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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 18:09:51 GMT
Good for me, I'll message you once I'm on the laptop.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jun 29, 2018 18:15:29 GMT
My favourite Foxton Locks story is that I was at the top, waiting to go down a few years ago, when suddenly a little girl's face appeared, pressed right up against the galley window, and I heard her say "Look Mum, there's food in there!"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 18:18:53 GMT
Bridge 61 lads......not the Foxton locks pub. We're proper boaters after all Rog
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 19:07:52 GMT
Bridge 61 lads......not the Foxton locks pub. We're proper boaters after all Rog Rog's best post of the day 🚢👍🍻
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 19:14:37 GMT
Just a quick update, am about two miles short of Foxton Locks now and will go up tomorrow early afternoon so I have an audience. I never get tired of being asked "Does it get cold in Winter?" but I've also found, as I still have half a dozen bags of coal on the roof, that I've been asked a few times lately "Does it have a steam engine?". I might therefore light the stove before I get to Foxton just for dramatic effect. I pulled up on piling earlier today and as I tied up, I found an abandoned (presumably forgotten) nappy pin in the piling. I don't really like them although they can sometimes be useful, especially at this time of year when heavy growth, particularly stinging nettles, can make goat chains slightly problematic. This is the second nappy pin I've found in this way, and I've also found two windlasses on lock balance beams. In each case I have adopted them, but I'm never sure if this is the correct protocol. I've looked out for boaters further on who look like they may have a sudden windlass/ nappy pin deficit so I could reunite the item with its owner, but never found such a boater. I figure it unlikely that anyone would return for them and at least I have spares in case somebody else needs one in the future. What do other people do? Exactly the same, give them a good home, hand them back to their rightful owner on the very rare occasion we meet someone looking for a windlass or abloy key. That's what I do with my magnet find windlasses. Only the other day I gave one to an old couple who seemed to be confused about only having one windlass so I gave them one (a nice and clean one) and it made me feel all good inside.
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Post by thebfg on Jun 29, 2018 21:17:39 GMT
on or last hire boat we were having a nosey. I found two happy pins and commented that that is great they will be handy. the bloke showing us around said they dident supply them so I can keep them.
we did and they are now on lieutime. quite handy to have in the locker.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2018 6:28:23 GMT
on or last hire boat we were having a nosey. I found two happy pins and commented that that is great they will be handy. the bloke showing us around said they dident supply them so I can keep them. we did and they are now on lieutime. quite handy to have in the locker. I should think it's way better to have happy pins than sad pins 😂🚢👍🍻
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Post by Trina on Jun 30, 2018 6:57:12 GMT
We have a friend who used to live by the Delph flight of locks,she provided us with 3 windlasses.😁
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Post by phil70 on Jun 30, 2018 7:35:55 GMT
Boat hooks and fenders were what I collected when we moored on the Broads. Just upstream of us was a large bush which overhung the river. Hirers would always head straight for it in the hope of sweeping "crew off the roof.....jolly holly japes The result was boat hooks hanging in the bush (with the odd fishing rod) fenders too would end up in the bush so anybody needing a fender would come along to me so they could root through my collection. I had a rack at the back of my mooring with a set of boat hooks ranging from 5ft long right up to 12ft long all held in place by spring clips Phil
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Post by thebfg on Jun 30, 2018 11:43:38 GMT
on or last hire boat we were having a nosey. I found two happy pins and commented that that is great they will be handy. the bloke showing us around said they dident supply them so I can keep them. we did and they are now on lieutime. quite handy to have in the locker. I should think it's way better to have happy pins than sad pins 😂🚢👍🍻 😂😂😂 bloody phone. it seems if I use one badly spelt word or a different word it all ways rememembers and uses that instead. why should it change happy. see did it again.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2018 15:32:11 GMT
Boat hooks and fenders were what I collected when we moored on the Broads. Just upstream of us was a large bush which overhung the river. Hirers would always head straight for it in the hope of sweeping "crew off the roof.....jolly holly japes The result was boat hooks hanging in the bush (with the odd fishing rod) fenders too would end up in the bush so anybody needing a fender would come along to me so they could root through my collection. I had a rack at the back of my mooring with a set of boat hooks ranging from 5ft long right up to 12ft long all held in place by spring clips Phil I love boathooks. Specifically the old forged iron ones. I've had about 30 of them out with the magnets. Ranging from about 5 inchdes long with a 1,5 inch hook (punts and skiffs) up to 15 inches long with a 6 inch crook. My favourite item to find with the magnet. I just love 'em. Just sayin' !
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 7, 2018 13:01:18 GMT
I've just found another fantastic TripAdvisor review, this time for Crayford Greyhound Stadium... "A night out with family and friends. This is really only worth going to if you are interested in greyhound racing".
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 7, 2018 16:29:08 GMT
Boat hooks and fenders were what I collected when we moored on the Broads. Just upstream of us was a large bush which overhung the river. Hirers would always head straight for it in the hope of sweeping "crew off the roof.....jolly holly japes The result was boat hooks hanging in the bush (with the odd fishing rod) fenders too would end up in the bush so anybody needing a fender would come along to me so they could root through my collection. I had a rack at the back of my mooring with a set of boat hooks ranging from 5ft long right up to 12ft long all held in place by spring clips Phil My favourite item to find with the magnet. Maggers - look up Barnoldswick bombs June 2018. Another Magnetman! I'd have flown them over Berlin and dropped them, take them back where they came from.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 15:36:20 GMT
When you off to the smoke?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 12, 2018 15:48:10 GMT
When you off to the smoke? I'm thinking probably Monday. I have a few more things to do on the mooring, I originally planned to go on Monday so I could watch our glorious boys bring football home (I have a good TV signal here) but now that's gone tits-up I could push off earlier I suppose but Monday fits in with other stuff.
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