March of the Widebeams

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Surely, if they are coming towards you they must be going the 'other way' ?

As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with 7 wives, each wife had 7 cats, each cat had 7 kits, how many were going to St Ives ?

Is it one?

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

Is it one?

You are just too good !!

[Dr Bob]

6 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Is it one?

It all depends on if they are overtaking you or not.

[mrsmelly]

11 hours ago, cereal tiller said:

Does your Girth affect your opinions Tim?

[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:

It all depends on if they are overtaking you or not.

There's no fooling you Bob,and so early on a Saturday morning too

[Athy]

2 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

There's no fooling you Bob,and so early on a Saturday morning too

[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, Athy said:

Just checking if you are all paying attention.

Edited October 8, 2017 by rusty69
corrected just in the nick of time

[WotEver]

24 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Surely, if they are coming towards you they must be going the 'other way' ?

As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with 7 wives, each wife had 7 cats, each cat had 7 kits, how many were going to St Ives ?

It's like the old car insurance claim... "I was proceeding down the road when I hit a stationary oak tree coming in the opposite direction."

Or... "The car was all over the road.  I had to swerve several times before I hit him."

Or... "I hit the pedestrian but he admitted it was his own fault as he'd been hit several times before."

[Alan de Enfield]

13 minutes ago, WotEver said:

It's like the old car insurance claim... "I was proceeding down the road when I hit a stationary oak tree coming in the opposite direction."

Or... "The car was all over the road.  I had to swerve several times before I hit him."

Or... "I hit the pedestrian but he admitted it was his own fault as he'd been hit several times before."

And, the oft quoted advert :

"Wanted, table for lady with Queen Anne legs"

[alan_fincher]

22 minutes ago, WotEver said:

It's like the old car insurance claim... "I was proceeding down the road when I hit a stationary oak tree coming in the opposite direction."

Or... "The car was all over the road.  I had to swerve several times before I hit him."

Or... "I hit the pedestrian but he admitted it was his own fault as he'd been hit several times before."

I particularly like......

"I turned into the wrong driveway and hit a tree I haven't got".

[Steilsteven]

11 hours ago, Dr Bob said:

If I am cruising the I would estimate 9 out of 10 narrow boats (or more) that come towards me going the other way, I dont have to take 'significant' avoidance action. Maybe 1 out of 10 (or less) ie at a bridge or blind bend and I have to take avoiding action - viz going into reverse. If they had all been wide beams then these numbers would look a lot different - a significant obstruction to navigation. They slow down lock operation by 50% or more and when moored in areas that are not wide they become an unnecessary chicane. I think they are a pain. Not a rant. Not a moan. Just a reaction to wide beams causing obstructions to navigation. No problem with them when they are not - for example moored up in a marina or moored on a wide section of the cut.

Sounds like a moan to me, after all if you can get past them they aren't an obstruction are they?

Perhaps you mean they are a challenge to your boating skills.

Keith 

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, Steilsteven said:

Sounds like a moan to me, after all if you can get past them they aren't an obstruction are they?

Perhaps you mean they are a challenge to your boating skills.

Keith 

Like traffic calming measures.You can get past them, but they cause obstruction if someone else is coming the other way

[cuthound]

46 minutes ago, WotEver said:

It's like the old car insurance claim... "I was proceeding down the road when I hit a stationary oak tree coming in the opposite direction."

Or... "The car was all over the road.  I had to swerve several times before I hit him."

Or... "I hit the pedestrian but he admitted it was his own fault as he'd been hit several times before."

My favourite was "On my way back from the Rose & Crown" I turned into what I thought was my drive, and collided with a tree I haven't  got"

Damn,  beaten to by Alan Fincher in post #185.  That'll teach me to post without reading the remaining posts 

Edited October 8, 2017 by cuthound

[Steilsteven]

10 hours ago, Captain Pegg said:

I thought I could be flippant but you are a master.

I can't see any value in a mod deliberately antagonising a valuable contributor to the forum.

JP

Nor me. Inverted moderator would be a better title.

Keith 

[Steilsteven]

1 hour ago, rusty69 said:

Is it one?

Not necessarily.

Keith 

[Sir Nibble]

49 minutes ago, WotEver said:

It's like the old car insurance claim... "I was proceeding down the road when I hit a stationary oak tree coming in the opposite direction."

Or... "The car was all over the road.  I had to swerve several times before I hit him."

Or... "I hit the pedestrian but he admitted it was his own fault as he'd been hit several times before."

I have recently been hearing a radio ad for some new vehicle with this automatic braking in case "the car in front gets too close".

[Athy]

22 minutes ago, Steilsteven said:

Nor me. Inverted moderator would be a better title.

Keith 

Nor me.Fortunately that has not happened in this thread.

[Steilsteven]

14 hours ago, Victor Vectis said:

I find the march of widebeams depressing.

The march of the mods was worse.

[X Alan W]

3 hours ago, WotEver said:

It's like the old car insurance claim... "I was proceeding down the road when I hit a stationary oak tree coming in the opposite direction."

Or... "The car was all over the road.  I had to swerve several times before I hit him."

Or... "I hit the pedestrian but he admitted it was his own fault as he'd been hit several times before."

Or I proceeded down the street & turned into a driveway that wasn't mine & hit a tree that's normally not there

[RLWP]

1 minute ago, X Alan W said:

Or I proceeded down the street & turned into a driveway that wasn't mine & hit a tree that's normally not there

As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there

[Dr Bob]

6 minutes ago, RLWP said:

As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there

"The only person missing (from the scene) was the Jack of Hearts"

Dylan. Wonderful song.

[rusty69]

12 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:

"The only person missing (from the scene) was the Jack of Hearts"

Dylan. Wonderful song.

Was listening to that only this morning

[MtB]

4 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Surely, if they are coming towards you they must be going the 'other way' ?

As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with 7 wives, each wife had 7 cats, each cat had 7 kits, how many were going to St Ives ?

 

345, given they were probably all travelling on the same train together. 

[system 4-50]

44 minutes ago, RLWP said:

As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there

He wasn't there again today.

[MtB]

2 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

He wasn't there again today.

"We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was as when,

although I wasn't there, he said he was my friend"

D Bowie