Bother at Milnsbridge (Huddersfield)

[Chaotic River]

Have not seen this on here yet, thought it might be of interest to folks in or heading for that part of Yorkshire: http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/argy-bargey-narrowboater-hounded-out-12633130

[Athy]

The lady boater, a Yorkshirewoman, knows how to hit 'em where it hurts: "We won't be spending any money in Milnsbridge" said she. That'll larn 'em.

[Martin Megson]

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[8 Hairy Feet]

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[Mac of Cygnet]

The lady boater, a Yorkshirewoman, knows how to hit 'em where it hurts: "We won't be spending any money in Milnsbridge" said she. That'll larn 'em.

Well, I certainly wouldn't spend any money in the pub. It's rubbish.

[b0atman]

CRT will put up signs soon telling boaters not to run engines or generators in residential area

[tommytelford]

Wish I was in the area they wouldn't get rid of me that easy

[bizzard]

Beats me why folk can't go 4 days without running any engines at all.

[rasputin]

its an aII electric boat

[WotEver]

its an aII electric boat

That doesn't address Bizzard's observation. Why can't they go a few days without running a genny?

[mrsmelly]

Wish I was in the area they wouldn't get rid of me that easy

 

Perhaps we should organise a boaters bash and breast up along the towpath there.

[Nightwatch]

We don't have a genny it we do run our engine daily.

[mrsmelly]

That doesn't address Bizzard's observation. Why can't they go a few days without running a genny?

 

Dont you follow the battery threads

[WotEver]

 

Dont you follow the battery threads

Nahh, they confuse me.

[mrsmelly]

Nahh, they confuse me.

 

Yeah me too. Seriously though we couldnt go four days without running our engine and still live our normal lifestyle. The fridge alone takes a fair bit of battery power and I will start turning my fridge off at night when people who live in houses start turning theirs off at night also we dont have a morco or such so hot water needs engine or even more leccy useage via webasto and not being cavemen we actualy watch a tv like peeps in houses do. Nope 2 days maybe but four is a no no.

[WotEver]

Yeah that's fair enough. 4 days between charging is asking for sulphation too.

 

Presumably their genny is cocooned? If so how could anyone hear it?

[rasputin]

I assume it is not and hence their problem

[johnmck]

If it's a typical Fernwood boat, it will have a built in generator, hardly audible. That is untill the owner tries to do any maintenance on said Genny, when the cursing and blasphemy may well disturb neighbours!

[sueb]

Didn't have a genny, didn't run an engine daily, but did have a gas fridge.

[ditchcrawler]

its an aII electric boat

But I take it they were not going to move so their usage would be no greater than any other boater

[WotEver]

And when they are going to move they can run their genny... and it would be just like any other boat.

 

It was an awfully shiny boat, wasn't it?

[bizzard]

Didn't have a genny, didn't run an engine daily, but did have a gas fridge.

And with the use also of a Paloma, Morco gas hot water heater, and what with being busy studying nature, the stars, the wild life and feeding the ducks and to occupy yourself by using a rubbing board to do all the washing, your time will be well spent, more healthily and bountiful and cheaper instead of wasting it arsing about on forums, f/book and such for hours on end, and at least a week should be possible without running engines. LED light bulbs will give you a good start, no need for using many candles anymore.

[Cheshire cat]

They're probably scared. It's not long since electricary arrived in Milnsbridge. My father in law still hasn't got central heating.

[Machpoint005]

Gentlemen, Ladies, I think we are forgetting the basic principle of local journalism that half of what is reported is inaccurate or plain wrong. Trouble is, none of us knows which half.

 

It shouldn't be too difficult for a local reporter to find a prejudiced, bitter old person to make a nasty remark about boaters, especially when it's masquerading as a "noise complaint"..

[OldGoat]

The video - and I assume was taken on the site of the complaints - shows power bollards, so why run a generator?

OTOH if it's built in as surely it must be if an all electric boat then is should be pretty well silent.

 

Methinks there's something 'important' that's not been mentioned.