Brownie points for Mrs Smelly

[Chop!]

I'd like to heap a bucketful of brownie points on Tim (Mrsmelly) who kindly took the time to come and help Joe's family to find and secure his boat.

No-one had visited it since he was found dead in the canal at Crick.

We found that the batteries still had some life, the bilge pump still working and the water taps were still working.

But, even adding a jump start pack we couldn't get any ignition lights or any life out of the Vetus engine and panel.

It was, unsurprisingly, completely iced in, so it will be a while before we will be able to move it to brokerage, but at least we know it's not sinking.

 

Gwyl Saintes Dwynwen DDa! (Happy Welsh version of St Valentine's Day) By the way.

Edited January 25, 2013 by Chop!

[Naughty Cal]

Well done tim.

[lexicon]

It's things Like this that prove that despite what some say there are an abundance of good people out there.

All the forum members I have met have been ace and all the people I have met on the cut have never been anything but helpful

Good on u Tim

[cheshire~rose]

Three Cheers for Mr Smelly:

 

Hip, hip HOORAY

 

 

Hip, hip HOORAY

 

 

Hip, hip HOORAY

 

:clapping:

[Athy]

Credit where it's due - and it is, to Tim for taking the trouble and to Chop for not taking his help for granted.

[Wanted]

Good work Gents

[Tiger 1057]

Reminds me of the saying 'A friend in need is a friend indeed'

 

He is clearly a gentlemen. Respect.

[Athy]

 

He is clearly a gentlemen.

You make the poor chap sound like a public convenience.

"Gentleman" perhaps?

[carlt]

You make the poor chap sound like a public convenience.

"Gentleman" perhaps?

"Mrs Smelly"?? Surely no longer a gentleman, post-op.

 

Well done Tim!

[Chris Pink]

Nice one Tim

[Tiger 1057]

You make the poor chap sound like a public convenience.

"Gentleman" perhaps?

Your wrong which is a sad indictment of the teaching profession!

[ditchcrawler]

Well done to both of them, firstly to Chop for even thinking about it and then taking the trouble to find out what was happened and when the answer was nothing, taking the lead and then to Mrs Melly for mucking in and helping.

[Athy]

Your wrong which is a sad indictment of the teaching profession!

Perhaps you mean "You're wrong"?

In what way?

[Guest]

Kudos to Mr Smelly, and Chop of course.

Edited January 25, 2013 by Guest

[Tuscan]

Frankly I don't care if neither can read or write like what you do , well done both.

[Guest]

Well done to Chop for raising it (groan) and Tim for getting stuck in.

 

[Grace and Favour]

One doff's one's titfer to Tim

[Zayna]

I take my hat off to both of you, one of the reasons we bought a boat is that the community are (in general) a fabulous bunch of folk who can't do enough for you.

[keble]

Yes, I echo the well dones ..

[Alanji]

This epitomises the spirit I hope to (and I am sure will) find on the cut.

 

Well done to both of you.

[Chop!]

Well done to Chop for raising it (groan) and Tim for getting stuck in.

 

Oi! There was none of that monkey business, too bloody cold!

 

And forgot to mention Neil (who found Joe's body) and who has started a re-fitting business by ABNB (just down from the Moorings pub) was a diamond geezer, it turns out that he's been keeping an eye on the boat, although, without keys, he couldn't do anything more, he really tried his best to get her started, but it was difficult lifting snow-laden engine boards and trying to figure out the Heath Robinson-esque wiring.

I've tried to find the name of his business to big him up, he seemed a genuine bloke who would do anything to help people.

Edited January 25, 2013 by Chop!

[mrsmelly]

I'd like to heap a bucketful of brownie points on Tim (Mrsmelly) who kindly took the time to come and help Joe's family to find and secure his boat.

No-one had visited it since he was found dead in the canal at Crick.

We found that the batteries still had some life, the bilge pump still working and the water taps were still working.

But, even adding a jump start pack we couldn't get any ignition lights or any life out of the Vetus engine and panel.

It was, unsurprisingly, completely iced in, so it will be a while before we will be able to move it to brokerage, but at least we know it's not sinking.

 

Gwyl Saintes Dwynwen DDa! (Happy Welsh version of St Valentine's Day) By the way.

 

 

[frangar]

 

And forgot to mention Neil (who found Joe's body) and who has started a re-fitting business by ABNB (just down from the Moorings pub) was a diamond geezer, it turns out that he's been keeping an eye on the boat, although, without keys, he couldn't do anything more, he really tried his best to get her started, but it was difficult lifting snow-laden engine boards and trying to figure out the Heath Robinson-esque wiring.

I've tried to find the name of his business to big him up, he seemed a genuine bloke who would do anything to help people.

 

Neil is indeed a diamond geezer...whilst he has just moved to the Boatshed next to ABNB he was previously at Welford Wharf for many many years doing everything from New builds to smaller jobs. Think he is working on a website etc. He is the type of person that makes me proud to be part of the boating community!

 

 

Cheers

 

 

Gareth

[comfortably numb]

Well done to all. It's so truly heartening in this far from perfect world to read of things like this, and it's a measure of how the canal community in particular, generally speaking pulls together to help each other out. The late Joe sounded like such a lovely fella and even after his unfortunate passing, folk are still looking after him.