228. Wider canals, robot geese, and top-notch planking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
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I continue east along the Trent & Mersey canal from Willington, re-discovering that from that point it's a wide canal and that means sharing (wide) locks with other narrowboaters. Video also features two dogs, a horse, some strange noises and a little bit of calm.
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Why wouldn't one turn the rudder the opposite way when reversing? I know you wouldn't get much help since there's no thrust going past it, but I think it would help bring the back around a little. Educate me.
There’s effectively no steering in reverse due to negligible water wash over the tiller, so it makes no difference.
I beg to differ. Yes, some narrow boats aren’t the easiest to reverse but, if you get up a reasonable amount of speed in reverse, the rudder will push the boat the way you want to go.
@@CruisingTheCut have you considered usering a trolling motor as a maneuvering thruster
@@CruisingTheCut also the embarrassment of having the tiller pointing the wrong way when you've reversed a 'little' too close to the bank and can't swing it back when you engage forwards again...
@@CruisingTheCut back in the "old days" did the tow horse walk the bow or stern around from the shore?
It makes so much sense to manufacture the Canada Geese locally instead of importing them.
Yes, totally
I got goose bumps following this discussion.
By the way they were straw bales not hay, made from the afters of the wheat or barley crop.
And the sound from the woods was the pip squeak.
I think you'll find that, under European law, if they're not manufactured in Canada, they can't be called Canada Geese. They have to be called Canada Style Geese.
I believe the squeaking is the mating call of the wild blue-crested shopping trolley.
Those geese are a real problem for the farmers up here on the east coast of Scotland. If you get up early enough you can catch farmers sneaking up to them, flipping them over and right quick taking the batteries out to try stop them eating all the grass in spring.
the problem with Canada geese here is the copious amount of very realistic excrement they deposit everywhere.
That sign at 7.45 was actually letting you know how bad the roads are around here to make you grateful that you are on a boat =))
Another excellent video, thank you. Also thank you for not having mid video adverts. So many TH-camrs are going down this route now and nothing makes me unsubscribe faster. Such an irritation. I always watch all the ads at the beginning to contribute my tenth of a penny!
Don’t blame the TH-camrs (much) - TH-cam itself suddenly made (lots of) mid roll ads the default a few weeks ago and now a youtuber has to specifically turn them off (and do so for all their old videos too!!). I enable only pre and post video ads. Thanks for watching them 😀
@@CruisingTheCut Ahh that explains the sudden explosion in mid roll ads! Thanks for explaining :-)
Thank you for creating and posting these. We look forward to each new video. Your videos have become our COVID travel escape, and give us something to aim for when travel restrictions are lifted from US. Anytime we feel cooped up we say, "We should buy a boat," and proceed to spend a few hours looking at canal boats for sale. Being wide Americans, we're leaning towards a wide beam, perhaps a barge. But still, it gives us hope which is so clearly lacking in these crazy days. Thank you for that.
Perhaps a redesign is in order for the robot geese. Engineers should concentrate on making their byproducts less objectionable. Also, the self-replicating function appears to be set on overdrive.
We are getting ready for our 1740 mile trip to Arizona for the winter. I look daily for your vlogs as they brighten my day each time I see your tranquil trip on the canals. Much better than the 60 or 70 mph speeds of US roads. But it’s worth the winter temperatures of 70 and 80 degrees. We hope. God Bless and God speed.
I hope you know how much good you're doing for my calm and mental health in these insane times.
So here I am, deployed in a sandy place and watching the Vlog! Thank you David! You got me through Quarantine and now I get a new episode every week! As a pilot, my life speeds along at 200-300 MPH. I cant wait for the vacation where we cruise along at 2-3 MPH!
Oh, I think it will be perfect for you
"...Zen like calm, in a world that's gone mad." 👍
It is a world gone mad. Thanks to you David, you bring a sense of tranquility to your vlogs. Many have tried, none have succeeded in doing what you do.🇦🇺🙏👍
Cheers
Someone has spent the time in planting Dahlias at 3:18 and is one of my favorite flowers.
we reckon they were being grown for shows? lovely big blooms
Just blissful cruising.
Thank You
"Imagine if you actually did that in your car!" I used to love those signs when I was a kid; always tried to imagine what would happen. XD This might be why I love amphibious vehicles.
😂👍🏻🖖🏼
I've upgraded to watching your videos at 1440p on my 32inch screen instead of my laptop of 17" persuasion. Even more enjoyable to watch. Thanks.
I do not know why, but, watching these boats on the canal is so soothing. A very lovely system in a very lovely country. I do understand why you live the boating on the canal life; it is most grand.
Another well composed vlog, always enjoyable to watch.
I never tire of watching your videos even the second or third time.
That was incredibly relaxing to watch. Thank you.
David a very good story on the Canada Geese but as a Canadian I can tell you its not true. The fact is we ship them all over the place to reduce the amount of pooh in our public parks LoL.
John Clapperton same as those dam pigeons
What gets me in the USA - a bird that migrates is not wanted - they go where they want - just odd thinking on our part to me
Yes David, do you wish for more? We can get you them or Snow Geese, especially Snow Geese (otherwise known as 'vermin of the skies').
Best wishes, stay safe
🤣🤣🤣🤣 so very true ....🇨🇦👌
Thanks for the particularly zen episode. Lovely bedtime viewing 👌
Thank you for allowing me to Zen along with you. Watching your videos after all the madness that is on the airways, is like a drink of cool water.
I like how everyone around you watched when you turned the boat around. Cig man seemed impressed.
Keep up the great videos. Always brings joy when I see you have uploaded a new video.
I love the sound of the water lapping the hull when you cross under a bridge, lovely...
It was very gurgly wasn’t it
Another high quality production and great Coxswain-ing in the wind 👌🏼
Glad you enjoyed it
May I quote you Sir.....""Ah, canal boating ..... Its a whole other universe of zen-like calm...... in a world that's gone mad." Amen.
I have done 12 x 1 week trips on a hire boat over the years.and loved every minute of it. The trouble is you try and see so much in your week. You tend to rush here and there in military fashion. Not really having time to relax and soak up the atmosphere. We planned to retire on a narrowboat but ill health put paid to that [you need to be fit] Watching these vids brings it all back.
Being a pedant, (and an ex agricultural engineer!), I'm unable to stop myself saying they're STRAW bales (residue from a cerial crop, post harvest) as opposed to HAY (grass crop cut, and dried in the sun, prior to collection as fodder for next winter)
There, I feel much better now! (Perhaps I should "up" my medication!?😂🤣) I'll get me coat!!
Does a roll still count as a bale?
I thought I'd check the comments first to see if anyone else had had their rural sensibilities triggered! :-)
I was going to use the same words of pedantry plus hay/straw but you have saved me the bother, it pays to scroll down a few comments first I find.
ikr - I'm wanting to shout, "it's straw ya ruddy 'townie'. :D
Being a pedant, I'm unable to stop myself saying it's a CEREAL crop. Hehe
Thank you for another informative video.
We moved into Mercia Marina 6 months ago, and we've followed the progress of the swan family that you mentioned early in the video. We saw the parents taking it in turns to sit on the nest in April, and have watched the young one growing up. They were hatched on an island in a lake next to the marina.
They used to visit us in the marina, but we didn't seen them for a few weeks until we spent a few nights in Willington, and they came over for a chat (and some food).
The geese you also mentioned can be a bit of a pain, I took a photo of a group of them entering the marina, and when I viewed it on my laptop I counted around 100 of them.
you made that turn around at the winding hole look easy ! showed it who's boss ,who is ,you are !
Thanks for that! Truly, fall is the loveliest time of the year.
very soothing to watch in these turbulent times thankyou .
Thank you Admiral Nimitz, that was some serious maneuvering. Lovely, lovely video!!
Thank you for all the beautiful video of the countryside.
David, Your work with the camera is much better as I like the scenery, sounds and other boats. More like being there with thinks here more closed in working from home on my computer and having to learn more about this machines that I use too like, but not as much anymore.
Glad you enjoy it, cheers
New to your Vlog. Love seeing all the green as I am in the middle of a desert, Tucson Arizona. Beautiful scenery and information
Welcome along!
There are more fans living in a desert. Greetings from Phoenix, AZ !
Enjoyed the blog and thanks for the info on the geese was not aware of that !!!
Love your vlogs. Just can’t understand why anyone would hit the thumbs down? There is nothing to dislike..
Excellent editing, people appreciate the blurring of faces now and again. Well played.
I don’t do it often or as a default but if young kids’ faces are directly in shot then I try to do so.
You may not be aware that on the day you passed the Willington robot Goose factory they where testing there new Floating and Swimming goose. Up to now they have only managed to make sitting and standing versions, but you captured there first prototype swimmer. Well done! I think we can call that a scoop. Take care, stay safe and keep having fun.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences on your boat. I find them most relaxing and informative. I live in the U.S in Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia and sadly the majority of the canals that used to be in use have been filled in. There are a few but they only go very short distances.
Shame :-(
Always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing with us. One observation i have to make, the poor state of the lock gates. I worked as a canal carpenter in the days of BWB. I would have been deeply ashamed to have lock gates that look like these poor examples on our section. Say no more times past and all that
Watching you masterfully negotiating the winding hole brought a whole host of musings. Imagine, the All England canal boater's olympic trials. All sorts of events: Boat handling, Winding whole turns with points for style and grace. Penalties for excessive prop wash, additional maneuvers, and time penalties. Different boating classes of course for narrow boats and wide beams. Lock mastery events for single and teams of 2 crew. Relay teams of 4 boats negotiating an easy flight of 2 locks and for the semi-pro, flights of 7 locks or more. Beauty contests for herbal and floral rooftop displays. And don't forget the canal side home owners class for best patio presentation. Winners in each class with points awarded, and. An overall winner 🏆. Television coverage, and an award ceremony with a member of the Royal family to present the cup. Held every 4 years. You get the idea. I can just imagine the sponsorship deals already coming in.
Oh, almost forgot, a portion of proceeds from various venue opportunities to go to ongoing canal development and meaningful restoration and to persons who live full time on the canals in need.
Little known fact, the entire country of Canada was named for those finely hand crafted robot geese manufactured in that lovely countryside. As I am Canadian, I’m quite sure of this...
What a nice relaxing vlog David.
Thanks ,take care
Thanks 👍
Seeing that you like the power station towers, maybe you would like reading the following(?). We had a power station with the cooling towers that provided Cape Town with power. It was built in the 60's and was situated in the suburb of Pinelands. A nuclear power station was built at Koeberg which made the Pinelands station obsolete. We call the towers 'Basuto hats,' as they look like the hats Basuto ladies wear. The towers at Pinelands were imploded a few years ago as they became unstable. There are still cooling tower power stations in other parts of South Africa. One of the obsolete towers in the Gauteng province is used for bungee jumping.
Love your vidoes and I admire your free spirit.
Those animatronic geese were very convincing.
In a world that's gone mad, indeed its nice to watch your canal boating vids and as you say 'zen out a little bit' :)
“A whole other zen universe from a world gone mad” . Well said. Lovely ~ 👍🙏🏻💕
Loved this cruse with a glass of whiskey , by the way David that was straw not hay , straw from wheat or grain used for bedding and mushroom growing , hay from grass for animal feed ! an ol farmer told me that !
Roof looking great David!
Thank you!
love watching all your videos
Those picturesque bales of hay were actually straw, but it doesn't really matter, I suppose. Unless you're something that needs to eat it.
Well done. I was about to comment on the same mis-identification. As a general rule people tend to think hay/straw, it's all the same. It isn't, and a bit like correct spelling it does matter.
Thank you sir from Indiana,USA.
Wonderful boat management captain....! And, all done the hard way, without a bow thruster... Thanks for the relief from the crazy world of today. Such a welcome and enjoyable experience. Thanks again.
Bow thrusters are for wimps, a strong motor & good tillermanship suffice. The tubes get blocked, and have been known to perforate & cause sinkage!
Yes, it is isn't it?!
love the videos, usually great bed time viewing. alltho the missus laughs at me!
Like your aerial shots.
The mystery building is the monitoring center for the Canadian Geese.
Thank you for sharing just what I needed tonight
Glad you liked it
So calming to view and such great comments here.
7:04 looks more like straw to me?! straw = dry stems of wheat, barley, oats etc. hay = dried down grass
I would also agree that its a straw bale, especially since its already yellow despite being freshly baled. But at the same time, there is plenty of people who don't know the green vs yellow distinction of terminology(probable the majority of people who have lived all their life in a city) and would use the terms interchangeably.
Always have a smile after watching these.
Fantastic video you did the winding whole well
Thank you very much!
@@CruisingTheCut your welcome
Excellent manoeuvring skills at the start Sir! Looked like there was still a little wind management to do as well. Great scenery and weather, hope it didn't get too wet after that! Take care.
Thank you
Squeaking noise was probably from the gravel conveyor on the right. Part of Hanson Aggregates.
I thought perhaps a kids swing set. But I don't know the area.
Love watching your vlogs you make them so interesting ❤️❤️
Thank you so much
Simple. The woods need oiling. You're welcome.
The squeaky wheelbarrow, filming Last Of The Summer Wine, with Smiler going for potatoes.
Great good quality vlog David as per usual... that squeak does it come from a bird with a rusty leg... 🙂
I'd carry a folding bike to get around some of the towns. Lovely countryside scooting by. So peaceful and melodic.
Full marks for "Canada Geese" not "Canadian Geese."
I knew I'd get comments otherwise
Give 'em a brake or is it break, ha ha heck, they say lorry instead of a truck, ha ha.
So are there many Canadian Canada Geese? Or are they all made in China anyways? 😊
Hi Dave I saw one of your vlogs for the first time.by accident. I've now gone back and watched them all from No1. I've also subscribed to the campervan vlogs and I've seen all of those too. Keep up the very interesting vlogs I enjoy them imensenly.
Thank you
Wide beams are lovely I'm sure, with all that extra room inside. But they must be somewhat restricted as to what canals/locks they can use. I hope that you don't have another lockdown in the UK, I would miss your vlogs.
I churned out some stuff last time so hopefully would manage the same again
@@CruisingTheCut And it was very welcome!
@@CruisingTheCut Churned? Churned?!
Delicately hand crafted vidioconical masterpieces, shirley?
David- Still the King of canal boat videos! Excellent videography, commentary, humour and wit.
Wow, thanks!
Loving these vlogs, fallen in love with narrow boats in my 3 years in lincoln at the university maybe one day :)
Glad you like them!
thanks David
They are Kwakazaki mk 2s by the look of them, the mark 1s
Greetings from Hollyweird, California! I found yer posts two weeks ago. Addicted! Seen how they are built, old school engines the lot. You are so good @ this as the visuals and info are appreciated. Clearly, yer time @ITV, you do have a 'Telly' personality!....keep it up - learning so much! Best....🥂🥂🥂
I have done that in my car when along side a feeder canal in a cranberry bog the side was sand and I slid my car down as the bank collapsed. It landed on the passengers and we had to get out of the drivers side through the window as the door was too heavy to lift th8is being a 1968 station wagon all our camera equipment came out that way too. Went to get help and when we returned only 4 tires were sticking out of the water. Oh to be 17 again.
Yikes!!
You are always welcome to come and steer our widebeam. Might make a nice vlog. The invitation is there
Thank you 😀
6:00 A little know fact. More tennis balls are sold to dog owners than to tennis players. ;) Of course I am making this up.
I get quite emotional when the hay bales come out. Another summer gone another winter coming with all the cold bad weather and darkened days. The end of an English summer with the hay bales and the shops filled with ripe fruits is the best that it gets
Cheers David, fantastic vid always appreciated :)
Hay bales no no Straw bales.
Well said Sue. We have to educate these townies.
My day is saved! Thank you for your great videos!
Your videos are a spot of calm and beauty in this chaotic world, therapy for the soul. Thank you.
Thank you David for a nice evening cruise. Beautiful landscape along the canal.
Lovely, that was really lovely!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Namaste to you my good fellow.. so peaceful the break..so well edited.. good stuff, keep it up
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@CruisingTheCut It was just what I needed.. I get excited to be taken to your calm places. thanks
David at 14.39 you asked about the wight building. Well I work there ,now its top secret but as it's just me and.you.i will divulge You witness our work at willington testing grounds ,that's right it's where we build the robots. Ha I hear you say what was the sqeeking. Sound implants for the robots please don't pass this information on to any one mums the word
My wife and I rented a narrowboat on the Trent and Mersey for a week one summer about 12 years ago and moored the night within earshot of the Donington Park raceway. Still slept like a baby. BTW, we live in Florida and it's nice to relive the trip through your videos.
An other beautiful trip through the country side. Thank you Sir.
Why do you not put the tiller over to the other side when reversing in the winding hole to bring the bow around more quickly? (No criticism intended, just curiosity from a sailor of 60 years, I very much enjoy following your blog.)
Because there’s effectively no steering in reverse so it makes no difference until you’re in throttle forward.
The Flower garden was spectacular !
I would figure out how I could go hybrid electric. Load it with solar cells and limit my travel. A small modern quiet engine/generator might work.
The silence in the country canals would be so nice.
See vlog 69, 168 and 169 plus my forthcoming vlog about electric narrowboats
Electric can’t replace the beautiful sound of classic engines. EV on new boats yes but never on classics please
@@bramdejong6828 ... if a classic engine dies, go electric. Best way to preserve the boat itself, and futureproof it . . . ?
Another enjoyable vlog David....well explained and put together......stay safe.....thanks for sharing
Nice one David. Stay safe cheers mate.