single handed boating

[Guest anthony6]

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

[matty40s]

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

I also think that car/lorry drivers on their own should be banned, what happens if they have a heart attack and die at the wheel.

It is only a potential health and safety issue if no care is taken, and that applies to single handers or crews of 6.

[Mac of Cygnet]

He only asked who 'out there' thinks it should be banned. If we limit it to that, this should be a very short thread.

[Guest]

Should boaters who live on permanent mooring on line or marina pay council tax

 

Could someone please tell me the truth about solar panels. Having moored behind several boats and have observed that they still run their engines or generators, during the course of the day. So the question is are they just a gimmick.Or do they have a purpose. oh and they still run engines on sunny days

 

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

 

[Guest anthony6]

Thats almost funny

[Delta9]

derp

Edited January 20, 2013 by Delta9

[Guest]

Thats almost funny

 

Unlike your first post which is hilarious......

 

if it is a remotely serious enquiry what on earth has brought you to ask such a question. Do you have alarming stats. on the number of SH's plummeting to their deaths in locks or falling off the back of their boats???

 

Most if not all of the single handers I see are the most skilled boaters on the system - especially when you see them in the big locks up here.

 

Or are you here for a bit of light trolling? (That's question not an accusation)

[John Holden]

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

 

Walking alone along the tow path should be banned on health and safety grounds, you might trip and fall in the cut and drown.

[dor]

If it looks like one, and smells like one, then it probably is...

[matty40s]

Walking alone along the tow path should be banned on health and safety grounds, you might trip and fall in the cut and drown.

You may also trip and fall the other way, sustaining cuts and scratches from the brambles and also get dog doodydooes on your knees and hands.

 

next question

 

Why do CaRT not remove the thorns from Hawthorn and blackberry brushes when maintaining the hedgerows?

[ditchcrawler]

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

No one I hope

[Jim Riley]

I know 3 billy goats who've seen plenty pass safely under your bridge.

[Guest]

Should CRT not remove the water from the canal system is it not a health and safety issue.

 

(The rivers might be a bit tricky so we'll have to leave it there.)

 

Discuss...

[MtB]

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

 

Yes definitely. Driving a car alone should be banned for identical reasons.

 

Oh bugger, I've just fed the troll...

 

 

MtB

[PiRSqwared]

I suspect the op does most things alone.

[Athy]

I suspect the op does most things alone.

Greeno awarded for the best subtle put-down of the week (I think - or is it just my mind?)

[bottle]

Changed my mind

Edited January 20, 2013 by bottle

[carlt]

Well I've given him a greenie because these threads bring out some of the best humour.

[Speedwheel]

I imagine if you have only have a single hand then it would make boating significantly more difficult, but there are laws preventing such prejudice and blatant discrimination against people with disabilities.

[carlt]

I imagine if you have only have a single hand .

It would also depend very much on what you're doing with the other hand.

[Speedwheel]

"Single-hander

Someone who has had sex with between one and five people, i.e. they can count their sexual partners on a single hand."

 

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Single-hander

[MHS]

Maybe we should ban alcohol for health and safety reasons. It causes lots of trips and falls............and daft posts!!!!!

 

We've become dryathletes and given up booze for January. Have a bottle of Champagne ready for Feb 1st. Lovely.

Edited January 20, 2013 by MHS

[sam pig]

Also known as an Onanist

[MHS]

Also known as an Onanist

 

Hope that's re Speedwheel's post and not ours!!!!!!!

[PhilR]

Who out there thinks single handed boating should be banned.Is it not a health and safety issue?

 

Frankly, I'm amazed that you have been awarded 2 greenies for asking those questions.

 

In answer to your questions: NO, I don't think it should be banned; and NO I don't consider it to be a H & S issue (with the proviso that it should only be undertaken by boaters with some experience and ability).

 

Can I ask why you started this thread? Have you some issues or bad experiences which are/have been a problem to you?