I would truly like to know who the rotten, grumpy people are that would dislike one of your video's. You both are quit literally the highlight of my day. I look forward to watching your video's each night I get done with work. Even after a bad day I have to admit you both have a way of putting a smile on my face. Please keep the video's coming they are truly enjoyed...
Yes, the thumbs down are a puzzel. Some of them might be accidental . Some could just be people who randomly clicked to view the video and it just wasn't what they expected. Some might just really have it in for cats 8--)
Ha ha, love the toilet talk. My mother, bless her, was very smart, literate, and well traveled. Until the day she died she called the bathroom the "Little Girl's room" no matter where we were, or who could use it. Even at home...
Did this stretch a few years back, I didn't go much on Armitage Tunnel, personally.. but I was pleased to see an appearance of the "bent" lock arms at Fradley (and there are more at Great Heywood). I love the way you capture the minutiae of canal life in your videos. Yes, even the weather. But remember, a rainy day on the canal is still better than a sunny day in the office.
I don’t know anyone who would ‘thumbs down’...? I work long days but love it when I get back to my boat and in my down time going out on the Cut ..... your vlogs, along with others that I watch remind me of the truly remarkable experience living aboard really is..... take care girls, your so very very sweet.
Thomas Crapper was an English plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London, a sanitary equipment company. Crapper held nine patents, three of them for water closet improvements such as the floating ballcock. He improved the S-bend trap in 1880 inventing the plumbing trap.
I am from central United States (East Central Indiana) and I'm just now kind of discovering this narrow boat thing in England. I had never heard of it until I was recovering from Heart surgery and came across a video of someone 35-40 who had just purchased one and made a video of him changing his life. Now several months later I'm looking into this life. I am quite fascinated by it. I can definitely see myself exiting the rat race and Indiana's winters with blistering temps and large snowfalls for this lifestyle. I don't think my wife would be very happy living on a small boat, but the slow pace would make me elated. Thanks for sharing your journey with us all. Keep up the great job and for putting joy into the world. May you always be dry and under power.Michael
@@TheNarrowboatExperience oh great! You keep that bit of information tucked away in your pocket only to divulge it after we've fallen down the rabbit hole. Aren't you two the cleaver ones! Oh well, I guess I'm along for the ride now!
Oh, "conveniences" brings to mind something read several years ago about an American gal on a business trip to UK and her "educational experience" learning that just because English and English are both named English, that doesn't mean they are identical languages - she had sent messages to a few people notifying them that she would be happy to meet them at their convenience. My Dad was in US Navy so as well as toilet we used the word head. And then when I got interested in railways I learned that toilets in passenger cars and cabooses were often termed hoppers, probably because that's essentially what they were, a hopper chute which led out the bottom of the car to the track. And that brings to mind ... The time in a previous century when I was with the National Railway Historical Society ... When we had some elementary school kids on a trip on vintage passenger cars ... And one youngster flushed the toilet/hopper ... And totally freaked out ... When the flap at the bottom opened to give a view of the track whizzing along below the car. Yep, 1970s/80s kid meets 1920s technology. Yep, that was an educational experience!
Doesn’t anyone know about The Museum of Toilets and Chamber Pots in Prague, Czechia. It’s billed as a small hygiene centric museum with chamber pots of the rich and famous. Even if you don’t have to go, you gotta go!
OOoH please take care with the curtain behind the cooker, big fire hazzard!!! love your blogs, yourselves and the cats, just a thought to give you peace of mind as to where the cats are, you can get GPS trackers for them and with an app on your phone to locate them, take care and thanks for sharing the life you all lead. Love Chris & my Kelpies.
Mine too ,after the old public toilets with the coin machine on the door. Most Ladies used to hold the door open with their foot during busy times to let the next person in for free!
I grew up in the south (USA) where a lot of the old timers still refer to the Lu as a 'commode'. When I moved west in my 20's I had to stop saying 'commode' because people either didn't know what it was or thought it was funny. When I moved back to the south people thought saying 'toilet' was crude. It was bathroom or commode. Lol! Funny how 'regional' things can be. ;-)
Enjoyed the journey, and liked the art demo the other day, the Owl. The Canals were filling in when I was growing up after hostilities. Nice to see them restored and in use now, Country's best asset. It was Dunny when I got here, and still is. By4now.
Lovely video.. I was hoping you’d film you two shopping in tesco a bit... for your international subs who’ve never stepped foot in a tesco, that would’ve been kinda fun to see.😇
Hi Girls, your videos are a highlight of my day. I have both hired narrow boats and been passenger in hotel narrow boats. There is nothing like being on the water! In the Navy the loo/toilet/whatever is called the "Head". Continue to enjoy your life on the waterways. Cheers, Arthur
"Kath's had a bit of a rest". Love the look on Kath's face. Comments on what to call going to the toilet, loo, bog and a choice of other words that are not suitable. It did depend on the company. I taught my kids to say 'need a log,' much to their mother's disgust. Another entertaining vlog.
During WWI soldiers often visited these toilets and called them crappers. The name originated from a popular seller of toilets. Thomas Crapper of England.
As always a nice jolly cruise in all weathers, plus soothing music with life progressing slowly along. Toilets , on board all boats are called 'heads' , like kitchens are galleys, walls are bulkheads , etc. As a child they were called lavatories shortened to lavvy which of course were always outside. If you were posh and had an indoor lavvy then you would call it a bathroom or toilet. An uncouth youth might say 'bog' but they knew no better. I'm told that Australians in the outback had dung heaps shortened to 'dunnies ' but you would expect that wouldn't you ? Carry on regardless.
Hi ladies, good to see you on the move despite the rotten weather. You now see very settled and happy in your new boat. I hope that we get to see the changes and upgrades that you undertake as time goes on. Here are a few more words for toilet that I have used during my life. As a kid at school in Lancashire it was the "bog", but not at home! We also had a cottage that was not on mains sewers and it had a "thunder box" that the municipality would dig out when it was full. When I lived in Edinburgh it was occasionally called the "cludgie" and now in here in Thailand it is the "suuam" for toilet & "hong naam" for bathroom. Hope you can add them to your collection. May you get some summer soon.
Grew up calling it the "Head" .... Father was in the Navy and that is a ship term for Toilet... Great video ladies. Love seeing the fur babies so active... Have either ever tried to jump while the boat is moving ?
I'm trying find a video of an elderly guy who lived on the canals but found the winding of the paddles hard. He used a socket that fitted over where you wind up the paddles and connected it to a drill to open and close the paddles 😁 looked very useful.
In NZ we say going to the Ladiesor gents or to spend a penny ( we used to have underground toilets in Auckland with a lady sat at the door- it cost a penny to go or of course 'going to the loo' or 'going to the bog'
Another lovely blog. You look so comfortable in the rain but I suppose it's all part of the experience. In South Australia I grew up saying Dunny and Loo. My Mum used the term 'spend a penny' because in the 50's when you went to Myer's (a department store) you had to put a penny in a device that would then open the toilet door. Very posh toilets they were. Reading rooms, Mothers rooms and Assistants to help you. I would love to see a toilet Museum. I am fascinated with the invention of flushing toilets because I grew up with an OutHouse that Dad had to empty and clean. The man who first made an attempt to design a flushing toilet was Mr. Alexander Cumming in 1775. Joseph Bramah who received a patent for the first really practical water closet in 1778. Next came Mr Crapper. See! I would love that Museum.
Aghh, delightful. With you on the wind thing. So you get a bit soggy, but your not fighting to keep the boat somewhere near the middle, 'crabbing' like crazy, looking like you don't know what your doing😂😂. Love the way cats check,check, then check again, before they make a decision to move to the next square inch, so comical to watch, but that's why they have nine lives🐱🐱. I remember going thro the skinny tunnel last month, sooooooo tight! Toilet when I was growing up, then bog, at school, then crapper at work, after the guy Thomas Crapper who didn't invent the toilet, he refined it!! Apt name don't you think. Cross fingers we are heading towards an Indian summer, coz so far, damp squib comes to mind. xx
Great update ♥️ Especially loved the cameos by the cats lol. I grew up calling it the 🚽 Toilet, though 'Bog' was something I used later as a teenager. When I visited Canada, I discovered they like the term 'Washroom'.
No problems with the water levels this week! The cats are so cute and very well behaved when you’re cruising. We used to call the toilet the toilet but some people in the north east call it the lavvy or lav, I’ve also heard it called the bog 🤨Thanks as always for sharing your adventure.
Loving the map at the beginning. :) ... yes, a toilet, Through the Hedge'! :) ... ex-Aussie here, I grew up with 'dunny' ... Those 'mists in the distance' shots are stunning ...
Outhouse, crapper, bathroom, john, 10-100, latrine are all names i have used for toilet. I see that you let the cats out onto the deck whilst travelling. You could add a grid fence to the openings to prevent them falling overboard. Cushions would be a nice addition to the stern, as well.
I grew up calling a toilet, 'ty bach'. 'Ty bach' is Welsh and translates to 'little house' in English. Many years ago everybody had a 'ty bach' at the bottom of their garden. And a toilet is still called 'ty bach' to this day. Best wishes
Another beautiful day on the canal, yes we want to see all museums you come across. I love to see the English country side, never stop exploring! Thanks for the ride ladies!
I live on a springer and 36 but I cut 6 foot of have outboard works great any way I only watch you two now wired up or what is the any way God bless xxx
My experience is that dunny referred to a toilet in a little shed in the back yard. A lesser known name for an Australian dunny is the thunder box. Thanks for raising this edifying topic - such fun.
Fantastic vlog! The cup of tea that Kath had with the steam coming off it made me really want a cup of tea! Toilets - we used to say we were on the throne when we were sat on the toilet. I think my Nan used to call it that. No idea why! Xx
You know for all round moist episode that was mighty enjoyable. As a young lad we though it was the height of hilarity to refer to it as 'The Bog' ... In more polite circles it would of course be 'the loo/toilet'. With two growing kids who think You Tube is more important that flushing and washing ones hands I feel 'Bog' might be worryingly appropriate!
I thought grey and wet WAS England summer. I'm trying to move back to where there is 3000 hours of sunshine and winds of 124 kph. Spring breezes we call them. If you are going to fuel oil, how will you keep the nose of your boat down during the winter? I noticed on your trip to Wales, you had a bunch of coal holding down the nose. Someday, somebodies going to get smart, and put a Tesco on the canal with moorings.
Annamarie - Many moons ago, in the dim ages of the past, in the days of my youth, we called it The Crapper. Name came from Thomas Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836; died 27 January 1910), sometimes credited with the invention of the flush toilet. Through the hedge to the toilet museum would be wondrous.
When I was a kid in upstate N.Y., my neighbors had a Kazootie, which was a 3 seater outhouse, cause when it is cold and dark outside who wants to go out without company.
brilliant...love watching your adventures on the cut.....would be helpful if you numbered the videos so they can be watched in sequence like David does on CRUISING THE CUT.....We said going to the BOG....
Ah my Sunday is complete😊. A most enjoyable cruise. Funnily enough I have just spent my weekend out in very similar weather. But of course it is that time of year for us😉. Anna stopping tracffic😂😂😂😂 Plus the added bonus of reading all the toilet talk comments. Of course it was the dunny around my younger haunts (deep outback SA, no not in Africa!), although my grandmother did "go to spend a penny" back in civilisation. These comments have reminded me of reading a book in my teens which mentioned digging a "bog" and not having a clue what was meant. Later in the book someone ended up falling in the s#*t and it all became clear. Loving your work ladies.
Great video, ladies. Having an unusually cold and wet summer here in the PNW of the USA as well. Not complaining at all, will happily take it over heat.
Here in Texas people often say they're going to the pot. I also wanted to comment that I LOVE the way y'all do your music. Most channels have the music SO loud that I'm constantly turning my volume up and down. It can be so annoying so thanks :)
Hiya girls, This vlog was so funny. Anna you was saying how you felt the boat was so light. Then saying "I don't like the wind" and "maybe I'm getting stronger" and that made me think, poor Kath, Alice, and Munchie, putting up with your stronger wind! 🤣🤣 Then Anna, you said you were the crew, so it was your job to stop any traffic from coming through the tunnel, then we saw traffic coming from the opposite direction, in the form of a duck!! (Didn't stop all traffic then!) 🤣 A 'through the hedge' vlog about toilets, ...... isn't that when the cassette is full, there's no facilities near, so you'll see a boater going through the hedge with a toilet roll in one hand??!🤣🤣 And finally, we used to call our toilet, 'the bog of eternal stench which we copied the name from a film, the labyrinth, starring David Bowie. 🤣🤣 The 'thumbs down' are from Australian viewers, who live on the other side of the 🌎, so everything from there, to us, is upside down!! So that their likes look upside-down down 😄 Keep the vlog coming, even in the rain. You two are so lovely to watch, and to give us all an insight into your lives, on the house that floats. I'm catching up on your past vlogs, so I'll be up to date one day. Xx
Great Vlog. I will be cruising from Barton turns marina on Saturday heading towards Stafford so if you are still in the area watch out because it's been 15 years since I last steered a narrowboat lol
Fradley Junction is one of my favourite places to visit. Local to home and a lovely breakfast! Alrewas is pronounced Al - re- was. Lovely video and you both are so cheery despite the rain. The cooling towers in Rugeley are soon to be removed so you may not see them on future trips past. Re toilet talk you forgot to mention Thomas Crapper who held many patents for, what we would consider, to be the modern flush toilet.
Be Nice to CC, we are only males. I found your channel though his. I did not realize it until you 2 were in a video. Love both channels. Hard work=good life style.
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I would truly like to know who the rotten, grumpy people are that would dislike one of your video's. You both are quit literally the highlight of my day. I look forward to watching your video's each night I get done with work. Even after a bad day I have to admit you both have a way of putting a smile on my face. Please keep the video's coming they are truly enjoyed...
Shawn Rossignol I concur:)
Shawn Rossignol only the royalty free music makes me cringe, but there was little of it, mercifully.
Indeed- I wonder that they would bother at all.
Yes, the thumbs down are a puzzel. Some of them might be accidental . Some could just be people who randomly clicked to view the video and it just wasn't what they expected. Some might just really have it in for cats 8--)
people who give thumbs down help the channel. up or down people are watching and engaging. LOL on people who think it hurts a channel.
I would rather be on a narrow boat in the rain rather than going to work any day. Great vlog girls x
Agreed
That ain't rain - it's just Canal Replenishment Fluid, aerially delivered. ;-)
lol
A hot cuppa fixes anything.
Getting savvy about the lavvy:👍😂 the bog , thunderbox
My Nan and Grandad used to call it "The Houses of Parliament"
Too funny. We might copy now.
my grandad would call it the house of lords, and my grandmother would say going to sit on the throne
Gosh, that brings back memories!
Called "The Houses of Parliament" because it is full of "Peers".
But a Cludgie in some parts of Scotland.
Ha ha, love the toilet talk. My mother, bless her, was very smart, literate, and well traveled. Until the day she died she called the bathroom the "Little Girl's room" no matter where we were, or who could use it. Even at home...
Did this stretch a few years back, I didn't go much on Armitage Tunnel, personally.. but I was pleased to see an appearance of the "bent" lock arms at Fradley (and there are more at Great Heywood). I love the way you capture the minutiae of canal life in your videos. Yes, even the weather. But remember, a rainy day on the canal is still better than a sunny day in the office.
We do try and keep it simple in the vlogs- thanks.
I don’t know anyone who would ‘thumbs down’...? I work long days but love it when I get back to my boat and in my down time going out on the Cut ..... your vlogs, along with others that I watch remind me of the truly remarkable experience living aboard really is..... take care girls, your so very very sweet.
Thomas Crapper was an English plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London, a sanitary equipment company. Crapper held nine patents, three of them for water closet improvements such as the floating ballcock. He improved the S-bend trap in 1880 inventing the plumbing trap.
I am from central United States (East Central Indiana) and I'm just now kind of discovering this narrow boat thing in England. I had never heard of it until I was recovering from Heart surgery and came across a video of someone 35-40 who had just purchased one and made a video of him changing his life. Now several months later I'm looking into this life. I am quite fascinated by it. I can definitely see myself exiting the rat race and Indiana's winters with blistering temps and large snowfalls for this lifestyle. I don't think my wife would be very happy living on a small boat, but the slow pace would make me elated. Thanks for sharing your journey with us all. Keep up the great job and for putting joy into the world. May you always be dry and under power.Michael
Welcome aboard. Careful it’s addictive
@@TheNarrowboatExperience oh great! You keep that bit of information tucked away in your pocket only to divulge it after we've fallen down the rabbit hole. Aren't you two the cleaver ones! Oh well, I guess I'm along for the ride now!
Oh, "conveniences" brings to mind something read several years ago about an American gal on a business trip to UK and her "educational experience" learning that just because English and English are both named English, that doesn't mean they are identical languages - she had sent messages to a few people notifying them that she would be happy to meet them at their convenience.
My Dad was in US Navy so as well as toilet we used the word head. And then when I got interested in railways I learned that toilets in passenger cars and cabooses were often termed hoppers, probably because that's essentially what they were, a hopper chute which led out the bottom of the car to the track.
And that brings to mind ...
The time in a previous century when I was with the National Railway Historical Society ...
When we had some elementary school kids on a trip on vintage passenger cars ...
And one youngster flushed the toilet/hopper ...
And totally freaked out ...
When the flap at the bottom opened to give a view of the track whizzing along below the car.
Yep, 1970s/80s kid meets 1920s technology.
Yep, that was an educational experience!
YAS! if there's a toilet museum feature it!
www.poomuseum.org/blog-flushed-with-pride
Doesn’t anyone know about The Museum of Toilets and Chamber Pots in Prague, Czechia. It’s billed as a small hygiene centric museum with chamber pots of the rich and famous. Even if you don’t have to go, you gotta go!
The flowers and scenic landscapes along the way were beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome.
That cat face at the end! Awww...
So cute.
Breath of fresh air these girls.. superb.😀🍸🍹❤
OOoH please take care with the curtain behind the cooker, big fire hazzard!!! love your blogs, yourselves and the cats, just a thought to give you peace of mind as to where the cats are, you can get GPS trackers for them and with an app on your phone to locate them, take care and thanks for sharing the life you all lead. Love Chris & my Kelpies.
We said going to the bathroom, even if there was no bath in the room! It would be fun to see a "Through the Hedge" at the toilet museum!
Every week you both are so changed. An utter pleasure to watch Cheers
Thank you x
Ahhhh ! A cup of hot tea while waiting ,the good life, la Dolvolchi Vida! The John for me or bathroom!
Wonderful video! I always thought that black cats were the coolest of all - but that silver one is stunning... 😍
and he knows it.
Oh, a toilet museum tour would be LOVELY. Washroom or "facilities " we're what we used.
My Gran would always say she was "off to spend a penny" if she was going to the loo! x
My mam said that, mind you they did charge a penny for the ladies, it's 20p now in Middlesbrough bus station, robbers lol
Mine too ,after the old public toilets with the coin machine on the door. Most Ladies used to hold the door open with their foot during busy times to let the next person in for free!
When I worked in the UK (from Australia) I replied to a patient "What do you want to buy? All the shops are closed now" lol
@@antipodeanadventures8423 🤣🤣🤣
"Pure narrow boating"
Come rain or shine.
Great vlog.
We call it a bathroom, but, in my house we called it the library, with 4 kids it was the only place for peace and quite ! Lol
I grew up in the south (USA) where a lot of the old timers still refer to the Lu as a 'commode'. When I moved west in my 20's I had to stop saying 'commode' because people either didn't know what it was or thought it was funny. When I moved back to the south people thought saying 'toilet' was crude. It was bathroom or commode. Lol! Funny how 'regional' things can be. ;-)
the bog..dunny or loo....
@@borderreiver3288 Don't forget there is also the "Thunderbox".
Enjoyed the journey, and liked the art demo the other day, the Owl. The Canals were filling in when I was growing up after hostilities. Nice to see them restored and in use now, Country's best asset. It was Dunny when I got here, and still is. By4now.
Lovely video.. I was hoping you’d film you two shopping in tesco a bit... for your international subs who’ve never stepped foot in a tesco, that would’ve been kinda fun to see.😇
Some shops are a bit precious about filming inside.
Thank you for featuring your beautiful cats in this vlog.
Groovy Vlog. I grew up calling the toilet, 'The Head'. Perhaps because my father was in the Navy during WW2.
Hi Girls, your videos are a highlight of my day. I have both hired narrow boats and been passenger in hotel narrow boats. There is nothing like being on the water! In the Navy the loo/toilet/whatever is called the "Head". Continue to enjoy your life on the waterways. Cheers, Arthur
i'd rather be on a boat, any boat in the rain, than the wind, that or flying! nice 1 m8s!
Good Sunday morning from Haines, Alaska. Same weather here. The weather went from 90 to to 55 like it saw a traffic cop.
"Kath's had a bit of a rest". Love the look on Kath's face. Comments on what to call going to the toilet, loo, bog and a choice of other words that are not suitable. It did depend on the company. I taught my kids to say 'need a log,' much to their mother's disgust. Another entertaining vlog.
Lol never heard that before
Love the gardens along the canals!
During WWI soldiers often visited these toilets and called them crappers. The name originated from a popular seller of toilets. Thomas Crapper of England.
As always a nice jolly cruise in all weathers, plus soothing music with life progressing slowly along. Toilets , on board all boats are called 'heads' , like kitchens are galleys, walls are bulkheads , etc. As a child they were called lavatories shortened to lavvy which of course were always outside. If you were posh and had an indoor lavvy then you would call it a bathroom or toilet. An uncouth youth might say 'bog' but they knew no better. I'm told that Australians in the outback had dung heaps shortened to 'dunnies ' but you would expect that wouldn't you ? Carry on regardless.
Now we know who the Captain and first mate is. Really enjoy your videos
Hi ladies, good to see you on the move despite the rotten weather. You now see very settled and happy in your new boat. I hope that we get to see the changes and upgrades that you undertake as time goes on. Here are a few more words for toilet that I have used during my life. As a kid at school in Lancashire it was the "bog", but not at home! We also had a cottage that was not on mains sewers and it had a "thunder box" that the municipality would dig out when it was full. When I lived in Edinburgh it was occasionally called the "cludgie" and now in here in Thailand it is the "suuam" for toilet & "hong naam" for bathroom. Hope you can add them to your collection. May you get some summer soon.
We do love the new boat.
Grew up calling it the "Head" .... Father was in the Navy and that is a ship term for Toilet... Great video ladies. Love seeing the fur babies so active... Have either ever tried to jump while the boat is moving ?
"Pigeon speed ahead!"
lol
I just love the vlogs, charming gentle, fun
please don't stop
Thank you
In South Wales the Toilet was often called “Ty Bach”. Small House in English. Comes from when the toilet was at the end of the garden!
Yuk.. Thats what has put me off of a canal holiday.. Rain Rain and more Rain... However I still enjoyed this presentation. Thank you
It's a lot of money to spend on rain
Another Fantastic Video Ladies, Well Worth Following You On Your Travels
Thanks
I'm trying find a video of an elderly guy who lived on the canals but found the winding of the paddles hard. He used a socket that fitted over where you wind up the paddles and connected it to a drill to open and close the paddles 😁 looked very useful.
In NZ we say going to the Ladiesor gents or to spend a penny ( we used to have underground toilets in Auckland with a lady sat at the door- it cost a penny to go or of course 'going to the loo' or 'going to the bog'
Thank you ladies!
Like the way you fixed up new digs
Another lovely blog. You look so comfortable in the rain but I suppose it's all part of the experience. In South Australia I grew up saying Dunny and Loo. My Mum used the term 'spend a penny' because in the 50's when you went to Myer's (a department store) you had to put a penny in a device that would then open the toilet door. Very posh toilets they were. Reading rooms, Mothers rooms and Assistants to help you. I would love to see a toilet Museum. I am fascinated with the invention of flushing toilets because I grew up with an OutHouse that Dad had to empty and clean. The man who first made an attempt to design a flushing toilet was Mr. Alexander Cumming in 1775. Joseph Bramah who received a patent for the first really practical water closet in 1778. Next came Mr Crapper. See! I would love that Museum.
Oh yes, spend a penny.
Aghh, delightful. With you on the wind thing. So you get a bit soggy, but your not fighting to keep the boat somewhere near the middle, 'crabbing' like crazy, looking like you don't know what your doing😂😂. Love the way cats check,check, then check again, before they make a decision to move to the next square inch, so comical to watch, but that's why they have nine lives🐱🐱. I remember going thro the skinny tunnel last month, sooooooo tight! Toilet when I was growing up, then bog, at school, then crapper at work, after the guy Thomas Crapper who didn't invent the toilet, he refined it!! Apt name don't you think. Cross fingers we are heading towards an Indian summer, coz so far, damp squib comes to mind. xx
Hi there, with the new boat we sometimes even forget to check if there is any wind- she's just so nice to drive.
Great update ♥️ Especially loved the cameos by the cats lol.
I grew up calling it the 🚽 Toilet, though 'Bog' was something I used later as a teenager. When I visited Canada, I discovered they like the term 'Washroom'.
Yes.
Signed,
Canada
No problems with the water levels this week! The cats are so cute and very well behaved when you’re cruising. We used to call the toilet the toilet but some people in the north east call it the lavvy or lav, I’ve also heard it called the bog 🤨Thanks as always for sharing your adventure.
A lovely vlog this one. I look forward to watching you both. Safe journeys Kath & Anna-Marie. Xx
Loving the map at the beginning. :) ... yes, a toilet, Through the Hedge'! :) ... ex-Aussie here, I grew up with 'dunny' ...
Those 'mists in the distance' shots are stunning ...
Glad you like the map- Kath's worked hard on including it.
Super Sunday viewing as usual 🥰
Thanks
I'm finally all caught up!! YAY
YAY
I absolutely love my Sunday evenings when I get to cruise the canals with you both thank you for taking us with you 😊💕👍👍👍👍
Thanks for coming along with us. xx
Another lovely video girls,loved the scenery along the way,your so lucky.
Thanks
Outhouse, crapper, bathroom, john, 10-100, latrine are all names i have used for toilet.
I see that you let the cats out onto the deck whilst travelling. You could add a grid fence to the openings to prevent them falling overboard. Cushions would be a nice addition to the stern, as well.
We have a one cat a time rule, and never walking down the gunwale.
I grew up calling a toilet, 'ty bach'. 'Ty bach' is Welsh and translates to 'little house' in English. Many years ago everybody had a 'ty bach' at the bottom of their garden. And a toilet is still called 'ty bach' to this day. Best wishes
Yep, dunny for sure or Loo
Another beautiful day on the canal, yes we want to see all museums you come across. I love to see the English country side, never stop exploring! Thanks for the ride ladies!
Growing up, we called the toilet on the boat the "head". Public toilets in parks were "conveniences" or "comfort stations".
Thanks for giving us a little wave today 😍 lots of love from NB Hang Loose xxx
I have always heard the phrase "Dress for an English Summer"
A toilet museum would be super fun! My grandparents used to say "commode." (american south) So earthy and kinda gross sounding. Perfect.
In our outdoor privy in Missouri, the two holer with the moon cut out on the door, we kept a number of magazines and referred to it as the “Library”!!
this past Monday, we had a month's worth of rain in an hour.
thank you for all you do!
I live on a springer and 36 but I cut 6 foot of have outboard works great any way I only watch you two now wired up or what is the any way God bless xxx
Thanks for watching
My loo as a young kid was top of the garden with newspaper on string, no fancy names in them days just be quick and get back indoors
Yeah i am interested.. Have a great summer... :)
My experience is that dunny referred to a toilet in a little shed in the back yard. A lesser known name for an Australian dunny is the thunder box. Thanks for raising this edifying topic - such fun.
Peter Blackwood thunder box is a Cornish name for the loo underground in the mine.
Fantastic vlog! The cup of tea that Kath had with the steam coming off it made me really want a cup of tea! Toilets - we used to say we were on the throne when we were sat on the toilet. I think my Nan used to call it that. No idea why! Xx
I hope you got your cup of tea.
Foul weather gear is what I call your waterproofs or rain coats !😃
Grew up calling it a bathroom, even if there was no bath. When I was about 4, we lived on a farm that still had an outhouse. Good times.
"or personed..." - charming (yet unsettling in some way)
Having worked as a curator at a ceramics museum ... with a toilet gallery :D ... I am all in favour of a tour of a toilet museum :).
Leicester abbey pumping station has a toilet museum
A enjoyable trip even with the rain... Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it.
You know for all round moist episode that was mighty enjoyable.
As a young lad we though it was the height of hilarity to refer to it as 'The Bog' ... In more polite circles it would of course be 'the loo/toilet'. With two growing kids who think You Tube is more important that flushing and washing ones hands I feel 'Bog' might be worryingly appropriate!
I thought grey and wet WAS England summer. I'm trying to move back to where there is 3000 hours of sunshine and winds of 124 kph. Spring breezes we call them. If you are going to fuel oil, how will you keep the nose of your boat down during the winter? I noticed on your trip to Wales, you had a bunch of coal holding down the nose. Someday, somebodies going to get smart, and put a Tesco on the canal with moorings.
Great vlog ladies keep living the dream!
Remember you’re only faster than a “walking” pigeon! You’d be doing more than 3 mph to pass a flying pigeon. Faster than watching paint dry 😊
Oh not faster than a flying pigeon then. Oh well lol
Annamarie - Many moons ago, in the dim ages of the past, in the days of my youth, we called it The Crapper. Name came from Thomas Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836; died 27 January 1910), sometimes credited with the invention of the flush toilet.
Through the hedge to the toilet museum would be wondrous.
In the mountains of West Virginia, USA we said outhouse or the sh*tter. Yes, I was born in a tarpaper shack with no running water and dirt floors.
When I was a kid in upstate N.Y., my neighbors had a Kazootie, which was a 3 seater outhouse, cause when it is cold and dark outside who wants to go out without company.
brilliant...love watching your adventures on the cut.....would be helpful if you numbered the videos so they can be watched in sequence like David does on CRUISING THE CUT.....We said going to the BOG....
Love your energy!
Thanks
Ah my Sunday is complete😊. A most enjoyable cruise. Funnily enough I have just spent my weekend out in very similar weather. But of course it is that time of year for us😉.
Anna stopping tracffic😂😂😂😂
Plus the added bonus of reading all the toilet talk comments. Of course it was the dunny around my younger haunts (deep outback SA, no not in Africa!), although my grandmother did "go to spend a penny" back in civilisation. These comments have reminded me of reading a book in my teens which mentioned digging a "bog" and not having a clue what was meant. Later in the book someone ended up falling in the s#*t and it all became clear.
Loving your work ladies.
So kind. x
Great video, ladies. Having an unusually cold and wet summer here in the PNW of the USA as well. Not complaining at all, will happily take it over heat.
Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1965) Would be a great background for the Mersey Canal
Here in Texas people often say they're going to the pot. I also wanted to comment that I LOVE the way y'all do your music. Most channels have the music SO loud that I'm constantly turning my volume up and down. It can be so annoying so thanks :)
Thanks, glad you are enjoying it, I think the music level has improved.
absolutely on museum...."Head" on toilet name father was in the Marine Corps..
Hiya girls,
This vlog was so funny.
Anna you was saying how you felt the boat was so light.
Then saying "I don't like the wind" and "maybe I'm getting stronger" and that made me think, poor Kath, Alice, and Munchie, putting up with your stronger wind! 🤣🤣
Then Anna, you said you were the crew, so it was your job to stop any traffic from coming through the tunnel, then we saw traffic coming from the opposite direction, in the form of a duck!! (Didn't stop all traffic then!) 🤣
A 'through the hedge' vlog about toilets, ...... isn't that when the cassette is full, there's no facilities near, so you'll see a boater going through the hedge with a toilet roll in one hand??!🤣🤣
And finally, we used to call our toilet, 'the bog of eternal stench which we copied the name from a film, the labyrinth, starring David Bowie. 🤣🤣
The 'thumbs down' are from Australian viewers, who live on the other side of the 🌎, so everything from there, to us, is upside down!! So that their likes look upside-down down 😄
Keep the vlog coming, even in the rain. You two are so lovely to watch, and to give us all an insight into your lives, on the house that floats. I'm catching up on your past vlogs, so I'll be up to date one day.
Xx
Sounds like cheese sandwiches are staple fare on narrowboats. That’s a favourite on CtC too.
Yes, easy and filling.
Great Vlog. I will be cruising from Barton turns marina on Saturday heading towards Stafford so if you are still in the area watch out because it's been 15 years since I last steered a narrowboat lol
Thanks for the new video ladies! You are both so cute and so perfect!
Thanks so much
Fradley Junction is one of my favourite places to visit. Local to home and a lovely breakfast! Alrewas is pronounced Al - re- was. Lovely video and you both are so cheery despite the rain. The cooling towers in Rugeley are soon to be removed so you may not see them on future trips past. Re toilet talk you forgot to mention Thomas Crapper who held many patents for, what we would consider, to be the modern flush toilet.
we always called ours the library because there was always a book to read in it
Be Nice to CC, we are only males. I found your channel though his. I did not realize it until you 2 were in a video. Love both channels. Hard work=good life style.
I'll try and be nice to him in the future, but I can't promise anything lol
Munchy and Alice couldnt wait to off the boat so they could have a mooch around,lol.xx