Captain Pegg Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Now I'm REALLY curious. I often see posts here which quote another post without adding anything. Are they something to do with prodding someone with that twig? How so? I have always taken it to be cock-up but in this case it was because I had drafted a couple of responses before concluding that I didn't really need to defend myself against the characterisation presented hence I literally decided to say nothing and demonstrate such. I've never even used the report function on this forum. JP Edited October 26, 2017 by Captain Pegg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, nicknorman said: But the difference is, all those boats in congested pack were just waiting to do something, get a load from a nearby wharf or whatever. They weren’t moored in a random place causing an obstruction for weeks at a time. I was going to post something similar to Alan, but what he has said certainly reflects my experience of working boat practice during the last few years of operation on the Grand Union. Of course there were not really many lock landing places as such in the 1960's just towpath edge, sometimes with a couple of huge wooden bollards, so a pair would moor up wherever they could find enough depth of water after a long working day. MInd you they would have been arriving long after you woulsd normally tie up, and would be gone probably before you were awake, so they wouldn't have actually inconvenienced any one. Edited October 26, 2017 by David Schweizer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, alan_fincher said: I can assure you you actually couldn't be more wrong Nick. You clearly don't have the interest to look at many images of how the canals were actually worked. Boats were left all over the place if it suited those doing it, and pictures of what looks like mayhem at locks and junctions are commonplace. Working boaters would very rarely have brought their boat to the side as they were about to work through a lock - there probably would not have been the required depth anyway. The normal way of working was that if you knew a lock was ahead, and if a boater coming the other way had not indicated it was in your favour, (the gates would have been left open of course), then you would have someone ahead on a bike, and it would have been nade ready to motor straight in to. Boats moored as in your picture would seldom have been an issue. Note I am not saying that is how things still should work, or condoning the boats you are unhappy with - I'm simply pulling you up on historical accuracy/ Here ya go, look beyond the top gates. (It was possibly the aftermath of a stoppage, but why let the facts get in the way of a good story) Edited October 26, 2017 by Ray T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I think the naughty boaters concerned are just trying to be helpful. That lock landing is indeed shallow, I cant get on it. Now at this time of year its even quieter than usual up there so if a single handed boater got grounded he could be stuck for months before another boat passed to execute a rescue. The two boats are just using deploying themselves as the canal equivalent of a lighthouse. but more seriously, a few small responsible canal communities on some of the quieter parts of the BCN might actually be a very good thing. ...............Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted October 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 25 minutes ago, dmr said: but more seriously, a few small responsible canal communities on some of the quieter parts of the BCN might actually be a very good thing. ...............Dave I quite agree. There is so much space and scope for it. But not on a lock landing on a junction! But it is coming slowly, there are more boats on the W&E say around Brownhills these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWoolcock Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 17 hours ago, nicknorman said: Agreed. Look at Tim and Pru! Anyway, ‘tis just banter between me and MtB. That said, in the particular context which was about the culture and etiquette prevalent decades ago, you had to be there to have experienced it. I was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty Crow Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 On 24/10/2017 at 18:37, nicknorman said: Usually full of scruffy people with cheapo batteries that don’t work properly! Well you sound like a right judgmental old git. Unfortunately more and more of your type seem to be taking up boating. You watch a few episodes of Tim and Pru and decide that boatings going to be your new hobby. And then moan about other canal users because they don't fit into your blinkered idea of what boating should be. Hopefully you'll soon get bored and swap your boat for a nice caravan. Then those of use who enjoy the diversity of the inland waterways can all get on in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^ eeeeeek! Tin hat, deck chair, beer, popcorn 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Midnight said: ^^^^^^^^^ eeeeeek! Tin hat, deck chair, beer, popcorn He had to drag up a post the best part of 3 weeks old to get that shot in - must be quite keen for an argument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmr Posted November 11, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 25 minutes ago, The Crusty Crow said: Well you sound like a right judgmental old git. Unfortunately more and more of your type seem to be taking up boating. You watch a few episodes of Tim and Pru and decide that boatings going to be your new hobby. And then moan about other canal users because they don't fit into your blinkered idea of what boating should be. Hopefully you'll soon get bored and swap your boat for a nice caravan. Then those of use who enjoy the diversity of the inland waterways can all get on in peace. Nick certainly can be a bit of a monster in some of his posts but you really should read the forum before attacking him, he already has a caravan! and an aeroplane, and is certainly not a "Tim and Pru" newcomer. If you seriously want to insult him then Hudsons and Butlers is the accepted approach. ................Dave 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arthur Marshall Posted November 11, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 hours ago, The Crusty Crow said: Well you sound like a right judgmental old git. Unfortunately more and more of your type seem to be taking up boating. You watch a few episodes of Tim and Pru and decide that boatings going to be your new hobby. And then moan about other canal users because they don't fit into your blinkered idea of what boating should be. Hopefully you'll soon get bored and swap your boat for a nice caravan. Then those of use who enjoy the diversity of the inland waterways can all get on in peace. Nice to read such a non-judgemental post... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Crusty Crow said: Well you sound like a right judgmental old git. Unfortunately more and more of your type seem to be taking up boating. You watch a few episodes of Tim and Pru and decide that boatings going to be your new hobby. And then moan about other canal users because they don't fit into your blinkered idea of what boating should be. Hopefully you'll soon get bored and swap your boat for a nice caravan. Then those of use who enjoy the diversity of the inland waterways can all get on in peace. What a silly and ignorant person you are. I’ve been boating far longer than you have and it’s the relatively recent arrival of selfish people who think the world owes them a living, that they can do what they like on the canals without a care of how it might affect other people, that is responsible for the recent decline. I expect you are one of them. 2 hours ago, dmr said: Nick certainly can be a bit of a monster in some of his posts but you really should read the forum before attacking him, he already has a caravan! and an aeroplane, and is certainly not a "Tim and Pru" newcomer. If you seriously want to insult him then Hudsons and Butlers is the accepted approach. ................Dave You forgot rivets! And I have no aeroplanes, but I have two aircraft. Well I do get the use of two aeroplanes as well I suppose. Edited November 11, 2017 by nicknorman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sea Dog said: He had to drag up a post the best part of 3 weeks old to get that shot in - must be quite keen for an argument! Presumably we can expect to wait another 3 weeks for the repost. Some people are very slow at typing. I’ve put a note in my diary (you know, the one with a signed photo of Tim and Pru on the cover). Edited November 11, 2017 by nicknorman 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sea Dog said: He had to drag up a post the best part of 3 weeks old to get that shot in - must be quite keen for an argument! Do you reckon he wants the five minute argument, or the full half hour? Edited November 11, 2017 by rusty69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Do you reckon he wants the five minute argument, or the full half hour? Well if it’s the full half hour with 3 weeks between each exchange, that should take us well into the next century. Jolly exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 4 hours ago, dmr said: If you seriously want to insult him then Hudsons and Butlers is the accepted approach. ................Dave ^^^^^^^ This....... and of course....... this......... 1 hour ago, nicknorman said: You forgot rivets! ........except they are not rivets, of course! (That's given me my daily fix - thanks!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain_S Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 1 hour ago, nicknorman said: (snip) You forgot rivets! And I have no aeroplanes, but I have two aircraft. Well I do get the use of two aeroplanes as well I suppose. One for use by the butler? (When he's not polishing rivets.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Iain_S said: One for use by the butler? (When he's not polishing rivets.) I thought the butler washered the rivets, not polished them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain_S Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 I thought they came washered? Maybe it was just a bit of blacking rubbed off, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 21 hours ago, rusty69 said: Do you reckon he wants the five minute argument, or the full half hour? No! He came in here for the blow onthe head. You know. Just there. Where it hurts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Why are you hitting your head with a hammer? Because it’s lovely when I stop.,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty Crow Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 On 11/11/2017 at 13:25, nicknorman said: What a silly and ignorant person you are. Pot, kettle black comes to mind. There was more than enough space on the lock landing for you to use it. I came past there whilst they were moored there and stopped off for an hour. This is also a lock that is hardly ever used as most folk use other flights at factory or smethwick. This is why it is heavily silted up and difficult to manoeuvre. But hey ho, carry on with your lovely summer hobby of racing around the BCN and moaning about anyone who has the audacity to be in your way. Hopefully you have mothballed your boat for the winter so those of us who cruise the BCN and surrounding canals all year round can get on in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty Crow Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 On 11/11/2017 at 13:29, nicknorman said: Presumably we can expect to wait another 3 weeks for the repost. Some people are very slow at typing. I’ve put a note in my diary (you know, the one with a signed photo of Tim and Pru on the cover). I only use this forum when looking for advice from members and there wealth of knowledge. Not somewhere i would choose to slag other boaters off. Until now. However your pathetic "moorons" post ended up on a Facebook. So you're now famous on there for being a moaning old git too. Why don't you go and tell the boat owner on there how he was in your way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, The Crusty Crow said: I only use this forum when looking for advice from members and there wealth of knowledge. Not somewhere i would choose to slag other boaters off. Until now. However your pathetic "moorons" post ended up on a Facebook. So you're now famous on there for being a moaning old git too. Why don't you go and tell the boat owner on there how he was in your way? Wow your typing is getting faster! Have you been having lessons? Anyway, since you are a self confessed “all take and no give” sort of person I’m sure you got on very well with the chap moored on the lock landing on the junction. So much in common! Edited November 15, 2017 by nicknorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty Crow Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) Oh dear! Oh well nick norman. If you really wanted to have a moan you could have posted your experience on "moored like a twat" Facebook group. Or ask a friend to help you to if you're not competent enough. Anyway, have a pleasant afternoon. Tararabit. Edited November 15, 2017 by The Crusty Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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