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Post by ianali on Aug 2, 2022 19:01:21 GMT
Met loads of hire boaters and share boaters (tomorrows boat owners) having a wonderful time ... readily accepting restrictions and closures and cheerfully coming up with plan b or c Rog It is wonderful out on the water. We boat every year for about 8 months on board. This costs us maybe 5/6 k for the year. People pay that for a couple of weeks abroad.
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Post by metanoia on Aug 2, 2022 19:01:37 GMT
I guess Iβm outta step here at times. I think inland boating offers good value for money. I donβt like price increases but itβs happening all over the country. Why would the waterways be any different? I've no issue with price increase. I do have an issue with funding being mismanaged. I'm more than happy to pay more for a genuine CC licence . I probably use more of the system and facilities (as long as I can move around it and those services are actually there) than those who have to pay for a mooring for months.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:05:05 GMT
Got a train into Birmingham to enjoy some of the games party ... great fun.
C&RT had lots of personnel (volunteers I suppose) around Gas Street, meeting and greeting and 'selling the dream'.
Easy to forget but many look on enviously at us and dream of enjoying what we perhaps, take for granted.
Rog
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Post by metanoia on Aug 2, 2022 19:05:39 GMT
Met loads of hire boaters and share boaters (tomorrows boat owners) having a wonderful time ... readily accepting restrictions and closures and cheerfully coming up with plan b or c Rog I've met very many who swear they will never do it again. (most admitted they'd watched too much TV/Utube/social media hype).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:05:42 GMT
Met loads of hire boaters and share boaters (tomorrows boat owners) having a wonderful time ... readily accepting restrictions and closures and cheerfully coming up with plan b or c Rog It is wonderful out on the water. We boat every year for about 8 months on board. This costs us maybe 5/6 k for the year. People pay that for a couple of weeks abroad. No comparison.
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Post by ianali on Aug 2, 2022 19:06:54 GMT
It is wonderful out on the water. We boat every year for about 8 months on board. This costs us maybe 5/6 k for the year. People pay that for a couple of weeks abroad. No comparison.Β No comparison between me holidaying on a boat and going abroad?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:08:17 GMT
Got a train into Birmingham to enjoy some of the games party ... great fun. C&RT had lots of personnel (volunteers I suppose) around Gas Street, meeting and greeting and 'selling the dream'. Easy to forget but many look on enviously at us and dream of enjoying what we perhaps, take for granted. Rog You need to get rid of those crappy foster grants, and replace them with a decent pair of ray-bans π
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:08:49 GMT
No comparison between me holidaying on a boat and going abroad? Absolutely none whatsoever.
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Post by metanoia on Aug 2, 2022 19:09:04 GMT
It is wonderful out on the water. We boat every year for about 8 months on board. This costs us maybe 5/6 k for the year. People pay that for a couple of weeks abroad. No comparison. I MUST RESIST ...!!!
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Post by ianali on Aug 2, 2022 19:10:15 GMT
No comparison between me holidaying on a boat and going abroad? Absolutely none whatsoever. Why?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:10:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:11:13 GMT
Absolutely none whatsoever. Why? Have you a narrowboat moored abroad?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:11:29 GMT
I disagree with you @jj ... nothing personal ... no need for snide comments ... we just see things differently.
Rog
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Post by ianali on Aug 2, 2022 19:12:26 GMT
Have you a narrowboat moored abroad? Been To Wales in it. Does that count?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 19:13:19 GMT
I disagree with you @jj ... nothing personal ... no need for snide comments ... we just see things differently. Rog I'm not being snide, stop being twatty about it. And you wonder why dunkley digs at you π
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