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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 28, 2016 20:52:29 GMT
goodness me but how do you guys get these girlfriends to stay with you..... just an Aston Martin and 2 months of dirty washng? blimey! No idea, and I haven't even got the Aston Martin, just the two Lidl carrier bags (I have been away for two months after all) of dirty washing. Quite why she puts up with it I have no idea.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 28, 2016 21:02:29 GMT
goodness me but how do you guys get these girlfriends to stay with you..... just an Aston Martin and 2 months of dirty washng? blimey! No idea, and I haven't even got the Aston Martin, just the two Lidl carrier bags (I have been away for two months after all) of dirty washing. Quite why she puts up with it I have no idea. I told you before your far too modest
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Post by ammodels on Jul 28, 2016 21:07:12 GMT
I think for many a boat is the ultimate, whether to live on or just holiday. I know for me it has been a lifelong love affair, until recently there has always been a boat somewhere in the family and that was a comfort to me to know it was there. Since they were sold and the older generation has passed away I find the fact its no longer there saddens me greatly, theres been an unbroken link to canals in my family for maybe 200 years but I think I'll be the last one to bother. My kids have no interest, not even in the history within the family, maybe cost and the rising exclusivity of boat owning as a result of that cost is changing the social make up of canals and boaters. As a kid on the canals in the 70's there were kids everywhere, we played on the embankments in Brewood up and down the sand to the pubs garden. Borrowed a bit of rope from the boat and we were climbing Everest. The boatyard at Birchills in Walsall had cranes, trollies, slipways, steaming chests and was great for any number of games. Nowadays kids seem to be missing from canals like that and a few go on hire boats but the adventure seems lost.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 28, 2016 21:37:16 GMT
I think for many a boat is the ultimate, whether to live on or just holiday. I know for me it has been a lifelong love affair, until recently there has always been a boat somewhere in the family and that was a comfort to me to know it was there. Since they were sold and the older generation has passed away I find the fact its no longer there saddens me greatly, theres been an unbroken link to canals in my family for maybe 200 years but I think I'll be the last one to bother. My kids have no interest, not even in the history within the family, maybe cost and the rising exclusivity of boat owning as a result of that cost is changing the social make up of canals and boaters. As a kid on the canals in the 70's there were kids everywhere, we played on the embankments in Brewood up and down the sand to the pubs garden. Borrowed a bit of rope from the boat and we were climbing Everest. The boatyard at Birchills in Walsall had cranes, trollies, slipways, steaming chests and was great for any number of games. Nowadays kids seem to be missing from canals like that and a few go on hire boats but the adventure seems lost. Thanks for that post Andy it was obviously sincere and great to read.
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Post by loafer on Jul 29, 2016 0:03:21 GMT
My Girlfriend (The Real One) has bought a house recently in Milton Keynes and I have been spending some of my time there,its the first time in many years that I have stayed in a house and what a shocker its been. The first thing you notice is the continual noise,cars driving by,doors being slammed,the kids are on Holiday from school so its continuous shouting and screaming.Why do so many Parents nowadays just dump their offspring on the street, literally just leave them unsupervised to their own devices,is it all down to the Economic Situation or is it more the single parent dysfunctional thing ? Then there is the people themselves, I worked on the building of this Estate as a kid and back then it was all English Families with the occasional Scottish or Irish and there was a few blocks of one bedroomed flats for single people. The one bedroomed flats are now filled with Foreigners mostly Somalian,five or six to a flat with the occasional Tamil Family thrown in.I happened to wash the car last week and I met Eric a Black Man from the Congo,he could speak little English but had come here on a French Passport,he attends English Classes three days a week and the Jobcentre the other two. He roars at me "James Bond " every time he now passes on account of my car,this appears the extent of his English. This is what £350.000 buys you in Milton Keynes,suffice to say I am writing this from the Boat,there is only so much you can take. My OH has a cottage in a village not far from Luton. On the whole, villages don't seem to attract many immigrants. I suspect this is because house prices can be higher than in the neighbouring towns and there are probably fewer opportunities and support networks without having to commute into town. Having also lived in another village near Luton for many years, I found the attitude of some long term residents to immigrants to be stuck in the 70s and very old school right wing. That might also be a factor. I'm with you on the boat being the prefered place of residence. Although Chris and I have been married now for 3 months, I still regard the boat as my home, and her house, her home. The balance seems to work and has done for nearlly 4 years now. That goes for many of us. It is difficult to get away from some of the 'principles' that one learned as a boy. It was considered normal. Even now, I have to give myself a prod sometimes, and remind myself that (it's) all normal now. Not that I really ever gave a shit, but the world is a new place now, for those born in the 50's & 60's.
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Post by loafer on Jul 29, 2016 0:05:48 GMT
I think for many a boat is the ultimate, whether to live on or just holiday. I know for me it has been a lifelong love affair, until recently there has always been a boat somewhere in the family and that was a comfort to me to know it was there. Since they were sold and the older generation has passed away I find the fact its no longer there saddens me greatly, theres been an unbroken link to canals in my family for maybe 200 years but I think I'll be the last one to bother. My kids have no interest, not even in the history within the family, maybe cost and the rising exclusivity of boat owning as a result of that cost is changing the social make up of canals and boaters. As a kid on the canals in the 70's there were kids everywhere, we played on the embankments in Brewood up and down the sand to the pubs garden. Borrowed a bit of rope from the boat and we were climbing Everest. The boatyard at Birchills in Walsall had cranes, trollies, slipways, steaming chests and was great for any number of games. Nowadays kids seem to be missing from canals like that and a few go on hire boats but the adventure seems lost. That's not such a bad thing, amm. I can't stand the noise they make!
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 5:36:49 GMT
My OH has a cottage in a village not far from Luton. On the whole, villages don't seem to attract many immigrants. I suspect this is because house prices can be higher than in the neighbouring towns and there are probably fewer opportunities and support networks without having to commute into town. Having also lived in another village near Luton for many years, I found the attitude of some long term residents to immigrants to be stuck in the 70s and very old school right wing. That might also be a factor. I'm with you on the boat being the prefered place of residence. Although Chris and I have been married now for 3 months, I still regard the boat as my home, and her house, her home. The balance seems to work and has done for nearlly 4 years now. That goes for many of us. It is difficult to get away from some of the 'principles' that one learned as a boy. It was considered normal. Even now, I have to give myself a prod sometimes, and remind myself that (it's) all normal now. Not that I really ever gave a shit, but the world is a new place now, for those born in the 50's & 60's. I agree with what you say Loafer,but having seen this so called multi cultural avarice driven society we now live in,its all a crock of shit mate. Where is our identity and common values and aspirations ? Brexit I hope would provide a fresh start though I suspect it won't, Political Leadership is dead in Britain, its Statesmen we need with imagination,vision and social conviction.
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Post by phil70 on Jul 29, 2016 7:23:41 GMT
More like a downsizing option for most of the old farts on here like me. They must be out there though,or are they progressing to Widebeams instead ? Nope, went from a widebeam to a NB about 6 years ago. Phil
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 7:28:19 GMT
They must be out there though,or are they progressing to Widebeams instead ? Nope, went from a widebeam to a NB about 6 years ago. Phil Your "old school" Phil,what about those young couples,have you ever met any who have done likewise ?
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Post by loafer on Jul 29, 2016 17:59:41 GMT
That goes for many of us. It is difficult to get away from some of the 'principles' that one learned as a boy. It was considered normal. Even now, I have to give myself a prod sometimes, and remind myself that (it's) all normal now. Not that I really ever gave a shit, but the world is a new place now, for those born in the 50's & 60's. I agree with what you say Loafer,but having seen this so called multi cultural avarice driven society we now live in,its all a crock of shit mate. Where is our identity and common values and aspirations ? Brexit I hope would provide a fresh start though I suspect it won't, Political Leadership is dead in Britain, its Statesmen we need with imagination,vision and social conviction. Haulier, your political knowledge is much wider and deeper than mine ever will be. I've never been interested, having had things go along happily without my input. I have NEVER voted! I feel I've done my bit, and prefer to laze around not worrying about anything further than the next rubbish bin. Very little of the news actually affects me! I remain sympathetic with issues that need it, but unless I can do anything about it then it is just passing news. So what I'm saying is your arguments are always going to overpower mine at the political level, and if you want a proper discussion with me, it'll have to be about science!
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Post by loafer on Jul 29, 2016 18:01:13 GMT
Oops duplicate post
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 18:30:28 GMT
I agree with what you say Loafer,but having seen this so called multi cultural avarice driven society we now live in,its all a crock of shit mate. Where is our identity and common values and aspirations ? Brexit I hope would provide a fresh start though I suspect it won't, Political Leadership is dead in Britain, its Statesmen we need with imagination,vision and social conviction. Haulier, your political knowledge is much wider and deeper than mine ever will be. I've never been interested, having had things go along happily without my input. I have NEVER voted! I feel I've done my bit, and prefer to laze around not worrying about anything further than the next rubbish bin. Very little of the news actually affects me! I remain sympathetic with issues that need it, but unless I can do anything about it then it is just passing news. So what I'm saying is your arguments are always going to overpower mine at the political level, and if you want a proper discussion with me, it'll have to be about science! Tell me Loafer,do you possess a quality watch,I meant to ask Nicknorman , both of you being aeronauts.
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 29, 2016 18:52:51 GMT
Haulier, your political knowledge is much wider and deeper than mine ever will be. I've never been interested, having had things go along happily without my input. I have NEVER voted! I feel I've done my bit, and prefer to laze around not worrying about anything further than the next rubbish bin. Very little of the news actually affects me! I remain sympathetic with issues that need it, but unless I can do anything about it then it is just passing news. So what I'm saying is your arguments are always going to overpower mine at the political level, and if you want a proper discussion with me, it'll have to be about science! Tell me Loafer,do you possess a quality watch,I meant to ask Nicknorman , both of you being aeronauts. No I don't have a quality watch. Never had - don't see the point in spending lots of money on something that tells the time as well as a £10 garage watch and would just get scratched / lost. In fact I've stopped wearing a watch altogether - we have iPhones for that now! The last commercial aircraft I flew was the EC225, £17 million of kit with all singing and dancing avionics - all flat screens, digital databusses, fibre optic gyros, instruments with no moving parts including the standby instruments. Except for the clocks. They were clockwork - you had to remember to wind them up and set them accurately at the start of the day! Clearly the French had a sense of humour!
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Post by haulierp on Jul 29, 2016 18:57:30 GMT
Tell me Loafer,do you possess a quality watch,I meant to ask Nicknorman , both of you being aeronauts. No I don't have a quality watch. Never had - don't see the point in spending lots of money on something that tells the time as well as a £10 garage watch and would just get scratched / lost. In fact I've stopped wearing a watch altogether - we have iPhones for that now! The last commercial aircraft I flew was the EC225, £17 million of kit with all singing and dancing avionics - all flat screens, digital databusses, fibre optic gyros, instruments with no moving parts including the standby instruments. Except for the clocks. They were clockwork - you had to remember to wind them up and set them accurately at the start of the day! Clearly the French had a sense of humour! I see all these Brietling adverts and wondered if its something that you boys view as essential bits of kit ?
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Post by loafer on Jul 31, 2016 17:08:26 GMT
No I don't have a quality watch. Never had - don't see the point in spending lots of money on something that tells the time as well as a £10 garage watch and would just get scratched / lost. In fact I've stopped wearing a watch altogether - we have iPhones for that now! The last commercial aircraft I flew was the EC225, £17 million of kit with all singing and dancing avionics - all flat screens, digital databusses, fibre optic gyros, instruments with no moving parts including the standby instruments. Except for the clocks. They were clockwork - you had to remember to wind them up and set them accurately at the start of the day! Clearly the French had a sense of humour! I see all these Brietling adverts and wondered if its something that you boys view as essential bits of kit ? I've had two Breitlings, but both sold to get the money back (which they did, give or take). My current watch is a modest 'Fortis', worth about £300 new, totally mechanical and only right twice a day. I am still an 'instrument' guy, but those prices are beyond me now, for a watch. I also have good cameras - I have to prioritise!
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