Peter-Bullfinch Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 This brown frothy sludge like matter is certainly not sewage based as far as I can see. It's all along the Leeds and Liverpool from Burscough and the Rufford branch onto Wigan and Leigh and on towards Manchester I was curious and scooped some up into a pint glass as went through a large area. It's some form of brown lumpy algae and isn't smelly. I'm sure it's being caused by the warm weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 A bit like the boater who thought the lillies look fantastic. It was floating pennywort. Inexperience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-Bullfinch Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) If I've chosen the right pic then you can see the foul looking lumpy blighters here. Edited July 5, 2018 by Peter-Bullfinch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguila Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 That stuff was green when it first appeared around Appley Lock a couple of weeks ago. How anyone can mistake it for sewage is beyond me (no smell, no loo paper, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozlite Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Whilst an individual can legally do anything that it is not specifically illegal to do, it is the reverse for a company. A company can only do what it is authorised to do. Attorney-General v. Great Eastern Railway Co. (1880) 5 App.Cas. 473, Lord Blackburn said, at p. 481: 'where there is an Act of Parliament creating a corporation for a particular purpose, and giving it powers for that particular purpose, what it does not expressly or impliedly authorise is to be taken to be prohibited; ...' [my emphasis] This was cited with approval by the same House in the 1991 judgment in McCarthy & Stone v Richmond LBC, with all 5 Law Lords in unanimous agreement on the point. Yes, no disagreement there - but what are you responding to? Where have I suggested that a company should do something it’s not entitled to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguila Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Aguila said: That stuff was green when it first appeared around Appley Lock a couple of weeks ago. How anyone can mistake it for sewage is beyond me (no smell, no loo paper, etc). There's more "sewage" between the Ring O' Bells pub and the Rufford Branch junction than anywhere else, but it's everywhere! Not particularly good pics I'm afraid but the DSLR was at home. Edited July 6, 2018 by Aguila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 53 minutes ago, Aguila said: Not particularly good pics I'm afraid but the DSLR was at home. They are still not "s**t" photos, though, are they ?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I thought they were a bit cr*p.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguila Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, alan_fincher said: They are still not "s**t" photos, though, are they ?!? I think it's some form of vegetation, but I'm not prepared to scoop a handful up to find out for sure !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Su's known in both The Farmers & The Slipway pub, where she moors between as being ' not the brightest' when it comes to living on a boat! ? This thread proves that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 28 minutes ago, andyberg said: Su's known in both The Farmers & The Slipway pub, where she moors between as being ' not the brightest' when it comes to living on a boat! ? This thread proves that! That was not very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Su Jonesy Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, andyberg said: Su's known in both The Farmers & The Slipway pub, where she moors between as being ' not the brightest' when it comes to living on a boat! ? This thread proves that! I might not be the brightest. And yes made some silly mistakes. Seems you wan't to make this personal. I only made a comment. TROLL LOL Oh I see now you are on the Lancaster. Edited July 7, 2018 by Su Jonesy extra details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 On 06/07/2018 at 20:42, Aguila said: There's more "sewage" between the Ring O' Bells pub and the Rufford Branch junction than anywhere else, but it's everywhere! Not particularly good pics I'm afraid but the DSLR was at home. Tis an iceberg. My mistake, tis a turdberg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 9 hours ago, Su Jonesy said: I might not be the brightest. And yes made some silly mistakes. Seems you wan't to make this personal. I only made a comment. TROLL LOL Oh I see now you are on the Lancaster. FWIW, I think the comments made about you were absolutely disgraceful, and say far more about the originator than you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said: FWIW, I think the comments made about you were absolutely disgraceful, and say far more about the originator than you. Agree 100% which is why I commented straight away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) On 01/07/2018 at 17:16, Su Jonesy said: Why do people have to empty their pump out toilets into the canal? In Burscough this happens everyday as boaters seem to think because this is a quite stretch the can. This weather it's terribly smelly and a health hazzard. I darent carry out prop clearing. Offenders should be fined or their licences revoked. Why do you single out pump out toilet owners when there are also cassette/Elsan owners doing it as well. Presumably you have seen the culprits doing this disgusting practice so you will have reported them, or are you just making an assumption? Edited July 7, 2018 by Flyboy Edited for spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Flyboy said: …...there are also cassette/elan owners doing it as well. When did Lotus start fitting their cars with toilets ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: When did Lotus start fitting their cars with toilets ? Well spotted. I've corrected my typo. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: When did Lotus start fitting their cars with toilets ? There must be a witty reply to that somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: When did Lotus start fitting their cars with toilets ? You got me out of the bath in my Mini to ask me that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Flyboy said: Well spotted. I've corrected my typo. thanks. You can't do that,it spoils it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: There must be a witty reply to that somewhere Maybe - "That Elan goes like sheet off a shovel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbybass Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Having had my arm down to the bottom of my pumpout tank on a few occasions.....that doesn't totally fit with what I saw from my macerator ? If it is sewerage...have you considered someone parked near the bank in a RV or camper van ?..just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Su Jonesy Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Mac of Cygnet said: FWIW, I think the comments made about you were absolutely disgraceful, and say far more about the originator than you. Much appreciated. Just wish I could close this down now. I thought this was a sight for communicating and finding out stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Maybe - "That Elan goes like sheet off a shovel" Elsan MacArthur had a Lotus Kingfisher went two sheets to the wind. Edited July 8, 2018 by rusty69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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