Thought of a old man

[scrunch]

Having been lurking for quite some time with the occasional post I thought I would like to express my views as a new post, this is connected to quite a few posts so I apologise for not posting in that particular post.

 

I now moor in a marina and my boat is a lot shinier than when I moored along the canal in a paid for mooring, simply because I now have a fresh water supply and a pontoon where I can polish and wash my boat and just turn it round without having to go to a winding place so I can do the other side.

 

All the posters who refer to marina moorings in unfavourable terms should appreciate that people use these marinas, as if everyone decided to moor along the canal bank I do not think there would be a lot of room for moorings when travelling.

 

Bless the people who do not use their boats much for cruising as it means more room for me when out in my boat and more upkeep money for the canals.

 

Continual cruisers should be really reporting any boat who flaunts the system as there is always a chance that this benefit could be withdrawn if Cart thinks they cannot work the system, I have a campervan and how good would it be if I could just pay my road tax and tour around Britain and stop for free wherever I want. (Occasional overnight in a layby but trust me you do get moved on and not a nice place to stop.)

 

I do not mind anyone taking a photo of my boat or writing down registration details whoever they are, the same as I do not mind being on Jims site, if it means people who think its ok not to licence a boat can get found out.

 

I love being on my boat and perhaps in a while I may even move on it, but at present I am involved with hobbies that take up to much room , but my point is I do not always move, and stay quite happily in the marina just being on the water is good enough for me, and having a really nice crowd of folk to natter to is really nice. To say you might as well have a mobile home is rubbish 2 totally different ways of enjoying what you like to do.

 

I have no problem with the way anyone uses their boats but I do have a problem with unlicensed boats and people who think its ok to stay for free in moorings and abuse a system, exactly the same way I would not think twice of reporting a untaxed car or someone who is drink driving.

 

To keep canals up it needs to bring in revenue, so the more marinas the better not only does it sort the bad ones out and bring more revenue to CART but despite the weird comments about a hole in the ground , the abundance of wildlife and plants both in and out of the water that a new marina brings far out ways any so called damage that can be caused. Also I remember a discussion a long while ago about the way canals and marinas can go a long way to help prevent flooding, I cannot find it now so if anyone knows anything about this I would love to know.

 

So to everyone keep posting I love the sometimes heated discussions and to all the good boat people life is to short to really take things said so seriously, and it takes 35 muscles to smile and only 4 to smack someone.

[luctor et emergo]

So, you like living in a floating caravan. Good for you. Do let us know when you decide to move.

 

Ohh, do you mean that you wash your boat with tap water?

[benfordboy]

 

 

So to everyone keep posting I love the sometimes heated discussions and to all the good boat people life is to short to really take things said so seriously, and it takes 35 muscles to smile and only 4 to smack someone.

 

Great ! - Hope you can receive the replies from under your bridge !

[MHS]

Fair enough Scrunch.

 

I agree with all your thoughts. Common sense really.

[scrunch]

Floating caravan ? Bridge ?

[Old git]

So, you like living in a floating caravan. Good for you. Do let us know when you decide to move.

 

Ohh, do you mean that you wash your boat with tap water?

 

Hello all,

I do find this all very funny, but the "do let us know when you decide to move". Comment could apply to all those CM ers , who bridge hop at best which if you read Ca RT blurb is not allowed.

If we All paid a fair amount it would improve the coffers and we may just get a better system for all of us to use and enjoy.

 

Just an Opinion

 

Old Git

 

Ps......Build heaps more marina's please, I do not care if they are used or not but it will help keep the water levels up as more water per pound in theory.

[Smelly]

It would take an act of Parliament to remove the continual cruising rules.

 

Other than that, Old Git... Trolls live under bridges

[Old git]

It would take an act of Parliament to remove the continual cruising rules.

 

Other than that, Old Git... Trolls live under bridges

 

No problems with Continuous Cruisers, its the Continuous Moorers on the towpath that nark me, when they dont move for months on end from the best spots near the pubs or other useful spots.

 

But just my opinion !

 

Old Git

[scrunch]

For a start was the Troll refering to me if so why, and changes in Acts of parliament do happen, we no longer have squatters well, I will rephrase that we are no longer are supposed to have squatters.

I am not against continuous cruising I think its one of the best things to do if you can.

[Doorman]

Floating caravan ? Bridge ?

 

Hi Scrunch,

 

Looking at the early replies to your post it is totally understandable why some members refrain from contributing more often.

 

There are many decent folk on here whom post with intelligible and informative content and then there are the others whom simply lurk behind bridges, waiting to prey upon anyone who simply holds an opinion.

 

The delicate art is to ignore their antagonistic antics and carry on regardless. I find that works very well.

 

Mike

Edited February 6, 2013 by Doorman

[sam pig]

Fair points Scrunch.

 

Good luck out there and enjoy yourself

[scrunch]

Cheers Mike, I really hope things stay the same, last year when i was out on my boat (sorry floating caravan) I witnessed 3 cases of boat rage one finishing up with a boat owner punching another one for hitting his boat accidently as well, the other 2 where just shouting and puffing up. My boating days stretch to when you could reverse a narrowboat by using moored boats as a way of keeping staight can you imagine if you did that now

[Doorman]

Cheers Mike, I really hope things stay the same, last year when i was out on my boat (sorry floating caravan) I witnessed 3 cases of boat rage one finishing up with a boat owner punching another one for hitting his boat accidently as well, the other 2 where just shouting and puffing up. My boating days stretch to when you could reverse a narrowboat by using moored boats as a way of keeping staight can you imagine if you did that now

 

Ah, so that was you who used our GRP cruiser to guide you into that lock!

[scrunch]

Oh no not me, i have had a couple of GRP cruisers, it is suprising how strong they actualy are, not going into stories but have had a few scrapes lol

[Grace and Favour]

So, you like living in a floating caravan. Good for you. Do let us know when you decide to move.

 

Ohh, do you mean that you wash your boat with tap water?

 

Aye - Scrunch may well wash his boat with tap water - - - - -

 

- - - - - - but he doesn't drive it around full of other folks faeces !!!

 

 

 

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[Doorman]

Oh no not me, i have had a couple of GRP cruisers, it is suprising how strong they actualy are, not going into stories but have had a few scrapes lol

 

Only joking Scrunch.

[luctor et emergo]

Aye - Scrunch may well wash his boat with tap water - - - - -

 

- - - - - - but he doesn't drive it around full of other folks faeces !!!

 

 

 

( )

 

Yeah, I'm full of crap too. The difference is that I can get my tanks emptied, and be no longer full of crap. Others on the other hand...

[O'Mali]

exactly the same way I would not think twice of reporting a untaxed car

get over it cock, leave the enforcement to the authorities and just enjoy life.

[nicknorman]

So, lets see, 6 greenies for Scrunch so far, the miseries only get 2 between them. So I would say that Scrunch wins the popular vote with the miseries put well in their place! Well done, keep it up!

[luctor et emergo]

So, lets see, 6 greenies for Scrunch so far, the miseries only get 2 between them. So I would say that Scrunch wins the popular vote with the miseries put well in their place! Well done, keep it up!

 

'Tis a good thing that the world is not run by 'the popular vote'. Imagine the mess we would be in.

[nicknorman]

'Tis a good thing that the world is not run by 'the popular vote'. Imagine the mess we would be in.

True, however also a good thing that the world is not run by miserable and unfriendly people. (although.....)

Edited February 6, 2013 by nicknorman

[Ange]

Hey Scrunch

 

I've voiced my abhorrence of marina living many times, but that's just how I feel about it for me - if the life suits you at this point in your life then chill out, be happy, and ignore what anyone else says.

 

If you're happy that's all that counts - ignore all the "stuff" that goes on here

 

Whatever floats your boat my friend

[Doorman]

Hey Scrunch

 

I've voiced my abhorrence of marina living many times, but that's just how I feel about it for me - if the life suits you at this point in your life then chill out, be happy, and ignore what anyone else says.

 

If you're happy that's all that counts - ignore all the "stuff" that goes on here

 

Whatever floats your boat my friend

 

That's true Ange.

 

Marina life is not for everyone and the wanderers like you and Dave would never be settled there, but everyone has different needs so it's definitely horses for courses.

 

No more Tesco jokes please.

 

Oh go on then..............

[Doorman]

Imagine the mess we would be in.

 

If the world was run by people who see the negative in everything that is said by others, simply because it doesn't fall in line with their own narrow minded views.

 

Yes, it would be a very sad place indeed.

[luctor et emergo]

If the world was run by people who see the negative in everything that is said by others, simply because it doesn't fall in line with their own narrow minded views.

 

Yes, it would be a very sad place indeed.

 

Bit of a generalization sjurly? Everything? I can be quite cheerful sometimes, but I'm getting better at hidding it. What got me about the OP was the level of moaning, and howmuch of it, in what is by his own account a first post after lenghty lurking. His comment about his boat now being shinier because he's in a marina.. Whoopidoo. As for the old chestnut of reporting unlicenced boats, sigh, CRT have that sorted, they have checkers going round, who will spot unlicecned boats. Not boats without a valid disc. There are several reasons why a boat may not display a licence, non of which are the OP's business.

 

Whoopidoo.

 

(Would do a smiley but phone says no...)