"Steve Haywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : On 24/05/07, Baz Juniper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > : > : > : > Bath Narrowboats is a good servicing point - a friendly lot - but you : > can't get a pump-out on a Sunday because the occupants of the : > adjoining McCarthy and Stone flats have objected to the smell of poo : > on the Sabbath. : : : I moored with Bath Narrowboats for a while and I concur. They are a helpful : friendly lot, but what they can do for you is severely curtailed by their : neighboiurs who must be among the biggest to$$ers on the whole canal system. : They objected BN planned to instal a floating dry dock while I was there. : They also objected to any work being done on a boat which involved any sort : of noise. They even used to object to people taking their boats out, and : they HATED people using the winding hole there as a... well, as a winding : hole.
I think the hire company down that way even have to limit the days which they can do change overs to keep the locals happy -- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
