Nightwatch Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 I realise what day it is, but quite a lot of boat movements today. Very friendly and lots of waving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Are you not supposed to move on Christmas day then? I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted December 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said: Are you not supposed to move on Christmas day then? I have. Yes, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 It was a lovely sunny and relatively warm day in Warwickshire. We would have been out on the cut but went to my Mum’s so Jeff could cook us a Christmas dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, nicknorman said: It was a lovely sunny and relatively warm day in Warwickshire. We would have been out on the cut but went to my Mum’s so Jeff could cook us a Christmas dinner. I have done Christmas on the boat for probably 18 out of 19 years now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandering snail Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 We enjoyed a cheerful, sunny cruise too on the Shroppie, although not without incident. See 'winter tree and hedge management' thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) As I was just finishing packing the car yesterday morning,and about to go on a long motorway journey, a boat came to the wharf...."are you doing pump-outs ....". I declined the request and wished them a smelly merry christmas.? Edited December 26, 2019 by matty40s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 20 hours ago, matty40s said: As I was just finishing packing the car yesterday morning,and about to go on a long motorway journey, a boat came to the wharf...."are you doing pump-outs ....". I declined the request and wished them a smelly merry christmas.? They will learn...........eventualy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: They will learn...........eventualy ? Yup - get a cassette and DIY Simples !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Yup - get a cassette and DIY Simples !! Or they could get a diary with Christmas Day marked in it and add a note that says "most businesses closed". If they're too thick to manage that, I'd rather they weren't wandering around in public with a box full of doo-doos, thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted December 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 We had the forethought to ‘pumpout’ on the 23rd. We had a inkling that Christmas was fairly close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Christmas day must have been wonderful weather for boating , apart from high water levels in some areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fizz Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 hour ago, mrsmelly said: They will learn...........eventualy ? Bet they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Nightwatch said: We had the forethought to ‘pumpout’ on the 23rd. We had a inkling that Christmas was fairly close. Same here, and the tank was only three quarters full 5 hours ago, MartynG said: Christmas day must have been wonderful weather for boating , apart from high water levels in some areas. We had a gorgeous day on the Ashby, been dull ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Three years ago i was cycling to work on christmas morning past safeway. There was a car parked next to the main entrance, and a man banging on the doors shouting let me in. I didnt stop in case the police decided to bring him in to emergency later for a mental health assessment. very likely in rural australia. The easy solution to all problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Another day in the closed season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustynewbery Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Betwixt Stowe HiIl and Weedon I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Yes, done a spot of winding hole tree removal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustynewbery Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 27/12/2019 at 10:34, Alan de Enfield said: Yup - get a cassette and DIY Simples !! Isn't so everywhere - Lower Heyford Wharf Elsan also shut as its in their yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alway Swilby Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 27/12/2019 at 10:34, Alan de Enfield said: Yup - get a cassette and DIY Simples !! 4 hours ago, rustynewbery said: Isn't so everywhere - Lower Heyford Wharf Elsan also shut as its in their yard The one at the top of Hatton was blocked yesterday. Glad we've got a "composting" toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Alway Swilby said: The one at the top of Hatton was blocked yesterday. Glad we've got a "composting" toilet. All you do then is use one of your spare cassettes - Simples !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 46 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: All you do then is use one of your spare cassettes - Simples !!!! Far easier to go to the local, have a pint....and get rid of everything while you are there. Lovely pumpinout cruise today, stuck the pointy end in the winding hole and had a good chop of the overhanging branches as the boat turned itself. All camera batteries on charge as we cruised and now formatting oodles of memory cards and testing lenses for.tommorows wedding.(.....who gets married on New Years Eve!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, matty40s said: Far easier to go to the local, have a pint....and get rid of everything while you are there. Lovely pumpinout cruise today, stuck the pointy end in the winding hole and had a good chop of the overhanging branches as the boat turned itself. All camera batteries on charge as we cruised and now formatting oodles of memory cards and testing lenses for.tommorows wedding.(.....who gets married on New Years Eve!!!!!) Sounds like a good tactic to avoid forgetting future anniversaries ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, cuthound said: Sounds like a good tactic to avoid forgetting future anniversaries ? We got married on Christmas Eve (just for that reason). Twas a bit selfish really as all the guests and parents had to sort it out as well as their own Christmas arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Married New Years Eve 2007 here. Nothing to do with not forgetting anniversaries, and all to do with the fact that it was a bit of a rush as I could have been dead soon after. Luckily, I didn’t die, and now have no excuse for forgetting our anniversary for as long as I live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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