The things that nobody thinks to tell you...

[Barry]

Blimey! That's better

[colmac]

One more; if you leave the cut for shopping or whatever, you don't understand why people look at you in an odd way because you nod at them and say "hello"

[Theo]

Or string ( if a BW/CRT work boat)

Even proper narrow boats have strings. Tiller strings frinstance.

[muddywaters]

Hilarious, I recognize so many of them. Here's couple of mine

 

Your ability to navigate a lock is inversely proportional to the number of spectators.

 

If you only meet one oncoming boat all day it will be at a blind bridge.

I've only ever been on hire boats up to now, but yes already have this one under my belt

[MissMax]

I hurt so much from laughing and i don't even have a boat

[Jrtm]

You need to add.

 

The archers will take over when you tie up and eat and sleep. But you wont know its happened till you talk to someone on the land.

[boardwalker72]

Brilliant, especially Point, 26 - made my chuckle.

[Lister68]

On 25/01/2012 at 21:24, TheWilk said:

Boater understanding: "can I use your toilet?" can be answered with "no you can't" without being considered rude.

 

You start buying newspapers based on their get flammability (sorry The Guardian).

 

Upon entering a pub you can scope out every mains plug socket before your pint is poured.

 

You buy stuff from pound shops and Maplins *just* because they're 12v resulting in your cabin resembling Santa's grotto crossed with a long distance HGV cab.

Weird, and funny, how some posts age really well and nothing changes years later! 😄

Whit clothes...!?!? I don't think I've bought anything white since 1980! 

[Lily Rose]

Great to see this post resurrected after so long. I read it years ago, probably my favourite CWDF post.

 

I wonder where Coastie is these days?

 

I bet Mike could enlighten us if it's not secret squirrel.