I saw One spanish chap jump from the top of his boat some 12' to the bank clutching the centre rope. He landed with a neat pirouette and took a pose. We are still convinced he was a male ballet dancer. Later we saw him working the water tap - what grace in his dance to turn the tap on. You see the world on Canaltimes.
--- On Sun, 2/8/09, Andrew Dyke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Andrew Dyke <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [canals-list] Re: Death at Cropredy To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 2 August, 2009, 5:16 PM Sean Neill wrote: > Seriously, I do feel that if you know what risks people are running you should > warn them in a way which makes clear you are not crying wolf. From: canals-list@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:canals-list@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Clark But some people seem to genuinely believe that they are invincible. I once tried to warn a woman in the well deck of a hire boat against trying to deflect it from fast-approaching stonework with her hands, only to be told to f*** off for my troubles. Hi All, I was always told, never jump off or on to a moving boat. Always wait until the boat is within stepping distance, even if it means the steering person has to start again and even if there are people watching. I once saw someone jump a good 3 feet, holding a rope. When I suggested that was not a terribly good idea I got the same response Martin did. Now I keep my mouth shut. Why should I worry? Regards, Andrew Chairman of Wychavon (blog) http://tinyurl. com/nbcfad Web Site www.andrewdyke. co.uk Web Site www.mayorofevesham. co.uk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
