Canal archive

Yes Nippy Sweetie apart from our age it’s the reason we sold our place in Scotland we purchased 35 years ago it was (and still is to a certain extent) a joy to drive around discovering some of the most beautiful parts of the world but now it can sometimes be to much of a hassle, but as I said age does not make a vast difference.

Its becoming more and more difficult to get away from - the herd.

It would give the expression used by U.K. canal enthusiasts just a little more credence ‘breasting up’. 
Companies naming so far we seem to go for the realms of Norse Gods or Faye’s, European Royalty, Gems, so there must be more threads to be used.

Our vibes are certainly with you, 🤞

Of course but only after we’ve consumed the contents!

There you go your bit of bling no probs but please I beg no knee high socks, See it’s ingrained!

Did you see this report? Just a week or so ago.
 

Thousands rally in Spain's Canary Islands against mass tourism https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68865755

I’ve heard that if you’ve got the cash you can do anything or if you have to ask you can’t afford it!

Well apart from that I have an inbuilt dislike of open toed sandals and I’m pretty sure of the reason ‘my dad’. Being a Navy man and having served in some of the hotter parts of this earth they used to wear I think they were called undress whites - white shorts, white shirt, white knee high socks and open toed sandals, my dear father carried on this tradition after leaving the navy at home in during summer much to his supposedly hip teenage daughter horror  well it was the 60’s. I loved him regardless.

Walk wear yeah those who wear completely inappropriate footwear, maybe not kitten or any other heels but shoes with no ankle support. I’ve seen it and listened to the complaints. Of course it’s either the cruise companies fault or heaven forbid the local towns.

I may not have traveled on Viking but I have several friends who have but read my input again you might then understand it.
Plus I couldn’t be bothered whether your wearing Gucci or Armani wear what you want as of course style is always the way to go and the more effortless the better.

pontac why would you and why would anyone need to?

The fashion police are somewhat easy to recognise, they refuse to wear decent walk ware so complain about cobbles, they whisper behind their hands to their equally usually unfashionable friends because they think they are fashionable but in a lot of cases they’re really not. Also if you tested them, they wouldn’t know there Gucci from there Armani. Most of all the jealousy vibe rolls off them, you can feel it ‘how do you look so relaxed and put together’? Remember they’ve primped in front of a mirror for ages to perfect their awfully imperfect look.

In other words go for it don’t worry it’s the last thing you need to do it’s your holiday definitely not theirs. Enjoy!

Most companies are more than happy to know if anything has happened outside of the norm. The actual company because they can then see a gap, if any, in their H & S training and the Insurance Company so that they are aware of the training necessity, the lack of which could impact on themselves. 
Keep well, in my experience foot bones are usually left to heal themselves, having played sport level badminton in my youth I know to my cost but that was quite a few years ago things have most probably changed. Fingers crossed.

Very good friends both businesses and personal of ours went to Austria on holiday the few days spent together in Vienna were extremely enlightening he soon after the war was injured so got enrolled to be an officers driver in Vienna for some reason (that we never found out) he could speak and understand various European languages. People forget this was a divided city he showed us how to see this by the architecture and in some cases the pockmarked walls - if you do a coach tour you will see what I mean. Look out for the starkness of what was the communist section. As we stood watching our other halves on the big (ferris) wheel, both of us being not that happy with heights a man taped him on the shoulder - very Third Man - it was someone he hadn’t seen for many many years, my friend was not a demonstrative person very upright British but there were tears an hugs between a Brit and German men at least forty years ago it still moves me remembering.

In France in my late teens touring we stopped to ask for directions and I was spat at by an elderly lady, this was seen by a Gendarme and he apologised to us and said she had been a collaborator. It has always been interesting chatting to young east European Scouts from ex communist countries some of their stories make your hair curl. Although some of the most interesting has been chatting about family war experiences with my husband’s German work colleagues.

You might note that Scenic vessels are amongst the shallowest drafted of river cruise ships.

I think they should be made aware then at least you would feel you had done your best without making an enormous fuss. Best wishes.

🤞my thoughts are with you and fingers crossed for good news. I do have a bit of a suggestion when you know exactly what damage has been done to get an official report written up and send a copy to Scenic head office, just for their information of course and their insurance company it just might help them try to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

My thoughts are with you.

Notamermaid I’d say that’s as close to a fitting tribute as is possible, trying to get reparation or recognition in these situations is always fraught with difficulties and the ‘little man’ wins rarely. I do remember this happening as it was widely covered an awful awful disaster.

Sounds absolutely super the art especially the paintings are so wonderful you run out of superlatives, I just hope the Egyptians don’t ask for the columns to be returned! Keep up the good work I’m with you and I suspect so are just a few more, in spirit.

Tried and failed abysmally to copy the link. Quite a discussion along the lines you mentioned.

Jacynta6- hi welcome a small hint on which cruise company could be useful although I’m pretty sure most are similar although I’m pretty sure none of the river cruise companies expect OTT, I mix and match so changing complete outfits but using the same items. Depending on your grandchildren’s age I will warn you the wooden toys are super but add far to much to the luggage weight. Enjoy your cruise.

Quite a few bits on the news feeds about him both good and bad, it looks like he completed in just over 4 hours. It was reported in the Ottawa newspapers.

The eminent engineer John Rennie wrote this in his notes during his survey of the Kennet & Avon Canal ‘the miller at Crofton notes there is only enough water to enable the mill to work 12 hours a day’. There were several mills in that area and 12 hours a day wow. He improved and extended Crofton into a steam driven water supplier for the canal still operating today and occasionally for the job it was originally intended to do. I’m told by todays engineers it’s the oldest in the world.

May Day is one of the ancient days of the year, this one heralding the start of summer one of the rarely remembered days. Now used to remember workers solidarity and why not! Although I remember a Wiccan warning against changing or forgetting ‘the ancients’ at the time it was just a little spooky.

Who’s a clever clogs then? I should have realised you’d know immediately.