Bejesus!

[mark99]

We are going away for a week cruising - why does my wife need about 4 coats, 6 pairs of shoes three travelbags of clothes, various hats and about a cwt of makeup/lippy? ........

 

Whats wrong with a carrier bag with one handle with an assorted anount of smalls?

 

Does my head in.

 

<Love her really>

Edited September 27, 2014 by mark99

[Zig Zag]

 

Whats wrong with a carrier bag with one handle with an assorted anount of smalls?

 

 

Or if you take Bob Blues advise, you can do away with these also........

[mark99]

Or if you take Bob Blues advise, you can do away with these also........

 

Or Blue Nob as he becomes in winter

[patty-ann]

Because you never know what you may need... however you bring back unworn nearly all of it.

But as you never know you have to be prepared for any eventuality.

 

However I subscribe to the one carrier bag club.

[MtB]

I used to get this too, back in the days of coupledom.

 

I can manage with two bags, one for food, the other for clothes and all the junk I 'need'.

 

Last weekend I forgot to take them though. I managed fine!

 

 

MtB

[Kwacker]

I used to get this too, back in the days of coupledom.

 

I can manage with two bags, one for food, the other for clothes and all the junk I 'need'.

 

Last weekend I forgot to take them though. I managed fine!

 

 

MtB

You managed without BACON ?

[Bettie Boo]

Look at it this way Mark, if taking all the bits & bobs makes your OH feel comfortable, happy and content; doesn't that mean she will be more relaxed and therefore you'll have a much more pleasant 4 day cruise?

 

OR

 

How many tools do you have on-board your boat for all those "just in case" situations?

 

There's always 2 ways to "swing a cat"

[nb Innisfree]

Ah tools are different, very important, you can't have too many...

 

ETA: We've recently emptied the boat of all our stuff. After removing all my tools the boat needs a shift of ballast!

Edited September 27, 2014 by nb Innisfree

[muddywaters]

I used to get this too, back in the days of coupledom.

 

I can manage with two bags, one for food, the other for clothes and all the junk I 'need'.

 

Last weekend I forgot to take them though. I managed fine!

 

 

MtB

I can manage with one bag, buy the food when you get to the boat.

Or moor by a pub serving food

Look at it this way Mark, if taking all the bits & bobs makes your OH feel comfortable, happy and content; doesn't that mean she will be more relaxed and therefore you'll have a much more pleasant 4 day cruise?

 

OR

 

How many tools do you have on-board your boat for all those "just in case" situations?

 

There's always 2 ways to "swing a cat"

But you don't have to hump the tools back wards and forwards from house to boat.

They stay on the boat

[Idunhoe]

It's a well known fact, you take the same stuff to the boat regardless of whether you are staying on just for the night or away for a month.

[nicknorman]

Easy - move far enough away so that you have to fly to the boat, then you can only take 1 item of hand baggage.

[Mike Tee]

Or do the opposite like we used to - live on board, so when you go away there is no need to pack anything, you take it all with you anyway!!

[muddywaters]

Or do the opposite like we used to - live on board, so when you go away there is no need to pack anything, you take it all with you anyway!!

That's what I will be doing as soon as my boat is back in the water.

Holidaying in Birmingham next year lol

[craftycarper]

We are going away for a week cruising - why does my wife need about 4 coats, 6 pairs of shoes three travelbags of clothes, various hats and about a cwt of makeup/lippy? ........

 

Whats wrong with a carrier bag with one handle with an assorted anount of smalls?

 

Does my head in.

 

<Love her really>

that made me chuckle as it's an oh so familiar scenario, but you must also remember that a happy wife leads to a happy life

[FadeToScarlet]

You managed without BACON ?

Hopefully it was the Only Bacon Recommended For Boaters ™

 

[MtB]

You managed without BACON ?

yes, I've given it up. there seems to be a growing body of evidence that it gives you bowel cancer, according to a telly programme the other day.

 

Or it may have been on the radio...

 

 

MtB

"Dr Rachel Thompson, the charity's deputy head of science, says that "strong evidence" shows that eating 50g a day of processed meat – one sausage or two slices of bacon – increases your risk of bowel cancer by 18% and that having 100g a day raises it by 36%."

 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/07/processed-meat-scare-bacon-sandwich-health

[Bod]

With regard to necessary luggage, I suggest you bring the recent thread, regarding boating in the "all-together" to your wifes attention.

 

Bod (head now well below the parapet)

[Guest]

Isn't the idea that you have boating clothes on the boat, wash em as needed while you are boating, leave them on boat when you leave?.

 

de rigueur boating dress of course involves black, or dark navy or 'lock paddle grease' dark yellow.

 

Foot wear is (again dark coloured) trainers. Or if you want to look like a proper boater big boots with 'grippy' soles.

 

The only stuff you carry from home to the boat is stuff you wouldn't be seen dead in at home, for fear of being mistaken for a person down on their luck or worse. Just check out how many 'down the nose' looks you get when shopping in Tesco whilst boating compared to when you are at home.

[nb Innisfree]

yes, I've given it up. there seems to be a growing body of evidence that it gives you bowel cancer, according to a telly programme the other day.

 

Or it may have been on the radio...

 

 

MtB

"Dr Rachel Thompson, the charity's deputy head of science, says that "strong evidence" shows that eating 50g a day of processed meat one sausage or two slices of bacon increases your risk of bowel cancer by 18% and that having 100g a day raises it by 36%."

 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/07/processed-meat-scare-bacon-sandwich-health

I think the key is 'every day' An occasional treat is ok IMO.

Edited September 27, 2014 by nb Innisfree

[steven wilkinson]

never mind the bacon - there will be no other treats either if the wife is told she can't have her 'just in case' clothes!

[Bettie Boo]

never mind the bacon - there will be no other treats either if the wife is told she can't have her 'just in case' clothes!

 

Words of wisdom

[Paul G2]

yes, I've given it up. there seems to be a growing body of evidence that it gives you bowel cancer, according to a telly programme the other day.

 

Or it may have been on the radio...

 

 

MtB

"Dr Rachel Thompson, the charity's deputy head of science, says that "strong evidence" shows that eating 50g a day of processed meat – one sausage or two slices of bacon – increases your risk of bowel cancer by 18% and that having 100g a day raises it by 36%."

 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/07/processed-meat-scare-bacon-sandwich-health

 

What are you talking about, I eat bacon all the time.

 

Oh, wait......

[Pykebird]

You can never have too many shoes, coats hats dresses etc, just because you only wear the same things ! Its all about choice.

[Hawkmoth]

If we gave up everything that was said to be bad for us life would be very dull.

I don't know who it was said it first, but the words of wisdom are "Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening."

Bob

[b0atman]

So glad beer is good for you.