lenseman
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Laundry- to hang or not?
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ccscott49
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It's God's little experiment to see if the Greeks are soluble in water!
It even bleeding snowed here the other day!! Mebbes trying to freeze them also!
CharlesSwallow
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Pontrieux.
It poured with rain 10 minutes after this shot
AH! Memories! Layed on that wall many times.
Have you done the "Fete des Lavoirs"? Is the artist "David de la Veuve-Noire" still moored there in his Ovni?
Chas
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Bav34
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Didn't notice an Ovni but did go to the Fest Noz where we saw the strangest dancing. A mix of American line dancing with a touch of Zorba the Greek with bagpipes!!
The river was beautiful with electric boats gliding up and down.
Only problem with the place is getting round to leaving
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maby
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You know, some of the pictures that have been posted here do illustrate well the need to control people's behaviour! Why are people incapable of moderating things and insist on turning the entire boat into one enormous washing line?
Bav34
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I await your alternative suggestion with total disinterest.
We had lasted two weeks with changeable weather and the dryers not working.
The day in question was our first opportunity to wash AND dry ... and things still got wet!
Please never moor alongside us as I imagine the stink from your boat to be a tad unwholesome.
We had lasted two weeks with changeable weather and the dryers not working.
The day in question was our first opportunity to wash AND dry ... and things still got wet!
Please never moor alongside us as I imagine the stink from your boat to be a tad unwholesome.
jordanbasset
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+1, our boat looks similar to you come washing day, as do most liveaboards. Locals seem to enjoy it, in Almerimar the Sunday visitors often stared and took photos. Of course they could have been undercover police
Roaring Girl
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We often hang the washing up and the only places we've ever heard of it being restricted are in posh marinas where you're essentially right outside someone's living room - e.g. inside the lock at Brighton.
The bigger issue is making sure the clothes are VERY firmly attached if there's any breeze or you're drying stuff while underway.
The bigger issue is making sure the clothes are VERY firmly attached if there's any breeze or you're drying stuff while underway.
Bav34
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Please note that Maby thinks that you need to control your behaviour! Why are you incapable of moderating things and insist on turning your entire boat into one enormous washing line?
Perhaps he thinks that the line should be proportionate to the length of the boat i.e. only allowed to use the area in front of the mast or that the washing should be put up only at night or ....
Pr*t
vyv_cox
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Laundry etiquette? Perhaps Maby can suggest a method that satisfies his sensibilities?
Nobody wants to do laundry every couple of days, they wait until the amount of soiled stuff is sufficient to justify the effort. Plus maybe weather restrictions, water availablility, and other factors. Inevitably this means that for a brief time there is drying laundry all over the boat.
Nobody wants to do laundry every couple of days, they wait until the amount of soiled stuff is sufficient to justify the effort. Plus maybe weather restrictions, water availablility, and other factors. Inevitably this means that for a brief time there is drying laundry all over the boat.
tonybannister
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I was just about to show some sympathy with Maby after all he was only suggesting moderation however my infuriated missis has pushed me to one side and taken over the keyboard - over to her
That just shows you its a man thing "NO washing on show" bet he likes clean clothes though.!!
That just shows you its a man thing "NO washing on show" bet he likes clean clothes though.!!
maby
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I don't think I said anything about "NO washing on show" - just suggested that turning the entire boat into one big whirly-gig washing line did make it a bit of an eyesore! We've been known to hang a couple of towels and a shirt from the guard-rail, on occasion, though we'll use the marina launderette for anything more substantial. The fact remains that, without rules, there are always people without the common sense to exercise some restraint. If I want to see a caravan festooned with washing, I can simply go a couple of miles down the road to the nearest gypsy camp, I don't want to pay several thousand pounds mooring fees every year to be parked up next to one!
tonybannister
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Ah if you are paying several thousands a year you may have a point. We only pay several hundred.
CharlesSwallow
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We have a wooden rack over our engine which dries clothes very quickly - a sort of "airing cupboard".
Chas
RichardS
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+1, our boat looks similar to you come washing day, as do most liveaboards. Locals seem to enjoy it, in Almerimar the Sunday visitors often stared and took photos. Of course they could have been undercover police
Even worse - they could have been underwear police - checking on the state of your smalls. If they decide to prosecute you'll need a brief!
That's enough
Richard