On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:49:43 GMT, Brian on Harnser <[email protected]> wrote:
>David Cragg laid this down on his screen : >> I seem to remember when John Liley photographed a boatee doing that in cold >> blood he got shot at and warned not to publish the shot lest the man got >> done >> by BW (or BTW). Saw a film of this done by old boatmen - it was a lot >> smoother and totally effortless. >> >> --- On Thu, 1/22/09, Michael Askin >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Michael Askin <[email protected]> >> Subject: [canals-list] Re: [NBT-members] Re: What planet am I on? WRONG DATE! >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 2:25 PM >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> I've uploaded some clips of a Narrow Boat Trust Training Day I filmed >> a couple of years ago. They are available on YouTube: >> >> Thumblining >> http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=GjKnxxeP4QM >> >I think it also demonstrates a good reason for not having back splices >in the ends of lines, the way that one twanged as it passed through the >wood. Totally agree, I have never understood the justification for back splices, they just look pretty but are a pain IMHO -- Richard
