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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 24, 2018 18:24:26 GMT
Since the new £1 coin was introduced, most supermarkets seem not to have bothered to have modified their trolleys to accept them, and whether it is coincidence or not I've noticed a sharp increase in the number of shopping trolleys in and around canals this year. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 18:26:03 GMT
I never noticed any reduction.
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 18:31:45 GMT
£1 for 4 castors and a load of weld mesh is an absolute bargain 🔨🔨🔨🍻👍
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Post by metanoia on Jul 24, 2018 18:31:57 GMT
Must be you - or where you're cruising.
Should get out more - too much time on the internet isn't always a good thing!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 24, 2018 18:48:12 GMT
Must be you - or where you're cruising. Should get out more - too much time on the internet isn't always a good thing! Met x Definitely noticed more of them this year although I suppose on balance that since the carrier bag charge was introduced I seem to spend a lot less time hacking them off the prop.
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Post by metanoia on Jul 24, 2018 18:51:51 GMT
Trollies or carrier bags?
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Post by metanoia on Jul 24, 2018 18:53:05 GMT
Seriously, think it really is down to location.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 18:59:00 GMT
I have noticed, whilst on the T&M, that at many bridges there is a pile of old metal (cycle frames, bits of scaffold etc) left by the towpath. I assume someone (C&RT?) have been dragging the bridge holes, but unfortunately they've left the detritus behind. Can't think where that's going to end up Rog
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 19:03:20 GMT
I have noticed, whilst on the T&M, that at many bridges there is a pile of old metal (cycle frames, bits of scaffold etc) left by the towpath. I assume someone (C&RT?) have been dragging the bridge holes, but unfortunately they've left the detritus behind. Can't think where that's going to end up Rog I've always knocked the engine into neutral going through bridges - no matter what boat I'm on, quicker to slowly coast through than have to stop and clear a load of grief from the prop
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 19:06:36 GMT
I have noticed, whilst on the T&M, that at many bridges there is a pile of old metal (cycle frames, bits of scaffold etc) left by the towpath. I assume someone (C&RT?) have been dragging the bridge holes, but unfortunately they've left the detritus behind. Can't think where that's going to end up Rog Its eastern Europeans looking for guns with magnets. They will cause a ban to be introduced eventually just like what happened in the early days of metal detecting. Ho hum.
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 24, 2018 20:23:32 GMT
Since the new £1 coin was introduced, most supermarkets seem not to have bothered to have modified their trolleys to accept them, and whether it is coincidence or not I've noticed a sharp increase in the number of shopping trolleys in and around canals this year. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this? I would say that most supermarkets have. But some still don’t require a coin at all - Asda on Ryder’s Green flight being one of the worst. What I have noticed is far fewer plastic bags in the cut, and generally littering the place. What we need now is a tax on plastic bottles, or preferably ban them altogether. The human race has survived for thousands of years without a need to be constantly clutching a bottle of drink, that has only come in over the past 30 years. So if they banned then human race will probably survive. Fortunately plasticphobia is becoming trendy thanks to Blue Planet etc.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 24, 2018 21:44:40 GMT
We have thrown many shopping trolleys in the cut behind us, knowing someone else will be blamed for it. A Pound a splash!
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Post by thebfg on Jul 24, 2018 21:46:07 GMT
Since the new £1 coin was introduced, most supermarkets seem not to have bothered to have modified their trolleys to accept them, and whether it is coincidence or not I've noticed a sharp increase in the number of shopping trolleys in and around canals this year. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this? I would say that most supermarkets have. But some still don’t require a coin at all - Asda on Ryder’s Green flight being one of the worst. What I have noticed is far fewer plastic bags in the cut, and generally littering the place. What we need now is a tax on plastic bottles, or preferably ban them altogether. The human race has survived for thousands of years without a need to be constantly clutching a bottle of drink, that has only come in over the past 30 years. So if they banned then human race will probably survive. Fortunately plasticphobia is becoming trendy thanks to Blue Planet etc. I'm working reading festival in a coop. we have introduced a bottle bank. you get charged extra for the bottle and when you return it you get a voucher to spend it back in store. it's only a trial but I'll see how popular it is
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Post by thebfg on Jul 24, 2018 21:58:21 GMT
coop toilet roll is made from paper recycled in store and coop water bottles are made from old carrier bags.
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Post by peterboat on Jul 24, 2018 21:59:51 GMT
I have noticed, whilst on the T&M, that at many bridges there is a pile of old metal (cycle frames, bits of scaffold etc) left by the towpath. I assume someone (C&RT?) have been dragging the bridge holes, but unfortunately they've left the detritus behind. Can't think where that's going to end up Rog Magnet fishers Rog they always leave the rubbish on the side, still better than around my prop
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