tony collins Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 So we can offset the costs of boating by fishing trolleys out of the cut? Do you have to have a fishing license? Is there a standard contract? Does the individual branch of the supermarket deal with you direct or must you post them to head office? N After a trolley has been runover by a boat in a bridgehole, it often resembles something created by Salvador Dali. On one occasion we got the Manager out to look at what we had pulled out of the cut. (he was having his lunch) Although very polite he was very ineffective, He would only stand on "his" bank and view from the other side. "Not allowed to leave the premises". He did arrange a meeting with his Facilities (Trolley) Manager. She was incandescent with rage when we told her we'd had them taken to the tip! We told her to get her induction loop properly installed. Th at, apparently "wasn't her department". Here we go round the mulberry bush. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 You pay peanuts and you get.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Orentas Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Didn't I read in one of the comics a few months ago, that BW have made a deal nationally with all the supermarkets that they would pay, I think it was £100 for every trolley returned to them. BW were threatening them quite legitimately that they would make charges on a case by case basis to cover the full cost of recovery and damage caused to the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Supermarket trollies are such a pain that most councils collect them and charge the companies for them. If BW is, then good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Orentas Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) xx Edited October 23, 2007 by John Orentas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy-Neil Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I took a friend out boating for his first time. Filled the lock, got the boat in, emptied it. Came to open the gate and 'his' gate wouldn't open. He thought he was doing something wrong but then the three of us couldn't open it......I had a rake with the cabin shaft and dragged out a shopping trolley. The look on his face was a picture. I bet there's not many people that have done Ryders Green Top as their first lock. In fact the whole trip was a Baptism of fire for the poor lad as within 5 minutes of joining the boat at Windmill End we had plunged into Netherton Tunnel...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 What Gods do they have in Nuneaton? The Coventry Canal at this point must be the dirtiest in terms of flotsom.... sorry changed tacks away from Coconuts.What Gods do they have in Nuneaton? The Coventry Canal at this point must be the dirtiest in terms of flotsom.... sorry changed tacks away from Coconuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Ah, Nuneaton, that gets a special mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeping Up Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Ah, Nuneaton, that gets a special mention. Yes I was inspired to compose an ode to Nuneaton: Oh Nuneaton, what can I say of you That hasn't been said before? I think I'll repeat all that's good about you oh..er..err..um .. there's no more. Edited October 23, 2007 by Keeping Up Ran out of iambic pentameters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cugsey Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Each cost £1200 or so (that's what it said on a telly prog a while ago) so how many thousands of pounds have you retrieved today. Wonder if we can get a reward for everyone returned........10% fair isn't it. malc malc i dont know where you shop but i shop in harrods which is in a very posh part of london me and my 19 yr old thai mail order bride goes there nearly every week for our shoppin and i bet the trollies there cost more money than your boat so there regards cugsey Edited October 23, 2007 by cugsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermalc Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 malcmalc i dont know where you shop but i shop in harrods which is in a very posh part of london me and my 19 yr old thai mail order bride goes there nearly every week for our shoppin and i bet the trollies there cost more money than your boat so there regards cugsey What a coincidence.............snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trelawney Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Maybe the £50 trolleys are made in Poland to one design, and the £1200 trolleys are bespoke trolleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony collins Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 TV Alert! For those who want to see The Coventry Canal Society in action, tune in to BBC 1 9.00pm Wednesday 24th Oct. The last ten minutes of "The Nature of Britain" in West Midlands will show a staged clearance of the section mentioned in my previous messages in this thread, by the CCS with "Panther". If you're not in West Midlands. I think it will be SKY 979 or thereabouts. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Big ones, small ones, some as big as yer 'ead... Why have I got an irritating tune running through my head? Richard Give it twist, a flick of the wrist, that's what the showman said. Sorry - my fault. SteveE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Willawaw Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I passed a solitary coconut today. Just to be clear, are you saying that the ashes of the deceased are inside the coconut or that the coconut is put in the river as some form of token ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzyduck Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Well I've heard conflicting reports on this. but there is something inside em that makes the local urchins gag when they break into them for their cider money. I suspect damp pound coins don't smell too bad, but what about damp human ashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony collins Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I passed a solitary coconut today.Just to be clear, are you saying that the ashes of the deceased are inside the coconut or that the coconut is put in the river as some form of token ?? I've never broken one open to find out! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasthetanker Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Whats the going rate for a Mail Order bride? is it more than the £1200 trolley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzyduck Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) dunno, contact these people and ask for a quote for Daria. I suspect she's gonna set you back a few bob. http://www.anastasia-international.com/pro...ria-1104275.htm Edit. The cynic in me suggests the price would be 1/2 of everything you've got, just after she gets citizenship. Edited November 3, 2007 by fuzzyduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasthetanker Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Fuzzy, you posted that 3 minutes after my comment, now try and tell me you weren't looking already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzyduck Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) Honestly I'm trying to find Cugsey a replacement for the current model, apparently she has some issues Edited November 3, 2007 by fuzzyduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I hereby categorically state that coconuts left in inland waterways do NOT contain human ashes OR dosh or drugs they are just bad coconuts. Have they got money inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzyduck Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I hereby categorically state that coconuts left in inland waterways do NOT contain human ashes OR dosh or drugs they are just bad coconuts. Have they got money inside well i can confirm that at least some of them do contain fine cloth, and money. and that's empirical evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Is it real money ie £ ? or $? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Willawaw Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) I have scoured the internet and can find no indication as to the truth about these coconuts. It confirms that they play a large part in a Hindu funeral ceremony - the crushed shells are also used in the home cremation serice in India. The comments about moving water seem to be sound - I understand from what I've read that Hindu's believe that all moving water unites into one mass of water. However, its rare that the net fails to deliver the full story. It is indeed, a mystery... Edited November 3, 2007 by NB Willawaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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