gregg62 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) hi, have been onboard for 5 weeks now , and i am haveing fun , picked up boat blisworth now langley ,, what i have noticed is that everybody is very friendly and help full ,,,, apart from boaters that do not move and pay for mooring ,,, whent past some at marsworth and cowroast ,, can some one please explain why ??????? some of them look away ,,, what have i done or what do they think i am going to do ,, i cant work it out , any way to every one Edited July 1, 2011 by gregg62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottle Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Can some one please explain why ??????? some of them look away ,,, what have i done or what do they think i am going to do They are just people doing what people do, be friendly to all and if they snub you that is their problem, not yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcol Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Enjoy your boat Maybe they were shy lol There's lots of folks on the waterways that are friendly and appreciate a wave and a smile Happy boating Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Lola Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Takes all sorts m8 That's what I like about the canals Plenty wave back some have tunnel vision C'est la vie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 hi, have been onboard for 5 weeks now , and i am haveing fun , picked up boat blisworth now langley ,, what i have noticed is that everybody is very friendly and help full ,,,, apart from boaters that do not move and pay for mooring ,,, whent past some at marsworth and cowroast ,, can some one please explain why ??????? some of them look away ,,, what have i done or what do they think i am going to do ,, i cant work it out , any way to every one Do not worry about it, they are not neccessarily being unfriendly, and probably only acknowledge people they already know. If you think about it, if they live on their boat, it must get a bit tedious sayng hello to every boat that passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Some say having a boat is like having a dog, ie it is a licence to talk to perfect strangers. I find about 1 in 10 dog owners don't return my greetings, and it's about the same with boat owners. People are the same on water as on dry land. Not many people realise what their "default" expression is and some can come across as rude even though they think they have acknowledged you. I'm frequently accused of looking worried, though having a 30 year old boat it is often true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelaway Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 hi, have been onboard for 5 weeks now , and i am haveing fun , picked up boat blisworth now langley ,, what i have noticed is that everybody is very friendly and help full ,,,, apart from boaters that do not move and pay for mooring ,,, whent past some at marsworth and cowroast ,, can some one please explain why ??????? some of them look away ,,, what have i done or what do they think i am going to do ,, i cant work it out , any way to every one Could it be that they thought you were going fast?? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmark62 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Could it be that they thought you were going fast?? Alex That was my first thought too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykaskin Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) Could it be that they thought you were going fast?? Alex Any speed is too fast for some at Marsworth! It's where the slow down brigade start, I'd come all the way from Liverpool without a problem (many happy people waving as I go past)*, and then got two complaints before getting up the locks! Welcome to "London". Mike <edit>* they were waving to me, not at me! Edited June 30, 2011 by mykaskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg62 Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 hi, have been onboard for 5 weeks now , and i am haveing fun , picked up boat blisworth now langley ,, what i have noticed is that everybody is very friendly and help full ,,,, apart from boaters that do not move and pay for mooring ,,, whent past some at marsworth and cowroast ,, can some one please explain why ??????? some of them look away ,,, what have i done or what do they think i am going to do ,, i cant work it out , any way to every one if i was going to fast only those that dont move and pay thought so ,, every one else so all smiles,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luctor et emergo Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Where does your confident assumption that these boaters ' don't pay' come from then? Do they display a sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Hi, Sorry that Cowroast boaters did not respe ond to your greetings - was this the BW linear moorings or those moored on the towpath side?. Leo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 ...............apart from boaters that do not move and pay for mooring ,,, whent past some at marsworth and cowroast ,,..................... if i was going to fast only those that dont move and pay thought so ,, every one else so all smiles,, You don't exactly sound like you are local to the area, are you ? (I am.....). Are you that familiar with the boats or their owners, that you can say who is moving and/or paying ?.............. We moor very close to Marsworth, (just a bit further up), and perhaps I'm not qualified to speak, as we pay rather a lot for the privilege, but I have not found boaters at Maffers or Cow Roast any less friendly than others on the stretch. In fact the moorers on the BW moorings at Cow Roast are amongst the friendliest I know. We will be bringing a boat back to Cow Roast this weekend, so I'll see if the situation has deteriorated since I last passed through the locks, and up on to the summit...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daftmare Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) Takes all sorts m8 That's what I like about the canals Plenty wave back some have tunnel vision C'est la vie Couldn't agree more! Edited July 1, 2011 by Daftmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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