mrsmelly Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Anyone in the area have any local views/news re the incident with the boat and tree last evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 What incident? What have you heard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Just now, Mike the Boilerman said: What incident? The incident with the boat and the tree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Just now, Alan de Enfield said: The incident with the boat and the tree. Where was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Just now, ditchcrawler said: on Facebook What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/fallen-tree-capsizes-canal-boats-in-clifton-upon-dunsmore-and-traps-people-inside-1-8642591/amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) I'm not sure I can take the suspense. Suspense over now I've seen Tim's link. Edited September 21, 2018 by Rob-M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 So, despite the sensationalist use of "capsized" in the headline (journalists, eh?) the boat tipped on to its side, not upside down. Thankfully it looks as if no one was hurt. Now, who owned the tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 I live about ten minutes walk from Clifton Wharf, and know nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Edited September 21, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canals are us? Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 The tree looks hollow/ quite rotten in the Central News report. Glad they are ok. Thank goodness they weren't in a GRP boat! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 50 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Where was it? On the canal next to a tree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 35 minutes ago, zenataomm said: I live about ten minutes walk from Clifton Wharf, and know nothing. How far away do you live if you run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: How far away do you live if you run? Even longer as I'd have to keep stopping for a rest. I'm delighted to see The Rugby Gossip doesn't exaggerate or dramatize, I'd be amazed if they even know there's a canal near Rugby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted September 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Just been on the local tv. That must have been one big tree that is a well crushed cabin. I bet whoever was inside knows the colour of adrenalin after that, a very lucky escape. Had it been gap they would have been dead more likely. Edited September 21, 2018 by mrsmelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 hope they are all safe would insurance cover that or is an act of God/Allah/Buddha/satan/or CRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Can we get tree monkey on here and ask him to apologise and do some sort of public pennance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 44 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: How far away do you live if you run? More importantly, how much more might you know if you ran? 1 hour ago, zenataomm said: I live about ten minutes walk from Clifton Wharf, and know nothing. 18 minutes ago, Nut said: would insurance cover that or is an act of God/Allah/Buddha/satan/or CRT Good question. My thought is that it would be claimed against whoever owns the tree but that’s only a guess. A major road half a mile from my house got blocked on Wed when a large branch fell off a tree in someone’s front garden. After 5 hours the council turned up with chainsaws and put it all on his front garden. Then sent him the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 15 minutes ago, WotEver said: More importantly, how much more might you know if you ran? Good question. My thought is that it would be claimed against whoever owns the tree but that’s only a guess. A major road half a mile from my house got blocked on Wed when a large branch fell off a tree in someone’s front garden. After 5 hours the council turned up with chainsaws and put it all on his front garden. Then sent him the bill. Me and next door got about 6 trailer loads of firewood like that a few years back, it was on the side of the A12 but was taken down before it fell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, WotEver said: More importantly, how much more might you know if you ran? Good question. My thought is that it would be claimed against whoever owns the tree but that’s only a guess. A major road half a mile from my house got blocked on Wed when a large branch fell off a tree in someone’s front garden. After 5 hours the council turned up with chainsaws and put it all on his front garden. Then sent him the bill. Insurance should cover it, it's normally considered an act of god. It's considered that landowners should ensure their trees are safe, how onerous that liability is varies. Oh and what sort of penitance does the forum require? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 There would be some strange irony here if this were on the new bit of moorings on the main line,where they have created some very unsatisfactory permanent moorings against typical Northern Oxford sloping stone sides, (rather than up the branch,). Nothing to do with the "tree down" of course, and I'm of course glad nobody was hurt, but those new moorings really should never have been agreed by CRT, (assuming they have been, of course!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, tree monkey said: Oh and what sort of penitance does the forum require? I’ve got some poplars that need polarding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, WotEver said: I’ve got some poplars that need polarding... Don't, unless either they already have been and it's to stop them collapsing or your happy to repeat the process every 10yrs or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, alan_fincher said: Northern Oxford sloping stone sides, (rather than up the branch,). Didn't the boat end up "up the branch" ? Was it a trunk-call when they phoned the emergency services ? Edited September 21, 2018 by Alan de Enfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featured Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now