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Mother

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #1

Haven't you all been busy...

It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
read' function! ;-)

 

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Tom Woods

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #2

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:08:38 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>Haven't you all been busy...
>
>It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
>read' function! ;-)
>
Glad you're back and hopefully improved!

The fat jokes just havent been the same without you!

 

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Tom Woods

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #3

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:18:08 +0100, Tom Woods
<news@NOPSAMtomwoods.co.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:08:38 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Haven't you all been busy...
>>
>>It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
>>read' function! ;-)
>>
>Glad you're back and hopefully improved!
>
>The fat jokes just havent been the same without you!

And how many of the 4738 posts have been Austins?

 

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Ian Rawlings

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #4

On 2006-10-16, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
> read' function! ;-)

Look out, he's back, hopefully all shipshape again! There have been a
few "what's happened to old whatsisface" posts recently.

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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Derek

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #5

"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:4ib7j2hh9sgoorhqj4lg1ig07ho6mauio6@4ax.com...
> Haven't you all been busy...
>
> It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
> read' function! ;-)
>
Welcome back Martyn hope you didn't need to go paddling on your travels (
ruddy plastic bags )
Derek

 

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Lee_D

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #6

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> uttered summat
worrerz funny about:
> Haven't you all been busy...
>
> It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
> read' function! ;-)

I'm sorry, do we know you?

Hope yer feeling better.



Lee D
--
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a.f.l. & 101ers Unofficial October 2006
<http://www.lrproject.com/afl__101_owners_unofficial.htm>

"Anti's - Give
them enough rope and they'll be stuck in a ditch with alot of rope ;-) "

 

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Nige

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #7

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ wrote:
> Haven't you all been busy...
>
> It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
> read' function! ;-)

Hi Martyn, how are you mate??

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Ta!

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Turbo Diesel 110 (G)
KTM 520 SX (2001)
Kawasaki ZZR 1100 (1995)

 

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EMB

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #8

Mother wrote:
> Haven't you all been busy...
>
> It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
> read' function! ;-)
>
>
Good to see you back Martyn.

--
EMB

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Oct 16, 2006

• #9

EMB wrote:

|| Mother wrote:
||| Haven't you all been busy...
|||
||| It'd take me months to catch up - thank goodness for the 'mark all
||| read' function! ;-)
|||
|||
|| Good to see you back Martyn.
||
|| --
|| EMB

And since you are sitting at the PC anyway, let us know the story. (We're a
gossipy bunch.)

Here's hoping for a speedy relief to your necessities. Good to see you
back.

--
Rich
==============================

Take out the obvious to email me.

 

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Mother

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• Oct 17, 2006

• #10

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:22:13 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<THErichard.brookmanOBVIOUS@btinternet.com> wrote:

>And since you are sitting at the PC anyway, let us know the story. (We're a
>gossipy bunch.)

Not really a great deal to tell. I had a few 'issues' a few years ago
which cropped up again toward the end of last year. All sorted quite
easily, but a by product was another issue with my left eye falling
apart. That too was sorted in August, with some reconstruction and a
new lens.

All done and dusted now, taking a little time to settle, with a few
minor complications resulting in a couple of unexpected returns to
hospital but otherwise, fine. Fine enough for Charlotte and I to take
our narrow boat out for a trip involving 93 locks and, by a bizarre
quirk of fate, 101 miles a couple of weeks ago. Can't have been that
bad as I've no bills from British Waterways for repairs to locks or
bridges

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 17, 2006

• #11

On or around Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:58:21 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:22:13 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
><THErichard.brookmanOBVIOUS@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>>And since you are sitting at the PC anyway, let us know the story. (We're a
>>gossipy bunch.)
>
>Not really a great deal to tell. I had a few 'issues' a few years ago
>which cropped up again toward the end of last year. All sorted quite
>easily, but a by product was another issue with my left eye falling
>apart. That too was sorted in August, with some reconstruction and a
>new lens.
>
>All done and dusted now, taking a little time to settle, with a few
>minor complications resulting in a couple of unexpected returns to
>hospital but otherwise, fine. Fine enough for Charlotte and I to take
>our narrow boat out for a trip involving 93 locks and, by a bizarre
>quirk of fate, 101 miles a couple of weeks ago. Can't have been that
>bad as I've no bills from British Waterways for repairs to locks or
>bridges

git...

I've a plot afoot to do leeds and liverpool, hopefully next year. Whether I
actually start at liverpool depends - could cheat and start at Wigan,
thereby travelling on the road to wigan pier, I assume.

Way I see it, wigan-leeds-wigan in 2 weeks would be a nice pace. 1 week
should be do-able, but then it's a bit like a challenge, and less like a
holiday.

liverpool-leeds-liverpool in a week would eb a *real* challenge.

now, anyone know if you can hire a motor-and-butty? That'd be fun...

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849

 

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Nige

Guest

• Oct 17, 2006

• #12

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:58:21 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
> @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:22:13 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
>> <THErichard.brookmanOBVIOUS@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> And since you are sitting at the PC anyway, let us know the
>>> story. (We're a gossipy bunch.)
>>
>> Not really a great deal to tell. I had a few 'issues' a few years
>> ago which cropped up again toward the end of last year. All sorted
>> quite easily, but a by product was another issue with my left eye
>> falling apart. That too was sorted in August, with some
>> reconstruction and a new lens.
>>
>> All done and dusted now, taking a little time to settle, with a few
>> minor complications resulting in a couple of unexpected returns to
>> hospital but otherwise, fine. Fine enough for Charlotte and I to
>> take our narrow boat out for a trip involving 93 locks and, by a
>> bizarre quirk of fate, 101 miles a couple of weeks ago. Can't
>> have been that bad as I've no bills from British Waterways for
>> repairs to locks or bridges
>
> git...
>
> I've a plot afoot to do leeds and liverpool, hopefully next year.
> Whether I actually start at liverpool depends - could cheat and
> start at Wigan, thereby travelling on the road to wigan pier, I
> assume.
>
> Way I see it, wigan-leeds-wigan in 2 weeks would be a nice pace. 1
> week should be do-able, but then it's a bit like a challenge, and
> less like a holiday.
>
> liverpool-leeds-liverpool in a week would eb a *real* challenge.
>
> now, anyone know if you can hire a motor-and-butty? That'd be
> fun...

Its about 20,000 miles long i think matey!!! If you do it, let me know, i only live walking distance from
it & 15 minutes drive from 5 rise locks at Bingley!

Nige




--
Ta!

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Turbo Diesel 110 (G)
KTM 520 SX (2001)
Kawasaki ZZR 1100 (1995)

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #13

On or around Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:28:19 +0100, "Nige"
<nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:
>
>Its about 20,000 miles long i think matey!!! If you do it, let me know, i only live walking distance from
>it & 15 minutes drive from 5 rise locks at Bingley!

I think your units have gone adrift somewhere...

Part of the point is to go up/down Bingley.

It's also a bit of the network we never did when I were a lad.

'course, the other bit we never did ('cos it were closed at the time) is the
K&A.


--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young / In a world
of magnets and miracles / Our thoughts strayed constantly and without
boundary / The ringing of the Division bell had begun. Pink Floyd (1994)

 

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Mother

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #14

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:59:45 +0100, Austin Shackles
<austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote:

>Way I see it, wigan-leeds-wigan in 2 weeks would be a nice pace. 1 week
>should be do-able, but then it's a bit like a challenge, and less like a
>holiday.

Wigan to Skipton = 63 Miles 56 Locks
Skipton to Leeds = 29 Miles 29 Locks

Total: 92 Miles 84 Locks EACH WAY,
Trip = 184 Miles 168 Locks.

Average cruising speed = ~2MPH - Therefore 92 Hours
Average Lock = 15 minutes - therefore 42 hours
Total trip hours = 134 Hours

>liverpool-leeds-liverpool in a week would eb a *real* challenge.

Liverpool to Wigan is a mere 36 Miles and 6 Locks

>now, anyone know if you can hire a motor-and-butty? That'd be fun...

Almost nobody will ever rent you a boat and butty (I'm not sure you'd
cope with a butty actually - they do nasty things when you're not
looking!).

 

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Mother

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #15

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:28:19 +0100, "Nige"
<nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Its about 20,000 miles long i think matey!!!

No, it only seems like it (especially as a lot of it involves
Lancashire!) ;-)

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #16

On or around Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:12:23 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>Almost nobody will ever rent you a boat and butty (I'm not sure you'd
>cope with a butty actually - they do nasty things when you're not
>looking!).

I do have a bit of previous experience, albeit not with a butty. But that'd
be half the fun. Besides, at least one chap I had in mind inviting along
(assuming he makes a good recover from a rather nasty peritonitis -
currently in horsepiddle) has quite a bit of experience, and I can just see
him as "skipper", ordering the rest of us menial crew about.

Used to be able to rent "camping cruisers", wot were a work boat with bunks,
and canvas top. Now they were fun.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
In Touch: Get in touch with yourself by touching yourself.
If somebody is watching, stop touching yourself.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

M

Mother

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #17

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:18:08 +0100, Austin Shackles
<austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote:

>Used to be able to rent "camping cruisers", wot were a work boat with bunks,
>and canvas top. Now they were fun.

Camping barges are still available, however many were classed as
unsafe, other just got trashed. They come up for sale quite a lot,
even seen a few on eBay. As they're unpowered, have not gas or leccie
(built into the boat) they are exempt from the Boat Safety Scheme, as
a consequence many are rough, rotton, death-traps. Having said that,
many are still well maintained and for the lucky 'group leader', have
a very tidy and comfortable boatmans cabin.

 

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Nige

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #18

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:28:19 +0100, "Nige"
> <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>> Its about 20,000 miles long i think matey!!! If you do it, let me
>> know, i only live walking distance from it & 15 minutes drive from
>> 5 rise locks at Bingley!
>
> I think your units have gone adrift somewhere...
>
> Part of the point is to go up/down Bingley.
>
> It's also a bit of the network we never did when I were a lad.
>
> 'course, the other bit we never did ('cos it were closed at the
> time) is the K&A.

I was only kidding matey, it is a long & winding 'road' though!!

--
Ta!

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Turbo Diesel 110 (G)
KTM 520 SX (2001)
Kawasaki ZZR 1100 (1995)

 

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EMB

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #19

Nige wrote:

> I was only kidding matey, it is a long & winding 'road' though!!

For some reason I'm having visions of someone jumping canals on the KTM.


--
EMB

 

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Nige

Guest

• Oct 18, 2006

• #20

EMB wrote:
> Nige wrote:
>
>> I was only kidding matey, it is a long & winding 'road' though!!
>
> For some reason I'm having visions of someone jumping canals on the
> KTM.

Could easy do it too! But thta's anti-social!

--
Ta!

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Turbo Diesel 110 (G)
KTM 520 SX (2001)
Kawasaki ZZR 1100 (1995)