On 10 Oct 2009, at 19:40, Steve Wood wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > >> I think the BW bod really didn't know anything, just like the policy >> makers. It does rankle that BW does not seem to consider it >> important to >> make provision for a bona fide, fully paid up, marina based boater >> to find >> adequate moorings for a day or two as part of a winter cruise. > > Agreed, though the words "marina based" are irrelevant (and counter > productive) to the argument.
I'm not looking for an argument with you Steve, the words "marina based boater" are perfectly true of my status though could be substituted with "boater with permanent mooring" if you wanted to remove the irrelevancy of the *nature* of that permanent mooring. It *is* relevant to, and the biggest component of, the total sum of money I have been prepared to spend annually on inland waterways boating as a leisure activity. I am miffed at BW's failure to understand why I like boating and why I'd like to cruise on my boat in my holidays and why I'd like have an expectation of the chance to moor somewhere convenient for villages, towns and attractions when I am on holiday. As I have mentioned before I could cruise in exotic locations, including food & entertainment for less £'s per week than it costs to fund Uncle Mort per cruising week. Touching on some sensitive areas, I think I might have some issues with the whole foggy topic of having a boat as a sole abode, but I don't even want to try to crystallise those issues and I don't have any gripe with the folks hereabouts that live aboard. Living within the rules is OK with me, and most of the folk here that I know do live within the rules or almost within them. Whether the current rules are half baked, fair or enforced is another discussion altogether. Beeky, still wondering about Llangollen at Xmas
