RT website. Midnight (510766) was in dry dock in West Yorkshire on that date. I wonder which incompetent clot recorded that one 🙄 Get a grip Mr Parry it's getting embarrassing. Boat MIDNIGHT (510766) Date 21/05/2024 10:17:00 FLOC TM-111-017 FLOC Description Hunts Lock - L1 Moorings Waterway Trent & Mersey Canal