Update from Graham regarding the swan…. Hello Jo - nice to hear from you. Robert also asked about this - but I saw his message first. I sent the following:- The swan was fine but did have a build up of vegetation wrapped in some fishing line which was stopping it from going down. That was removed and it was happy to eat again. It was returned a week later. Graham
Lovely outcome for the swan ,the rude ladies boat wasn't tethered very well it kept swinging out , so maybe that's their problem ,.the wind blows,out swings the boat, wham bam your sleeping with the fishes . Lovely video take care x
Some more online sunshine to brighten a Winter's day. Very restful and pleasant to watch, for sure. I very much enjoyed watching the new 'CruisingThe Cut' video about you and your travels as well.
You have warmed my week - caught you completing your “all Canal” tour on CruisingTheCut and that heartwarming gang of volunteers who helped you on the last leg and cheered you across the finish line; and now today seeing the bright sun of August, acts of kindness with swans and fellow boaters. Really appreciate these August vlogs as we brave -15C here in Toronto.
Thanks for letting us know about the swan...Thanks a big bunch for helping it yourselves..Hope all is going well for you! Stay safe and well. George especially!!.😍
My new favorite Michael t-shirt.☺ I wonder how many others caught on, especially before mentioning the petunias.🤔 Considering the various names given to the GRP boat it turned out to be kind of appropriate choice of shirt as well. Assuming the petunias were in a plastic pot, they too were having an encounter with a much more solid object sharing it's space!😉😅 Plus I can just imagine Jo encountering another rude plastic boat owner using the same words as those petunias (or words to that effect🤔).
RSPCA, well, say no more about that shower. Its great there are independent animal/bird rescue's out there that put all the donations into the services they provide.
SO heart warming a story of your good deed and rescue, love that stuff... George is so sweet and a rascal, love him too... happy canal wondering s again, great Karma on a lovely day.
So glad you helped the young swan Jo & Micheal, and to see it’s doing alright. Fishing line ahhh not good, poor thing. Thanks for the update, I was going to ask. Take care from a downunder swan lover. 💜💜🙋♀️🙋♀️ nice journey also 😊
Another beautiful day to watch in cold, dreary January. Perfect! :Minus the "welcoming committee" at your destination of course. Glad to see the swan was taken care of and released too.
Poor Jo, you were so red in the face about reporting the lady who protect her boat with unusual words. When I talk about difficult issues I get so red in the face....red head! Thank you for helping look after the swan.
We enjoy your vlog very much, thank you for your time and effort in doing them. It is a big shame that the number of *&^%$#@" has grown much (fill in your own word, I like to use non-empathetic, no i don't i use idiots in my head and it it so easy to be drawn into their ways, I just repeat in a nice sympathetic voice I understand really! Mmmm I understand mmm etc ) we are planning to join you lucky folks on the cut to spend 2 or so years living and cruising. We have lived in the USA for 12 years and want to get back to see the family (vivid restrictions) the beer, the fish n chips etc. And the generally nice folks on the cut , hope to bump into you sometime 😁🤝. Thank you for all you do. Best Regards Colin Colin and Heather, Ohi
It was great of you to take the time to help that swan. It's also nice to see a summers day while it's 7 degrees F with snow approaching here in Northern New Jersey, USA. Thanks for sharing.
Glad the Swan got rescued. Good thing that lady turned up as sadly you may still be waiting for RSPCA, I had similar experience. Lovely views of river. Great community spirit, sharing locks and looking out for each other.
Many thanks to you for these great vlogs!! I watch them during lunch and play them in the background while I'm working; the music and footage are SO relaxing and rejuvenating. So great seeing beautiful summer scenery during these cold winter months. Thanks for keeping me semi-sane😁
Lovely houses along that stretch. Michael is so caring with birds and animals and also agitated humans. I think I would have responded to Mrs Angry in two words of one syllable. Jo you are so polite.
Lovely vlog through some beautiful scenery. I watched it twice. I want to do GU Northampton arm, Nene, Cam, Ouse. My boat NB "New Dawn" is only 30ft with a big Lister she is an ex 1952 British waterways tug. Therefore I fear fitting in with the Noddy boats. But lovely stuff made me dream of a summer cruise...
Really love seeing your cruising vlogs, with lovely summer weather and T shirts!! Such a lovely tonic in these cold days. The scenery on your vlog was gorgeous and I could understand why you enjoyed it so much. Great to see George featured and loved how he immediately turns over for a tickle as you approached him.....he is a rascal as Michael said. Don't worry about the woman on the plastic boat......how stressful her boating must be constantly checking other boats positions against hers. Her rudeness is sadly a reflection of her. Keep smiling and lovely to be on your travels again. Hope the swan is back in the wild. Xx
I’m loving this stretch of the river. Maybe the weather helps but it looks so picturesque. Hope that woman at the end didn’t spoil your day too much. We will be visiting this area in the spring,definitely bringing the kayak too 👍
Great addition to address the swans problem...I really like your videos...hope the renovations are going well.hope you continue on the canals next year..will be looking forward.
A lovely down to earth vlog highlighting the heartwarming things that can happen on the river like the swan and also the frustrating times when encountering a angry boater who assumes that all boaters are the same as the boater who in the past has crashed into them... xx
That is a great area. I was down there two years ago. We took the van down to St Neots we found some really nice pubs. I've never knew there was such animosity between cruisers and narrowboaters until after I bought the Swamp Duck, it's incredibly stupid. I understand from a moorer in the Brighton Marina that there is the same kind of thing between the sail yahts and the powered ones. Wouldn't life be dull if we were all exactly the same. Thanks guys for this bit of sunshine on a really cold and dull January day. Take care you three cheers Alan x
Yes Micheal ... I'm glad you can do this as well. Boating is my passion, and you both have the cruisers passion of adventure in travel, sharing is caring. Enjoy the chips Mates.
Just found your channel. You had me at caring for a swan. Loved the cruise. Nice video of the River and the houses that sit back. Lots of fiberglass boats. Looks like NY. 😊
Glad you got some help for the swan and what a great rescue group. I haven’t been to a movie since the Covid outbreak either Michael. I will go back to the Roxy or the Penthouse again one day here in Wellington as I used to go every week.
Liked the vlog again as usual, my last happy boater had a go at me for mooring 200 ft in front of them as it was spoiling their view. I thought the cheek, think they owned they owned the entire canal side, funny thing was we where only planning on stopping for couple of hours for lunch, but after that we spent the night.
So much for your navigation skills. Any comments about your American accent? (I was in the army in Germany years ago and thought I should have stayed awhile after I was discharged...never made it to England although my grandmother came from Sheffield (never met her). Alas...
Great Vlog Jo & Michael. I have really enjoyed see your vlogs from the Wash onwards in particular. The beautiful fens and lodes. I have just read a book The Fens by Francis Pryor. I would recommend, it was brought to life having seen your videos.
That was Good news about the swan. Nice work, Michael. Such a lovely area you were travelling through. Whatever was that GRP owner getting upset about as you were mooring? Takes all kinds doesn't it. Sigh. Stay safe and well.
After you moored up and told about that lady, I was watching as that boat floated around while yours seemed to be pretty stable. Hmm...wonder if it was really her boat at fault in those collisions.
Hope the Swan recovered OK. Yeah, your right the whole country prior to and after the Wash has been stunning. I bet you wish you were back there now? When people are rude to me I try so hard to chill like Michael but more often than not I'm like Jo and mumble under my breath idiots! All the best. Stephen 😁
Michael and Jo: "GEORGE! That's not your boat." George: "So what?! They might have treats!" And good on ya for the good deed. But, I'd take it as a caution given what they say about good deeds. ;-)
Lovely stuff, sunshine, a rascally George, just a shame about the rude woman at the end, though I'm sure the chips helped soothe the irritation. Take Care you three
On a positive note that is just one rude person and all the other boats you passed seemed very friendly. And sounded like you had a good conversation with that three year old and his mum.
More's the pity you didn't try and double moor against them. I think she needs to take some Valium if that is how she is going to react every time another boat comes into moor. Believe me a GRP boat can cause just as much damage , especially when they come in to moor at a great speed. As a rule of thumb narrow boats are not known for their speed. Edited to ask, how is the Swan.
40 years ago as complete novices my friend his wife and our joint 4 kids did a narrow boat holiday on the Cheshire ring canal. During that holiday whilst I was at the bow my friend piloting the boat misjudged the stopping time of a 70 foot steel boat and we, he demolished a pontoon with huge timbers and crashed into a fibreglass boat buy a chandlers. We moored further on and returned to the chandlers to report, as we entered we over heard someone say “ some F idiot just demolished your pontoon and nearly sunk a guys boat” to which my friend pipe up I’m that idiot. We lost our deposit and he never piloted the boat again so I can understand that’s woman’s concern as there are a lot of novice hire boats on the canals which in the wrong hands a fearsome battering rams.
Wow! That is quite a story. Like I said in the video, I totally understand her consents. I didn’t even mind her watching us moor. What I didn’t understand was her vile rudeness!
@@MinimalList Your absolutely right, there’s no need to be rude as frankly it doesn’t get people anywhere. Sadly some people believe attack is there best line of defence! Their wrong.
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Congratulations on completing the canal system. Did you go through the Standedge tunnel along your travels? Your thoughts on that tunnel would be interesting! Thanks again.
Thank you! Yes, Perseverance has been through the Standedge tunnel twice. Here are the vlogs th-cam.com/video/qht9IZKFwFM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/cnTYhm-Wp1M/w-d-xo.html
One clue I've found is when a plastic stink potter ; which is what we call these type plastic fantastic boats is when they are adorned with bumpers and fenders , the owners are paranoid.
That woman with the big expensive boat just shows where her heart is, "the boat". She probably treats her husband and friends the same way as she is the entitled one. What goes around comes around and someone will put her in her place. There is no excuse for bad manners and rudeness. Evidentially her mother didn't teach her manner which is a shame.
I can't believe you sheltered under a tree in a thunderstorm.Probably the only more dangerous place to stand would be in the open ground.I suggest you look it up.
Why be rude? If you are worried about your boat, get on deck with a big fender. Proactive defensive works better than using words. Good call on the swan, glad that it survived.
That is such a beautiful area, thank you for such a bright sunny vlog on a dull January day. Take care and hope you are both well, is there an update on the swan?
Yes. I have just messaged Graham at the swan rescue. This is their reply. Hello Jo - nice to hear from you. Robert also asked about this - but I saw his message first. The swan was fine but did have a build up of vegetation wrapped in some fishing line which was stopping it from going down. That was removed and it was happy to eat again. It was returned a week later. Graham
@@MinimalList ok thank you. We are 12.6 wide so will have to check up on that. Absolutely loved your crossing of the wash. Hopefully looking to doing the same in our tub !! Thanks again for the vids. Hope your works are going ok with perseverance👍
@@ronhaywood2375 You would not be able to get through the Middle Level, so you would have to plan to come over the Wash from Lincoln! I suspect St Ives lock would also be difficult for a boat that size - there's a rather inconvenient lump of rock that constrains the downstream access..
@@MinimalList I followed the link and sent them a donation,mentioning that it was your video that had led me to them.Every little helps,as I seem to have heard somewhere before!
Do you know what the average debt of the water is it must be 8 to 10 foot to be able to have those larger boats go by .? does this vary much from one cannel to another ..? thanks hope you answer my question please
That stretch of river is nowhere near that depth. Boats with a 3'6" (1m or so) draught quite often hit the bottom - this will normally do more damage to a cruiser than to a narrowboat (where the propeller and rudder is better protected). The Great Ouse north of Ely is over 10 feet deep, but it's a largely manmade channel.
Smile at them and laugh. Let not knaves or ill-tempered fools "rain on your parade". "Mooning" them will only have you up before a local Magistrate. Quite honestly, refusing to acknowledge their existence is the best reaction as it is a "lack of reaction". You have better things to do and better people to interact with.
How very dare you she said ! Just because you have travelled the whole UK waterway system ! (poor lady may now know the Canal royalty that she just insulted) !
While possibly satisfying in the short term the long term agro from the insurance companies etc. are just not worth it. (Maybe sending the Wookiee along to see how close he really is would be a "palliative measure"
Sadly you get the 1 % that have no tact and are rude and pushy and blatantly thoughtless .Could be worse my wife has had her horse on many livery yards and has had to move yards so many times because of bitchyness and clichés .Don't know what it is with horse people ?or she could be just unlucky .Its like a children's playground mentality. We have our own field and stable now and life is good .The horse world is not very nice place .
That was a very nice cruise and locations! Did you end up getting fuel from the impressively nice guy who eventually came out to assist you? The cost was/was not reasonable? I believe (not sure) that you stopped back in a spot where you two have spent a fair amount of time at up to this point in your videos. You were going for chips and not Nepalese dumplings of a specific forgotten moniker. Is that close by? Or am I off the mark of what area you returned to? If, indeed, that was a return. That was textbook passive aggressive behavior, excessive aggression for the benefit of the mystery guest she directed the rudest comment to. No, you didn’t exchange names as she decided to skip right past the usual niceties and dive right into uncalled for…..rudeness. I don’t have a more descriptive word. You are nicer than I am, having my own brand of passive aggression in similar situations. We’re I thinking when that occurred and not still agape at their audacity, I would have have very politely began with a response to an unspoken but typical greeting with “Fine, thanks, and you? 1,2,3…No need to apologize, you have my sympathy. I would also be nervous in your situation. Is there much structure behind the plastic? How bad was the damage with the last bump? Did you go under? Or just a gaping hole where the bow used to be?” But most of the time it is something I wish I had said when it came to me later. As much of the rudeness and posturing was for the benefit of the mystery guest, I wonder if there was a decent pay off or if she would have lost points? Cambridge? THAT would be awesome! How welcome are the better universities to an older and more established applicant? Are there many adult learning/continuing education programs in that part of the world? I am crossing my fingers and braiding my hair that your visit is successful! Do keep us posted?
Not sure how to respond to this other than to say we are sorry if you found us rude. We are usually very happy to stop and chat to anyone we meet whether they watch our videos or not.
Update from Graham regarding the swan….
Hello Jo - nice to hear from you. Robert also asked about this - but I saw his message first. I sent the following:-
The swan was fine but did have a build up of vegetation wrapped in some fishing line which was stopping it from going down. That was removed and it was happy to eat again. It was returned a week later. Graham
Thanks Jo, good to hear that.
Thank you so much Jo for the update, great ending. So nice of you and Michael to stay and see the swan get the care it needed. ❤🦢.
Good news in a wicked world.
Thank you for instigating the swan rescue. Thank you too for the update... good to know s/he is on the mend! Blessings on all who helped 💖
Kind and heartfelt. Not many kind hearts around. Awesome 👍
Lovely outcome for the swan ,the rude ladies boat wasn't tethered very well it kept swinging out , so maybe that's their problem ,.the wind blows,out swings the boat, wham bam your sleeping with the fishes . Lovely video take care x
So jealous!
Some more online sunshine to brighten a Winter's day. Very restful and pleasant to watch, for sure. I very much enjoyed watching the new 'CruisingThe Cut' video about you and your travels as well.
Yes, David’s vlog was lovely!
So happy to hear the swan was saved. Well done all of you. -Leigh, Texas
George is such an ambassador, even if a little prone to not instantly comply with orders from his humans.
Honestly I was surprised he followed the request to get on the boat at all!
You have warmed my week - caught you completing your “all Canal” tour on CruisingTheCut and that heartwarming gang of volunteers who helped you on the last leg and cheered you across the finish line; and now today seeing the bright sun of August, acts of kindness with swans and fellow boaters. Really appreciate these August vlogs as we brave -15C here in Toronto.
Thank you. Stay warm!
Thanks for letting us know about the swan...Thanks a big bunch for helping it yourselves..Hope all is going well for you!
Stay safe and well. George especially!!.😍
My new favorite Michael t-shirt.☺ I wonder how many others caught on, especially before mentioning the petunias.🤔
Considering the various names given to the GRP boat it turned out to be kind of appropriate choice of shirt as well. Assuming the petunias were in a plastic pot, they too were having an encounter with a much more solid object sharing it's space!😉😅 Plus I can just imagine Jo encountering another rude plastic boat owner using the same words as those petunias (or words to that effect🤔).
It’s lovely to see the river in sunshine in these cold and dark day.
RSPCA, well, say no more about that shower. Its great there are independent animal/bird rescue's out there that put all the donations into the services they provide.
SO heart warming a story of your good deed and rescue, love that stuff... George is so sweet and a rascal, love him too... happy canal wondering s again, great Karma on a lovely day.
Fowl rescue is not foul rescue! Thank you so much! Yall still rock! Peas!
Very picturesque.
It really is!
So glad you helped the young swan Jo & Micheal, and to see it’s doing alright. Fishing line ahhh not good, poor thing. Thanks for the update, I was going to ask. Take care from a downunder swan lover. 💜💜🙋♀️🙋♀️ nice journey also 😊
Just so gorgeous. That is the reason I'd like to live in that part of the world. I am in the wet tropics now.
It's a beautiful part of the world
Another beautiful day to watch in cold, dreary January. Perfect! :Minus the "welcoming committee" at your destination of course. Glad to see the swan was taken care of and released too.
Poor Jo, you were so red in the face about reporting the lady who protect her boat with unusual words. When I talk about difficult issues I get so red in the face....red head! Thank you for helping look after the swan.
Not poor Jo at all. That’s just my complexion!
@@MinimalList O.k....I guess I was thinking what my face would have done...😊
Well done for saving the swan.....
Well, Graham saved the swan… we just found Graham!
We enjoy your vlog very much, thank you for your time and effort in doing them. It is a big shame that the number of *&^%$#@" has grown much (fill in your own word, I like to use non-empathetic, no i don't i use idiots in my head and it it so easy to be drawn into their ways, I just repeat in a nice sympathetic voice I understand really! Mmmm I understand mmm etc ) we are planning to join you lucky folks on the cut to spend 2 or so years living and cruising. We have lived in the USA for 12 years and want to get back to see the family (vivid restrictions) the beer, the fish n chips etc. And the generally nice folks on the cut , hope to bump into you sometime 😁🤝. Thank you for all you do. Best Regards Colin Colin and Heather, Ohi
It was great of you to take the time to help that swan. It's also nice to see a summers day while it's 7 degrees F with snow approaching here in Northern New Jersey, USA. Thanks for sharing.
Oh goodness. Keep warm!
Glad the Swan got rescued. Good thing that lady turned up as sadly you may still
be waiting for RSPCA, I had similar experience. Lovely views of river.
Great community spirit, sharing locks and looking out for each other.
Thanks for all the excellent Flogs (I think they are called) better than a lot of the content the BBC send to air. Thanks.
Deb and John Osborne
Many thanks to you for these great vlogs!! I watch them during lunch and play them in the background while I'm working; the music and footage are SO relaxing and rejuvenating. So great seeing beautiful summer scenery during these cold winter months. Thanks for keeping me semi-sane😁
Lovely houses along that stretch. Michael is so caring with birds and animals and also agitated humans.
I think I would have responded to Mrs Angry in two words of one syllable. Jo you are so polite.
I could be more polite to be fair!
Looks great around that area.......
Cruisers vs narrowboats. Yet another facet of the multi-faceted English class system.
Do you think? Most cruiser owners we meet are lovely!
@@MinimalList They are, but they regard narrowboats as very different. I think it's the fact that NBs can be homes and travel long distances.
Lovely vlog through some beautiful scenery. I watched it twice. I want to do GU Northampton arm, Nene, Cam, Ouse. My boat NB "New Dawn" is only 30ft with a big Lister she is an ex 1952 British waterways tug. Therefore I fear fitting in with the Noddy boats. But lovely stuff made me dream of a summer cruise...
It’s all such a lovely area. We can’t recommend a visit enough.
@@MinimalList Thank you both I hope we meet one day on the net work! Just love your vlogs take care!
Really love seeing your cruising vlogs, with lovely summer weather and T shirts!! Such a lovely tonic in these cold days. The scenery on your vlog was gorgeous and I could understand why you enjoyed it so much. Great to see George featured and loved how he immediately turns over for a tickle as you approached him.....he is a rascal as Michael said. Don't worry about the woman on the plastic boat......how stressful her boating must be constantly checking other boats positions against hers. Her rudeness is sadly a reflection of her. Keep smiling and lovely to be on your travels again. Hope the swan is back in the wild. Xx
Thanks for the update on the swan!
Just subscribed to your channel. Love your videos. Take care.
Welcome aboard!
Is that a typical winter? The grass looks so green and you're wearing summer clothing. Nice vlog
@@itzel1735 wishful thinking I guess. Looks very nice.
Another great video, and excellent to hear the swan was fine. Thanks as always!
Nice vlog. You r so caring, hope the swan was ok. Yes, please message them Jo it would be good to get an up date. Enjoy the chips!!!!
See pinned comment! 👍🏻
I’m loving this stretch of the river. Maybe the weather helps but it looks so picturesque. Hope that woman at the end didn’t spoil your day too much. We will be visiting this area in the spring,definitely bringing the kayak too 👍
420th vlog, Awesome, The appropriate #, in more ways then one. CCHHEERRSSSSS
Thanks!
Great addition to address the swans problem...I really like your videos...hope the renovations are going well.hope you continue on the canals next year..will be looking forward.
A lovely down to earth vlog highlighting the heartwarming things that can happen on the river like the swan and also the frustrating times when encountering a angry boater who assumes that all boaters are the same as the boater who in the past has crashed into them... xx
That is a great area. I was down there two years ago. We took the van down to St Neots we found some really nice pubs. I've never knew there was such animosity between cruisers and narrowboaters until after I bought the Swamp Duck, it's incredibly stupid. I understand from a moorer in the Brighton Marina that there is the same kind of thing between the sail yahts and the powered ones. Wouldn't life be dull if we were all exactly the same. Thanks guys for this bit of sunshine on a really cold and dull January day. Take care you three cheers Alan x
It’s probably just grumble boaters on all types of craft causing issues. Far more lovely ones than grumpy ones about we’ve found
Yes Micheal ... I'm glad you can do this as well. Boating is my passion, and you both have the cruisers passion of adventure in travel, sharing is caring. Enjoy the chips Mates.
Just found your channel. You had me at caring for a swan. Loved the cruise. Nice video of the River and the houses that sit back. Lots of fiberglass boats. Looks like NY. 😊
Very nice to see you in August and October (courtesy of CC) this week.
how rude was she , dear oh dear well done on your achievements
Glad you got some help for the swan and what a great rescue group. I haven’t been to a movie since the Covid outbreak either Michael. I will go back to the Roxy or the Penthouse again one day here in Wellington as I used to go every week.
Ah the Roxy! Good times! Hope you get to go back soon!
Liked the vlog again as usual, my last happy boater had a go at me for mooring 200 ft in front of them as it was spoiling their view. I thought the cheek, think they owned they owned the entire canal side, funny thing was we where only planning on stopping for couple of hours for lunch, but after that we spent the night.
You should see the roads here. Not fun! Thanks for the distraction ♡
So much for your navigation skills. Any comments about your American accent? (I was in the army in Germany years ago and thought I should have stayed awhile after I was discharged...never made it to England although my grandmother came from Sheffield (never met her). Alas...
Great Vlog Jo & Michael. I have really enjoyed see your vlogs from the Wash onwards in particular. The beautiful fens and lodes. I have just read a book The Fens by Francis Pryor. I would recommend, it was brought to life having seen your videos.
There are always going to be rude people in this world! Don't let them spoil your trip!! XX
Exactly
That was Good news about the swan. Nice work, Michael. Such a lovely area you were travelling through. Whatever was that GRP owner getting upset about as you were mooring? Takes all kinds doesn't it. Sigh. Stay safe and well.
It is a really beautiful part of the country
After you moored up and told about that lady, I was watching as that boat floated around while yours seemed to be pretty stable. Hmm...wonder if it was really her boat at fault in those collisions.
Hope the Swan recovered OK. Yeah, your right the whole country prior to and after the Wash has been stunning. I bet you wish you were back there now? When people are rude to me I try so hard to chill like Michael but more often than not I'm like Jo and mumble under my breath idiots! All the best. Stephen 😁
We so wish we were back there now!
Michael and Jo: "GEORGE! That's not your boat."
George: "So what?! They might have treats!"
And good on ya for the good deed. But, I'd take it as a caution given what they say about good deeds. ;-)
Looked like Mike king at buckden who helped you fuel up,he is the manager of the marina,it’s a very nice marina it’s where my boat lives
Yes, he was so nice!
Hire again Paul Wilkinson here Just missed out on the canal bow If you like films You need to go to Lincolnshire kenema in the wood
Lovely stuff, sunshine, a rascally George, just a shame about the rude woman at the end, though I'm sure the chips helped soothe the irritation. Take Care you three
Yes. Chips always help!
On a positive note that is just one rude person and all the other boats you passed seemed very friendly. And sounded like you had a good conversation with that three year old and his mum.
More's the pity you didn't try and double moor against them. I think she needs to take some Valium if that is how she is going to react every time another boat comes into moor. Believe me a GRP boat can cause just as much damage , especially when they come in to moor at a great speed. As a rule of thumb narrow boats are not known for their speed. Edited to ask, how is the Swan.
40 years ago as complete novices my friend his wife and our joint 4 kids did a narrow boat holiday on the Cheshire ring canal. During that holiday whilst I was at the bow my friend piloting the boat misjudged the stopping time of a 70 foot steel boat and we, he demolished a pontoon with huge timbers and crashed into a fibreglass boat buy a chandlers. We moored further on and returned to the chandlers to report, as we entered we over heard someone say “ some F idiot just demolished your pontoon and nearly sunk a guys boat” to which my friend pipe up I’m that idiot. We lost our deposit and he never piloted the boat again so I can understand that’s woman’s concern as there are a lot of novice hire boats on the canals which in the wrong hands a fearsome battering rams.
Wow! That is quite a story. Like I said in the video, I totally understand her consents. I didn’t even mind her watching us moor. What I didn’t understand was her vile rudeness!
@@MinimalList Your absolutely right, there’s no need to be rude as frankly it doesn’t get people anywhere. Sadly some people believe attack is there best line of defence! Their wrong.
good vid on the cut
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Congratulations on completing the canal system. Did you go through the Standedge tunnel along your travels? Your thoughts on that tunnel would be interesting! Thanks again.
Thank you! Yes, Perseverance has been through the Standedge tunnel twice. Here are the vlogs
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th-cam.com/video/cnTYhm-Wp1M/w-d-xo.html
One clue I've found is when a plastic stink potter ; which is what we call these type plastic fantastic boats is when they are adorned with bumpers and fenders , the owners are paranoid.
I can understand the worry. I can’t understand the rudeness.
That woman with the big expensive boat just shows where her heart is, "the boat". She probably treats her husband and friends the same way as she is the entitled one. What goes around comes around and someone will put her in her place. There is no excuse for bad manners and rudeness. Evidentially her mother didn't teach her manner which is a shame.
I don't mind her being worried about her boat. I do mind her being rude. She just needed to have a conversation with us.
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I can't believe you sheltered under a tree in a thunderstorm.Probably the only more dangerous place to stand would be in the open ground.I suggest you look it up.
Don’t worry, I know I said thunder storm but it was really just a rain storm!
Didn't you try the moorings nearer to town on the park ?
No, they looked very nice if in need of a little maintenance.
Why be rude? If you are worried about your boat, get on deck with a big fender.
Proactive defensive works better than using words.
Good call on the swan, glad that it survived.
What are the fiberglass boats called?
GRP which stands for glass reenforced plastic.
That is such a beautiful area, thank you for such a bright sunny vlog on a dull January day. Take care and hope you are both well, is there an update on the swan?
Yes. I have just messaged Graham at the swan rescue. This is their reply.
Hello Jo - nice to hear from you. Robert also asked about this - but I saw his message first.
The swan was fine but did have a build up of vegetation wrapped in some fishing line which was stopping it from going down. That was removed and it was happy to eat again. It was returned a week later. Graham
hi guys. what are the max width of the locks in that area please, cheers.
Im not sure what it is but we did meet lots of wide beams using the river.
@@MinimalList ok thank you. We are 12.6 wide so will have to check up on that. Absolutely loved your crossing of the wash. Hopefully looking to doing the same in our tub !! Thanks again for the vids. Hope your works are going ok with perseverance👍
@@ronhaywood2375 You would not be able to get through the Middle Level, so you would have to plan to come over the Wash from Lincoln! I suspect St Ives lock would also be difficult for a boat that size - there's a rather inconvenient lump of rock that constrains the downstream access..
Hi there!!Do you know what happened when the swan was examined?I hope it recovered.
No sorry. We didn’t follow up. we’ve linked the sanctuary in the description. Maybe I’ll send them a message and ask!
@@MinimalList I followed the link and sent them a donation,mentioning that it was your video that had led me to them.Every little helps,as I seem to have heard somewhere before!
Oh that is wonderful and so kind of you. Thank you so much!
@@MinimalList My pleasure!👍
Hi, please can you tell me which of your episodes cover the middle levels with towns March and Ramsey.
Many thanks
So genteel ! You managed to not refer to your neighbouring craft as a yoghurt pot. 'Plastic boat' doesn't have the same ring about it...
I may not have been quite so refrained off camera.
Do you know what the average debt of the water is it must be 8 to 10 foot to be able to have those larger boats go by .? does this vary much from one cannel to another ..? thanks hope you answer my question please
That stretch of river is nowhere near that depth. Boats with a 3'6" (1m or so) draught quite often hit the bottom - this will normally do more damage to a cruiser than to a narrowboat (where the propeller and rudder is better protected). The Great Ouse north of Ely is over 10 feet deep, but it's a largely manmade channel.
You need a new front bumper, or whatever it's called. 😄 BTW, how much does it cost to fill the tank?
Smile at them and laugh. Let not knaves or ill-tempered fools "rain on your parade". "Mooning" them will only have you up before a local Magistrate. Quite honestly, refusing to acknowledge their existence is the best reaction as it is a "lack of reaction". You have better things to do and better people to interact with.
Do plastic boat owners share a genetic line with BMW owners?
No comment!
How very dare you she said ! Just because you have travelled the whole UK waterway system ! (poor lady may now know the Canal royalty that she just insulted) !
Please don’t stay under a tree during a thunderstorm; if the tree gets hit by lightning you could be hurt or killed.
I guess when your piloting an overpriced utterly butterly tub you can get a bit Kareny .
Bath Tub !!!!!! Ignorance and very rude.
Once went through a double lock and a Bath Tub refused to share the lock. mmmm
I don't mind boaters who want to go through locks along. I do mind boaters who are rude though!
Sorry you had to put up with a rude boater but sounded as if you responded and I hope it didn't spoil your day.
No it didn’t. Like I said. I totally understand her being anxious about her boat. I just wish she had been a bit more friendly and a lot less rude!
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Should've just told her, anymore of her nonsense and you'll sink the plastic tub
I didn’t want to be as rude as she was. Best to just ignore her
While possibly satisfying in the short term the long term agro from the insurance companies etc. are just not worth it.
(Maybe sending the Wookiee along to see how close he really is would be a "palliative measure"
Why use one word when a hundred will do?
Sadly you get the 1 % that have no tact and are rude and pushy and blatantly thoughtless .Could be worse my wife has had her horse on many livery yards and has had to move yards so many times because of bitchyness and clichés .Don't know what it is with horse people ?or she could be just unlucky .Its like a children's playground mentality. We have our own field and stable now and life is good .The horse world is not very nice place .
That was a very nice cruise and locations! Did you end up getting fuel from the impressively nice guy who eventually came out to assist you? The cost was/was not reasonable?
I believe (not sure) that you stopped back in a spot where you two have spent a fair amount of time at up to this point in your videos. You were going for chips and not Nepalese dumplings of a specific forgotten moniker. Is that close by? Or am I off the mark of what area you returned to? If, indeed, that was a return.
That was textbook passive aggressive behavior, excessive aggression for the benefit of the mystery guest she directed the rudest comment to. No, you didn’t exchange names as she decided to skip right past the usual niceties and dive right into uncalled for…..rudeness. I don’t have a more descriptive word. You are nicer than I am, having my own brand of passive aggression in similar situations. We’re I thinking when that occurred and not still agape at their audacity, I would have have very politely began with a response to an unspoken but typical greeting with “Fine, thanks, and you? 1,2,3…No need to apologize, you have my sympathy. I would also be nervous in your situation. Is there much structure behind the plastic? How bad was the damage with the last bump? Did you go under? Or just a gaping hole where the bow used to be?” But most of the time it is something I wish I had said when it came to me later. As much of the rudeness and posturing was for the benefit of the mystery guest, I wonder if there was a decent pay off or if she would have lost points?
Cambridge? THAT would be awesome! How welcome are the better universities to an older and more established applicant? Are there many adult learning/continuing education programs in that part of the world? I am crossing my fingers and braiding my hair that your visit is successful! Do keep us posted?
You two are rude, I recognize you both on the Macclesfield canal. And you both blanked me. Fake TH-camrs. Other popular TH-camrs have been great .
Not sure how to respond to this other than to say we are sorry if you found us rude. We are usually very happy to stop and chat to anyone we meet whether they watch our videos or not.