Funny we had the same weather here... Got held up in 2 days of rain at Lockport
In [email protected], Martin Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brian Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes > > > >"Martin Phillips" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > >message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: In message > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Adrian > >Stott > >: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >: > >: >The disgruntlement may almost have reached the level where something > >: >will be done about it. Maybe. > >: > >: I have not had a good day. > >: > > > >Best you go an book a bridge opening then. <:-) > > Don't wind me up! I have spent a weekend with wet feet. On Friday we > walked to the second-closest pub to home and I got wet feet. On Saturday > we moved the boat to Sharpness and walked to Berkeley (what a shame the > Gloucester and Berkeley canal wasn't finished to the original design). > It was raining on the walk there and I got wet feet. Had a good night of > drinking, and watched a girl-fight between the local young ladies in the > pub. Booked a taxi for 2200 which left with the wife and no 1 son while > I was making a speech of farewell for most my staff who are leaving for > better paid jobs. When I left the pub at 0100 am this morning, it was > p'ing with rain. The footpath was starting to look navigable. It is a > good hour's walk from Berkeley to Sharpness and I got wet feet again. It > rained all night. This morning we got up and it was raining and hailing. > The domestic water pump on Boden stopped working - it just got hot until > the circuit breaker tripped. Went to get a pan of water from the nearby > water point with which to do the washing-up and flush the bog and got > wet. After much flashing and banging, the rain stopped so we set off > back. It started raining, heavily, and I got wet. The skin on my feet > appears to belong to someone bigger than me. > > Disgruntled are we on the G&SC. > > Wassail! > -- > Martin E Phillips http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk > Homebrewing, black pudding, boats, morris dancing, ham radio and more! > The Gloucester-Sharpness canal web page http://www.glos- sharpness.org.uk > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
