Going up the Tyne yesterday some kids started chucking rocks at me

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fortunately they would never make the cricket team

inacurate and fell well short


one them hollared - "your boat is **** mate"

by comparison this afternoon when cycling through South Shields four Asian kids were playing cricket

all padded up and bowling properly

one of the two fielders made the most wonderful throw to return the ball

so pleased the white yobbos could not throw for toffee

I have had rocks chucked at me on canals

this was a first for me on a big river
 
I find a camera with a flash to get their attention works best, ideally a flash with a test function though with digital cameras one is not wasting film.

Even if it's way out of range the flash and the idea they are recorded usually sees them scampering off back under their rocks.
 
Why didn't you sail over to the bank and give em a swimming lesson? They don't sound too bright though, might forget to let go of the rocks when entering the water.
Ha, you need a Supersquirter waterpistol
 
I've actually used a super-soaker in that situation; yobs at Wareham were throwing stones at a young lad in a dinghy so I strolled up and poked the soaker in one's ear -

" ooh look out he's got a water pistol "

' Who said anything about water ? '

As matey realised what was actually in the soaker he went a bit pale and decided they'd desist.
 
Reminds me of our transit of the Maryhill locks on the Forth-Clyde canal. We were advised by the waterways guys to do this early morning so as to avoid the local wildlife. As we approached the top lock we noted a good number of joggers along the towpath. When we mentioned this to one of the guys at the lock his response was "They're not joggers, they're escapees!"
 
Wot Dylan needs is some fog on the Tyne

Bosuns decadent capitalist yacht gliding past would be an insult to the dozy denizens of the dystopian, Bristollian badlands ( possibly)
 
One of my crew was shot at with an air rifle while sculling on the Cam. It's unwise to provoke a really large fit bloke. He pulled in to the shore, chased the scum down, relieved him of the rifle and tossed it in the river. Later on he went back and fished it out. Rower 1 scum 0.
 
A Norwegian i met in Ardglass was having agro from kids on the pier. He showed me his deterrent
As he left port he produced a catapult & a few well aimed shots had the yobs running for cover complete with a few bruises
 
A Norwegian i met in Ardglass was having agro from kids on the pier. He showed me his deterrent
As he left port he produced a catapult & a few well aimed shots had the yobs running for cover complete with a few bruises
 
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