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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 4, 2018 20:18:38 GMT
What a relief ! Ah. I can breathe again. Please don't.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 20:35:38 GMT
I'm not going to indulge you in this ridiculous "I want the last word" argumentative bullshit. Its just not interesting. You have better things to do.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 8:23:19 GMT
Marston junction still iced over, may melt away over the day as temp rising to 9c...
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 5, 2018 8:43:36 GMT
Marston junction still iced over, may melt away over the day as temp rising to 9c... Yes, still a bit of ice here. Might set off later, although there's heavy rain forecast for this afternoon, if not then tomorrow. |
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Post by Jim on Mar 5, 2018 10:36:41 GMT
I'm the kind of saddo that likes to read what others are upto occasionally. I recommend Quaysiders blog about nb Ellis. It's also useful when someone like yourself is travelling in an area we will be heading towards. It gives us a heads up for issues. Plus I'm just nosey Rog Nb Ellis, tales of His and His toilets, Where you can always leave the seat up. Whatever is Patty to do on her visit? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 10:40:04 GMT
One of these perhaps ?
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Post by patty on Mar 5, 2018 12:52:35 GMT
Tell you what ...I'll keep u all updated...... |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 5, 2018 13:25:33 GMT
Well, I set off a couple of hours ago and at first everything was fine. Progress was a bit slow and a couple of times I had to reverse and ram my way through the ice but I'm nearly at Sutton Stop and the ice is too thick to break through so I've just come to a halt in the middle of the cut and I'll see if the thaw continues this afternoon. If I can get through later I'll moor somewhere near the Greyhound, otherwise I'll just sit here until tomorrow. Should have waited another day or two I suppose but I was bored.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 14:51:32 GMT
We're back on board, and all's well. It reached -2 inside the boat whilst we were away (I expected it to have been lower). The marina is still 50% frozen, so we'll have to stay where we are tonight. Did watch a boat struggling to break through a sheet of ice by Fazeley junction. There are long clear stretches, then quite substantial ice patches. Hope it's clear by tomorrow afternoon. Any excuse for a visit to the Greyhound is a good 'un  Telemachus looks fine too, and in good order. Spoke to Jackie in the office and she was saying what a really friendly man Nick is. Of course I'm tempted to say she's confusing him with some one else .......... but I won't May see Telemachus and crew on their next trip out depending which way they head. Always good to put a face to a name. Rog |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 5, 2018 15:30:08 GMT
I've finally come to a halt near Tusses Bridge, so a bit far to walk to the Greyhound. The ice is getting on for a couple of inches thick and although I can break my way through it, it's very slow and just a waste of diesel. So I'll stop here and review the situation tomorrow. I'm sure it would be easier were there more moving boats to keep the ice broken up but there's no through traffic at the moment because of the stoppage at Clifton Cruisers.
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Post by thebfg on Mar 5, 2018 15:38:10 GMT
Well, I set off a couple of hours ago and at first everything was fine. Progress was a bit slow and a couple of times I had to reverse and ram my way through the ice but I'm nearly at Sutton Stop and the ice is too thick to break through so I've just come to a halt in the middle of the cut and I'll see if the thaw continues this afternoon. If I can get through later I'll moor somewhere near the Greyhound, otherwise I'll just sit here until tomorrow. Should have waited another day or two I suppose but I was bored. Are you still in the middle? At least you can't overstay😁 |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 5, 2018 15:54:20 GMT
Telemachus looks fine too, and in good order. Spoke to Jackie in the office and she was saying what a really friendly man Nick is. Of course I'm tempted to say she's confusing him with some one else .......... but I won't May see Telemachus and crew on their next trip out depending which way they head. Always good to put a face to a name. Rog If you see Nick out on the cut it's obligatory to do what I do whenever I see him and shout "TellyMackus!" at him. |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 5, 2018 15:56:04 GMT
Well, I set off a couple of hours ago and at first everything was fine. Progress was a bit slow and a couple of times I had to reverse and ram my way through the ice but I'm nearly at Sutton Stop and the ice is too thick to break through so I've just come to a halt in the middle of the cut and I'll see if the thaw continues this afternoon. If I can get through later I'll moor somewhere near the Greyhound, otherwise I'll just sit here until tomorrow. Should have waited another day or two I suppose but I was bored. Are you still in the middle? At least you can't overstay😁 No, moved a few hundred yards and managed to get into the side and I've moored onto the piling with goat chains. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 15:56:43 GMT
Well, I set off a couple of hours ago and at first everything was fine. Progress was a bit slow and a couple of times I had to reverse and ram my way through the ice but I'm nearly at Sutton Stop and the ice is too thick to break through so I've just come to a halt in the middle of the cut and I'll see if the thaw continues this afternoon. If I can get through later I'll moor somewhere near the Greyhound, otherwise I'll just sit here until tomorrow. Should have waited another day or two I suppose but I was bored. Im tempted to come take photos and laugh... Bugger, just spotted you have got free... |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 5, 2018 16:21:17 GMT
Well, I set off a couple of hours ago and at first everything was fine. Progress was a bit slow and a couple of times I had to reverse and ram my way through the ice but I'm nearly at Sutton Stop and the ice is too thick to break through so I've just come to a halt in the middle of the cut and I'll see if the thaw continues this afternoon. If I can get through later I'll moor somewhere near the Greyhound, otherwise I'll just sit here until tomorrow. Should have waited another day or two I suppose but I was bored. Im tempted to come take photos and laugh... Bugger, just spotted you have got free... It really wouldn't have mattered had I sat there all night, the ice was holding me in place and I'd be highly surprised if any other boats attempted to pass. Hoping to get moving soon though, the bog is nearly full so I want to get to TellyMackus's boat tomorrow so I can empty the cassette down his chimney. |
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