A Forumy sort of day.......

boatone

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Started off by leaving Oldgit at Cookham this morning (believe he later reached Marlow) and was first in the queue to get through Cookham Lock. Whilst waiting, joejo wandered along and introduced himself and we kept company all the way down to Bell Weir.
Dogsbody exited Old Windsor as we waited to enter, and Gavi was on waving duty as we approached Staines Bridge. Tried to wave at rr123 but he seemed preoccupied with the telly.
Once through Penton Hook, exchanged brief pleasantries with Dolittle who was out in the garden and waffled some lame excuse about family commitments preventing his attendance next weekend. A bit further down and Bulto was seen sitting on his boat and said 'hi' .

Nice to see you all, and particularly to meet joejo.

How was that for a forumy sort of day? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Well I tried to see wobbly legs at Richmond and failed (few trailers though?), then hit the white swan to see if I could find some lower thames folk and failed so you did better than me! Even the Barmy Arms was empty of Eel Pie folk
 
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Well I tried to see wobbly legs at Richmond and failed (few trailers though?)...

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I failed too - woke up at about 1:30 am with a nasty cough, felt like death warmed up at about 8 am. Took the day off from life in general. Still feeling crap.

Sorry you made the effort to no avail. I will post when I try again...

Tim.
 
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preoccupied with the telly

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Oh the Shame !!

In my defence I had a bit of a grump on caused by a moderate to severe hangover and had to watch HG Wells' "The time machine" and then snooze through The Towering Inferno /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
 
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In my defence I had a bit of a grump on caused by a moderate to severe hangover and had to watch HG Wells' "The time machine" and then snooze through The Towering Inferno


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Hang on ! That was my day /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

You must be getting the hump with me waving and staring at you on Saturday when you where washing your boat and then again at the park in Staines . The you get B1 looking through your windows ..... You need to put some nets up mate /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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You need to put some nets up mate /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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Funnily enough I was telling a friend recently that I paid about twelve hundred hard earned quid for two (TWO) pairs of curtains in the "marital" home. "bl**dy hell" he replied, "you could get a good plasma TV for that!"

Single life - good plasma TV and NO curtains /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
Nice to see you /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

With the weather being [--word removed--], i hooked up online with a mate of mine in Leeds and played Civ4 all day. Just finished... 9 hours and he eventually capitulated.

It looked like it was a full lock - lots of big boats coming down.

Meanwhile, the cats have sussed that there are squirrels in the trees....

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Spent the day moored near Eton boathouses. Was just idly listening to the VHF and the problems with Romney lock yesterday after a Hydraulic ram came off one of the gates. Top day for it i'd say /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
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Nice to see you /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

With the weather being [--word removed--], i hooked up online with a mate of mine in Leeds and played Civ4 all day. Just finished... 9 hours and he eventually capitulated.



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I am still waiting for you to try Helbreath USA. I think you are scared /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Don't worry if you join the same town as me (Elvenden) I will help you.
 
Bit of a forumy weekend indeed, having seen Boatone twice, along with Oldgit and Flashheart plus several other forumites boats that appeared unmanned.

Didn't know of the problems at Romney Lock though, came through there Monday morning and all seemed ok.

Sounds like we will have a good gathering next weekend, just hope Tony has got the food orders right!

Darren.
 
Trying to remember the time of the Babble on the VHF but i'm sure you came past me after the event had happened. Must've just missed it.

As apparently one gate was stuck shut, I remember one cruiser saying "Nows the time to own a Narrowboat!". Ok, but sinking to that kind of low, it must have been a desperate situation /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Hi Flasheart, did I see you on Monday afternoon? I was laying in the cockpit of Tristan at the mooring still recovering from a Party on saturday and stupidly not getting to bed until 6.30 am Sunday morning. We were going to have lunch at runneymede but two thirds of the way down the lockcut to Old Windsor lock the Queue started and we were told there was a problem with the gates. We turned back and spent the next few hours at the mooring.
 
Similar up this end, managed to keep up with JECUK yesterday, DWT passed, and now just seen Parglena go past.

Brayman seems to be hiding though!!!
 
Brayman is up river, I believe thro' Henley mid week to join us at Windsor on Saturday /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Nah not me.

Stopped upstream of Boveney myself on Monday on the wide bendy bit of river.

Excuse the lacks of description. Its is afyterr midnigts typings thish wit a foow beers inside me. hic!! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
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