Tow needed on the Fossdyke

[Boredrider]

Panic over! Spurred on by the prospect of a huge bill from RCR/Burton Waters I spent a long time down the weed hatch yesterday, using a little tool called a Prop Mate that I picked up at Crick a few years ago. That managed to get the rest of the material off, and then the wire could be unwound with a pair of mole grips and some brute force. All seems to be running OK today and I have stood RCR/Burton Waters down accordingly.

 

Huge thanks to all the contributors to this thread.

 

[cuthound]

Well done!

[Peter Reed]

Well done,a little bit of determination goes a long way.

[MHS]

Good news.

 

We have a Prop-mate too, but haven't had to use it in real anger yet. As recommended, we sharpened the blade to help cut through bailing twine etc.

[FadeToScarlet]

We've got miles and miles of poly

A tatty LIGHT GREEN brolly

And a supermarket trolley on the blade...

[zenataomm]

Yay!

A few lessons learnt this weekend then?

[system 4-50]

We've got miles and miles of poly

A tatty LIGHT GREEN brolly

And a supermarket trolley on the blade...

How does the next verse go?

[FadeToScarlet]

How does the next verse go?

If you fancy a bit of boatin now and then,

Take our tip, doe goo on the BCN,

Cos it may be years before you are discovered we assure you,

And they doe tek prisners round by Windmill End.

 

Chorus:

Weve got miles and miles of poly round the blades,

Weve got miles and miles of poly round the blades,

Weve got miles and miles of poly, a battered yellow brolly,

and a supermarket trolley round the blades.

 

Got a rusty old Lambretta round the blades,

Got a rusty old Lambretta round the blades,

Got a rusty old Lambretta and a purple mohair sweater,

And a six foot long French letter round the blades.

 

Weve got an eight mil porno movie round the blades,

And we want to watch it quick in case it fades,

Down to Titford we will fly, in the middle we will tie,

Safe as houses from Constabulary raids.

 

There are bags and bins put out by Council men,

But the local folk prefer the BCN,

All the rubbish they have chucked in this great big linear dustbin,

But it could do with being emptied now and then.

 

Weve got an orange vinyl armchair round the blades,

And to get it off we struggled round to Brades,

But the steering was affected, cos on the way there we collected:

12 yards of cable,

11 nylon stockings,

10 Castrol oil drums,

9 Dunlop tyres,

8 pairs of trousers,

7 push chair handles,

6 twin tub washers,

5 sleeping bags,

4 mattresses,

3 dead dogs,

2 washing lines

And another mile of poly round the blades

[system 4-50]

Have a virtual greenie!

[Guest]

Panic over! Spurred on by the prospect of a huge bill from RCR/Burton Waters I spent a long time down the weed hatch yesterday, using a little tool called a Prop Mate that I picked up at Crick a few years ago. That managed to get the rest of the material off, and then the wire could be unwound with a pair of mole grips and some brute force. All seems to be running OK today and I have stood RCR/Burton Waters down accordingly.

 

Huge thanks to all the contributors to this thread.

 

 

 

Good news