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Post by Telemachus on Jul 27, 2017 20:39:46 GMT
And then I encountered Mr Stabby! Ah yes, sorry if I pronounced the name of your boat wrongly, but you know how it is with us thickos. I fully well know you did it deliberately! Anyway, sorry for not stopping to chat but it was pissing down. Did you realise that the boat behind you was the Moomins, notable family from CWDF? Funnily enough it's only just occurred to me that you should be Mr Potato. Well, after all, your boat is named after a potato!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 27, 2017 20:44:25 GMT
Ah yes, sorry if I pronounced the name of your boat wrongly, but you know how it is with us thickos. Funnily enough it's only just occurred to me that you should be Mr Potato. Well, after all, your boat is named after a potato! Sorry, Naughty Fox has already claimed that joke.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 20:45:14 GMT
Ah yes, sorry if I pronounced the name of your boat wrongly, but you know how it is with us thickos. I fully well know you did it deliberately! Anyway, sorry for not stopping to chat but it was pissing down. Did you realise that the boat behind you was the Moomins, notable family from CWDF? Funnily enough it's only just occurred to me that you should be Mr Potato. Well, after all, your boat is named after a potato! Oddly enough he tried to say chicken backwards earlier with something in his mouth, must have been a desiree ....
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 27, 2017 20:46:21 GMT
Funnily enough it's only just occurred to me that you should be Mr Potato. Well, after all, your boat is named after a potato! Sorry, Naughty Fox has already claimed that joke. Oh well, the old ones are the best!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 21:15:34 GMT
Well done Telemachus, your good deed for the day. I'm afraid as soon as the gentleman shouted that, I'd have been off.
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 27, 2017 21:24:04 GMT
Well done Telemachus, your good deed for the day. I'm afraid as soon as the gentleman shouted that, I'd have been off. Rog What was odd was that his very short boat was now pointing the opposite direction, which apparently happened "accidentally" whilst he was trying to refloat it. I was trying to think of a way to justify getting ahead of him (not wanting to be behind a mad single hander down 5 locks, in the pissing rain) but he announced that he was heading off the way he was pointing to find a winding hole. Quite why he couldn't just spin it round back the other way as had clearly been done moments earlier, remained a mystery, but I wasn't going to argue. So he just set off, about 2 feet in front of the steel narrowboat exiting the lock (causing them to have to "emergency stop"). Outstanding!
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 27, 2017 22:02:07 GMT
If only I was quick enough! I was thinking "did he really just say that?" But when I checked with Jeff and his mum and dad after the event, they said "yes, he did!".
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Post by thebfg on Jul 30, 2017 22:12:36 GMT
WSo he just set off, about 2 feet in front of the steel narrowboat exiting the lock (causing them to have to "emergency stop"). Outstanding! In which I suspect no thank you, sorry or credit given to the hirer for actually avoiding sinking his boat.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 29, 2017 11:07:18 GMT
Back on the Oxford canal. It's so SMALL compared to the Thames. But nice! But despite being small, it still has its fair share of miserable cunts. Today we were approaching Shipton Weir lock, a boat was coming out. One of those ludicrous R W Davis Northwich Trader things made of meccano. The boat was 1/2 way ou of the lock going very slowly and at a an angle pointing a bit to their left (it's one of those diamond shaped locks) so it seemed to me it would be helpful if I kept left and we passed on the wrong side. I duly held my left arm fully out and wiggled it a bit, and held it there. The lady steering the boat was more concerned with her grumpy old man getting aboard onto the gunnels from the gate are and initially wasn't looking. When she did look, she initially pushed the tiller over to turn right, just for about 2 seconds, then saw what I was doing and turned back to the left. All this with us not that close, a couple of boat's lengths away and going very slowly. It was a complete non-event.
But that didn't stop mr miserable cunt saying pompously, as we drew level, not "hello, nice day", but "Horn signals are better than arm signals". What a miserable cunt, it was not only a completely unnecessary but also completely wrong. Most people on the cut don't understand horn signals (other than a long blast), everyone understands arm signals, why spoil the peace, and anyway there are far more deaf steerers than there are blind ones. Did I mention he was a miserable cunt?
Needless to say all my clever reposts came too late and I'm sure he won't have heard me calling him a cunt over his silly noisy smoky engine.
Next lock, we met a really nice chap taking his daughter and 2 tiny grandkids out for the day. I feel cleansed of miserable cunts. For the time being.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 11:20:32 GMT
Back on the Oxford canal. It's so SMALL compared to the Thames. But nice! But despite being small, it still has its fair share of miserable cunts. Today we were approaching Shipton Weir lock, a boat was coming out. One of those ludicrous R W Davis Northwich Trader things made of meccano. The boat was 1/2 way ou of the lock going very slowly and at a an angle pointing a bit to their left (it's one of those diamond shaped locks) so it seemed to me it would be helpful if I kept left and we passed on the wrong side. I duly held my left arm fully out and wiggled it a bit, and held it there. The lady steering the boat was more concerned with her grumpy old man getting aboard onto the gunnels from the gate are and initially wasn't looking. When she did look, she initially pushed the tiller over to turn right, just for about 2 seconds, then saw what I was doing and turned back to the left. All this with us not that close, a couple of boat's lengths away and going very slowly. It was a complete non-event. But that didn't stop mr miserable cunt saying pompously, as we drew level, not "hello, nice day", but "Horn signals are better than arm signals". What a miserable cunt, it was not only a completely unnecessary but also completely wrong. Most people on the cut don't understand horn signals (other than a long blast), everyone understands arm signals, why spoil the peace, and anyway there are far more deaf steerers than there are blind ones. Did I mention he was a miserable cunt? Needless to say all my clever reposts came too late and I'm sure he won't have heard me calling him a cunt over his silly noisy smoky engine. Next lock, we met a really nice chap taking his daughter and 2 tiny grandkids out for the day. I feel cleansed of miserable cunts. For the time being. No need shouting cunt at him over his noisy engine, deaf people understand the Bird just fine 👍
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 11:27:52 GMT
Ludicrous RW Davis Northwich Trader things" is funny coming from a Ludicrous SM Hudson Josher thing owner !!
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 29, 2017 11:29:48 GMT
Ludicrous RW Davis boats is a funny expression coming from a Hudson owner !! No, Hudsons may have their "unique look" but not in the same league as a RWD NT! The rivet count must be an order of magnitude higher for a start!
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Post by patty on Aug 29, 2017 12:01:56 GMT
Never mind Nick....just keep smiling....
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Post by bills on Aug 29, 2017 13:18:45 GMT
Ludicrous RW Davis boats is a funny expression coming from a Hudson owner !! No, Hudsons may have their "unique look" but not in the same league as a RWD NT! The rivet count must be an order of magnitude higher for a start! Does that mean that Northwich Trader owners are higher up the pecking order, because they can afford to spend an order of magnitude more on un-necessary protuberances? Sort of I look up at him because he has more fake rivets, but I look down on him because he has none?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 14:01:32 GMT
Bet his lights weren't as fancy as Telemachus's.
Rog
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