Hi Lizzie All you have to do is to remember that - those things that can go wrong will. After that look on life as a learning experience.
I have been living on a narrowboat for four days and although every time I went to do something I found that there was a job that needed doing first it has been a brilliant experience. I am afraid to say anything to other boaters that I have met as I have found that they would drop everything to help me. A very different attitude to the general one in the non-boating community. Don't hesitate. Get on with it. You will be glad you did. http://nbabigailjenna.blogspot.com Family Roots 07749 686 977 Lincolnshire Genealogical Research [email protected] ________________________________ From: lizzielaundry <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 25 December, 2008 5:57:51 PM Subject: [canals-list] Hi... live aboard anyone? Hi everyone and a Happy Christmas to you all It's going to take a litle while to read back through the posts, so bear with me if I ask daft questions that have been debated at length previously I'm new to the group and have joined because I want to find out more about living aboard (I can see your eyes rolling skyward now ;o] ) There's only so much you can read before you need to have a chat with people and hopefully get more involved, and thats what I hope to be able to do. I don't want to leap straght in...I want to learn and make informed choices! I'm based in NE Derbs/Notts border area, and currently live in a house...my first...and possibly my last! I prefer smaller living (caravan, van etc) and a simpler lifestyle. I'm a practical person and don't really have rose tinted glasses on about boat living as I'm thinking there are similarities with caravaning and camper-van living. Personaly I tend to lean more towards a more sustainable and ethical lifestyle, but don't fit any particular steriotypes on that front. I'd love to hear from people who are or have been living aboard, experiences, things to bear in mind, anything really that would be worth knowing. And information particularly from other single people who live aboard - going through locks must be an art form! Cheers Lizzie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
