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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 10, 2016 9:49:18 GMT
If North Korea is a Communist country then that means all the people have the same rights, laws and standard of living as toffee-apple-haircut Kim - methinks it's a dictatorship. There is not, and never has been, a communist country.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 10:01:28 GMT
If North Korea is a Communist country then that means all the people have the same rights, laws and standard of living as toffee-apple-haircut Kim - methinks it's a dictatorship. There is not, and never has been, a communist country. Very true. Hence the old saying that some people are more equal than others. The interesting difference between control freakery in early humanity and now, is that intelligence is now used as the main weapon instead of brute force. That only works if desperation is dealt with before the shit hits the fan. It wasn't that long ago when this world saw the last revolution. Dumbing down techniques also help of course.
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Post by Graham on Sept 10, 2016 10:43:35 GMT
Because the words you use were a threat to who I do not know "Some, who served this country well, I wouldn't want to mess with. " I think you have little understanding of human nature if things go to far the majority run and hide. Yes, and hide behind anonymity. Are you in some way connected with those who run CRT or maybe pretending to be? You don't seem prepared to answer my question. When someone is threatened with losing their only home or is cornered, running and hiding may not be the only option they decide to take. What would you do? No I am nothing to do with those who run CRT rather a pain to them where they overstep the mark in their dealings with me. I fight battles I know I can win and retreat from those that I know that today I can't win. I never pick a battle I know I can't win.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 10:48:49 GMT
Yes, and hide behind anonymity. Are you in some way connected with those who run CRT or maybe pretending to be? You don't seem prepared to answer my question. When someone is threatened with losing their only home or is cornered, running and hiding may not be the only option they decide to take. What would you do? No I am nothing to do with those  who run CRT rather a pain to them where they overstep the mark in their dealings with me. I fight battles I know I can win and retreat from those that I know that today I can't win. I never pick a battle I know I can't win. That's good advice actually. I think desperation helps focus the mind though. Fortunately there are good people in powerful postions. In fact I doubt we'd enjoy the freedoms we still have without them. It's good that there are still a few who keep them on their toes.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 10, 2016 17:21:06 GMT
oh but I do take on board other people's experiences. Some say London is a complete no go area for leisure boating. And some say you can just about do it but it is pretty congested. I haven't heard anybody say there are swathes of vacant moorings in London, plenty of rubbish and water point availability etc. So taking on board all the reported experiences I'd say that it is feasible to visit London but a bit stressful to find a mooring in a specific vicinity. From my own experience this year, I found the mooring problem to have been a little exaggerated. I spent 6 nights between Paddington and Limehouse last month and found moorings every night without great difficulty. I did breast up one night but that's not the end of the world. I wouldn't let the stories deter you from doing a trip to London.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 18:49:19 GMT
There will be 5 sites marked for pay per visit mooring in London, and also several sites are being looked at for yearly mooring rental.
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Post by rockdodger on Sept 11, 2016 2:37:39 GMT
I suspect that pre-booked moorings will become a logistical nightmare to manage & control unless of course there is an mooring attendant stationed at the mooring site to police the use of the pre-booked moorings.
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Post by kris on Sept 11, 2016 3:11:53 GMT
this would be better, but it isn't what Crt are proposing. Charging for visitor moorings is the thin end of the wedge, it's the introduction of a two tier canal system. Those with money can, those with less money can't. That's been the way of the world for a very long time! i don't agree, the canal has always been if you pay the liscence fee( same for everybody) you get acess to the same facilities as everybody else. This proposal is, well pay a bit extra to the liscence fee then you get preferential treatment. Don't forget they are trying to charge for something boaters already pay for. To be able to moor to the bank, and by desinating moorings pre bookable they taking away from my use, when Iive already paid to moor there if I want to.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 11, 2016 5:37:22 GMT
"when I've already paid to moor there if I want to." -yep, those who pay a bit more to 'get upgraded' are simply stealing from the others. Visitors' mooring should simply be cleared of boats that have been there too long (in busy areas - if you are in the middle of nowhere and not taking a place from someone else, what does it matter if you stay there forever?)
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Post by loafer on Sept 11, 2016 17:38:19 GMT
"when I've already paid to moor there if I want to." -yep, those who pay a bit more to 'get upgraded' are simply stealing from the others. Visitors' mooring should simply be cleared of boats that have been there too long (in busy areas - if you are in the middle of nowhere and not taking a place from someone else, what does it matter if you stay there forever?) I THINK because it's against the law, innit?
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Post by tadworth on Sept 11, 2016 18:32:23 GMT
The point about charging for moorings is based on their deliberatly false interpretation of the 1962 transport act , section 43 (3), the best thing boaters could do now is crowd fund a judicial review to decide the correct meaning. Which should be easy, as licences didn't exist until 1974/5, CRT are claiming they were granted the power to set terms and conditions on something that didn't exist, even a pissed up judge wouldn't fall for that.
Like I keep saying CRT are using the illegal " licence terms and conditions" contract to avoid the law, it looks to me like everyone at CRT has now been briefed to put out the idea that the licence is a contract, rather than a statutory duty, to which they can add any terms they like. Even the customer service operators are claiming licences are issued under the 1962 TA, EO's are saying " you are in breach of your licence terms and conditions" if you overstay, rather than the truth, which is a breach of statute.
Mike Grimes has recently said to me the licence is issued under contract.This plan to get around the legislation is astonishingly stupid, the first challenge in court will bring the whole thing down like a pack of cards, and the T & C's "contract" that CRT is promoting will be finished.
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Post by Delta9 on Sept 11, 2016 18:36:56 GMT
'The Law' is an ass, especially with West Midlands Police wanting to have Policewomen now wearing burkas. That didn't exactly happen, the whole thing was a manufactured story. They had a press conference announcing that they were hiring 800 new officers and that they were aiming to bring the proportion of police officers from ethnic minorities in the force in line with the general population. At the press conference, a journalist asked whether he'd rule out letting officers wear face-covering headgear, knowing that it would be a controversial story whatever the Chief Constable said. If he'd said yes, the story would be "West Midlands Police force refuses to let Muslim officers wear burqas and niqabs" instead. So he just referenced policy, which is 'If somebody asked, we'd have to consider it (and the answer might still be no) but so far nobody has asked Stop believing the shite produced by the British media
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Post by peterboat on Sept 19, 2016 12:07:46 GMT
n another point pay road tax for my multitude of vehicles but still have to pay for parking on the roads........................
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2016 13:23:56 GMT
n another point pay road tax for my multitude of vehicles but still have to pay for parking on the roads........................ Get rid of some then. This will give you two advantages. 1. You will save money. 2. You will save breath on bragging. Problem solved.
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Post by peterboat on Sept 19, 2016 15:12:22 GMT
n another point pay road tax for my multitude of vehicles but still have to pay for parking on the roads........................ Get rid of some then. This will give you two advantages. 1. You will save money. 2. You will save breath on bragging. Problem solved. Well i had a garage so i collected vehicles just toys and i sell them when the market is right but my point is still valid we have to pay to park on some public roads so why not a few places in london Like nick i have walked the regents and other canals paddington basin always seems to chocker so if the survey is correct plenty of people are willing to pay for booked mooring so if thats what they want give it to them
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