On 4 Jun 2009, at 13:17, Roger Millin wrote:
> Yes the knowledge is valuable because you don't keep the knowledge
> stored on a data base for ever and ever. If it is kept in your head
> the more distant ones will fade and the more recent ones will be
> freshest. This allows you to make rolling decisions based on your
> judgement coupled with the info. I'm not the slightest bit
> interested in the fact that an incident happened one hundred years
> ago, but I am in one that happened one month ago. Yobs have a habit
> of returning to the place that they last had a bit of 'fun' until
> such time as they grow up or lose interest
>
> I well recall you berating me for not wanting to moor on
> Worcester's public moorings, choosing to moor in the hire boat
> basin instead. The fact that the public mooring was covered in
> broken glass and the adjacent walls in graffiti allowed me to make
> my own judgment, but based on the advice of others not to moor there.
>
> If damage is done to a local economy then, perhaps, it will
> encourage the local authorities (Council, Police etc) to do
> something about the situation but, I agree, that it would be better
> to register a complaint with the Police so that the incidents can
> be logged.
>
> I totally agree that Skipton isn't safe. I wouldn't want anyone to
> boat here personally; it's full of undesirables living in run-down
> shacks close to the waterway near the centre of town. These
> undesirables are known to want to keep the supplies of local beer
> to themselves also; a very nasty habit IMO :-)))
I'm sorry to have to say I agree with every word of the above,
especially the last bit ;-}}} And me not long finished my lunch, too.
I too find it useful to hear of problems people have had, and I can't
agree with the "It can happen anywhere, so take no notice of it" line
that Steve promotes. It's a lot more likely to happen in some places
than others, and as RM says, it all helps to make decisions.
Alan: I'm sorry if it's put you off Middlewich, which is a useful
shopping stop, but it is much more peaceful out in the local
countryside, such as Bramble Cuttings.
All the best
Bruce
"The superior man knows what is right, the inferior man knows what
will sell" Analects of Confucius, circa 500 BCE
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