Hi Bruce, What an excellent reply. I somewhat agree with you on what you said, so I'll shut up. Have a good day, ~Allan~
--- In [email protected], Bruce Napier <br...@...> wrote: > > > On 8 Jun 2009, at 06:52, Allan Cazaly wrote: > > > I am puzzled at your comment. Why was it made? > > > > I do comply with the cc suggestions and regularly move the boat. > > > > More than that, I have a twice daily record of engine usage, for > > "knowing" how much fuel is used for propulsion and domestic use. > > Note that any fuel used for cruising does not get split and > > cruising hours are recorded as 100% cruising, even though I usually > > run the washing machine at the same time AND I am aware that whilst > > cruising, the engine is charging the domestic batteries! > > > > I also included are the Start and Finishing cruising points, engine > > hours cruised, including the day/date. As a single handed cruiser, > > it takes rather longer to negotiate locks, so I "bow haul" the boat > > through the locks, a substantial saving on engine cruising hours > > (Diesel used). My "Split" works out at 95% domestic and 5% > > cruising, which does actually vary slightly. > > > > From the above, I can "prove" beyond reasonable doubt that I > > "mostly" comply with BW requests. > > > > If I do get a "Patrol Notice" I don't even bother to read it. > > > > I fill a 1-litre milk bottle about 80% full of water, thread the > > Patrol Notice to a Kebab wooden skewer, then push the pointed end > > into the top of a milk bottle and float it in the canal, (Just like > > a flag marking a buoy!) Beauocracy is like a red rag to me and it > > is mostly unnecessary on the canals. BW know me and can contact me > > by phone at any time, if they are unhappy with anything. > > > > So? Why the comment? ~Allan~ > > > > *** PS: It was at the suggestion of a senior BW member of staff, > > that I cruise point to point to point, on a cruise from one > > location to another location,(A proper journey, not bridge > > hopping!) before I make a return journey. > > > I'm sorry, Allan - I am just frankly amazed that cruising between > Willowbridge and Hemel constitutes a "journey around a substantial > part of the system" especially if you never leave the SE, but if BW > says it's OK, then (hopefully for you) I guess it must be. > > I can't accept your treatment of Patrol Notices, though. There's a > phenomenon called bourgeois anarchy, meaning "I'm respectable so I > don't have to take any notice of rules I don't agree with", and that > sounds like an example of it to me. > > I guess we just have very different attitudes to life on the cut, and > will have to agree to differ. > > > All the best > > Bruce > > Go steady, but keep going. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
