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The Anonymous Bard

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  2. I don’t think it would be out of place to relate one of many great memories of Steve here. Several years ago I took my elderly parents to the Crick Show on the Bank Holiday Monday. We had just got into the ground shortly after the show opened for the day when the public announcement was made that the show was being closed on health & safety grounds due to the very high winds… The look of disappointment on my parents’ faces said everything! As we slowly made our way back to the disabled parking area we passed Steve’s two land based exhibits just as he was closing the bow doors and judging by the look on his face he wasn’t best pleased about the announcement either… And who would be after all that effort? Seeing an opportunity I quickly nipped up the steps and had a quick word where I explained that we’d travelled a fair distance and before I had even finished what I wanted to say he was opening up the cabin doors again whilst nodding down to my parents to come up and have a good look around before helping them up the steps and explaining to them that he would have to close the cabin doors behind them due to there now being a liability issue if he let members of the public on and anything, however unlikely, were to happen. After helping them into the boat they were then told to take as much time as they liked whilst he attended to other things elsewhere and added with a wry smile that he would check they weren’t still aboard when it came to craning the boat back onto the wagon. All in all, it transformed their day from a tiresome waste of time to feeling like they had experienced the red carpet treatment. I think that pretty much says it all, a true gentleman.
  3. Deeply shocked and saddened to have just learned of this terrible news, I had the pleasure of meeting Steve on a number of occasions both at Glascote and Crick and he was a very genuine chap. Deepest sympathies to his wife, his daughters, his friends and all of those who knew him. R.I.P Steve.
  4. Just wondering what is going on with CaRT, I haven't visited this forum for some time (due to a certain ego-centric forum repellent who's a$$ I nailed to a plank on certain occasionS and whom I am sure will crop up shortly) but I have emailed them this evening regarding questions on an angling forum regarding their Waterways Wanderers Scheme only to get an auto-reply stating that their inbox is full? Dear CaRT, As both a narrowboater and an angler I am seeking some specific answers to questions regarding your Waterway Wanderers Scheme. I am currently discussing this on a prominent angling forum and my first impressions are that few, if any anglers, have even heard of this. In particular I would like to ascertain: 1) Of the £20 pounds asking fee what structure is in place to ensure re-investment in angling? 2) What percentage of this £20 will be re-invested to the direct benefit of the paying anglers? 3) How will any re-investment take place? 4) What research has taken place to support any intended re-investment? 5) Given that anglers in general appear totally unaware of this charge to fish canal waters which are not under the control of an individual club (where they would previously have enjoyed free fishing) what attempts will you be undertaking to raise their awareness? 6) How do you intend to enforce/bailiff this scheme? 7) In the event of an angler not being in the possession of a licence in a required area be found, what would be the outcome considering the lack of awareness? I would be grateful if you could reply by number as opposed to statement to ensure that everything is covered and which will assist in challenging any particular answers. Kind Regards,
  5. We popped in there after Crick today for the first time since re-opening and at first I wondered if it was going to be the same old problem as before when first choice of meal was unavailable but pleased to report that food was very good indeed with friendly staff and brisk trade both inside and outside the pub. Looks like someone really wants to make a go of it and very much worth a try... good luck to them.
  6. So which ones are good then... and why?
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  15. Well no reply so I guess I should settle for the peaceful way ahead and live and let live for another day... wouldn't want to get accused of trolling now.
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  18. I thought you were stepping out... didn't last long did it! No I completely disagree, In my mind I insulted a group of unidentifiable people of whom none have stepped forward to complain as belonging to such a group, if they do I will duly apolgise and feel happier for knowing that I may have been wrong. You used what I and I am sure others would consider offensive terminology against an individual forum user which you have now removed and you appear to me to want to re-discuss the whole thing again whilst discarding your earlier comments? What is this... a kind of "can I have a second chance?" re-edit? My original post has been defended in my reply to wanted, earlier on you were stating that you had made the mistake of feeding the troll and now you're back again? I'm quite happy with the way things sit.
  19. I'll expand a little further back to the last two sentences as I think it might provide a broader answer. I meant that I have what could be perceived by some as a bigoted, stereo typical opinion of "antis", whether justifiably so or not and I acknowledged back in post 12 that this was not always the case... I was happy to confirm that my non-stereo typical anti existed and that it was a case as originally stated in post 5 that I had never personally met one of them by the waterside. I'm happy with that, if this is perceived to be bigoted then I will be none the worse for wear and just as happy with it. The last sentence itself was introduced to encourage a lively (not an abusive or foul languaged) discussion, it's as simple as that. Lol... no, they were very definitely our own native species and not the Signal.
  20. Again... transparent, flimsy and petty cat calling. You cannot point to where the type of language introduced by you had actually been written by me prior to it and you know it. You amazingly then try and imply that I have met sueb on a "virtual" basis when all that we would have done is exchanged opinions on a discussion forum despite the fact the the statement you are so predictably overlooking and incorrectly jumped on in your abusive manner from post 5 clearly states that I was referring to physical meetings of people at the waterside. C'mon Carl... clearly whatever it is that you accuse me of doing time after time doesn't seem to cause the amount of fuss of where you yourself were quite recently with a an ex-forum member/s (?) now does it? Whatever the pattern I personally don't subscribe to past members views on this though I do question if a pattern is developing? If you... or anyone for that matter, can't interract in a forum discussion without being or becoming abusive then why not follow the very excellent advice given at the bottom of your own posts and simply hit the ignore button? You're actually becoming the source of amusement now with your petty personal insults, i'm sure that more will follow and will laugh those off later. Edited for typo.
  21. That's a good question. Without doubt I would be as interested in protecting the environment but would I have gotton off my backside and undertaken the level of work which has been put in over the last weekend? Probably not to be honest although I am certain that I would participate to some degree. Carl... nothing less than I had anticipated really. It's not about sueb or her attitude towards fishing, if you wish to storm in with language based on that which you used then don't come moaning if the reply contains the same regardless of whether or not you think that I have nothing better to do than recall the contents of previous forum discussion. Actually, now you come to mention it wasn't that the one where you became abusive for no apparent reason and accused me of trying to trip you up until I challenged you... where you were then unable to demonstrate no such thing? Good evening. Edited to add: Yes this was the thread, post no.45 but then given your comments and recollections of previous forum discussion then I guess you already knew this or is this just a simple case of others not meeting your personal standards which you refer to in your quoted post during that discussion? http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=39422&st=40
  22. 1. The fact that you have failed to read my post properly in the first place has led to your first comment. In your initial post you run with my quote that I have never met anyone who is "anti" and then refer to someone in an attempt to overturn the point except the person you refer to I HAVE NEVER MET! It's not rocket science, there will doubtless be a number of ladies by the name of Julie living in Lancarshire and I have never met them either yet I don't question their existence, simply as in the point I had made about me never having met an "anti" under the circumstances being discussed and not implying that these people don't exist which appears to be the idea that you taken from the posting and run with. 2. My apologies if my reply came across as patronising, it was actually meant to be offensive in the same context that I had taken the introduction of the terminology, by you, to be in post 6... I know I shouldn't stoop to that but on this occasion at least I thought that if you are happy to dish it out then you should be equally capable of taking it in return. You know full well that your comments are both welcomed and invited along with anyone elses but when they are delivered in the manner that one certain comment was then you have set your own tone for kind of reply which you can expect.
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