Poll: Boat dweller or live on the bank?

[dmr]

I think Mikes poll is very interesting and a sample of well over 100 from a boat population of 30,000 is not that bad (the statistics pro's can go into detail if they wish).

I suspect its a bigger sample than most political opinion polls. The self selecting error is interesting as much as a limitation.

With about 5000 ccers (mostly liveaboard) from those 30,000 boaters I am surprised by the result. The are many interesting possibilities...

There are an awful lot of non CCing livaboards.

Many leisure boaters doing longer cruisers consider themselves liveaboards (which is quite reasonable).

Liveaboard boaters are massively over represented in the forum.

It might just be that non liveaboards vote as liveaboards because that's what they really want to be, just like lots of tory voters used to claim to be voting labour because that's what they aspired to do but couldn't quite manage to achieve  (in the old days when we had a labour party!)

...............Dave

[MtB]

2 minutes ago, David Schweizer said:

Some of us may wish to substitute the word "divisive"

 

I see your sense of humour bypass operation was a success!

[system 4-50]

What does a coffeepot as opposed to a teapot on the roof signify?

[mrsmelly]

40 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

So does that mean you aren't allowed to leave the boat ever, for holidays or shopping? Are you at least allowed to open the curtains at Christmas?

Nick, if you are going to " Quote " please read the bit you quote old bean especialy the bit re " Holidays " 

[tomsk]

24 minutes ago, Athy said:

What a relief that you added those last four words.

Why Athy?  There is a thread on here somewhere discussing the matter. Have I transgressed a 'Rool'? Please advise.

[rusty69]

8 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

What does a coffeepot as opposed to a teapot on the roof signify?

That the occupants "swing" the other way. 

[tomsk]

18 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

What does a coffeepot as opposed to a teapot on the roof signify?

That the 'swinger' or boat based deviant prefers coffee, the iconography remains similar as I understand it.

The exception being the flagrant roof-top display of traditional eastern European copper coffee boilers which signify the occupants are members of the affluent middle classes and likely to declare 'I'm arriving! I'm arriving!' when indulging in satisfactory coitus.

(Is this OK Athers?)

Edited May 15, 2017 by tomsk

[nicknorman]

23 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

Nick, if you are going to " Quote " please read the bit you quote old bean especialy the bit re " Holidays " 

Surely you don't expect me to actually read a post before disagreeing with it? You are being unreasonable.

[mrsmelly]

2 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

Surely you don't expect me to actually read a post before disagreeing with it? You are being unreasonable.

Yes ok thats a very valid point 

[mross]

1 hour ago, BruceinSanity said:

BSc (Psychology), MPhil (Clin Psych), CPsychol, FBPsS, last post before retirement Associate Director, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales Bangor.

That's impressive.  But I reckon you are not a Sociologist?  Anyway, I see you cut MtB some slack!  

[BruceinSanity]

1 hour ago, nicknorman said:

Even I don't remember that!

Thank heavens for that, cos I didn't.

1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

I think we should wait Bruce's professional opinion on this!

I think it needs a properly funded research project involving both quantitative and qualitative methods and taking at least two years...

[BruceinSanity]

47 minutes ago, mross said:

That's impressive.  But I reckon you are not a Sociologist?

Nah, I used to employ sociologists if I couldn't get psychologists! 

[ditchcrawler]

3 hours ago, dmr said:

The teapot was originally a membership sign for a female boaters facebook group so that they could recognise each other in real life and wave, but as it now appears to have taken on a more interesting meaning I will revue the future of ours.

................Dave

I saw a few about last trip

[Athy]

4 hours ago, tomsk said:

Why Athy?  There is a thread on here somewhere discussing the matter. Have I transgressed a 'Rool'? Please advise.

Yes indeed, the rule of knowing how to spell rule. Be dooly advised.

[WotEver]

12 minutes ago, Athy said:

Be dooly advised.

 

[Athy]

I'm sure that our colleague Wanted will be touched by this warm tribute.

 

[rusty69]

8 hours ago, WotEver said:

 

Weren't they on euro vision last week? 

[ditchcrawler]

Is that a better lead than the Brexit result?

[Neil2]

16 hours ago, WotEver said:

 

Cilla Black used to tell a story about the phone in quiz on Liverpool radio where the question was "Which pop group recently had a hit with The Lion Sleeps Tonight".  The answer was of course "Tight Fit".  

"Can you give us a clue" the contestant asks.

 "Think of your husband's underpants" says the DJ

She replies "Is it the Dooleys?" 

 

   

[WotEver]

25 minutes ago, Neil2 said:

Cilla Black used to tell a story about the phone in quiz on Liverpool radio where the question was "Which pop group recently had a hit with The Lion Sleeps Tonight".  The answer was of course "Tight Fit".  

"Can you give us a clue" the contestant asks.

 "Think of your husband's underpants" says the DJ

She replies "Is it the Dooleys?"