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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 17:37:34 GMT
So you find a quiet lonely spot, out of the way, but able to get a tv picture for Pumas v England at 8.15pm tonight. I can run my honda genny and disturb absolutely no one. Bliss  Of course someone decides to join me, a boat length in front. Why oh why do people have to moor near boats, are they scared of the dark! Suppose it's batteries time after all. Rog |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jun 17, 2017 17:44:46 GMT
That so pisses me off, when there's a mile of empty empty towpath either side, and they decide to moor right next to me. In the past, I've untied, moved off then re-moored far enough away but within sight, in the hope that they get the message.
Meanwhile, I'd suggest that you run your generator as late as you want, and if they complain about it, then stab them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 17:50:39 GMT
So you find a quiet lonely spot, out of the way, but able to get a tv picture for Pumas v England at 8.15pm tonight. I can run my honda genny and disturb absolutely no one. Bliss Of course someone decides to join me, a boat length in front. Why oh why do people have to moor near boats, are they scared of the dark! Suppose it's batteries time after all. Rog I have had the same happen today. Won't bother me, I'll still run the genny. I was here first, purposely to do so. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 17:57:56 GMT
It doesn't only happen to boaters.
We tend to used small 5 van only sites with minimum facilities, no more than a large field with electric hook ups, a water tap and somewhere to empty the loo.
Often even when there is loads of space somebody will draw up close to you and pitch right close.
Maybe people get lonely?
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Post by lollygagger on Jun 17, 2017 18:04:12 GMT
It doesn't only happen to boaters. We tend to used small 5 van only sites with minimum facilities, no more than a large field with electric hook ups, a water tap and somewhere to empty the loo. Often even when there is loads of space somebody will draw up close to you and pitch right close. Maybe people get lonely? You're so right there, you can almost count on it. It's happened to me so many times that if I'm in, I move while they're still pitching because the buggers are never friendly beyond hello. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jun 17, 2017 18:19:23 GMT
It doesn't only happen to boaters. We tend to used small 5 van only sites with minimum facilities, no more than a large field with electric hook ups, a water tap and somewhere to empty the loo. Often even when there is loads of space somebody will draw up close to you and pitch right close. Maybe people get lonely? Same when you park up in a truck, I parked on a bit of waste land in Haverford West one night, which was easily five or six acres in size, and some Paddy came along and parked right next to me, with a running fridge trailer as well, which sounds like a London taxi. As well as this, my TV reception instantly disappeared due to the mass of metal sat next to my aerial. I immediately moved over to the other side of the waste land and parked there, and the Thick Mick looked at me as if I was being in some way out of order. |
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Post by Delta9 on Jun 17, 2017 18:44:59 GMT
I used to get it a lot in my motorhome too. Germans and Swedes seem to be even worse than Brits for it. I had a German pull up inches from my bumper when I was in the middle of the mountains, miles from a paved road, and then he complained I had my music on too loud...
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jun 17, 2017 18:52:22 GMT
The last time it happened to us on the boat, a bit of Hawkwind blasted out at Volume 10 soon got rid of them.
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Post by patty on Jun 17, 2017 18:55:06 GMT
Maybe its the safety in numbers thing or pack instinct that kicks in.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 19:05:20 GMT
It is. I call it the herding instinct.
the worst one I had was moored in a very isolated spot on the Thames above Lechlade. There are loads of moorings like that up there. I had a dog at the time and she was wondering about near my boat.
Non towpath side and no livestock around so no problem.
A boat moored up really close and the woman came over and said "can you put your dog on your boat as we have a cat". Nobody else around for miles.
WTF??
Anyway I moved on and found an equally pleasant spot about 10 minutes away from the idiots.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 19:24:29 GMT
It is. I call it the herding instinct. the worst one I had was moored in a very isolated spot on the Thames above Lechlade. There are loads of moorings like that up there. I had a dog at the time and she was wondering about near my boat. Non towpath side and no livestock around so no problem. A boat moored up really close and the woman came over and said "can you put your dog on your boat as we have a cat". Nobody else around for miles. WTF?? Anyway I moved on and found an equally pleasant spot about 10 minutes away from the idiots. I hate the herding. |
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Post by peterboat on Jun 17, 2017 20:15:32 GMT
It doesn't only happen to boaters. We tend to used small 5 van only sites with minimum facilities, no more than a large field with electric hook ups, a water tap and somewhere to empty the loo. Often even when there is loads of space somebody will draw up close to you and pitch right close. Maybe people get lonely? Same when you park up in a truck, I parked on a bit of waste land in Haverford West one night, which was easily five or six acres in size, and some Paddy came along and parked right next to me, with a running fridge trailer as well, which sounds like a London taxi. As well as this, my TV reception instantly disappeared due to the mass of metal sat next to my aerial. I immediately moved over to the other side of the waste land and parked there, and the Thick Mick looked at me as if I was being in some way out of order. Freezer trucks I hate them why cant they soundproof the bloody things? Its like a pneumatic drill going off, you are just dropping off to sleep and then one fires up for 20-30 mins, and as they get older the longer they run |
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Post by naughtyfox on Jun 17, 2017 21:15:59 GMT
Heh! We've just done similar, saw some boats at a spot with parking rings and pulled in. Everyone is quiet though, no-one is bothering anyone else. People are here I think as there is a view to the Weaver valley and Joseph Locke's railway viaduct of twenty sandstone arches erected by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.
We went down the Anderton Boat Lift yesterday and up it today. For no particular reason!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 21:41:13 GMT
Well, I took Jenlyn's advice and ran the genny, having checked it could barely be heard at the other guy's boat. I actually went to speak to him, but he'd locked up and disappeared (pub maybe?). Turned the genny off once the game ended (yeay....England win again), and the sky is immediately lit up by fireworks. It's like Beirut here. What with the trains and fireworks, not the quietest mooring. We've often joked that on occasions we select a solitary mooring, we should scatter beer cans around, put the genny out, play Led Zeppelin very loud, and put up signs saying 'please join our christian commune'. Rog Did I mention England won  |
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Post by Saltysplash on Jun 17, 2017 21:46:49 GMT
I love mooring up next to people in isolated spots and watching the feckers move off to another spot. mwhahaha  |
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