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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 16:06:06 GMT
We stopped off at the services as we left Oxford and whilst I was busy with rubbish and cassette, Jane was chatting to a lady boater. The lady was trying to reduce the amount of stuff stored on her roof (bike, hose etc) as the lift bridges and willow trees on this stretch can be tricky. But storage is always awkward for liveaboards, especially on forty foot boats  The lady was a real character, with a colourful history, and apparently fascinating company. As we cruised away, Jane was telling me of their conversation. The thought struck me that we all have a story to tell, of how we got into boats, what we enjoy and don't enjoy, whether we're into silence and candle light, or all mod cons and gadgets. There is no right or wrong way of doing it, we just all bring our own experience, preferences and styles to boating. Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 17:23:47 GMT
We stopped off at the services as we left Oxford and whilst I was busy with rubbish and cassette, Jane was chatting to a lady boater. The lady was trying to reduce the amount of stuff stored on her roof (bike, hose etc) as the lift bridges and willow trees on this stretch can be tricky. But storage is always awkward for liveaboards, especially on forty foot boats The lady was a real character, with a colourful history, and apparently fascinating company. As we cruised away, Jane was telling me of their conversation. The thought struck me that we all have a story to tell, of how we got into boats, what we enjoy and don't enjoy, whether we're into silence and candle light, or all mod cons and gadgets. There is no right or wrong way of doing it, we just all bring our own experience, preferences and styles to boating. Rog Kenneth Grahame got it to a tee 🚢🍻👍 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing... about in boats — or with boats. In or out of ’em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not. |
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Post by thebfg on Sept 1, 2018 11:41:42 GMT
all our story's should be different overwise it would be a boring world.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 1, 2018 11:43:24 GMT
We stopped off at the services as we left Oxford and whilst I was busy with rubbish and cassette........... ZZZzzzzzz....... falls off perch. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 11:44:38 GMT
I have absolutely nothing remotely interesting to say.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 11:45:14 GMT
We stopped off at the services as we left Oxford and whilst I was busy with rubbish and cassette........... ZZZzzzzzz....... falls off perch. Fascinating |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 1, 2018 11:53:11 GMT
The thought struck me that we all have a story to tell, of how we got into boats On my front deck are some doors and I normally get in through there. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 12:04:00 GMT
all our story's should be different overwise it would be a boring world. I agree, and yet you still hear people saying "they're all scrounging bastards" or that liveaboards are all "scruffy bastards". One of my favourite bits about living on the boat is the people we meet as we move around. Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 12:07:05 GMT
I've never heard anyone say either of those things apart from Telemachus and he only comes on here for a giggle.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 1, 2018 12:09:06 GMT
But we are all scruffy bastards. Plus, we smell of diesel and wood smoke.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 12:16:09 GMT
I've never heard anyone say either of those things apart from Telemachus and he only comes on here for a giggle. Heard the "scruffy" nonsense recently at a lock, from an otherwise pleasant lady boater. Rog |
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Post by patty on Sept 1, 2018 12:19:01 GMT
I'm scruffy ATM..just bin filling gaps with cement...its messy stuff...may have put tad to much water in..
Also finished repairing dads bench..decided to use up all the odd bits of wood....its a real Patty special..got one set of clothes covered in wood stain
Next plan..use up rest of paint..no waste here
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 12:20:34 GMT
I've never heard anyone say either of those things apart from Telemachus and he only comes on here for a giggle. Heard the "scruffy" nonsense recently at a lock, from an otherwise pleasant lady boater. Rog I've always been told I talk to the wrong people. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 12:20:55 GMT
But we are all scruffy bastards. Plus, we smell of diesel and wood smoke. Nope. Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 12:24:46 GMT
I met a couple who lived on a boat while they rented out the house. Nice boat they were not scruffy however the bloke was always fishing for pike and for this reason I judged him very harshly. He will forever be etched in my mind as a pike eater. In fact even his much younger wife was a pike eater.
Nice enough people, yellow Rayburn in the boat Gardner 4 pot engine shiny paint but eating pike?? What !!
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