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At the root of this argument is a fundamental disagreement about living on board, isn't it? Some of us, a lot of us, do so because we are passionately committed to boating, to using the waterways for their original purpose of navigation, and the only way we can get enough of it is to live on board. For such people, the CC guidelines are no problem at all; who on earth would want to stay in the same place for a week, never mind fourteen days? Sometimes, force majeure, ill health, ice or whatever, means that you have to stick around for a bit, but I've always found BW perfectly helpful in such circumstances. Others see the cut as a linear trailer park offering the promise of cheapo accommodation. They are wrong because the only way you can keep costs below basic land based accommodation is to cheat and wriggle out of paying some of what you should. But the two groups can never agree – like the two old biddies shouting at each other across the street, leaning out of their bedroom windows, they are arguing from different premises.

The OH operates a similar scheme. She puts a new unique identifying mark on the car every time she goes to the supermarket.

Whilst we are on this topic WHAT THE HELL IS A GREENIE ? I often see them refered to but what the flippin eck is they ?

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I have now posted two images of her in the gallery http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?app=gallery&module=images&section=viewimage&img=4996 and http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?app=gallery&module=images&section=viewimage&img=4997 thanks so much for helping courtesy of Nick's Canal Planner, expected route: Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line) From Braunston to: Braunston Turn Junction of the Grand Union, Oxford and Grand Junction Canals 3½ furlongs, 0 locks Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) From Braunston Turn to: Navigation Bridge No 85 Willoughby Wharf. Willoughby village approx 1 mile southwest Longdown Lane 1 mile, 6½ furlongs, 0 locks Kilsby Road Bridge No 74 Rugby Road (B4038) 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs, 0 locks Crick Road Bridge No 73 Crick Road (A428) 2¾ furlongs, 0 locks Rugby Visitor Moorings On offside, frequent buses to Rugby town centre 3 miles, 5¾ furlongs, 3 locks Rugby Wharf Arm Junction 4 furlongs, 0 locks Newbold Wharf 1 mile, 0 locks Newbold Tunnel (South end) ¾ furlongs, 0 locks Newbold Tunnel (North end) 1 furlong, 0 locks All Oaks Corner Canal turn at the boundary of All Oaks Wood 2 miles, 7½ furlongs, 0 locks Easenhall Lane Bridge No 34 Brinklow, ¾ mile west Brinklow Road 2¾ furlongs, 0 locks Brinklow Arm Junction (disused) 1½ furlongs, 0 locks Stretton Arm Junction 4 furlongs, 0 locks Stretton Stop Rose Narrowboats ¼ furlongs, 0 locks Wyken Arm Junction Old Colliery Branch 5 miles, 6¼ furlongs, 0 locks Sutton Stop 1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 0 locks Hawkesbury Junction Junction of the Coventry Canal Main Line with the Oxford Canal Northern Section. ½ furlongs, 1 lock Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) From Hawkesbury Junction to: Hawkesbury Engine House ½ furlongs, 0 locks Bedworth Winding Hole Site of the junction with the Newdigate Colliery Arm (disused) 6¾ furlongs, 0 locks Bedworth Hill Bridge No 13 Half a mile walk to Bedworth Coalpit Fields Road a few yards, 0 locks Marston Bridge No 15 Marston Lane 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs, 0 locks Marston Junction Junction of Ashby and Coventry Canals ½ furlongs, 0 locks Nuneaton to Bedworth Railway Bridge 1 mile, 7½ furlongs, 0 locks Boot Bridge No 20 Nuneaton Town centre northeast from here Bull Ring 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks Wash Lane Winding Hole 6¼ furlongs, 0 locks Tuttle Hill Bridge No 23 Nuneaton Town centre south from here Tuttle Hill (B4114) 5¼ furlongs, 0 locks Judds Quarry Railway Bridge (disused) Connected with Judds Quarry ½ furlongs, 0 locks Valley Cruises Boatyard 1 mile, ¼ furlongs, 0 locks Hartshill Wharf and BW Yard 1 mile, 3 furlongs, 0 locks Mancetter Bridge No 36 Mancetter village half a mile east Quarry Lane 1 mile, ¾ furlongs, 0 locks Atherstone Top Lock No 1 7¾ furlongs, 0 locks Watling Street Bridge No 43 Atherstone Merevale Road 3 furlongs, 5 locks A5 (Watling Street) Road Bridge A5 ¾ furlongs, 0 locks Atherstone Bottom Lock No 11 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs, 5 locks Bradley Green Bridge No 48 Spon Lane 4 furlongs, 1 lock Railway Bridge (Polesworth to Atherstone) Trent Valley Line 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 0 locks Mill Bridge No 53 Polesworth. Footbridges both sides of bridge Fairfields Hill / Market Street 6¾ furlongs, 0 locks Polesworth Bridge No 54 Footbridges both sides of bridge Tamworth Road (B5000) 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks Pooley Hall Once the home of the late Edwin Starr, American Soul and Motown Singer. 2½ furlongs, 0 locks Motorway Bridge No 55A M42 3 furlongs, 0 locks Samuel Barlow Winding Hole 6 furlongs, 0 locks Askew Bridge No 66 Amington Tamworth Road 7¼ furlongs, 0 locks Glascote Top Lock No 12 1 mile, 4½ furlongs, 0 locks Glascote Bottom Lock No 13 ¾ furlongs, 1 lock Fazeley Junction Junction of Birmingham and Fazeley and Coventry Canals 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs, 1 lock Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) From Fazeley Junction to: Whittington Brook Junction of B&F with Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) 5 miles, 4 furlongs, 0 locks Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) From Whittington Brook to: Huddlesford Junction 1 mile, 4 furlongs, 0 locks Fradley Junction Junction of Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) and Trent and Mersey Canal 4 miles, 0 locks Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) From Fradley Junction to: Wood End Corner The most southerly point on the Trent and Mersey Canal 6 furlongs, 2 locks Tuppenhurst Aqueduct 2 miles, 5 furlongs, 1 lock Spode House 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks Rugeley Visitor Moorings 1 mile, 5½ furlongs, 0 locks Rugeley Bypass Bridge No 67A A51 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks Haywood Lock No 22 Great Haywood village and Shugborough Hall 3 miles, 4¼ furlongs, 1 lock Great Haywood Junction Junction of Trent and Mersey and Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canals 1½ furlongs, 1 lock Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) From Great Haywood Junction to: Newcastle Road Bridge No 95 Stone Newcastle Street (A520) 10 miles, 1¾ furlongs, 6 locks Stoke-on-Trent Bridge No 112 Whieldon Road 7 miles, 2½ furlongs, 7 locks Stoke Top Lock No 40 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs, 4 locks Etruria Junction Junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal, Caldon hope this helps...

Perhaps if you owned one you'd realise what a load of bollocks you just typed. I took a foster dog in, on Friday, and she has yet to eat, because she is pining for her previous owner, despite being offered every dog food available, chicken, steak and other treats. I'm not sure why it had to be said, actually, considering there are people posting about how upset they are to have recently lost their companion. I wonder what anyone has gained from your wise words.

I was hoping to go, but I don't think I am going to make it. I am going to be doing a two day boating trip instead, but if it is too windy for boating I will head up there. It will be a shame to miss it.. but.....! The weekends just aren't long enough.

So, the OP is asking for "specific statutory protection for boat dwellers from harassment and unlawful eviction". Harassment is illegal under various Acts, including the Protection from Harassment Act, 1997. "Unlawful eviction" is obviously just that. Unlawful. Therefore the OP already has full legal protection he seeks - "equal to that enjoyed by the tenants of houses" - since the Protection from Harassment Act, 1997 makes no references to domicile. So I guess it's OK for Their Lordships to vote in favour of the order, then....

This is all jolly stuff, except the Canalstars are modern engines, not ancient incontinent ones Richard

listen mate....do you REALLY think I'm going to use my newly acquired God-power on myself...I'm secretly waiting for someone to post something which I deem to be of such a high standard, that they shall receive an official DeanS greenie (dont waste em folks...lol)

I have never given anyone a greenie, but only because I didnt know how. Oh the pressure....as I contemplate who shall be the recipient of my first greenie....because once you have set your greenie "standard", you have to always stick to that standard from this day forth....else it's unfair to the one you aren't giving a greenie too....and if you run out of greenie power....you have to remember to come back tomorrow and allocate it....but then you may end up never having enough..... I dont know if I'm mentally ready to start allocating greenies. Is there a part of the forum where like minded greeniephobes like myself can discuss this in a calm group environment. I feel that if I share my fears, I may be able to conquer them. I'm terribly pleased the reddie was removed...because giving someone a reddie would have pushed me over the edge.... ETA....I've just read I only get 2 greenies per 24hrs. 2???????????????????? My hands are trembling...If I allocate 1, I'll only have 1 left......

As a comparison, I have had 2 friends who have been "caught" by HMRC after buying and selling 6 cars each, in one year. They were "caught" from adverts that they put in the paper and on E-bay. Both were threatened with prosecution if they did not provide full accounts and payment, if due. I also know of someone who is currently "negotiating" with HMRC about all her (very many) sales of antique and collectable items on E-bay.

Mum, mum, please can I have a pet rat? I'll keep it in my bedroom... But what about the smell? The rat won't mind...

Details are here http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=319538

I thought it was popularly known that a narrow boat will generally reverse in precisely the way you want it to, provided nobody, absolutely nobody, is watching. Your ability to reverse as intended is in some strange way inversely related to the size of the audience. At a large festival or boat show, the tiller somehow no longer in any way controls what the rudder, and hence the boat will do. This is a fundamental law, and no amount of skill will change it.