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Post by metanoia on Mar 28, 2024 16:18:33 GMT
Do you moor up without hound then? π Hound spends her day chillin and doing her own thing in the warm whilst Im out freezing & wet!π© You obviously haven't trained her correctly....
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 28, 2024 16:21:53 GMT
She wont go out in rain unless I drag herπ© Obviously donβt get much rain in Rhodesia π
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Post by ianali on Mar 28, 2024 16:28:12 GMT
Just had a mad 5 minute hail storm. Was quite scary. Scary ! I thought they were tougher than that in BedworthΒ π Rog They are tough in Bedworth. I donβt live there though.
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Post by metanoia on Mar 28, 2024 16:52:28 GMT
She wont go out in rain unless I drag herπ© Obviously donβt get much rain in Rhodesia π I meant she didn't have your dinner on the table when you got in ..........
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 17:49:28 GMT
Too much of an opportunity to miss. A run down the River in the Launch and a cruise down to Putney on Saturday to see whats going on with the varsity Boat race.
I can see this being worthwhile and the Launch will end up being in the same place as the destination for the Ship on Sunday so they can be united. I've never moored that Launch beside the Ship before. Could be fun.
The good thing with it is that it will do ten knots so flow and tide won't be an issue. One can punch most things.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 28, 2024 17:54:50 GMT
Work over after a short week and now a long weekend and another short week to look forward to. Payday today, a bit earlier than usual but today is the last working day of the month so there we are.
Slightly mixed feelings at the moment as normally this would be the weekend I go away cruising. I'm sure I'll regret not doing so more as the weather gets finer.
Windy and cold here on the farm right now.
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 17:54:52 GMT
Teddington easily in a day from Maidenhead outward bound not so straightforward inward bound so may have to leave it somewhere and hop back on a train.
Essential to do some general inspections of the status as we had quite a rough January amd there is a fair bit of random shite in the River.
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 19:51:07 GMT
That was fun!
I was busy manifesting falling trees and a large one came down just now. Didn't quite reach the Boat its about 30ft away but it has changed the view out the window somewhat !
I think it was an ash. Cracked at ground level.
Also it fell in the River so will create a situation around collecting flotsam.
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 19:57:12 GMT
The reflectors are on the weir protection piles which are just below where my Boat is. Its very odd because for the last hour my thoughts have been around whether a tree is going to fall on the Boat. This one didn't but it came very close !!
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Post by Aloysius on Mar 28, 2024 20:05:15 GMT
I like the black cat in the foreground.
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 20:11:02 GMT
Because I saved the two kayakers last week the EA are coming to have a look at this bit next week.
Its a major elfin safety issue specially with the canoe race because in the past this has been a shortcut but it is now completely blocked with trees not navigable and a lot of flow so impossible to turn around. Basically if anyone comes down here this weekend it is going to be a very serious Wrong Turn.
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 20:15:55 GMT
Its the tree marked orange which has come down. I think someone is going to die here during the canoe race because generally in the past they used this route as a shortcut. Unless they all know about it being blocked bad shit will happen. There is an opening at the other end of the lines to preserve the PRN but it is blocked. Also when these lines and piles were inserted it created a venturi effect which put the trees at risk by hollowing out the bank. The large conifer is an interesting one! I love a bit of tree action.
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Post by Aloysius on Mar 28, 2024 20:17:48 GMT
It's good the river authorities have a river expert handy for consultation purposes.
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Post by β on Mar 28, 2024 20:20:35 GMT
I'm not an expert at anything but I know what's going on here.
They will probably think I am some loon or ask me to be their manager. I have had lock keepers asking me to be their manager before now.
Oh dear !
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Post by Aloysius on Mar 28, 2024 20:25:44 GMT
I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
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