ooh look rain today

[tcm]

So us med boaters will be flying to (or already in) lovely warm resorts near the sea, messing about on boats, and might even meet up together. Meanwhile the uk lot will be

a) sweeping water of the decks
b) complaining that the sun canopies are leaky
c) at work
d) showing off their "tan" after (wow) two sunny days in the uk
e) going to buy/fix/dig out the jet wash cos the water pressure in uk is rubbish

hah!

 

[oldgit]

Ahh good to see you have finally got there(is this OK correct useage Boatone) after
A/Getting up at unearthly time of morning
B/monster queue at checkin
C/foul coffee in theme type"cafe"
D/ATC delays
E/What have we forgtten panics
F/Wondering if wheels will still be on car on return
G/trying not to think of 2 am return flight and gotta go straight to work from airport
F/wondering if promised "of corse we will fix it senor" jobs have bin done without to much obvious cosmetic damage to boat while out on staff jolly to" test" boat
G..........

O my Gawd its still going ahead......

 

[DavidJ]

Ah!
That was a lovely swim. 24 degrees in crystal clear water. A-G instantly forgotten.
David

 

[oldgit]

"24c in crystal clear waters" this the most polluted inland piece of water in the known universe we are talking about are we?

O my Gawd its still going ahead......

 

[petem]

Sorry to spoil your fun but TCM normally charters a plane, where (in his words) 'the only idiot onboard is himself'. Don't blame him.

 

[oldgit]

Arh thatta be ok then, all he needs to worry about is all those iffy "genuine"parts made in a back room in Croatia and fitted to the jet to save money..........

O my Gawd its still going ahead......

 

[DavidJ]

I'm talking Emerald Coast, Sardinia.
How's pollution in the River Medway these days?
David

 

[DepSol]

Nope
a has been sunny here last 2 weeks exept for 2 days
b Canopies dont leak as they are top quality Sunbrella plus
c have been on 2 weeks holiday
d nah not vain thanks
e Nope not on my pontoon anyway

Funny as the weather has been shite for the last 4 months and as soon as I get my boat in the water I have flat seas and sunshine for my 2 week holiday except for one voyage out of seven must be a new record.

Dom

I am boating again ;-)

 

[oldgit]

The Med.
Whats your poison? mercury or arsenic perhaps or maybe something short term like the raw sewage pumped into the sea 80% of which has never been near any treatment plant*.
As for the Medway perhaps a bit of fishing up river for the odd salmon or maybe a walk along the river bank looking for otters might be of interest.
*Source Greenpeace.


O my Gawd its still going ahead......

 

[DavidJ]

It's marvelous how otters and salmon survive in an environment where the inter-tidal sediment contains lead isotope and mercury*.
Not sure I'd like to eat anything that I caught
*source Spencer & MacLeod
David

 

[coliholic]

Well we're off for a few days boating on the Great Ouse so it'll be trout * for dinner.

* Source Marks and Spencer.