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Post by Jim on Oct 23, 2021 16:45:25 GMT
From the olden days, it might suit a boat less old boater. Licence or PRC not required.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 17:11:13 GMT
Them were the days when the freedom to kill yourself in interesting ways was considerably greater.
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 23, 2021 17:46:15 GMT
I didn’t realise paddle boarding went back that far!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 17:50:02 GMT
I wood not want a would boat myself.
That shaft on the other hand I would die for. looks like a really nice long shaft.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 17:51:21 GMT
Bet out house grumpy git says he is doing it wrong
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 17:59:33 GMT
The bloke on the towpath makes it look a bit dodgy.
Modern tech etc perhaps it's a setup.
Or not in Englandland.
Not that everything on here must be Englandland related but one wonders why timber would be floated.
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Post by Trina on Oct 23, 2021 18:41:12 GMT
I didn’t realise paddle boarding went back that far! I was actually wondering if he was the original paddle-boarder !😁 |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 23, 2021 18:49:44 GMT
I wood not want a would boat myself. That shaft on the other hand I would die for. looks like a really nice long shaft. I have a really nice long shaft.  |
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Post by JohnV on Oct 23, 2021 18:51:54 GMT
I wood not want a would boat myself. That shaft on the other hand I would die for. looks like a really nice long shaft. I have a really nice long shaft. don't tell me, you use it to push logs |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 23, 2021 18:54:45 GMT
I have a really nice long shaft. don't tell me, you use it to push logs I think you are confusing me with other posters.  |
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Post by Jim on Oct 23, 2021 19:01:37 GMT
don't tell me, you use it to push logs I think you are confusing me with other posters. Not according to rumours caused by your photo with the ginger god. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 23, 2021 19:44:41 GMT
I think you are confusing me with other posters. Not according to rumours caused by your photo with the ginger god. Honestly, if I did "bowl from the pavilion end" Quaysider would be my dream guy. Although I doubt he would put up with my ways for very long, same as the rest of them. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 19:55:21 GMT
Them were the days when the freedom to kill yourself in interesting ways was considerably greater. He did well to survive that, most H&S managers seem to regard a High Vis waistcoat, Hard hat and safety glasses as the equivalent of Bat Finks wings of Steel. |
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Post by airedaleman on Oct 23, 2021 20:25:19 GMT
In 1961 I had a 10 ton Bedford lorry and got a load to pick up from Surrey docks. When I got there it turned out to be 6 30ft 12inch x 12inch Douglas fir baulks. They were floating in the dock and a chap jumped down onto them nd directed the Crane . They were soon on board hanging over the headboard and overhanging the back with water running down the windscreen. The old lorry rolled about a bit but they stayed on and I took them to Daventry where they went into a big hole as shoring. The photo here looks much like from that time and certainly no safety gear as we understand it not even a life jacket but always a flat hat.
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Post by thebfg on Oct 24, 2021 1:13:23 GMT
Them were the days when the freedom to kill yourself in interesting ways was considerably greater. He did well to survive that, most H&S managers seem to regard a High Vis waistcoat, Hard hat and safety glasses as the equivalent of Bat Finks wings of Steel. Did you know hi viz was first introduced in the UK in 1965, nowadays the law deems an employer responsible so I can see why they make a fuss. Although an Australian study of drivers trying to see stationary cyclists on a closed circuit found that fluescent tops were not a significant improvement on black clothing at night and that retro-reflective strips were more effective when attached to knees and ankles than when worn on the upper body. In modern day urban roads with lights and reflective signs everywhere I bet drivers are more likely to spot an unlit cyclist in black than one that is lit up and blending in with the background. I mean people always moan about cyclists not having lights , but if they didn't see them how did they know? |
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