haza Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 hello every one ,as i dont think this post merits to be among the already ,bogs piss and crap debate ,,but it was some thing clodi said whom bye the way i agree with 100 per cent i dont think there is a man alive or a women ,for that matter who as not been took short in the pee department .but if there is any one out there who as never been took short ,,can i ask are you a member of canal world .in the day most human waste went in the cut along with all the other stuff from foundrys factorys and the like ..where does the saying bucket and chuckit come from ..and yes thanks be the canals and rivers are so much better and cleaner theses day and long may it continue to be that way ,but come on you expect me to believe some members of canal world have never put pee in the cut ..no nay never will i ever be having that ,,so you guys like polls have you put pee in the cut i have and i am a she ..not for many years i have not tho may i add ..mr would pee up the tree if there was now one abt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) I never put pee in a cut..... Stings too much. I use my newly patented rusty heshewee when i get caught short Edited August 21, 2018 by rusty69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rusty69 Posted August 21, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 To Pee, or not to Pee: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the bladder to suffer a full cassette of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a hedge of brambles, And by opposing empty it. To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The bladder-ache, and the thousand unnatural visits. That flesh is heir to, 'tis a constipation Devoutly to be flushed. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to poo: aye, there's the rub; For in that sleep of constipation what may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal Thetford. 2 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUMPY Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 In days gone by you used to nip behind a hedge dig a hole and bury your waste. To many people on the cut for that to work now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendorr Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 In days of old, when knights were bold and toilets weren't invented They dug a hole in the middle of the road and sat there, quite contented. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 I’ve been known to boat along, single handed, tiller in one hand, tool in t’other.....vital to check wind direction before easing springs! And, of course, only in appropriate locations. After all, I’m keeping the level up....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 I've been known to boat alone tiller in my grip. Supping tea, i wanna pee, but too afraid to slip. My new invention, did i mention, always close at hand. See post 2, it's good for pee, but not so much for poo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haza Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 you guys always make me smile ...most times lol just loved the poem lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWoolcock Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Over the years I've learned so much from so many former working boatmen that has made so much difference, but the relevant tip given to me for single handed male boaters is to carry a fabric softener bottle. I'm never without one! Cheers Ed ? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 A boat steerer's catheter is what's needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DandV Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, dave moore said: I’ve been known to boat along, single handed, tiller in one hand, tool in t’other.....vital to check wind direction before easing springs! And, of course, only in appropriate locations. After all, I’m keeping the level up....? I have heard on good authority that this activity is the actual origin of the expression "going to the loo"" On sailing vessels, sit down business was generally accomplished on seats, or benches, with no centre, located directly above the water alongside of the bowsprit, under the headsails, Hence the term "the heads" has been retained for marine toilets even after they were moved indoors. For males wanting a pee, they just ducked down to the downwind side, (or in sailing talk, leward side.) pronounced loo'ad. Just off to the loo was therefore the term to request a temporary private absence for a visit to the lee rail. Edited August 22, 2018 by DandV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st ade Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 9 hours ago, dave moore said: easing springs That takes me back! 1 hour ago, DandV said: On sailing vessels, sit down business was generally accomplished on seats, or benches, with no centre, located directly above the water alongside of the bowsprit, under the headsails, Hence the term "the heads" has been retained for marine toilets even after they were moved indoors. For males wanting a pee, they just ducked down to the downwind side, (or in sailing talk, leward side.) pronounced loo'ad. Just off to the loo was therefore the term to request a temporary private absence for a visit to the lee rail. Hadn't heard either of those before - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, dave moore said: I’ve been known to boat along, single handed, tiller in one hand, tool in t’other.....vital to check wind direction before easing springs! And, of course, only in appropriate locations. After all, I’m keeping the level up....? It’s what deep narrow locks were made for...however it seems to be frowned on when sharing a wide lock for some reason...oh and watch out for tall office blocks overlooking the locks...farmers bridge springs to mind .....? Edited August 22, 2018 by frangar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 7 hours ago, JamesWoolcock said: Over the years I've learned so much from so many former working boatmen that has made so much difference, but the relevant tip given to me for single handed male boaters is to carry a fabric softener bottle. I'm never without one! Cheers Ed ? James Comfort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onewheeler Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 There's always a fisherperson behind a bush who appears when taking relief while steering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Back in the day of fewer boats & leisure boats with loo's that dumped it in the cut concern was shown over the Welsh cut due to Hurleston "resie" being used as a source for Manchester's drinking water Tests were carried out on the water taken at set intervals & the nearer the water was to Hurleston the purer it turned out ,the mix of vegitation & other stuff canceled each other out as the number of boats increased the ingredients became unbalanced so a ban was placed on through hull "bogs" I remember at the time the "Experts were mistified & amazed & came back 2/3 times in different weather conditions to re test /check I was hired 1 time as the traveling Lab & saw one of the guys later & he confirmed the readings were correct the first couple or so tests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 6 hours ago, DandV said: I have heard on good authority that this activity is the actual origin of the expression "going to the loo"" On sailing vessels, sit down business was generally accomplished on seats, or benches, with no centre, located directly above the water alongside of the bowsprit, under the headsails, Hence the term "the heads" has been retained for marine toilets even after they were moved indoors. For males wanting a pee, they just ducked down to the downwind side, (or in sailing talk, leward side.) pronounced loo'ad. Just off to the loo was therefore the term to request a temporary private absence for a visit to the lee rail. The explanation, I thought, was: Gardy Loo: Scottish origin; the exclamation a Scottish person would shout as they prepared to throw a bucket of slops out of a window. It is supposed to derive from the French "gardez l'eau" or "mind the water". You're right about the heads, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWoolcock Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 6 hours ago, frangar said: It’s what deep narrow locks were made for...however it seems to be frowned on when sharing a wide lock for some reason...oh and watch out for tall office blocks overlooking the locks...farmers bridge springs to mind .....? I gave up on all such relief in locks after I heard the commanding voice of a school teacher call out "Now children, gather round"! 5 hours ago, rusty69 said: Comfort? Yes indeed. The size of the bottle neck is what is important to most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doratheexplorer Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Onewheeler said: There's always a fisherperson behind a bush who appears when taking relief while steering. This thread gives a whole new meaning to the term 'forum member'. Not that I've ever seen any of this surreptitious peeing But what about ladies? What are we supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 9 hours ago, frangar said: It’s what deep narrow locks were made for...however it seems to be frowned on when sharing a wide lock for some reason...oh and watch out for tall office blocks overlooking the locks...farmers bridge springs to mind .....? This reminds me of a friend of mine who used to collect/deliver large skips and he was caught desperately short one day and he parked roadside and climbed into the partly filled skip he had collected in desperation and was mid evacuation when a passing double decker bus had to wait in traffic with lots of people peering from top deck into his skip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, doratheexplorer said: But what about ladies? What are we supposed to do? See post #2. My newly patented rusty heshewee, available at all good stockists . Its wot i use, being a lady! (ok, its really my dinghy bailer, made from an old bleach bottle) Edited August 22, 2018 by rusty69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 People who pick up rubbish from the road side in their villages always take great care when the come across a part bottle of orange juice on the grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Riley Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 My device is similar, cut out of a 2ltr milk bottle. Unisex, with a handle. Easily renewable when it gets whiffy. Then of course there is the bathroom sink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodi Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 My wife was over the moon when I bought her a https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XCDRXH3/ref=asc_df_B06XCDRXH355017552/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22146&creativeASIN=B06XCDRXH3&linkCode=df0&hvadid=217951975137&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18368164846711422390&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007418&hvtargid=pla-357667803049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain_S Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 22 hours ago, dave moore said: I’ve been known to boat along, single handed, tiller in one hand, tool in t’other.....vital to check wind direction before easing springs! And, of course, only in appropriate locations. After all, I’m keeping the level up....? Actually, no : the liquid now in the cut was formerly, while in the boatman on the boat, displacing its own weight of water . The additional volume outside the boat is counterbalanced by the reduced displacement, and so the level remains unchanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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