Caught in a queue of baby hire-boaters for the staircase at Stourport.

[MoominPapa]

That is all. Two hours to get from the river and out of Stourport. Ugh,

 

MP.

 

[billS]

Isn't there a set of barge locks there that you could have sneaked into?

[nbfiresprite]

16 minutes ago, billS said:

Isn't there a set of barge locks there that you could have sneaked into?

Only if you have a set of bolt choppers, they are normally chained up. Does Stourport still have alock keeper onsite?

[zenataomm]

Hire boaters or boat hirers …….hmmm?

[cuthound]

I didn't think the hire companies would hire to anyone under the age of 18... ?

[Captain Pegg]

Just now, cuthound said:

I didn't think the hire companies would hire to anyone under the age of 18... ?

I was wondering what a baby hire-boater was too.

[MoominPapa]

59 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:

I was wondering what a baby hire-boater was too.

Still green, newly hatched, inexperienced.

 

Came through Droitwich again at the weekend. Looks like you're on your hols.

 

MP.

[Captain Pegg]

1 minute ago, MoominPapa said:

Still green, newly hatched, inexperienced.

 

Came through Droitwich again at the weekend. Looks like you're on your hols.

 

MP.

It can take a while to get through there at any time. Doesn't take many boats to cause a jam.

 

Vulpes left home last Friday and may not be back until Xmas. It's currently in a safe haven as I am on my hols but in a strange foreign land rather than on the boat.

 

JP

[MoominPapa]

26 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:

Doesn't take many boats to cause a jam.

 

It didn't!

 

 

[pete.i]

"baby hire boaters" The OP's, and his ilk,  extremely childish and idiotic way to refer to people new on the cut. Like as if they never ever made mistakes and wasn't new themselves once. 

[The Bearwood Boster]

Fridays are even worse as this is the usual day for boats going in/out of the dry dock.Don't ask me how I know this ...?

[Richard10002]

16 hours ago, MoominPapa said:

That is all. Two hours to get from the river and out of Stourport. Ugh,

 

MP.

 

Oh dear! How many of them were in front of you?

[reg]

It's that time of year to meet and chat to many new faces whilst waiting at locks. 

[furnessvale]

12 minutes ago, reg said:

It's that time of year to meet and chat to many new faces whilst waiting at locks. 

Even that is becoming a novelty.  It seems to becoming the norm that boaters remain in splendid isolation with their boats in the queue until you have finished with the lock, then they will walk up to take over as you depart! ?

 

George

[MoominPapa]

1 hour ago, pete.i said:

"baby hire boaters" The OP's, and his ilk,  extremely childish and idiotic way to refer to people new on the cut. Like as if they never ever made mistakes and wasn't new themselves once. 

I thought it was quite a nice metaphor. Doesn't imply disapproval (who doesn't like babies?) and quite apt. I'm not  saying that newbies should be banned, and I followed them up without complaint, choosing to express my mild frustration here and not to them direct.

 

I find that the last skill learned is thinking about more than one lock at a time. We've all see boats that go perfectly through a lock, close the exit gate (despite a boat coming the other way) 'cause they were told to, get everyone on board then go round the corner and repeat the whole thing at the next lock. Such tactics make two two-lock staircases, with limited space for passing in-between, very slow.

 

MP.

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by MoominPapa

[MoominPapa]

52 minutes ago, Richard10002 said:

Oh dear! How many of them were in front of you?

Three going up and two down. On up and one down were old hands and did it fast when not blocked.

 

MP.

 

[tree monkey]

1 hour ago, pete.i said:

"baby hire boaters" The OP's, and his ilk,  extremely childish and idiotic way to refer to people new on the cut. Like as if they never ever made mistakes and wasn't new themselves once. 

Absolutely moomin act your age, I've already bought my crusty cardigan and practiced weeing my self, planning ahead you see it's the sensible thing to do.

 

 I didn't know you had a pet, what is an ilk? 

[rusty69]

2 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

Absolutely moomin act your age, I've already bought my crusty cardigan and practiced weeing my self, planning ahead you see it's the sensible thing to do.

 

 I didn't know you had a pet, what is an ilk? 

Is that in preparation for the big 50?

 

An ilk is similar to an elk! 

Edited August 29, 2018 by rusty69

[tree monkey]

4 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Is that in preparation for the big 50?

 

An ilk is similar to an elk! 

Might be

 

Similar to an elk, no wonder they were slow at the locks, that's a big pet for a narrowboat

[zenataomm]

27 minutes ago, furnessvale said:

Even that is becoming a novelty.  It seems to becoming the norm that boaters remain in splendid isolation with their boats in the queue until you have finished with the lock, then they will walk up to take over as you depart! ?

 

George

With all of the posts on here promoting cold shouldering volunteer lock keepers and those who don't apply in writing x triplicate before joining in at a lock ….. is it any wonder?

[rusty69]

Just now, tree monkey said:

Might be

 

Similar to an elk, no wonder they were slow at the locks, that's a big pet for a narrowboat

That it is. Should really be banned on narrowboats, due to elk and safety! 

[doratheexplorer]

7 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Is that in preparation for the big 50?

 

An ilk is similar to an elk! 

An Ilk is a sick Elk

[rusty69]

2 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:

An Ilk is a sick Elk

Surely a sick elk would be a silk. 

[doratheexplorer]

Just now, rusty69 said:

Surely a sick elk would be a silk. 

That simply shows how little you know

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, doratheexplorer said:

That simply shows how little you know

I have no eye deer.