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Post by lollygagger on Dec 10, 2017 14:50:33 GMT
Rat ate a bit of hep2o pipe then legged it outside had a bit of a tummy ache so climbed into the top of the flue hoping it might be warm (rats are clever buggers) and died there due to indigestion complications, slipped down onto the dead bird which was already there so completely blocking the flue hence fire not working. That would explain both problems. Or pipe burst due to freezing but I reckon the rat is more likely Owner leaves boat unattended for too long and it gets squatted by wildlife. I'll go for a scrote filling it with lager cans. Can I have two guesses? It'll be a thin sheet of rust glued together with soot and fallen off due to it's time having come to fall off.
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Post by Jim on Dec 10, 2017 15:04:29 GMT
Rats! Keep your stash in a tin box.
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Post by phil70 on Dec 10, 2017 15:38:21 GMT
"Should water pumps be pumping even if you have no taps on? Sometimes it shuts off .. I imagine once pressure has been achieved ... but sometimes constantly runs for a long time for what seems no reason?" This is the pump's way of preparing you for pumpageddon. Phil
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2017 15:44:45 GMT
Did You mean pumpageddonwornowt?
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Post by phil70 on Dec 10, 2017 15:48:42 GMT
Yes but I was trying to soften the blow Phil
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Post by Delta9 on Dec 14, 2017 18:53:49 GMT
"Got a very basic question, and because its basic, it’s probably very important I know the answer. What’s the point of lockes? Why don’t we just have lots of water so nobody has to stop or anything?"
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Post by thebfg on Dec 14, 2017 19:04:17 GMT
"Got a very basic question, and because its basic, it’s probably very important I know the answer. What’s the point of lockes? Why don’t we just have lots of water so nobody has to stop or anything?" Common sense is a dieing breed.
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Post by lollygagger on Dec 14, 2017 19:10:55 GMT
"Got a very basic question, and because its basic, it’s probably very important I know the answer. What’s the point of lockes? Why don’t we just have lots of water so nobody has to stop or anything?" Someone is having a giggle.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 14, 2017 19:36:34 GMT
"Got a very basic question, and because its basic, it’s probably very important I know the answer. What’s the point of lockes? Why don’t we just have lots of water so nobody has to stop or anything?" Someone is having a giggle. It wouldn't surprise me at all if it was a genuine question. Most boaters research buying a boat for a year or two before actually buying one, and along the way they learn all about canals and the associated infrastructure. The typical London Boater reads an article about living on a narrowboat in Time Out on Tuesday, and on Thursday they are motoring out of Whilton Marina in one.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 19:48:05 GMT
The Ashby canal has no locks. A bit boring but quite scenic.
Maybe the person asking the question is a Continuous Cruiser fed up with operating locks all night and day.
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Post by lollygagger on Dec 14, 2017 19:50:02 GMT
Someone is having a giggle. It wouldn't surprise me at all if it was a genuine question. Most boaters research buying a boat for a year or two before actually buying one, and along the way they learn all about canals and the associated infrastructure. The typical London Boater reads an article about living on a narrowboat in Time Out on Tuesday, and on Thursday they are motoring out of Whilton Marina in one. Nobody is that dim. An English friend of mine lives en france and posted a few innocent questions about a planned camping trip in England, about food, safety, camping at motorway service stations etc on froggy facebook. There followed pages of the funniest replies, he never let on he was English. This kind of gentle trolling should be encouraged in my view.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 14, 2017 19:52:38 GMT
The Ashby canal has no locks. A bit boring but quite scenic. A succinct but very accurate description of the Ashby canal. You know a canal is boring when the highlight of the trip is going through a 250 yard tunnel.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 19:53:44 GMT
It wouldn't surprise me at all if it was a genuine question. Most boaters research buying a boat for a year or two before actually buying one, and along the way they learn all about canals and the associated infrastructure. The typical London Boater reads an article about living on a narrowboat in Time Out on Tuesday, and on Thursday they are motoring out of Whilton Marina in one. Nobody is that dim. An English friend of mine lives en france and posted a few innocent questions about a planned camping trip in England, about food, safety, camping at motorway service stations etc on froggy facebook. There followed pages of the funniest replies, he never let on he was English. This kind of gentle trolling should be encouraged in my view. You need to have a look in lb, there are plenty of dimmos.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 19:55:15 GMT
Its important to have a giggle but I'm not certain about it in this case. It is quite funny but equally some people have a different 'grasp' of the situation to others. I have had people asking me in all seriousness why the locks are required. Not boaters to be fair but some people haven't quite figured it out properly.
And the age of the system. It was all hand dug. Perhaps with modern engineering techniques it could be done with much more tunneling.
And canals were for trade so a contour canal wandering about all over the place was not ideal. The idea was to get things moved as quick as possible for maximum profit. Not just cruising about drinking beer and enjoying the scenery.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 20:03:56 GMT
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