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Squeezebox

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About Squeezebox

  • Birthday 28/02/1959

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Lancashire
  • Interests
    Industrial Archaeology - Railways, Canals, Mines, Mills etc. Has restored a 1953 Ruston narrow-gauge railway diesel loco (with 3-cylinder Ruston VRH engine), drives steam engines (but can't afford one), has a Morris 1000,a couple of self-restored Ariel motorbikes and an ex-Plice LE Velocette. Plays melodeon and concertina in the world of traditional music and dance but really loves 60's soul music, blues and proper R&B...
  • Occupation
    Originally a Fitter. Now drives a desk.
  • Boat Name
    CLEE
  • Boat Location
    Western L&L.

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  1. Heard from the son of Ripple's owner at the weekend - they had only just been told that that weekend by the C&RT that their boat had been destroyed. Communications seem on the surface to be lamentable. I somehow think that if Catweasle hadn't posted on here and a friend on the forum hadn't thought to tell me what had happened, I'd still be none the wiser. Mike
  2. Update - Bad(ish) News. Went down to Parbold to check my boat CLEE after work tonight. I had spoken to R&CT during the day who told me that the burnt boat was on the other side of the canal to my permanent mooring. As was later stated by Catweasel, this was wrong. Ripple was actually the boat moored behind mine. After walking past it's sunken remains in the dark I was confronted with my 25' nb with both front and rear covers damaged, apparently by something sharp like a Stanley knife. (I was later told that this is popular way of breaking into tents and HGV's due to it's quietness). The top had been pulled off the locker containg the hosepipe and a spare propane bottle though both were ok. There were, however, muddy marks where an attempt had been made - unsuccessfully - to kick the doors in. Too late to phone the R&CT to ask, amongst other things, why they had given me incorrect information and had not notified me of the damage to my boat (that will happen in the morning....), I phoned Lancashire Police as I assumed that they would have been aware of this. The very helpful person I spoke to found that they were aware of the fire, but they had it down as possibly accidental and not suspicious. Obviously the previously unknown information about the damage to my adjacent boat - which must be linked - puts a different twist on this, and I will be meeting them at the boat tomorrow with CSI Skelmersdale. Cold and rather fed up, we retreated to the "Windmill" for a pint of Southport Sandgrounder where two locals we chatted to suggested that they could probably name who was responsible - but proof, of course, would be another matter...... Mike
  3. Catweasel - that's a very kind offer, many thanks for that. I'll send you a PM tonight after I get home - via Parbold - as I've so far been posting by stealth from my work computer! I'll also set up my profile and do a proper intro when I back. Mike
  4. Just joined the forum after a boater friend on the forum alerted me to this and sent me a link. I have a boat on the Parbold permanent moorings. I phoned C&RT this morning and they seemed to think that the damaged boat was actually on the visitor moorings (i.e. the towpath side)rather than the permanent moorings. Can anyone verify? I'll be popping over tonight after work to check my boat, but it's not the sort of thing that you want to hear about happening on your mooring - or anyone else's for that matter. Thoughts are with Ripple's owner. Mike
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