What have you lost in the cut?

[Doorman]

I lost my empty Thetford Cassette in the cut, and could be seen trying to coax it back with a broom. Also lost my cratch cover too and a lovely neighbour spotted it at the bottom of the basin. Quite a feat since they are both black....

 

That's a bit racist isn't it?

[andywatson]

Would that work with glass eyes too, or do you think it would blur their vision?

 

Self tappers are best for that.

[Doorman]

Self tappers are best for that.

 

I can't see that working, not from one eye anyway!

[Little Else]

My glasses. We were gathering sloes on the offside and I took them off the top of my head in case they got knocked off by a branch, put them in my pocket and realized half a mile down the cut that they had fallen out of my pocket. Good haul of sloes 'tho.

[BargeeSpud]

My biggest fear is coughing and losing my gnashers overboard .

 

They're a bit loose and I haven't any spares

Go see your dentist & get them relined. He/she'll know what you mean, cheaper than a new set & should prolong their life.

[Peter-Bullfinch]

No, it was the first deep lock on the Lancaster side. Awkward too because of the metal lock sides attracting the magnet. Finally, I am a dip stick for having a senior moment and forgetting the right word!

[Victor Vectis]

My glasses. We were gathering sloes on the offside and I took them off the top of my head in case they got knocked off by a branch, put them in my pocket and realized half a mile down the cut that they had fallen out of my pocket. Good haul of sloes 'tho.

 

Serves you right for laughing at me at Northwich

[JudeB]

Padlock just now.

[Timleech]

A trailer, with a half ton lathe strapped to it.

In 6 feet of water.

 

Don't ask.

Both were successfully retrieved, and suffered no long term harm, but it took a couple of days, and help from a member of BW staff who nobly volunteered to go down in a dry suit on his day off to put ropes around it.

 

On the subject of getting things wet, my wife's camera got a dunking last year. After drying it out carefully everything works OK, but the lens has clouded internally and needs to be stripped and cleaned to be of any use. Any recommendations for how to get this done, if it's worthwhile? It's a Panasonic compact, only a year or so old.

 

 

Tim

[Skye]

A trailer, with a half ton lathe strapped to it.

In 6 feet of water.

 

Don't ask.

 

 

Tim

 

We don't have Tim, we already know.

 

The tow path collapsed when you were going to do some work on a lock gate!

[Jim Riley]

A trailer, with a half ton lathe strapped to it.

In 6 feet of water.

 

Don't ask.

Both were successfully retrieved, and suffered no long term harm, but it took a couple of days, and help from a member of BW staff who nobly volunteered to go down in a dry suit on his day off to put ropes around it.

 

On the subject of getting things wet, my wife's camera got a dunking last year. After drying it out carefully everything works OK, but the lens has clouded internally and needs to be stripped and cleaned to be of any use. Any recommendations for how to get this done, if it's worthwhile? It's a Panasonic compact, only a year or so old.

 

 

Tim

 

Put it in a sealed tub with some of that hygroscopic powder as used in those condensation drying devices/boxes. I had a big bag of it 2kg? for a few pounds a few years ago. No doubt someone will be along to tell us what it's called..........

[Doorman]

No, it was the first deep lock on the Lancaster side. Awkward too because of the metal lock sides attracting the magnet. Finally, I am a dip stick for having a senior moment and forgetting the right word!

 

Don't worry about being a dipstick and having senior moments. They increase with age and it's better to simply laugh them off. That's life!

 

A trailer, with a half ton lathe strapped to it.

In 6 feet of water.

 

 

No shortage of coolant there then!

[Timleech]

Put it in a sealed tub with some of that hygroscopic powder as used in those condensation drying devices/boxes. I had a big bag of it 2kg? for a few pounds a few years ago. No doubt someone will be along to tell us what it's called..........

 

It's dry, but the lovely clear pure cut water has left a film of deposit on some of the internal surfaces - or so it appears.

 

 

silica gel?

 

Thanks

Tim

Edited March 16, 2013 by Timleech

[andywatson]

Whilst using a vacuum cleaner on the pontoon to clean out crud from around the genny in the lift up forecabin of my last boat, I pulled the hose a bit too tight and the vac which was running (till it sank) took a swim.

 

Amazingly, after tipping it out and drying it in the sun for 2 hours it ran... and has done ever since.

 

 

Good old Mr Goblin.

[srthomas1957]

I lost my heart.............oh sorry that was in San Fransico . :-)

[Dyertribe]

My dignity on a few occasions and my temper once or twice!