First volockie irritation of the year.

[roland elsdon]

19 minutes ago, haggis said:

I think the same thing was said to me at Fradley but I am a bit deaf so  didn't hear her properly and carried on then asked what she had said when I was finished . She wasn't best pleased ? 

 

haggis

They are not there for you to please them. What they think ,‘report’ ( are they ex teachers?) see , is an irrelevance. They have no power or authority.

They are supposed to be happy helpers if needed thats all.

if they are happy and competent and safe they get a good interaction, if they are dangerous, miserable or intrusive they deserve to be requested to leave matters alone.

 

[MtB]

4 hours ago, MartynG said:

I believe a boat (or ship) wears  a flag.

 

Never mind about that, what about the boaters who persist in using the term 'driving the boat'?!!

 

One steers a narrow boat, one doesn't drive it, as any fule kno!

 

 

[aracer]

5 hours ago, Chris Williams said:

Will these volockies, or whatever they are, report you for things like pushing gates open with the boat and other sins?

The most recent one I met suggested I did that (whilst he was closing gates at the previous lock). I also watched him step across the gates! Though I'm guessing by that point he'd worked out I had a good idea what I was doing - I did do my best job of only nudging the gates very gently.

 

Probably shouldn't mention where this was so I don't get him into trouble  

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

28 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Never mind about that, what about the boaters who persist in using the term 'driving the boat'?!!

 

One steers a narrow boat, one doesn't drive it, as any fule kno!

 

 

With a horse pulling a boat one can only steer?

 

With an engine one can drive (and steer)? 

 

Just an idea. 

[TheBiscuits]

36 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

One steers a narrow boat,

I have seen quite a few who can't!

[rgreg]

37 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Never mind about that, what about the boaters who persist in using the term 'driving the boat'?!!

 

One steers a narrow boat, one doesn't drive it, as any fule kno!

 

 

They could always sail it instead! 

[TheBiscuits]

22 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

I know what you are saying, but this particular vollie buys me beers as well!

Right, this worked well.

 

I bumped into said vollie in a pub this afternoon, and he bought me a beer!  If he is reading this, I quite like single malt Scotch Whisky too ....

[MtB]

2 minutes ago, Goliath said:

With a horse pulling a boat one can only steer?

 

With an engine one can drive (and steer)? 

 

Just an idea. 

 

Look, in order to be a good narrow boater one needs to be dogmatic, awkward and and argumentative, ok? 

 

Now shape up and stop arguing. One STEERS a narrow boat. 

 

Errr.....

[Momac]

2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Look, in order to be a good narrow boater one needs to be dogmatic, awkward and and argumentative, ok? 

 

Now shape up and stop arguing. One STEERS a narrow boat. 

 

Errr.....

or perhaps  ''pilot''   or ''helm''

 

The term ''drive'' a motor boat is certainly applied to cruisers.

[MtB]

Just now, MartynG said:

or perhaps  ''pilot''   or ''helm''

 

The term ''drive'' a motor boat is certainly applied to cruisers.

 

Yes and...????

 

The term 'steer' is correct for narrow boats, as I keep saying.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

4 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Look, in order to be a good narrow boater one needs to be dogmatic, awkward and and argumentative, ok? 

 

Now shape up and stop arguing. One STEERS a narrow boat. 

 

Errr.....

I’m improving my continuous mooring skills so I have to neither steer or drive. 

To steer or drive is one dilemma too much. 

 

[MtB]

Just now, Goliath said:

I’m improving my continuous mooring skills so I have to neither steer or drive. 

To steer or drive is one dilemma too much. 

 

 

How many dilemmas would be about right then? Neither too many, nor too few? ?

 

 

[TheBiscuits]

Just now, Mike the Boilerman said:

The term 'steer' is correct for narrow boats, as I keep saying.

 

I offer a cow on a barge as a valid alternative ...

[howardang]

49 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Never mind about that, what about the boaters who persist in using the term 'driving the boat'?!!

 

One steers a narrow boat, one doesn't drive it, as any fule kno!

 

 

Just wait for that equally idiotic term "helms" which seems to be growing in popularity!

 

Howard

[The Bearwood Boster]

1 hour ago, roland elsdon said:

They are not there for you to please them. What they think ,‘report’ ( are they ex teachers?) see , is an irrelevance. They have no power or authority.

They are supposed to be happy helpers if needed thats all.

if they are happy and competent and safe they get a good interaction, if they are dangerous, miserable or intrusive they deserve to be requested to leave matters alone.

 

Oyyyyy,what is wrong with ex teachers? I'm not a volockie but I am an absolutely lovely ex teacher,ex teachers aren't all bolshy g**s you know.?Other half is a volly in Brum & does help boaters with the locks if  they desire help.He doesn't force himself upon them...?

[ditchcrawler]

5 minutes ago, The Bearwood Boster said:

Oyyyyy,what is wrong with ex teachers? I'm not a volockie but I am an absolutely lovely ex teacher,ex teachers aren't all bolshy g**s you know.?Other half is a volly in Brum & does help boaters with the locks if  they desire help.He doesn't force himself upon them...?

But does he know what he is doing? ?

[Chris Williams]

1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

One steers a narrow boat, one doesn't drive it, as any fule kno!

When we were on camping trips, the kids always called me 'Driver'.  

 

[The Bearwood Boster]

31 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

But does he know what he is doing? ?

Of course he pigging does,he's a boater !!!?

Edited March 31, 2019 by The Bearwood Boster

[TheBiscuits]

41 minutes ago, The Bearwood Boster said:

Oyyyyy,what is wrong with ex teachers? I'm not a volockie but I am an absolutely lovely ex teacher,ex teachers aren't all bolshy g**s you know.?Other half is a volly in Brum & does help boaters with the locks if  they desire help.He doesn't force himself upon them...?

What did you teach?

 

We are considering home ed for our little one, and every retired teacher we know think it's a great idea to keep out of the currrent school system as far as possible!

 

If you have a specific skill that you enjoy teaching a bright kid, what is it, but be warned we might come looking for you for a fortnight or so!

[ditchcrawler]

8 minutes ago, The Bearwood Boster said:

Of course he pigging does,he's a boater !!!?

Say no more

[The Bearwood Boster]

45 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

What did you teach?

 

We are considering home ed for our little one, and every retired teacher we know think it's a great idea to keep out of the currrent school system as far as possible!

 

If you have a specific skill that you enjoy teaching a bright kid, what is it, but be warned we might come looking for you for a fortnight or so!

Primary school for 35 years.Spent the latter years sorting out year 6 kiddiwinks who needed a push to achieve decent levels for high school-my pupils did really well.Afternoons were spent teaching French,German & a spattering of Japanese.

[TheBiscuits]

2 minutes ago, The Bearwood Boster said:

Primary school for 35 years.Spent the latter years sorting out year 6 kiddiwinks who needed a push to achieve decent levels for high school-my pupils did really well.Afternoons were spent teaching French,German & a spattering of Japanese.

Konnichiwa!

 

Gesundheit!

 

(Je suis désolé, couldn't resist such a good feeder line...)

 

What are your thoughts on keeping a little one out of the modern school system?

 

 

[Athy]

11 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

 

 

One steers a narrow boat, one doesn't drive it, as any fule kno!

 

 

Quite right, when it is not parked.

[Victor Vectis]

10 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

What did you teach?

An(other) ex teacher writes.......

 

When asked this question I would answer 'children'.

 

Another one, when asked what I liked about teaching:

'August. July is good but August is better. September? Don't even think about it'

 

[Jerra]

12 minutes ago, Victor Vectis said:

An(other) ex teacher writes.......

 

When asked this question I would answer 'children'.

 

That was always my answer!