MtB Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Its your boat, call it whatever makes you happy. If you sell the boat the new owner can change it I think this overlooks the point made by Neil2 just above, in post 72. Yes do what makes you happy, but bear in mind passers-by WILL pass comment on a themed boat, and often in a most uncomplimentary manner. The OP might well find unsympathetic comments about the 'theme' impinge on their happiness quite heavily. Witness some of the (so far restrained) comments all ready made about the 'frogs with wineglasses' theme. Anyone with a boat so themed might be quite upset to hear me or Dave expressing our thoughts on the frog theme using more forthright towpath language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said: I think this overlooks the point made by Neil2 just above, in post 72. Yes do what makes you happy, but bear in mind passers-by WILL pass comment on a themed boat, and often in a most uncomplimentary manner. The OP might well find unsympathetic comments about the 'theme' impinge on their happiness quite heavily. Witness some of the (so far restrained) comments all ready made about the 'frogs with wineglasses' theme. Anyone with a boat so themed might be quite upset to hear me or Dave expressing our thoughts on the frog theme using more forthright towpath language. I heard yesterday by towpath walkers that our boat ‘was not like others because it was old and we couldnt afford to put a cabin on it’ my restraint (unusually) was admirable, I simply carried on pumping up the tyre on my bike... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, roland elsdon said: I simply carried on pumping up the tyre on my bike... You can’t afford a car either then, presumably.... ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jirmette Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, roland elsdon said: I heard yesterday by towpath walkers that our boat ‘was not like others because it was old and we couldnt afford to put a cabin on it’ my restraint (unusually) was admirable, I simply carried on pumping up the tyre on my bike... People can be so rude, at my age I'm not sure why this still shocks me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Its teflon to me just funny. Im a scruffy bugger and retired so dont bother much. however on the boat the paintwork shines the brasses are done, you could load it tomorrow with 25 tons of coal tomorrow! i learned many years ago never judge a book by its cover. One of the maddest ( clinically insane ) people i ever worked with was a multi millionaire and he was scruffier than I am... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 28 minutes ago, Jirmette said: People can be so rude, at my age I'm not sure why this still shocks me. When it comes to canal boats it does seem that we are fair game for anyone with an opinion, informed or otherwise. Passing a line of boats recently one guy pointed at us and shouted you've got an awful lot of water coming out of your boat. I'd be really worried if I hadn't, I shouted back, leaving him puzzled, hopefully for the rest of the day, or at least until someone explained to him what raw water cooling is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 One of the funniest i had was at ellesmere port , in 1986. Two elderly blokes walked the full length of our boat Guccc Thaxted. This boat was twisted from an impact with a lighter in the 50s. He walked from the stern to the bow shook his head and said ‘ wrong size rivets , I nearly dropped the brasso rag in the cut laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, divya said: All the queries and questions you have will solve by just one contact www.rtsvehiclegraphics.co.uk And not a mention of boats anywhere in your link. Why are you suggesting them? Edited June 19, 2019 by Mike the Boilerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: And not a mention of boats anywhere in your link. Why are you suggesting them? Because Maidstone is handy for most of the canal system presumably! Also you need to put something as your very first forum post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: And not a mention of boats anywhere in your link. Why are you suggesting them? She has now stopped doing so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Athy said: She has now stopped doing so! MtB is still doing it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: MtB is still doing it though! Check again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Check again! The link still goes to the original site ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: The link still goes to the original site ... Oh bugger!! Check it again, again!! (Mind you don't get RickRolled though.... ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling Edited June 19, 2019 by Mike the Boilerman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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