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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 21:45:15 GMT
You mean like how the narrow canals ceased to be used? Yes. Nobody with any sense does narrow boating these days as none of the locks work, there is no water in the cut and worst of all the boats are too narrow. Its disgraceful considering how widely used narrow canals were up to about 8 or 9 years ago. But lack of dredging is not the reason why...eta I think its disgraceful how narrowly used wide canals are...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 21:53:28 GMT
I'm still in shock about how few blacks you see on boats.
I've met a few and while being slightly loud voiced they were all cool people at the end of the day.
I mean, bruv, unc, you know it's cool to do boats and boating man.
I think there must be some sort of barrier to entry happening.
I suppose it must be tricky to overcome the idea of living on boats as being a poverty thing when your background is poverty. When your background is privilege and money then it is slightly easier. Maybe.
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Post by Trina on Aug 9, 2020 22:03:59 GMT
Bollox to all that crap! Sadly,I cannot agree with that for 2 (less)obvious reasons...
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Post by TonyDunkley on Aug 10, 2020 5:46:30 GMT
. . . . . . . . . . . says a man without the commitment or backbone to do anything practical to add weight to the anti-C&RT rhetoric he's so fond of posting on here. Why don't you give it a rest, you senile old wankpuffin? You would do yourself a favour by getting acquainted with the amendments to the 1968 Transport Act that the Government made a present of to the opportunists given a more or less free hand to run the private limited company known as Canal & River Trust for no-one's benefit but their own at the time of, and shortly after, the handover of the publicly owned inland waterways from the British Waterways Board. Are you aware of how your ability to pursue your chosen lifestyle, to say nothing of the market value of your boat, will be affected if C&RT are allowed to continue destroying the inland waterways for the time being under their control with the legislative tools and 'get out of jail free' clauses they were provided with in 2012 ? Have a look at this for starters : < thunderboat.boards.net/post/246854/thread > and this : < thunderboat.boards.net/post/246873/thread >
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 6:45:23 GMT
I'm still in shock about how few blacks you see on boats. I've met a few and while being slightly loud voiced they were all cool people at the end of the day. I mean, bruv, unc, you know it's cool to do boats and boating man. I think there must be some sort of barrier to entry happening. I suppose it must be tricky to overcome the idea of living on boats as being a poverty thing when your background is poverty. When your background is privilege and money then it is slightly easier. Maybe. Its a safety in numbers thing. Before living in London, I never saw a black guy on a motorbike. Ever. Because the bike scene in most provincial places certainly was a white activity. Same with boating in just about any aspect. But things change - there are a a growing number of ethnicities living on boats in London anyway, and the driver for the change is the same one as it is for all the rest - money.
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Post by patty on Aug 10, 2020 7:18:54 GMT
Bollox to all that crap! Sadly,I cannot agree with that for 2 (less)obvious reasons... Trina I am in complete agreement with your comment......
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 10, 2020 7:28:49 GMT
I'm still in shock about how few blacks you see on boats. I've met a few and while being slightly loud voiced they were all cool people at the end of the day. I mean, bruv, unc, you know it's cool to do boats and boating man. I think there must be some sort of barrier to entry happening. I suppose it must be tricky to overcome the idea of living on boats as being a poverty thing when your background is poverty. When your background is privilege and money then it is slightly easier. Maybe. You rarely see black people climbing mountains, fishing, walking in the countryside, surfing, kayaking. Actually it's rare to see them outside at all, unless they are in a group in the 'hood', on demos, or in shopping malls. I guess they have a tendency to be in large groups, inside, or both. This is not to criticise black people, more to point out that everybody in the world, with different cultural backgrounds, isn't exactly the same. The concept of 'one world one humanity' is a decent one but the notion that everybody is driven in the same way is fanciful, at best.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 10, 2020 8:25:05 GMT
"I quite miss old Flabbott, with her odd shoes, her boozing on the Tube, her unique mathematical skills and generally making a complete arse of herself. Somebody should make a film about her where she actually becomes Home Secretary…….it would be hilarious, especially the bit where her over privileged son chases her around the sofa with a knife." "MP begged police for help after she was chased round her house with scissors" - funny that, the Police aren't 'racist' when you need 'em, eh? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8246919/The-violent-rampage-Diane-Abbotts-diplomat-son-James-Abbott-Thompson.html
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Post by thebfg on Aug 10, 2020 8:54:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 9:10:12 GMT
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 10, 2020 9:13:34 GMT
It would be interesting to know whether the trafficked 17 year old was black, or do black lives matter only peddle white trash?
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Post by thebfg on Aug 10, 2020 9:17:23 GMT
I checked for fact checking and he was arrested, charged and bailed. Whether he was found guilty or not is a different matter.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 10, 2020 10:04:33 GMT
It would be interesting to know whether the trafficked 17 year old was black, or do black lives matter only peddle white trash? Ask BLM - FFF members about modern day slavery in Africa by black people on black people.... and, strangely, they have nothing to say. Anyway, aren't 'paramilitary/impersonating the Police' organisations outlawed in the UK? Anything goes, it seems, for some! "A group of protesters dressed in black military-style uniforms march in tight formation through the streets of London. They are led by strapping men who bellow orders such as 'Atten-hut!' and 'Right face!' and look like a highly trained group of soldiers out on parade. Some have dark berets, gloves and knee-high leather boots. A few carry walkie-talkies. At least one is wearing an IRA- style balaclava." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8605455/GUY-ADAMS-Forever-Family-Force-leader-revels-anti-Semitic-abuse.html
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Post by thebfg on Aug 10, 2020 10:17:18 GMT
It would be interesting to know whether the trafficked 17 year old was black, or do black lives matter only peddle white trash? Ask BLM - FFF members about modern day slavery in Africa by black people on black people.... and, strangely, they have nothing to say. Anyway, aren't 'paramilitary/impersonating the Police' organisations outlawed in the UK? Anything goes, it seems, for some! "A group of protesters dressed in black military-style uniforms march in tight formation through the streets of London. They are led by strapping men who bellow orders such as 'Atten-hut!' and 'Right face!' and look like a highly trained group of soldiers out on parade. Some have dark berets, gloves and knee-high leather boots. A few carry walkie-talkies. At least one is wearing an IRA- style balaclava." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8605455/GUY-ADAMS-Forever-Family-Force-leader-revels-anti-Semitic-abuse.html based on what they are wearing impersonating will never stick. It has 3 distinct definitions and wearing black uniforms is not one of them.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 10, 2020 11:41:07 GMT
Ask BLM - FFF members about modern day slavery in Africa by black people on black people.... and, strangely, they have nothing to say. Anyway, aren't 'paramilitary/impersonating the Police' organisations outlawed in the UK? Anything goes, it seems, for some! "A group of protesters dressed in black military-style uniforms march in tight formation through the streets of London. They are led by strapping men who bellow orders such as 'Atten-hut!' and 'Right face!' and look like a highly trained group of soldiers out on parade. Some have dark berets, gloves and knee-high leather boots. A few carry walkie-talkies. At least one is wearing an IRA- style balaclava." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8605455/GUY-ADAMS-Forever-Family-Force-leader-revels-anti-Semitic-abuse.html based on what they are wearing impersonating will never stick. It has 3 distinct definitions and wearing black uniforms is not one of them. Well, seeing as they're against slavery, they'll all be off to Africa and Arabia and China to sort the slave drivers out over there. Right?
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