nortada
Well-known member
You both miss the point, it is as it is and challenging the norm, supported by a vast majority of the general public will get you nowhere.Thank you Solent Cruiser very well said. What harm am I doing living on my boat? Due to the unbelievable greed of the housing market. Builders solicitors estate agents etc I can not afford a house. I do not know how the prices keep going up. How do young people start a family when a simple 3-bed house is needlessly so much. In Poole, it costs £450 a month to rent a room in someone's crappy little house. Even if I could afford a house I would much prefer to live on my boat even in winter in England. It is the best thing I have ever done. These moaners. jobsworths would they prefer me to live on the streets or have the government house me. rather then let me find another way. ?Yes, I do not pay council tax but I would pay it if the laws were made easier for liveaboards'. We are not a burden on society. We find a way in difficult times. I am a dedicated yachtsman, not a dosser.
You may see yourself as dedicated yachtsmen but to society you’re people trying to live cheap on the back of society. You do not pay council tax but you still benefit from all of the things council tax provides. Invisible to most of society, you could be permitted to enjoy your life style but brought to their notice, many will consider you’re a dosser and a drain on their resources.
If you do not believe me, try writing a letter expressing your sentiments to the local paper and see the response, if any. You will probably harden public opinion against you and make your ambitions even more attainable. Other successful liveaboards will not thank you.