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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 13:03:27 GMT
Not particularly - I have no burning desire to have a stinky dirty solid fuel stove, diesel fired heating is much more space and fuel efficient. Hmmn we might disagree with that... come and pay for the diesel for my bubble stove for a winter and you might understand why. Foxy lives on land like I do - his boat use is not too different to ours. Piling it full of logs for a week or two on board is bonkers if you ask me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 14:02:16 GMT
Hey folks, I don't suppose anyone has any experience of March town centre as a mooring spot? Its the mooring spot near a bridge where the canal runs through a kind of cutting, with the street level 30 feet or so above. Its a town centre so I'm guessing it'll be a bit rowdy around 11pm, but does anyone tend to bother the boaters? There are railings and a pavement above the opposite bank which are within easy stone's throw, for example.
Thing is, I've just gotten a damn good soaking getting here (crappy jacket and no waterproof trousers- yet), and there's only one (paid) mooring site between here and whittesley, so I'm pondering whether to just stay put for the night rather than press on, because pressing on means doing the whole 9 miles or so. March looks nice enough, and I need to stop anyway to pick up a few things. Anyone got any intel on the place?
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2020 15:13:13 GMT
Not particularly - I have no burning desire to have a stinky dirty solid fuel stove, diesel fired heating is much more space and fuel efficient. Hmmn we might disagree with that... come and pay for the diesel for my bubble stove for a winter and you might understand why. I like the smell of wood and coal smoke - it's a major part of this narrowboating lark!
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 28, 2020 15:21:24 GMT
Hey folks, I don't suppose anyone has any experience of March town centre as a mooring spot? Its the mooring spot near a bridge where the canal runs through a kind of cutting, with the street level 30 feet or so above. Its a town centre so I'm guessing it'll be a bit rowdy around 11pm, but does anyone tend to bother the boaters? There are railings and a pavement above the opposite bank which are within easy stone's throw, for example. Thing is, I've just gotten a damn good soaking getting here (crappy jacket and no waterproof trousers- yet), and there's only one (paid) mooring site between here and whittesley, so I'm pondering whether to just stay put for the night rather than press on, because pressing on means doing the whole 9 miles or so. March looks nice enough, and I need to stop anyway to pick up a few things. Anyone got any intel on the place? Not specifically but you're a lot more worried about where to moor than you will be when you've settled in. Mooring in 99% of places is almost completely safe. I don't have any stats to back this up but I'd wager the odds of having a house broken into, overall, are higher than having boat broken into, also overall.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2020 15:23:15 GMT
March, Cambridgeshire: "Most of them pointed out that there's a decent pub scene in March, with more than 10 located in the centre. But apart from drinking, the general consensus was, "there's nothing to do"." Looks like it's a retirement home for ex-London workers, and a haven for eastern Europeans who fled from their homeland ex-Soviet slums as soon as they joined the EU. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/march-fenland-cambridgeshire-london-retirement-15237534"Mikila Towning, 24, a barmaid, however, was more upbeat about the area":
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 15:25:51 GMT
I was told that March had the highest number of sex shops per head of population of any UK town.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 28, 2020 15:27:40 GMT
March, Cambridgeshire: "Most of them pointed out that there's a decent pub scene in March, with more than 10 located in the centre. But apart from drinking, the general consensus was, "there's nothing to do"." Looks like it's a retirement home for ex-London workers, and a haven for eastern Europeans who fled from their homeland ex-Soviet slums as soon as they joined the EU. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/march-fenland-cambridgeshire-london-retirement-15237534"Mikila Towning, 24, a barmaid, however, was more upbeat about the area": Looking at that picture takes me back to my younger days. There's a 10 pinter, if I ever saw one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 15:31:07 GMT
Hey folks, I don't suppose anyone has any experience of March town centre as a mooring spot? Its the mooring spot near a bridge where the canal runs through a kind of cutting, with the street level 30 feet or so above. Its a town centre so I'm guessing it'll be a bit rowdy around 11pm, but does anyone tend to bother the boaters? There are railings and a pavement above the opposite bank which are within easy stone's throw, for example. Thing is, I've just gotten a damn good soaking getting here (crappy jacket and no waterproof trousers- yet), and there's only one (paid) mooring site between here and whittesley, so I'm pondering whether to just stay put for the night rather than press on, because pressing on means doing the whole 9 miles or so. March looks nice enough, and I need to stop anyway to pick up a few things. Anyone got any intel on the place? Itβs usually fine, PC Rain will keep you safe! we stay in Foxβs as I mentioned before, water, diesel small chandlery and a short walk to the Cobblestone pub, all for Β£10 English pounds .
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2020 15:38:03 GMT
March, Cambridgeshire: "Most of them pointed out that there's a decent pub scene in March, with more than 10 located in the centre. But apart from drinking, the general consensus was, "there's nothing to do"." Looks like it's a retirement home for ex-London workers, and a haven for eastern Europeans who fled from their homeland ex-Soviet slums as soon as they joined the EU. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/march-fenland-cambridgeshire-london-retirement-15237534"Mikila Towning, 24, a barmaid, however, was more upbeat about the area": Looking at that picture takes me back to my younger days. There's a 10 pinter, if I ever saw one. ? 5 pints in each boob?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 16:12:10 GMT
Well I'm staying put now. This line of moorings filled up pretty quickly after I arrived, and quite a few folks have cruised past slowly with eyes open, so my guess is the 48 hour public moorings are now all full. This is why I'm keen to get onto the CRT canals- if I get fed up somewhere, or if its noisy, I can just move on half a mile and stop again. But from these moorings, after you leave March, there are no more public moorings (on the map) until you reach whittesley in about 8 miles. March it is, for better or worse. At least there are a good few boats knocking around.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 28, 2020 16:16:28 GMT
Looking at that picture takes me back to my younger days. There's a 10 pinter, if I ever saw one. ? 5 pints in each boob? Well I've lived my life subscribed to the notion that if there's one attractive feature about a woman then she's attractive enough. In her case I'd hope my mates wouldn't see her; instant drop in kudos. If I'd had 10 pints though my kudos would rise, whether she was seen or unseen. Other than a 10 pinter we might have described her as 'grateful for it' I don't know if we were a strange lot back then or we just seemed strange, now.
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Post by Jim on Aug 28, 2020 16:28:45 GMT
Well I've lived my life subscribed to the notion that if there's one attractive feature about a woman then she's attractive enough. In her case I'd hope my mates wouldn't see her; instant drop in kudos. If I'd had 10 pints though my kudos would rise, whether she was seen or unseen. Other than a 10 pinter we might have described her as 'grateful for it' I don't know if we were a strange lot back then or we just seemed strange, now. "Tha don't look at t'mantelpiece while tha's pokin' t'fire"
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2020 16:35:11 GMT
In her case I'd hope my mates wouldn't see her; instant drop in kudos. I think she's quite attractive, actually, although the tattoo is hideous - why do women have to get tattoos all over their boobs? Makes no sense to me.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 28, 2020 16:37:52 GMT
In her case I'd hope my mates wouldn't see her; instant drop in kudos. I think she's quite attractive, actually, although the tattoo is hideous - why do women have to get tattoos all over their boobs? Makes no sense to me. Really? She looks likes she has 2 jaws and a mouth full of tombstones. It would be like having a rat on the end of it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 16:37:54 GMT
Hey folks, I don't suppose anyone has any experience of March town centre as a mooring spot? Its the mooring spot near a bridge where the canal runs through a kind of cutting, with the street level 30 feet or so above. Its a town centre so I'm guessing it'll be a bit rowdy around 11pm, but does anyone tend to bother the boaters? There are railings and a pavement above the opposite bank which are within easy stone's throw, for example. Thing is, I've just gotten a damn good soaking getting here (crappy jacket and no waterproof trousers- yet), and there's only one (paid) mooring site between here and whittesley, so I'm pondering whether to just stay put for the night rather than press on, because pressing on means doing the whole 9 miles or so. March looks nice enough, and I need to stop anyway to pick up a few things. Anyone got any intel on the place? Not specifically but you're a lot more worried about where to moor than you will be when you've settled in. Mooring in 99% of places is almost completely safe. I don't have any stats to back this up but I'd wager the odds of having a house broken into, overall, are higher than having boat broken into, also overall. Cheers Ricco, I do think there is more than a touch of beginner's uncertainty in my pondering over mooring places. The other boats have gennies and gear all over the place and they didn't seem too worried at all. What has struck me is that both of the moorers I spoke to here were relative youngsters. I have to say they are very friendly and approachable (like the young guy who helped me at the lock). There are more of these younger folks living on boats than I expected to see, and thats no bad thing I think.
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