CaRT Behaving Badly

[Paul C]

Indeed, and junk isn't necessarily negative. A lot of girls refer to their breasts and arse as "junk" these days, so I'm led to believe.

[Loafer]

Indeed, and junk isn't necessarily negative. A lot of girls refer to their breasts and arse as "junk" these days, so I'm led to believe.

 

Well the slim ones can chuck them all my way, if they like!

[the barnacle]

 

From here: http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=45820&hl=rubbish+on+towpath#entry849264

 

Boat Name:Nb Fat Rascal

Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:07 AM

 

It doesnt give me any pleasure to confirm this fact, but the picture shows the bags of rubbish collected along the towpath from the winding hole on the Puddle banks on the GU up to Bridge 88 on the North Oxford. This was last Sunday - 1st April and I can assure you that 90% + was from boaters. An old Porta potti/old fenders and rope/ a fuel filter ( element and housing)/ large picnic table/ several gallon oil cans containing waste oil and the other more general rubbish. Yes there wasa some rubbish that could be dog walkers or cyclists, but that was a very small part of what we found. There is a lot of room for improvment, but the better news is that the section we cleared from Braunston Tunnel down to the junction a month ago has remained virtually clear. Litter breeds More litter ???

 

 

Also ask Maffi about rubbish left by and in the cut, not just fishermen and walkers etc.

 

 

Wonder why the barrel was thrown away - i can see why they would go along collecting rubbish but i think the dog bowl bit is someone trying to stur the situation - i was along the canal a few weeks ago and saw a mattress bags of rubbish and some paint pots in the middle of the countryside about half a mile from the nearest road so must of been a boater.

[tidal]

 

Well the slim ones can chuck them all my way, if they like!

Some of us aren't that picky

[matty40s]

To badmouth CaRT and portray action as disproportionate and unreasonable. A bit like portraying the isrealis levelling a PLO camp as an unprovoked attack on refugees.

 

 

So, the spirit of commercialism has not yet affected CRT ??

 

Difficult to move a notice, put it anywhere you want and photograph it is it?

 

I came home today, this notice was at the front of my boat, pointing towards the rear.

It wasn't there yesterday morning when I left, neither was the post.

It was not there at the start of November according to the two boats that have purchased winter moorings at this location.

There is room for another 2 70 footers in the space behind me.

 

I am going this weekend so not bothered.

But it makes you think who authorised the cost of installing an additional post and sign(arrow is unique - the wind battered one the other end has no arrow) (tanalised timber, two cable clips and unique sign - manpower - health and safety signage during istallation etc etc etc..)

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2015 by matty40s

[Athy]

I wonder if they'll be visiting Cropredy when they've finished the K&A. A few of the long term moorers there are right royally taking the p!ss with crap on the bank.

 

 

Whoops.

But at least the bench beside our boat is available for tired ramblers to rest their legs - and indeed for the 90-year old Dad of the chap on the next boat to have a sit-down on his way from the road bridge to his son's craft. So I don't really feel guilty.

 

 

Edit: the "Clearing The Towpath" thread started today has been locked shut after TWO posts. Is this a record?

Edited November 19, 2015 by Athy

[Paul C]

Edit: the "Clearing The Towpath" thread started today has been locked shut after TWO posts. Is this a record?

 

 

 

It was locked because its a duplicate thread and the 2nd post had linked to this one - I was online at the time, I saw it and I locked it straight away, for the benefit of the forum.

 

There's been threads with 1 post locked so no, its not a record. But to lock a 1 post thread normally means someone who can lock it, posted it. For example, an announcement.

[Martin Megson]

Seems perfectly reasonable to me. Towpath users often complain about fishermen who take over the towpath with all their gear so it seems only fair that boaters shouldn't clutter up the towpath.

[Top cat]

I see no reason to focus on the words junk or rubbish in this thread.

 

The opening post here was talking about C&RT removing items that have no place on a towpath like dog bowls and bird feeders and now bikes and piles of logs.

Then we hear they were warned weeks ago and even had offending items labelled.

 

What exactly is the problem here?

 

Items left unattended on public accessible land next to water stand every chance of ending up in it.

I don't want to see towpaths looking like an Asian Slum Waterway.

 

Inland Waterways are our heritage and not a housing estate for those who don't see a need to be tidy or respect land they not only don't own but also have no right to use for their own personal misuse.

Well said have a greenie.

 

Top Cat

[johnnie1uk]

I wonder if they'll be visiting Cropredy when they've finished the K&A. A few of the long term moorers there are right royally taking the p!ss with crap on the bank.

 

When I was moored there for a couple of weeks earlier this year one passer-by actually complimented me on the tidy presentation of my boat. I commented it wasn't that tidy with a fair bit of junk and clutter on the roof. He said that's what he meant, it was all on my boat, not on the towpath "unlike lots of boats along here" (or words to that effect).

I went through Cropredy a couple of weeks ago nothing has changed. and one of the canalside garden owners had cut back a willow and left all the branches in the canal.

[RLWP]

Edit: the "Clearing The Towpath" thread started today has been locked shut after TWO posts. Is this a record?

 

Of course not. Threads have been locked after one post, even before they are read. You must have missed one of those sweary 'I have no friends' attacks we had recently

 

Richard

[Paul C]

 

Of course not. Threads have been locked after one post, even before they are read. You must have missed one of those sweary 'I have no friends' attacks we had recently

 

Richard

 

If you really want records, I implemented a little change onto the registration process to block this style of spam attack - and "caught" a newly-registered member and banned him/her with 0 posts, before he/she even had a chance to make any posts at all. So, if you accept its possible, the record could be said to be "0 posts". There's tons of locked threads with 1 post. And there's a number of visible locked threads with 1 post.

[nipper]

All it was was a duplicate thread! don't start worrying! The only people to join that thread was the OP and the mod that closed it!

 

Too late, I took too long!

Edited November 19, 2015 by nipper

[kingswood]

 

 

So, the spirit of commercialism has not yet affected CRT ??

 

 

I came home today, this notice was at the front of my boat, pointing towards the rear.

It wasn't there yesterday morning when I left, neither was the post.

It was not there at the start of November according to the two boats that have purchased winter moorings at this location.

There is room for another 2 70 footers in the space behind me.

 

I am going this weekend so not bothered.

But it makes you think who authorised the cost of installing an additional post and sign(arrow is unique - the wind battered one the other end has no arrow) (tanalised timber, two cable clips and unique sign - manpower - health and safety signage during istallation etc etc etc..)

 

 

 

yes they appeared in Loughborough too no boats moored there though

[RLWP]

All it was was a duplicate thread! don't start worrying! The only people to join that thread was the OP and the mod that closed it!

 

Too late, I took too long!

 

And me!

 

Richard

[Graham Davis]

I see no reason to focus on the words junk or rubbish in this thread.

 

The opening post here was talking about C&RT removing items that have no place on a towpath like dog bowls and bird feeders and now bikes and piles of logs.

Then we hear they were warned weeks ago and even had offending items labelled.

 

What exactly is the problem here?

 

Items left unattended on public accessible land next to water stand every chance of ending up in it.

I don't want to see towpaths looking like an Asian Slum Waterway.

 

Inland Waterways are our heritage and not a housing estate for those who don't see a need to be tidy or respect land they not only don't own but also have no right to use for their own personal misuse.

 

Run out of green things, so have a virtual one!

[nipper]

 

And me!

 

Richard

[ditchcrawler]

 

So true!!!! I wonder how many dog bowls and birdfeeders they've actually removed...

 

Its another illustration of "perception is everything" - what is perceived as junk etc.

Also a trailer

I wonder if they'll be visiting Cropredy when they've finished the K&A. A few of the long term moorers there are right royally taking the p!ss with crap on the bank.

 

When I was moored there for a couple of weeks earlier this year one passer-by actually complimented me on the tidy presentation of my boat. I commented it wasn't that tidy with a fair bit of junk and clutter on the roof. He said that's what he meant, it was all on my boat, not on the towpath "unlike lots of boats along here" (or words to that effect).

CRT have had a word and told them it will be removed, I was talking to one of the boaters from there in September

[tillergirl]

One mans junk is another mans treasure

[ditchcrawler]

One mans junk is another mans treasure

Are the auctioning it?

[Paul C]

Some "junk" has a positive cost, some negative. For example, one can take scrap metal to the local council recycling centre, throw it into a skip....and you get nothing. Or you could take it to the local scrap metal merchant and get money (into your bank account). Same is true with plastic, engine oil, etc.

[vulpyfox]

My motto is "take only photographs and leave only footprints".

Footprints don't do well on rare plants.......

[Paul C]

Footprints don't do well on rare plants.......

 

My nature walk around Area 51 didn't go that well either.....

[vulpyfox]

 

My nature walk around Area 51 didn't go that well either.....

Step on some bug eyed aliens?

[cuthound]

Footprints don't do well on rare plants.......

Yeah but now that CRT have tarmac'd all the towpaths there is no room for rare plants