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Post by kris on Aug 4, 2023 10:58:33 GMT
And yet thanks to kris bothering to pass the remark we're into page two of chat. Personally I like this kind of nonsense thread. If we only post factually accurate statements there'd be no scope for chat. Rog It seems like some people have had a sense of humour bypass. If you took mine and andrews comments seriously, you need to get out more and maybe leave your phone at home?
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Post by dogless on Aug 4, 2023 10:59:58 GMT
Of course you'd not hear such vocalisation Aloysius as you'd be glued to Eastenders or something equally absorbing on your 43" colour TV with surround sound speakers no doubt. Rog
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Post by brummieboy on Aug 4, 2023 11:01:18 GMT
A few years ago, whilst waiting above the lock at Torksey,there was a boat, one of the false rivetted types from Glascote, hovering about in the middle of the basin, so I invited the steerer to moor alongside as there was another 2 hours or so wait. The invitation was accepted and said craft tied alongside. After 15 minutes of his Gardner shaking our boat more then my own engine did, I asked if he needed to keep it running. He said he needed tobecause his wife was using the breadmaker. When I expressed surprise that his electrics could not support it without the engine, he said that they could, but if the freezer cuts in then it switches everything off. He took the hint however and we waited in peace for the lock. One morning I was about to start up and cast off, when a boat in front, the same make as above, started up his Gardner, so I waited for him to pull away. Talking to him, it transpired that he would not depart for at least 30 mins, as the load on the engine from the alternators would make it difficult for him to drive the boat as well. On another occasion at Alrewas, we moored at about 6:30pm and were a boat away from 2 others with running engines. after a couple of hours with them still running, I ventured down the towpath to ask them to switch off. I was told they could run until 8:00pm to which I replied that was why I had waited until 8:30 before approaching them. I think that our boat is a bit more than a step up from camping, and we do have a TV, but do not rely on lots of modern power hungry implements. The potential for breakdowns from the sophisticated systems on many boats is vastly greater than us simpletons.
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Post by Aloysius on Aug 4, 2023 11:04:06 GMT
And yet thanks to kris bothering to pass the remark we're into page two of chat. Personally I like this kind of nonsense thread. If we only post factually accurate statements there'd be no scope for chat. Rog It seems like some people have had a sense of humour bypass. If you took mine and andrews comments seriously, you need to get out more and maybe leave your phone at home? Oh I see, you were being ironic. No, Kris, you meant every word of it. But that's fine, I didn't at any time suggest you are not entitled to an opinion. You should stick to your guns though.
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Post by Aloysius on Aug 4, 2023 11:10:16 GMT
Of course you'd not hear such vocalisation Aloysius as you'd be glued to Eastenders or something equally absorbing on your 43" colour TV with surround sound speakers no doubt. Rog I am not even slightly interested in 'terrestrial' TV. Haven't engaged with any of it for around eight years or more. And once, at uni, I was given the assignment of writing a paper on the subject of soap operas. I had to resort to paying someone else to write it; I genuinely had no ideas whatsoever on the subject. Surround-sound is good (depending on the material) though.
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Post by kris on Aug 4, 2023 11:12:24 GMT
Go and find someone else on the internet, to unleash your frustrations on! I found it strange that when buying a boat. Being able to place a 43inch screen between the portholes would be a deal breaker. Engine type or toilet type I can understand. I still find this strange. I could understand the need for a large tv if there was something decent to watch on it.
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Post by dogless on Aug 4, 2023 11:15:31 GMT
I guess if the first narrow boat you ever stayed on had all the comforts of home, that would be your frame of reference and the standard to which you'd aim.
Our first hire boat out of Bunbury didn't even have a radio and you couldn't walk through the boat to the stern. It was quite primitive but we'd come from walking/camping holidays carrying our gear, so it seemed fine.
I've said before that we choose to live a simpler lifestyle on the boat than to home, but I know many simply choose to replicate homelife with its luxuries.
We all call it 'boating' but we all mean very different things.
Rog
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Post by Aloysius on Aug 4, 2023 11:22:24 GMT
Go and find someone else on the internet, to unleash your frustrations on! I found it strange that when buying a boat. Being able to place a 43inch screen between the portholes would be a deal breaker. Engine type or toilet type I can understand. I still find this strange. I could understand the need for a large tv if there was something decent to watch on it. It's not a frustration, it's an opinion, and I like unleashing it on you. If you have an internet connection there's always something on. It's called 'streaming'. To be honest, it's a bit of a double-edged sword though.
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Post by β on Aug 4, 2023 11:26:06 GMT
Yesterday I passed a very peaceful island mooring. Sort of place people go to relax properly.
So there were a couple of boats with carious mixed gender people. All quite chilled everyone sitting around outside There was a generator running.
Now I may be a cynic but I bet nobody was using any power but it was provided for psychological reasons. Some people may feel very uncomfortable if immersed in nature too much so knowing there is mains leccy available may make them more relaxed.
To me it made the place less relaxed but not everyone likes when it is quiet.
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Post by fi on Aug 4, 2023 11:33:15 GMT
Yesterday I passed a very peaceful island mooring. Sort of place people go to relax properly. So there were a couple of boats with carious mixed gender people. All quite chilled everyone sitting around outside There was a generator running. Now I may be a cynic but I bet nobody was using any power but it was provided for psychological reasons. Some people may feel very uncomfortable if immersed in nature too much so knowing there is mains leccy available may make them more relaxed. To me it made the place less relaxed but not everyone likes when it is quiet. I like it quiet. Every morning I get up just before dawn and start shooting the birds, one hour later I'll be back in bed snoozing away. I beleive cats are the same.
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Post by dogless on Aug 4, 2023 11:34:09 GMT
You believe cats shoot birds ?
Rog
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Post by fi on Aug 4, 2023 11:37:42 GMT
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Post by β on Aug 4, 2023 11:38:03 GMT
Canada geese can be an issue. We have a zero tolerance approach to the blighters so I sometimes have to chase them away from our water.
Interesting species as the young ones can't fly yet so they have to be careful.
There is a swan looking after one of the backwaters. He hates them with a vengeance.
Too many of them and they are no good to eat.
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Post by Aloysius on Aug 4, 2023 11:46:58 GMT
You could make soup with a tough bird possessed of little meat but you ideally need a pressure-cooker for the job. Add shallots, celery, carrots and herbage like thyme, parsley, basil etc.
I don't fancy the gutting and plucking phase much though.
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Post by β on Aug 4, 2023 11:50:56 GMT
We had domestic geese in the gardens at our country house back in the 80s. Mother used to kill then by wrestling the bird, placing a scaffold tube across the neck, foot on each side and pulling the legs really hard. I think the white ones are better to eat than the canadian variety.
She was a cordon bleu cook so we were always treated well in this regard.
But that was yars ago !
We only had 6 acres so no need for any staff or guns.
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