Birmingham

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Very fond of the old Birmingham. She was the first big Grand Union I ever steered and the first Woolwich back cabin I slept in. The UCC steerer who had her the most in the '70s was my friend, Andy Iddins, with his wife Liz. One night, long after the old (I use the word advisedly) Globe at Linslade had closed it's doors, and we were all "with heavy waters taken", Andy, an adroit and atheletic individual, demonstrated his skill in "tightrope walking" by actually walking up the back-end line from the bank to the boat and back down again, without holding on to anything or falling. You try it.....

Hope your son's alright.

Love it what a great story! We are potty about it to the point of being childlike! Son still in hossie, I had to come home or I would have fallen over with fatigue.