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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 19:55:07 GMT
Merry Christmas from the top of the cut. Just been out for a stroll in the sunshine. The pylon in the photo is one end of the longest pylon span in the country, going over Rochdale Canal summit pound. How did you get from Lancashire to Australia as quickly as that?
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Post by Trina on Dec 24, 2018 19:55:20 GMT
Happy Christmas to all on TB! It doesn't have to be 'commercial' - ricco has been watching too much TV and listening to Christmas jingles on the radio too much! I have only seen one advert, I think it was Lidl (?), the one with the Muslim sitting by the Christmas tree - Multicult shoved down your throats! I've avoided the Christmas panic, but did send a few cards with details written about our latest adventures not just 'Merry Xmas Fuck You' scribbled hastily inside. I got small presents for those who deserve them, charity shops come in real handy sometimes! Ringing the bells tomorrow for Christmas Day Service at Market Drayton church, that costs nothing and is entering the 'Christmas Spirit'. No parsnips and stuffing for me tomorrow, but I have some Blue Bishop Stilton and cheese biscuits, and a bottle of Glenfarclas to keep those pesky memories at bay Popped to Market Drayton by car to check the pumpout was still working(hope still working on Thurs). Saw Granny Buttons & Bruce on Sanity Again.Deffo some boats on the move.Our good friend Phil was also on the move on narrowboat Valerie(see Valerie blog).His boat burned out a few weeks ago-it happened so quickly that he's convinced it was a gas leak.He's lucky to be alive,sadly his old,blind/deaf dog Charlie didn't make it.Valerie was meant to be-read the blog & you'll see what I mean-Phil lost everything.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 24, 2018 19:57:54 GMT
Yes Happy Christmas everyone. We are sorted. All that remains is to drive to my mother’s house tomorrow, where Jeff is going to cook dinner. While I do something very important like sipping booze. Then we come back to boatie for a Boxing Day cruise. Boat is looking cozy tonight, it’s freezing outside. And I’ve been at the port already... But the dogs disapprove.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 20:02:02 GMT
Its "narrow boat" not "narrowboat". Eta God all my tea some people are so naff !
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 20:11:58 GMT
I'm guessing its the one with the chip shop beside it. A few minutes up the road from Wide Water lock. Or is it the one behind the swan and bottle. I have been considering doing a phone app called "where's my beer?" Mapping all local beer shops along with customer concerns and opening hours. Probably not worth it though. To be fair ! You are guessing wrong.
Go over the bridge in the pic (used to fish here as a nipper), across the raised footway (between the lakes - next one north was where I learnt to sail and canoe as a nipper), cross the ball practice area (used to collect the balls here as a nipper), up the hill to the clubhouse (used to deliver their papers as a nipper), go along to the roundabout then downhill along duel carriageway ( as a nipper I fell off pushbike here and was hospitalised - didn't learn my lesson). Old papershop has changed a bit over the years!
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 24, 2018 20:14:43 GMT
Its "narrow boat" not "narrowboat". Eta God all my tea some people are so naff ! It was a present from the in laws, I’ll be sure to let them know your opinion of their gift. Anyway, it IS narrowboat. Or narrow boat. And it’s “It’s” not “Its” if we are being pedantic. Oh and bah humbug to you too.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 20:40:29 GMT
Yes Happy Christmas everyone. We are sorted. All that remains is to drive to my mother’s house tomorrow, where Jeff is going to cook dinner. While I do something very important like sipping booze. Then we come back to boatie for a Boxing Day cruise. Boat is looking cozy tonight, it’s freezing outside. And I’ve been at the port already... But the dogs disapprove. Bloody hell! Looks like a corridor. Must be a squeeze for two.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 24, 2018 20:46:12 GMT
Apologies if I offend anyone with my bah humbug sentiments. There again if people are free to bang on about how wonderful Christmas is, I'm free to bang on about how it's a load of crap, utterly meaningless to me, and most if they were to open their eyes a little, and only sustained for commercial purposes. I think that's fair. I'm with you on this. I used to get mildly aroused by Christmas when my children were "of the age" but now they are in their twenties and more interested in cars, sex, drugs and alcohol than the Old Man, Christmas doesn't really do much for me. They don't even believe in Santa any more. I will enjoy having a couple of days off midweek but all I am planning to do tomorrow is to put some of my now highly illegal (thanks, eu!) paint stripper onto my scooter wheel.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Dec 24, 2018 20:50:36 GMT
Happy Christmas to all on TB! It doesn't have to be 'commercial' - ricco has been watching too much TV and listening to Christmas jingles on the radio too much! I have only seen one advert, I think it was Lidl (?), the one with the Muslim sitting by the Christmas tree - Multicult shoved down your throats! I've avoided the Christmas panic, but did send a few cards with details written about our latest adventures not just 'Merry Xmas Fuck You' scribbled hastily inside. I got small presents for those who deserve them, charity shops come in real handy sometimes! Ringing the bells tomorrow for Christmas Day Service at Market Drayton church, that costs nothing and is entering the 'Christmas Spirit'. No parsnips and stuffing for me tomorrow, but I have some Blue Bishop Stilton and cheese biscuits, and a bottle of Glenfarclas to keep those pesky memories at bay Frantically trying to find things on the radio/ t.v. without either Christmas themes or presenters getting giddy about the commercial event. Just listened to an interesting half hour on radio 4 about artificial intelligence. Bit of a black hole now so I think I'll annoy you lot till 9 when there's a half hour slot on 4 about George Soros which should be worth a listen. Double header of 'Life Below Zero' on Travel Channel at 10 with a bottle of wine, that should be me done. Kayaking at first light, head down to avoid any possibility of 'merry Christmas' from total strangers then off to my arse of a sister for several hours of living hell. This time tomorrow it will all be over, thank God. Well not thank God literally, I don't believe in God, you'll have gathered that I'm sure, but I'm sure you get my drift.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 24, 2018 20:53:24 GMT
Yes Happy Christmas everyone. We are sorted. All that remains is to drive to my mother’s house tomorrow, where Jeff is going to cook dinner. While I do something very important like sipping booze. Then we come back to boatie for a Boxing Day cruise. Boat is looking cozy tonight, it’s freezing outside. And I’ve been at the port already... But the dogs disapprove. Bloody hell! Looks like a corridor. Must be a squeeze for two. It’s a narrowboat! That’s what narrowboats are like. Squeezes are good when you are with someone you love. When you are with an inflatable friend, squeezes are bad and punctures and deflation are likely. In that circumstance, a fat boat is preferred.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 20:58:01 GMT
Bloody hell! Looks like a corridor. Must be a squeeze for two. It’s a narrowboat! That’s what narrowboats are like. Squeezes are good when you are with someone you love. When you are with an inflatable friend, squeezes are bad and punctures and deflation are likely. In that circumstance, a fat boat is preferred. Sod getting a narrowboat then, not enough room to swing a cat. Little wonder that some of you are jealous of wide beams. I feel superior 😆
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Post by thebfg on Dec 24, 2018 20:59:24 GMT
Yes Happy Christmas everyone. We are sorted. All that remains is to drive to my mother’s house tomorrow, where Jeff is going to cook dinner. While I do something very important like sipping booze. Then we come back to boatie for a Boxing Day cruise. Boat is looking cozy tonight, it’s freezing outside. And I’ve been at the port already... But the dogs disapprove. me and my mate have just devoured a bottle of Grahams now of home to watch a film drink a load of Taylor's, get the kids to sleep and empty the wardrobe of pressies. I'm hoping the film is not a certain Disney film.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 21:07:19 GMT
Living on a narrow boat for 12 years had a profound effect on me. My children, who have never been on a narrow boat, think it is what made me "silly". Its either that or the drinking which makes me silly. I reckon it was the narrow boat. They are extremely useful devices for passing through narrow locks however nobody has as yet come up with an alternative although I feel a vessel which could roll onto its side for locks then navigate the pounds as a wider vessel with more accommodation may be worth looking into as a design project.
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 24, 2018 21:15:23 GMT
as keeping excess beer rations aboard the vessel is not a viable solution. I disagree! it's just a question of utilising space correctly.... Flounce-for-a-week, eh?! Goodbye Cruel World - see yaz tomorra! It is a peculiar luxury to find myself aboard alone. All this space and just me here. How civilised that, after a day working locks up and down muddy towpaths, with cold, sodden workgloves on hands, and standing shivering whilst driving in the dark, one can have a shower with hot water and simply bathe in the warmth given out by the wood & coal stove. We have more than enough space in this little 40-foot boat. What would we do with another 32 feet? Oh yeah - sauna!
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 24, 2018 21:27:41 GMT
We too have an Xmas tree in our boat! Anyone recognise the painting?
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