Coal Boat Dusty Arrives

[cotswoldsman]

What a welcome sight after 7 days ice about 4" thick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pie Eater]

Anyone thinking of ice breaking with their boat should watch this.

 

Steve

[cotswoldsman]

Anyone thinking of ice breaking with their boat should watch this.

 

Steve

 

I tried to go up the channel cut by Dusty this morning and had to give up after 100 yards the mixture of the new ice about 1 " thick pushing onto ice now over 4" made it impossible so down to one shower every 3 days now!!!! Still thanks to Dusty's hard work have plenty of coal and diesel.....

[bargemast]

What a welcome sight after 7 days ice about 4" thick

 

I can imagine that you were very happy seeing Dusty arriving, I think that those coalboat people deserve a medal for there indispensible help to keep the others warm.

 

Peter.

 

p.s. thanks for those great video's

Edited December 3, 2010 by bargemast

[cotswoldsman]

Happy is an understatement just wish more people supported the coal boat. Aboat half a mile from where I am moored are some Long term Moorings with 3 live aboards but non of them buy there coal from Dusty

[Athy]

Judging by how high Mark/ Dusty's boat was stacked with bags of coal and wood on the videos, he must be expecting to do good business these next few days, and he certainly deserves to.

[Heffalump]

Aye Dusty works bloody hard and only has a couple of weeks of in the year. Not as if he makes much more than a quid on a bag of coal.

 

Mark let me know if you need water as I've got a wheely thing for water I don't mind towing up the towpath. Same for anyone else along the stretch around banbury.

[cotswoldsman]

Just thought I would mention that I spoke to Dusty this morning when I had my engine problem(to see if he knew an engineer) and he said that yesterday he gave up trying to break through the ice so his boat is moored up at Banbury and he will re look at the situation on Monday. I just mention this in case anyone is waiting for him.

[Big John]

Just thought I would mention that I spoke to Dusty this morning ....yesterday he gave up trying to break through the ice so his boat is moored up at Banbury and he will re look at the situation on Monday. I just mention this in case anyone is waiting for him.

Now at Gunpowder Wharf, Kidlington - topping up his diesel tomorrow. What a star he is - Thanks Dusty!

Edited December 15, 2010 by Big John

[cotswoldsman]

Now at Gunpowder Wharf, Kidlington - topping up his diesel tomorrow. What a star he is - Thanks Dusty!

 

Lets start a Dusty Fan Club

[RLWP]

Lets start a Dusty Fan Club

 

Here's a couple to start with:

 

 

Richard

[reg]

Lets start a Dusty Fan Club

I'll Join

Edited December 17, 2010 by reg

[Newold]

Here's a couple to start with:

 

 

Richard

Is that inside your own pc?

Jeez that's a lot dread to think what my laptop is like!

[RLWP]

Is that inside your own pc?

Jeez that's a lot dread to think what my laptop is like!

 

Not one of mine, fortunately, although I've seen several similar ones.

 

Laptops are usually worse as the fins of the heatsink are very closely spaced.

 

Richard

[Lady Muck]

Not one of mine, fortunately, although I've seen several similar ones.

 

Laptops are usually worse as the fins of the heatsink are very closely spaced.

 

Richard

 

especially boaters laptops, what with the coal dust - we take the air duster to both of ours every six months.

 

Great video - thanks for sharing!