Hi John,

Actually.....I get seasick at the mere sight of a boat ( ).....

Barges on canals would be fine but not the kind that oscillate on the open seas

(I used to get seasick playing on the swings as a child - although I knew when to get off pretty quick. No one had a problem getting a "turn" when I was around    )

Cheers,

Bill.

Hi Dave (O)

I was wondering if a different system of grading could be adopted in preference to the Table ?

At 1 onwards = "Newcomer"

At 50 = "Jnr Member"

At 150 = "Member"

At 500 = "Snr Member"

At 1000 = "Dave's Personal Advisor"

......But you get the idea...this is just an example...we can invite more ideas from the members?

Best regards,

Bill.

 Talking of boating did anyone see David Suchet..."Who do you think you are?"..the boating connection was marvellous to watch.   He lived on a narrowboat for six years and hiis great great ..something was a master sailor.......

If I recall the rankings were cabin boy, first mate then master!  ties in nicely with Carl's pirate jokes!

Bill, the only reason I ask is that I had a riverboat once though it was on the canals and that was the only time I heard reference to 'Capt Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure' and I remember thinking that it may be a cure to all my problems, alas it was not, no the cure was to sell the boat and forget the waterways, but it was an expensive experience all the same, however it did give me a near freight experience when on the first trip out the engine revved to full speed, I cut off the fuel and it continued, two choices I had, drive it into the bank and keep the revs down, or put it into neutral and blow up the engine, at that point I had physically broken the fuel line. A major shaky experience in life, but not of Tamara's magnitude I have to say.

John... 

Hi John,

We have something in common.  Used to live on a boat!...Don't they say all boats have holes where the money falls through.....unlikely to sink themselves but quitely to sink their owners.....

Hi Dave,

I think you'll find they are safe if you respect the water and your own safety....like John, have had to run aground a couple of times when the engine failed....

But travelled miles with water coming in through a broken seal....looked really dramatic though!

The advice i was given was that everything on the waterways takes time....so you can see dangers way ahead and can take appropriate action.    

Fire on board is the worse danger and fear.....spreads very  quickly.  Locks..falling in is a real danger..deep and turbulent water; wear a jacket 

It's too much fun  to worry though and those kinds of accidents are rare.

Bill Colborne wrote (see)

Tamara,

The first item (licking an envelope adding calories) reminded me of a fairly gross story.

A secretary, who was accustomed to licking envelopes, accidentally cut her tongue with the edge of the paper........The tongue became infected and she duly visited the Doctor who prescribed an antibiotic......

The infection still didn't go away and further visits to the Doc became necessary....

Later...she was complaining to her Dad about the problem and examining the swelling in the mirror when a LIVE cockroach burst out of her tongue

Apparently cockroaches love glue factories and like to lay their eggs in the glue....

Thats unbelievable! (makes mental note to NEVER lick envelopes from now on...........)

Hi Rik

Mentioned it to the physio team:   they are bringing it up at their next health and safety meeting!