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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:23:28 GMT
Bored ? ... looking for an argument ?.. contact Telemachus ... he'll not let you down On a windy day a few revs makes good sense ... on a flat calm day then yes, I will travel as slowly as possible. Rog
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 21, 2020 20:24:11 GMT
As slowly as conditions permit ... so on a flat calm day that would be about 0.1 mph. Very considerate for all the boats backed up behind you as you block the canal to normal operations. There is nothing virtuous about doing everything as slowly as possible, even though a lot of old people seem to think so. Anyway setting aside the virtue signalling content of your post, which is pretty strong even for you, extremes of anything are bad, the middle path is good. So said the Lord Buddha anyway. Extremely slow is bad, extremely fast is bad. Why not pass at just the right speed? Make reasonable progress without causing excessive disturbance to moored boats? You are forgetting the gospel according to McRae - If in doubt, Flat out. So that being said; extremely fast cannot be bad 👍 Agreed, but I was restricting my comment only to inland waterway boating.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:26:44 GMT
You are forgetting the gospel according to McRae - If in doubt, Flat out. So that being said; extremely fast cannot be bad 👍 Agreed, but I was restricting my comment only to inland waterway boating. It seems a reasonable stance to take with anything powered by am infernal combustion engine 😁
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:27:15 GMT
As slowly as conditions permit ... so on a flat calm day that would be about 0.1 mph. Very considerate for all the boats backed up behind you as you block the canal to normal operations. There is nothing virtuous about doing everything as slowly as possible, even though a lot of old people seem to think so. Anyway setting aside the virtue signalling content of your post, which is pretty strong even for you, extremes of anything are bad, the middle path is good. So said the Lord Buddha anyway. Extremely slow is bad, extremely fast is bad. Why not pass at just the right speed? Make reasonable progress without causing excessive disturbance to moored boats? You are forgetting the gospel according to McRae - If in doubt, Flat out. So that being said; extremely fast cannot be bad 👍 Was he the bloke who crashed his Heli with one of his mate's son in it killing everyone on board ? Oh yes www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14803595ETA I suppose the fact he also killed his own son helps with the whole Darwin thing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:29:32 GMT
You are forgetting the gospel according to McRae - If in doubt, Flat out. So that being said; extremely fast cannot be bad 👍 Was he the bloke who crashed his Heli with one of his mate's son in it killing everyone in board ? Yes, a shit end for a life lived at the limit and those with the world at their feet.
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 21, 2020 20:29:43 GMT
Bored ? ... looking for an argument ?.. contact Telemachus ... he'll not let you down On a windy day a few revs makes good sense ... on a flat calm day then yes, I will travel as slowly as possible. Rog Oooh touchy. But as I said, there is no virtue in travelling as slowly as possible. well, unless you are entering a slow bicycle race I suppose.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:31:58 GMT
Was he the bloke who crashed his Heli with one of his mate's son in it killing everyone in board ? Yes, a shit end for a life lived at the limit and those with the world at their feet. Or just a dickhead showing off his toy with no regard for the safety of other people.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:32:13 GMT
You THINK there's no virtue ... I'm happy for you.
Rog
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Post by mouse on Sept 21, 2020 20:33:01 GMT
You are forgetting the gospel according to McRae - If in doubt, Flat out. So that being said; extremely fast cannot be bad 👍 Not a very good idea to apply when applied to helicopters or aircraft especially when not licensed to fly said aircraft.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:33:05 GMT
Yes, a shit end for a life lived at the limit and those with the world at their feet. Or just a dickhead showing off his toy with no regard for the safety of other people. Doubt it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:34:20 GMT
There will be a report about it somewhere.
Bloke was a dickhead showing off and killed people who did not deserve to die that day.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:41:20 GMT
If you like.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:42:53 GMT
I am on the Gt Ouse today, just run up from Denver to Ely. Littleport is a strange place Swan was pretty good last time we were there. mouse was a Boat Haven resident for a few years - we joined him and left Fairlight there for a summer, handy for the train and all points of the Ely Ouse, good road links too. 1.5 hours from Titchmarsh got you to Upper Barnwell lock. 1.5 hours from home in the car got you to Littleport boathaven and most of the way loaded up! 2021 will hopefully be a better cruising year for us 👍🍻 Years ago we looked at buying a house there, the wooden clad one on the main river. New River Bank maps.app.goo.gl/8CSP8o6yPeN6vJxS9 It was only when we went into town we decided not to.
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 21, 2020 20:47:02 GMT
Or just a dickhead showing off his toy with no regard for the safety of other people. Doubt it. No they are right, he was a fantastic driver but his helicopter crash was a result of total arrogance. In the end, he was a complete dickhead.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 20:48:25 GMT
I hate being able to see another boat in front or behind ... usually possible to avoid it by a judicious tea break. Rog I'm totally with you on this Rog. It was never an issue on the Nene, because the cruisers are fast enough to pass you easily, and there were not many narrowboats moving. I sometimes went almost the entire day without seeing a moving narrowboat going in my direction. But the CRT waterways are a different animal. If there's someone following and they are gaining on me, I'll be only too happy to pull over for a brew and let them pass- most of the time anyway. But because I'm still working part time, there will be times when I will be trying to get to somewhere I can moor safely, by a given time. I had a call planned with my line manager last Wednesday morning. I was moored at Grand Junction boatyard, who had every kindly let me moor overnight whilst they were awaiting some TRF(?) oil for the gearbox to complete the service (which the 'expert' Canaline distributors hadn't included in the servicing parts package). They only got the oil in about 15 minutes before my call was due, so I asked the guy if I could stay moored there for another hour, but he said they had another boat due in about five minutes, so I'd have to cast off/bugger off. So I hared off up the grand union at a bit of a rude speed, in an attempt to get moored in time to take the imminent call from my boss. Where I pulled over, the grass and earth were overgrown around the bottom of the armco and it was then a struggle to get the nappy pins dug in underneath so they hooked under they armco. I ended up being late for the call, but I guess these are the sort of snags and complications that sometimes crop up when you are trying to carry on working when living aboard full time, and that occasionally put you under pressure to go faster than you would like.
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