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Month: March 2019

The Yorkshire Bank was wrong and I was right and, thank you, I will have that on my tombstone #Yorkshire #Bank

If it comes to it, you can bury me with one hand poking up through the soil too, with two … More

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Crushed like a gnat under the customer care culture of the corpulent corporations of a zealously zoophagous zeitgeist at its zenith

I do love a good rant and I am about to have a couple, so click away to safety or … More

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Thrown back into the water like a 17,000kg sprat – under an auspicious cloud formation #narrowboat #boating

The Cardinal and I are back on the high seas! Well, back on England’s canals, at least. The weather forecast … More

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Whoo et le Hoo! We have new anodes! …and I’m in love with half of a Land-Rover Defender #narrowboat #boating #England #canal

Mr Stove remains on 24/7 duty, since Storm Gareth also remains on 24/7 duty. The winds and rain are due … More

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Gareth is howling, and this boat is moving even though we’re up on blocks… #narrowboat #boating #England #canals

No photographs, of course – have you ever tried to photograph the wind? Storm Gareth is packing a bit of … More

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Forget solving a problem like Maria, how do you black a Cardinal’s bottom? #narrowboat #England #canal #boating

Blacking? Once every two years, more or less, the protection on a narrowboat’s hull has to be re-applied. This is … More

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A most splendid cruise indeed, if a little fraught with boat traffic… #narrowboat #England #boating #canals

A few days ago, lazily, I took the Cardinal up through a couple of locks in the town of Middlewich … More

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