castaway
Well-Known Member
There I was yesterday, after a hard week at work, at anchor in Newtown Creek. I was just thinking 'well this is nice,peace and quiet, cup of tea, book and sunshine'.
And then the bloke downstream starts his little Honda generator.
I can see him sitting in his cockpit also reading and I think that he will switch it off after a little while.
2 hours later its still running and ruining the peace and quiet, and I am thinking that this could go on all evening. 2 options: I start shouting at him to turn the bloody thing off therefore upsetting the reason for being here in the first place, or move....well I moved, most of the good spots were gone by that time (6 ish) and I ran aground whilst looking for a 'hole' and had to wait 45 mins for the rising tide to lift me off.
Finally I dropped the hook again and settled in for a good nights kip.
Why are people so thick headed about noise, I suppose its the same as when we were kids and people always used to take radios down to the beach and @uck people off with the racket.
Next time maybe I'll just go over and say something but these things are never straight forward and by the time I,d weighed anchor to approach, him I may as well have moved.
Anyway I did Newtown back to Portsmouth in 1hr 55mins this morning with 9.5kt SOG past Cowes.
Nick
And then the bloke downstream starts his little Honda generator.
I can see him sitting in his cockpit also reading and I think that he will switch it off after a little while.
2 hours later its still running and ruining the peace and quiet, and I am thinking that this could go on all evening. 2 options: I start shouting at him to turn the bloody thing off therefore upsetting the reason for being here in the first place, or move....well I moved, most of the good spots were gone by that time (6 ish) and I ran aground whilst looking for a 'hole' and had to wait 45 mins for the rising tide to lift me off.
Finally I dropped the hook again and settled in for a good nights kip.
Why are people so thick headed about noise, I suppose its the same as when we were kids and people always used to take radios down to the beach and @uck people off with the racket.
Next time maybe I'll just go over and say something but these things are never straight forward and by the time I,d weighed anchor to approach, him I may as well have moved.
Anyway I did Newtown back to Portsmouth in 1hr 55mins this morning with 9.5kt SOG past Cowes.
Nick
