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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #315 on: July 28, 2018, 05:38:10 AM »
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #316 on: July 28, 2018, 06:09:56 AM »
Cooler here today, and my island has a nice pine wood, so it is shady  cloud9:
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #317 on: July 28, 2018, 06:14:24 AM »
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Cooler here today, and my island has a nice pine wood, so it is shady  cloud9:





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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #318 on: July 28, 2018, 05:40:07 PM »
Leaving the lock tonight, I was informed that someone had had a "serious attack of the shits in the men's showers."   Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead

I double locked the showers and left the site  angel1
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #319 on: July 28, 2018, 05:46:59 PM »
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #320 on: July 28, 2018, 05:54:46 PM »
Quote from: Nick on July 28, 2018, 05:40:07 PM
Leaving the lock tonight, I was informed that someone had had a "serious attack of the shits in the men's showers."   Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead

I double locked the showers and left the site  angel1

Given your track record so far we are going to be entertained no end when that comes back to bite you in the ass...  point:
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #321 on: July 28, 2018, 05:55:55 PM »
There are cleaning contractors for such things  ::)
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #322 on: July 28, 2018, 06:39:50 PM »
Quote from: Nick on July 28, 2018, 05:55:55 PM
There are cleaning contractors for such things  ::)
Shit stirrers you say
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #323 on: July 28, 2018, 06:42:54 PM »
Rather them than me!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #324 on: July 28, 2018, 07:35:44 PM »
I bet they've seen worse
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #325 on: July 28, 2018, 07:39:03 PM »
I hope they have those Bio-protection suits  sick2:
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #326 on: August 03, 2018, 04:45:22 PM »
The weirs on the Trent are protected by booms made of orange plastic barrel-sized floats linked together. They are there to warn boats not to approach and to prevent them going over the weir.

I noticed yesterday that the one at Stoke Bardolph  cloud9: is damaged. I wondered why.

It seems a large cruiser moored above the lock caught fire (the day AFTER I was last there  angel1 ). Fire brigade called but no access along towpath for fire engine, so they rigged up some sort of pump for river water, but couldn't make much of an impact. Fearing for the fate of adjacent boats they cut the blazing boat adrift and it set off for the weir where it lodged on the boom and, well, went BOOM. The damage is phenomenal  :thumbsup: I gather the BOOM as the diesel tank went up was heard about a mile away  razz:

It sounds like a complete clusterfuck!  noooo: smile:
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #327 on: August 03, 2018, 05:19:57 PM »
Quote from: Nick on August 03, 2018, 04:45:22 PM
The weirs on the Trent are protected by booms made of orange plastic barrel-sized floats linked together. They are there to warn boats not to approach and to prevent them going over the weir.

I noticed yesterday that the one at Stoke Bardolph  cloud9: is damaged. I wondered why.

It seems a large cruiser moored above the lock caught fire (the day AFTER I was last there  angel1 ). Fire brigade called but no access along towpath for fire engine, so they rigged up some sort of pump for river water, but couldn't make much of an impact. Fearing for the fate of adjacent boats they cut the blazing boat adrift and it set off for the weir where it lodged on the boom and, well, went BOOM. The damage is phenomenal  :thumbsup: I gather the BOOM as the diesel tank went up was heard about a mile away  razz:

It sounds like a complete clusterfuck!  noooo: smile:
Magnificent, they should have sold tickets

How lucky you have an alibi (or do you?)
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #328 on: August 03, 2018, 05:25:09 PM »
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The fire mob were in a cleft stick, but sending a burning boat full of diesel down the river on a hot and busy day in the manner of a Viking funeral apparently seemed the best option  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Mr Nick takes himself up the Trent and Mersey
« Reply #329 on: August 03, 2018, 05:57:58 PM »
Quote from: Nick on August 03, 2018, 05:25:09 PM
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The fire mob were in a cleft stick, but sending a burning boat full of diesel down the river on a hot and busy day in the manner of a Viking funeral apparently seemed the best option  ;D ;D ;D
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Shame no one took a video of it
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