magnetman Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Good guess the location picture Tesco Leighton Buzzard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Good guess the location picture Tesco Leighton Buzzard? Or more correctly, Leighton Bizzard. Not many people know that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettie Boo Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Good guess the location picture Tesco Leighton Buzzard? LOL did the title of the pic "Leighton Buzzard Ducks" give it away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchward Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 It comes from ergot which is found in mould on rye grains. Which lead to whole towns in the Middle Ages going "mad" I think this is what foxy is referring to. In which case it would have to be rye bread that mike has left mouldering on his boat. Regards kris Yes I expect that was the reference but ergot is not LSD but it has similar properties. LSD was a laboratory synthesized chemical using ergot alkaloids. you might grow ergot on rye bread but you won't grow LSD and eating rotten bread was not how Hoffman discovered LSDs most notable attributes. I still claim to have enjoyed my boating free from any hallucinogen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 LOL did the title of the pic "Leighton Buzzard Ducks" give it away? I didn't see the title of the picture as it happens this time Or more correctly, Leighton Bizzard. Not many people know that... Sorry MtB just worked out what you were on avout. Did not see the title on Bettie Boo's photo. When Bizzard posted his picture with the train the link had an error which copied the text to the forum post. This didn't happen with BB's post earlier. It was a guess based on looking at the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyertribe Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Well as it happens, I had GREAT weekend of boating completely spoiled at the end. You see, by mistake I left half a loaf of really nice bread in the bread bin on the boat instead of bringing it home with me. So in a few days it will be a pile of mould and be wasted. Disaster! Obviously CRT's fault, the bar stewards... Leaving the bread was A GOOD THING. You are now well on your way to a low carb diet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Leaving the bread was A GOOD THING. You are now well on your way to a low carb diet I LURVE low carbs. I had split Webbers on my Mini Cooper 'S' back in the day, FANTASTIC!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyertribe Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Ergot poisoning: St Anthony's fire Salem witch trials Ergot derived drug: stops my brain tumour growing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettie Boo Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I didn't see the title of the picture as it happens this time VERY good guess then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 It comes from ergot which is found in mould on rye grains. Which lead to whole towns in the Middle Ages going "mad" I think this is what foxy is referring to. In which case it would have to be rye bread that mike has left mouldering on his boat. Regards kris Thanks Kris, that's the stuff, and it was those very middle ages folks I had in mind when imagining the effect on the ducks, who I don't think should be subjected to mouldy bread. 'Course, there was a bit of license taking there to get to ducks on LSD, but I wasn't expecting so much expert scrutiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Gypsy Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 We saw lots of ducks & geese yesterday. Too many to feed. Some still nesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I still claim to have enjoyed my boating free from any hallucinogen. Me too, though travelling along some sections of canal does bring on delusions of competence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Now we've got onto LSD, who was it initially and rather condescendingly said 'drugs are for people who can't handle life'? (To which the mildly amusing answer was always "No, life is for people who can't handle their drugs".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris88 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Now we've got onto LSD, .) I don't know about you but I'm not on LSD, we where talking about ducks getting a dose of st Antony's fire from the mouldy bread on your boat. Regards kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve7a3 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 You don't need to own a boat to go boating, surely you understand this? After my first three weeks on a boat I believe this. You can get a lot of the experience by just walking along the towpath between locks with a windlass in your hand and a bunch of weird keys on a cork in your pocket! I've walked about twice as far as my boat has moved since I started! Not complaining though. It's been a great fitness program if nothing else, and all the ducks, geese, dogs (and occasionally their owners) and the views make up for all the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 We saw lots of ducks & geese yesterday. Too many to feed. Some still nesting. How busy are the public moorings in Ely? Not a single boat passed us on the Wissey yesterday; heading up that way today. MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillergirl Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 At least 99% of my boating is like that And us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Gypsy Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 How busy are the public moorings in Ely? Not a single boat passed us on the Wissey yesterday; heading up that way today. MP. No boats at all between the northern railway bridge and the bridge into the marina, apart from one next to the art gallery / antiques place - using scaffold poles to hold themselves away from the bank. I didn't go beyond the bridge & so don't know what it is like the other side. But the £100 a day charge (after 48 hours) seems to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 No boats at all between the northern railway bridge and the bridge into the marina, apart from one next to the art gallery / antiques place - using scaffold poles to hold themselves away from the bank. I didn't go beyond the bridge & so don't know what it is like the other side. But the £100 a day charge (after 48 hours) seems to be working. Good to hear, thanks. All the moorings are remarkably quiet. Three cruisers on the Jenyns Arms mooring, and the rest of Denver empty. We had the GOBA moorings at the bottom of the Wissey to ourselves on Saturday night. MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taslim Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 It comes from ergot which is found in mould on rye grains. Which lead to whole towns in the Middle Ages going "mad" I think this is what foxy is referring to. In which case it would have to be rye bread that mike has left mouldering on his boat. Regards kris St Vitas Dance I think.I often wondered what we were making from Ergot but Hey! Man! The colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris88 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 St Vitas Dance I think.I often wondered what we were making from Ergot but Hey! Man! The colours! The party is on mike the boilermans boat I believe. Which one of his boats I'm not sure. Regards kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 The party is on mike the boilermans boat I believe. Which one of his boats I'm not sure. Regards kris Only one of them has a dance floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchward Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 St Vitas Dance I think.I often wondered what we were making from Ergot but Hey! Man! The colours! St vitas dance is the historical name for sydenhams chorea which is a neurological disease. I don't think the onset is linked to ergot but I am not sure but it can be sparked off but a number of causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris88 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Ergot poisoning is known as st Antony's fire. Regards kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyertribe Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 St Vitas Dance I think.I often wondered what we were making from Ergot but Hey! Man! The colours! St Vitas dance is caused BT a streptococcal infection often associated with rheumatic fever Ergot poisoning is known as st Antony's fire. Regards kris As I said a few posts back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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