Almost Time - HELP!

[cotswoldsman]

Couldn't agree with you more - the same thing happened to me last year at the same pub, though I was wearing my Welsh Rugby Baseball Cap, which I certainly wasn't going to remove for anyone apart from Gareth Edwards.

He asked me to remove the cap after I had already ordered a number of drinks which really got my back up, so I told my family that we were leaving & walked out without paying.

I was approached by the manager who told me that I had to pay for the drinks, I said no because the barman (pipsqeak) should have asked me to remove the hat prior to me ordering the drinks not after. I didn't pay!

 

It's a canal side pub for god sake not a trendy wine bar though when I looked around it did appear to be full of Tory Bastards!

Come the revolution Cotswoldsman & Paddingtonbear we will all be wearing Baseball Caps!

 

Lol I am certainly no lover of the Tories!!! Just like to see good manners and did not realise this was the exclusive right of the Tories!!

I wore my South African rugby shirt on Sunday when once again we walloped the Welsh, and the pub I watched it at in Alrewas saw no hats or caps worn must have been a Tory Pub!! Mind you if Bob on Holiday watches a game of rugby then followed by cricket he will be completly confused!!

[Bob on Holiday]

Bob, a book well worth looking at is The Boaters Handbook This is available for free at British Waterways offices and many marinas. However for your immediate purposes, there is also a downloadable version in PDF format as follows:

 

http://www.waterscape.com/things-to-do/boating/useful-downloads

 

Just look under "other useful information" for Boaters' Handbook

 

Hopefully the info. on page nine covers your questions on where to moor (and even more importantly, where not to moor!) The good thing about the PDF version, of course, is that you can just print off the pages you really need to keep at hand.

 

Stewey

I will be sure to do that. Don't want you "brits" talking bad about us Americans! Will try and respect all the rules while over there and do things right so we get invited back! :-)

 

Lol I am certainly no lover of the Tories!!! Just like to see good manners and did not realise this was the exclusive right of the Tories!!

I wore my South African rugby shirt on Sunday when once again we walloped the Welsh, and the pub I watched it at in Alrewas saw no hats or caps worn must have been a Tory Pub!! Mind you if Bob on Holiday watches a game of rugby then followed by cricket he will be completly confused!!

 

Well I hate wearing a hat anyway, so that isn't going to be an issue. You got that rigth about rugby and cricket, I don; have a clue. I will stick to our baseball and our football!

 

Lol I am certainly no lover of the Tories!!! Just like to see good manners and did not realise this was the exclusive right of the Tories!!

I wore my South African rugby shirt on Sunday when once again we walloped the Welsh, and the pub I watched it at in Alrewas saw no hats or caps worn must have been a Tory Pub!! Mind you if Bob on Holiday watches a game of rugby then followed by cricket he will be completly confused!!

 

What the hell is a Tories?

[cotswoldsman]

 

 

 

What the hell is a Tories?

 

Wow thats a difficult question!!! First clue is that they will normally be reading the Daily Mail, if they are an MP they will be paying there student children a salary paid for by the taxpayer or else they will claim there nanny is a secretary, if they are a Tory MEP they will just claim £600,000 and call it a wobble (some sort of Tory secret language)

The Oxford dictionary has many definitions of a Tory the one I quite like is: Quote "From Toraidhe, Irish for bandit, cattle thief or outlaw, this term was initially applied pejoratively to the English supporters of the future James II during the Exclusion Crisis of 1679" Unquote. Guess you could change the cattle thief or outlaw to cover expences.

And from American history there is the following Quote "an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution " Unquote

[denboy]

HI firstly enjoy your holiday. I lived in Florida for eight years so know how you guys tend to dress. Over here the weather is a lot cooler than you would be used to, so beware. Rain yes we get some of that, but rarely like the torrential downpours that I experienced over there.

 

Lake district, it will be busy there and car parking at any of the major attractions is decidedly poor, and you must be resigned to queus, and in some cases a fair walk. IT WILL RAIN IN THE LAKES. You haven't stated where the condo is so its not easy to advise you what to see etc. If you like walking I suggest getting ny of the Wainright guides. Must sees would include the Beatrix Potter home, the Kendal mintcake factory< Lake Coniston.

 

Driving. Parallel parking is the norm, at Traffic lights watch out there is no 'filter on red'. ROads will be narrow, with poor visibility due to high hedges and stone walls, sound horn on blind bends, and heavy vehicles 'hogging' the centre of the roads. ROad signs are better thn FL (Well around TAllahassee< and CLearwater).

Roundabouts abound here, take your time, and watch the locals.

Motorways (FAirways)< cars can now undertake on the inside so if in the middle lane keep an eye out for the inside lane. HGVs (Heavy GOods vehicles) will pull out without adequate warning.

 

If you encounter heavy goods vehicles from mainland europe (very common)< take great care when overtaking, they have a very serious blindspot to the right of the cab (wide berth and don't hang about).

 

Speeds are quicker than you will be used to< NO 55mph (70mph)

 

ANy other specifics, you can contact direct.

It`s still illegal to undertake vahicles

Edited June 18, 2008 by denis boyle

[T.A]

Wow thats a difficult question!!! First clue is that they will normally be reading the Daily Mail, if they are an MP they will be paying there student children a salary paid for by the taxpayer or else they will claim there nanny is a secretary, if they are a Tory MEP they will just claim £600,000 and call it a wobble (some sort of Tory secret language)

The Oxford dictionary has many definitions of a Tory the one I quite like is: Quote "From Toraidhe, Irish for bandit, cattle thief or outlaw, this term was initially applied pejoratively to the English supporters of the future James II during the Exclusion Crisis of 1679" Unquote. Guess you could change the cattle thief or outlaw to cover expences.

And from American history there is the following Quote "an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution " Unquote

Not to be confused with the millionaire socialists who want to bury us in beaurocracy and tell us all things that are bad for us while doing the opposite themselves. Not sure what papers they read though! Probably the Dailly Rules. Ah politics everyone's got a view!

[Bob on Holiday]

Not to be confused with the millionaire socialists who want to bury us in beaurocracy and tell us all things that are bad for us while doing the opposite themselves. Not sure what papers they read though! Probably the Dailly Rules. Ah politics everyone's got a view!

 

Well going to spend a sun filled week on the canals of England- how can life get better than that! Politics is fun to talk about but in the end we still have to go to work no matter who's in office. So enjoy like when you can.

 

It`s still illegal to undertake vahicles

 

 

55 MPH- If you drive 55 on a highway you will get ran over- Seems now days everyone drives closer to 80mph. Not worried about the speed just driving on the "wrong" side of the road!

[Hairy-Neil]

I was always told that hats should not be worn indoors.

 

I think you'll find that modern etiquet considers baseball caps a fashion accessory rather than as a hat and different rules apply. Though of course, a pub landlord is allowed to apply his own rules, and make them up as he goes along.....

 

What on earth is an an American doing, leaving the country on the 4th July.....

[tillergirl]

55 MPH- If you drive 55 on a highway you will get ran over- Seems now days everyone drives closer to 80mph. Not worried about the speed just driving on the "wrong" side of the road!

 

 

Errm - I think we drive on the correct side of the road old boy.

 

Hope you get some great weather but I'm sure you will enjoy it no matter what the sun decides to do....................

[Bob on Holiday]

I think you'll find that modern etiquet considers baseball caps a fashion accessory rather than as a hat and different rules apply. Though of course, a pub landlord is allowed to apply his own rules, and make them up as he goes along.....

 

What on earth is an an American doing, leaving the country on the 4th July.....

 

I was told it was the best time weather wise for a boat trip. Always nice to see things from a different view point. Maybe England nowdays is glad it got rid of us! :-)

 

55 MPH- If you drive 55 on a highway you will get ran over- Seems now days everyone drives closer to 80mph. Not worried about the speed just driving on the "wrong" side of the road!

 

 

 

Errm - I think we drive on the correct side of the road old boy.

 

Hope you get some great weather but I'm sure you will enjoy it no matter what the sun decides to do....................

 

 

Opps sorry- yea i guess you guys were driving over there before us, sorry about that. But old habits are hard to break! Can't wait for my first "round about"! Lets hope for sun!

[Yoda]

Circles, give way to traffic comming from the right.

[Amduck]

Can't wait for my first "round about"! [/color]

 

 

Yep, you should have fun with those. Don't forget, some of these are just painted dots (we call them mini-roundabouts, and round our part of the country, even some of the locals seem to be confused by them). Also, some areas call them "islands" instead of roundabouts, which I guess will be doubly confusing if you're fresh from boating!!

 

Our friends who live in the States tell us that what confuses you guys most about driving over here is navigating, because our roads tend to change their name/number as they go along instead of stretching for mile after mile with the same name/number, as yours do. So, the tip is to have a clear idea of the names of the larger towns you are either passing through, or which are on the same road beyond where you're going, so that you can follow the signposts towards that town.

 

We loved driving in the States, hope you have as much fun over here.

[Bob on Holiday]

Yep, you should have fun with those. Don't forget, some of these are just painted dots (we call them mini-roundabouts, and round our part of the country, even some of the locals seem to be confused by them). Also, some areas call them "islands" instead of roundabouts, which I guess will be doubly confusing if you're fresh from boating!!

 

Our friends who live in the States tell us that what confuses you guys most about driving over here is navigating, because our roads tend to change their name/number as they go along instead of stretching for mile after mile with the same name/number, as yours do. So, the tip is to have a clear idea of the names of the larger towns you are either passing through, or which are on the same road beyond where you're going, so that you can follow the signposts towards that town.

 

We loved driving in the States, hope you have as much fun over here.

 

I bought one of those TomTom GPS things that has England in it also- we are banking it will get us to where we want to go "eventually"! We call roundabouts "circles" over here but most have been replaced with overpasses.

[Bob on Holiday]

Circles, give way to traffic comming from the right.

 

are the police understanding of us non-brits when it comes to driving?"

[saltyseadog]

are the police understanding of us non-brits when it comes to driving?"

 

Yeah Bob very understanding people, remember, you were part of the British Empire once.

Don't forget to bring you're flag to hang off the stern of the canal boat - it can help, especially if you're not used to you the canals as you will find

that the majority of canal folk very helpful & always willing to lend a hand.

 

We comply to the rules of the sea in the UK & drive on the right side when on the canal boats.

 

Have a good trip!

[Bob on Holiday]

Yeah Bob very understanding people, remember, you were part of the British Empire once.

Don't forget to bring you're flag to hang off the stern of the canal boat - it can help, especially if you're not used to you the canals as you will find

that the majority of canal folk very helpful & always willing to lend a hand.

 

We comply to the rules of the sea in the UK & drive on the right side when on the canal boats.

 

Have a good trip!

 

Now wait! First you tell me I have to drive on the "wrong" (left) side of the road and now your telling me I drive on the right side of the canal? Are you guys trying to confuse me? I am an American and not that smart! Next you will be telling me you drink warm beer! Thanks for all your and everyone elses help. We plan on having a great time enjoying the country side, the people and the pubs!

[Yoda]

Bob, get yourself and friends here quickly. You are going to have a great time. Dont forget your credit cards and pin number.