Do We Regret Selling Our Narrowboat? Q&A Special! Ep. 208.
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- It's been a year since we planned our trip to Scotland, but do we regret selling our narrowboat? It's one of the most common questions we get and one of several we'll answer in this episode.
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Beautiful words that hit my heart today, "Just accept who you are". You both are a treasure and deserve all the kindness and subscribers you two have! 👍❤️❤️❤️👍
As in life, everything changes. I find that the variety of subjects & transformation of your channel from waterways to land have become part of it's charm & uniqueness with new adventures. Both your down-to-earth personalities, intelligence, witt & senses of humour are the qualities I myself look for in friends & find rare among any other RUclips channels. Many thanks & cheers from Vancouver Canada, for sharing your lives & experiences with us & as always, I look forward to follow as your adventures continue.
Love Shaun, he’s funny without speaking… everyone needs a Shaun x
You need the bees and chickens on this channel. You don’t need to worry about managing another channel! “You can’t say that”🤣😂
Love to see bee shorts in this channel. The bees are part of your life, and your videos are sharing your lives and adventures, which we love!
Thanks for everything fellows, love your channel!
I vote for supplementary content. Keep it all together. Thanks.
I am sometimes amazed that people think that people who have RUclips channels are rich. I have watched you two for about 3 or 4 years now and it is refreshing to see that you "cope" with out getting riches . You are both fun to watch and I know that you will decide what is the best way to get your story across...Good work!
I truly love you guys. I originally subscribed for the narrowboat content, and at first I was disappointed you were going “feet dry.” But then it hit me that what I enjoyed most about your vlogs was *you*, regardless of boats, hives, cottages or coops. Keep on being you!
Hi guys, we are back on the canals in the UK and meeting up with friends. You guys always come up in our conversations and we all agree that none of us are able to say train any more without elongating it to trraaiiinnnn. Some of us have also added the complexity of calling it out for the entire time we see the train. The asthmatics amongst us struggle a little though. Great to see you enjoying your new life style!
Hi Guys, I love how you include us in your goings-on... By the way glenfiddick (?) is one of my favs.. I would like to see it kept as one channel... Shorts long whatever.. This keeps everything together about what's going on... Keep smiling ☺ 😁👏💖
Glenfiddich.
Glenfiddich n Schweppes lemonade, in a very expensive hotel in London 25y ago, and then Guinness n black, in the nightclubs putting it on expenses, good old days.
Hi Guys, please keep it as one channel that includes everything. I love what you do, be it on water or on land, it’s the two of you that makes your channel great to watch. X
Shorts once in a while but full channel if it’s going to be a major part of your life :) And Shaun is right. Chicken is what you eat, hens lay eggs, and hens & roosters are collectively known as poultry 🤗
Boat or not, it really is the two of you that makes the channel what it is. I look forward to the weekends when I get to watch them/ it. Oh as for the bees names, I believe they are called Eric. They don’t need individual names because they’re not coming to you if you call them!
I love you both ❤️ thank you Colin for sharing your mental health and how you live with it and the support you have from Shaun 😍 no one just gets better from any neuro-diversity or mental health issues, we all have to find a way of managing it and living our best life 💜
And this old lady gives you both a hug and thanks you so much for those captions.. you carry on, be happy, and enjoy each day xx
Keep the one channel and do the bee shorts? I’m sorry for the stupid questions, I’ll keep them coming.
Love you guys! The jeep question how bloody rude of people. Grateful you include us in your lives and adventures. Love the radio station too. Would love to see it on Radio Garden.
Keep the bees on this channel please! Cheers guys!
This was a great vid.... All of your lil family never fails to put smiles on a lot of us viewers and a awww some to you and the 3 new additions .... Love you all
The "jump fades" are hilarious!! Really clever camera work, editing and dialog!! And it's always great to see Otis, he's a darling doggie!!
Great take on the "geographic cure," your repeated mentions of mental health, Colin, have helped me a great deal. They have led me to be more accepting of "what is" and less critical of myself, changing what I can and letting go of the rest. So here's a big thank you with me sending love to you both!! As for the bees, do whatever is the most simple for you. Your vlog is doing my mental health a world of good!!
Cheers from Chuck in New England
Hi Colin and Sean, wow you guys traveled a lot this week 😊. When you said jeeeep, I realized I missed trainnnn. If you get a boat it will be fun to hear nessssie😁. Wishing you a great week.
I so enjoyed that. Can’t believe some of those comments. It would be good to have the bees on here. Just love your little farm. You live in such a beautiful place. Thanks so much for your share. Please stay safe and take care
Love your channel guys. I have only found you recently and have spent a very enjoyable few weeks catching up with all your vlogs from the start. The honesty about mental health and the way you have helped to take away some of the stigma around this subject, has personally helped me reach out and talk to someone. The laughs are the best and make me smile every day. I am guilty of watching some of your vlogs more than once. Please release the secret of the zapping from one area to another..need it in my life!!
Aww, thanks, Lisa! x
Really great answer on the Mental health issue. It is absolutely beautiful where you are and I would imagine life might have slowed down a bit since you've made the move. My husband and I are absolutely dying to come over there and see all the beauty and the history you have that we don't here in the US. It's been a while since we've had time to watch your channel. We have been fixing our van to travel around here and see what we haven't had the time to see. We have 900 watts of solar! A bit overkill, but we've had a very hot summer and want to make sure we can run the air conditioner and the fridge. I love that you're raising bees! They are in need of help and the honey is the BEST! Much love to you both and Otis, and all the animals you've got!
Hi fellas! I'd like to see everything kept in this channel, shorts, longs, bees, chickens, Otis, the lot! Love the variety and humour and information! 😁
Beyoncé for the Queen Bee! And I’d prefer to watch the bees, chickens and all your other postings on this one channel. Loved today’s video!
Great bolt of creative energy... the jump in, jump out, scene cuts are pure genius !!! Leave it to you two, fresh ideas have been a hallmark of your efforts !!!!
Had a heck of a 13hr nightshift, missed the video Friday when it came out. I went onto RUclips to decompress before my 3rd 13hr shift tonight and there you were...lol Thank you for the giggles, much needed from an exhausted night nurse!!! Thank you!!
One channel, variety of content. Love your creative video techniques!
Hey there gentlemen. I would like to see some bee-keeping videos on this channel. The vlogs document your lives, of which bees are now a part.
It’s so great to see you two every week if I’m feeling down with my mental health I only have to watch one of your videos to make me feel better would love to see more longer videos about the bees 🐝 and the other animals so thanks again ❤️👍🏻
Looking forward to seeing more about the Bees, but please keep all the content on one channel. Makes our lives easier! Cheers guys x
Keep it simple, keep the bees on this channel !
We would like to see the bees included in your usual weekly RUclips vlog please. We are glad that you are getting on well with them and enjoying Scotland. Thank you for all the entertainment and interesting information.
We can’t do that because some viewers would complain that the vlogs were about bees every week. That’s why we need to make the bee content easily accessible for those who want to see it but not too intrusive for those who don’t. We’ve decided to post regular shorts on this channel 🐝
That was pretty clever, thanks. I really enjoy the way you include your surroundings into the videos with explanations. Your honesty about your mental health is refreshing and I am sure a great help to others that experience the same issues. As usual thanks for an informative and entertaining video. Well done.
Another great vlog and I love 'Jeep' - a sturdy workhorse and more suited to the terrain. Your comments about mental health are spot on and I'm glad you are coping better. Good to see Otis is making the most of Highland living and if you decide to do any shorts, do what works best for you. I'd love to see more about the bees - fascinating insects!
Naming the bees 🤣Otis starting his own channel 🤣 OH my.
You seem to be enjoying J-E-E-E-E-P. Why would it matter what you choose for yourself? 🤔
I suggest you add the bee 🐝 segments to this channel. If the viewers are not interested in details of bee keeping, then they don't have to watch it. It seems like a lot of trouble to put up another channel to show more of your homesteading journey. IMHO it is all in the same chapter of this story.
Thank you my friends for another entertaining vlog. You are a true delight.
Keep everything on this channel please.
Gosh, Time Flies when you're following the Best Boyz doing their Life in the Best Wayz, and graciously including
us in their ongoing very wonderful stories; so grateful and glad you keep us weekly updated. Sending Love from Honolulu 🌴🌺🌊🌈🥭🥥🍌🏄🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️
Hi Guys. You do what you want, when you want, where you want and for as long as you want - I’ll still be watching. I love all your content and am grateful that you bring fun, laughter and serious stuff to us on a regular basis. Thank you 👍❤️🐕🐓
Think the Bees videos should be shorts on this channel they are part of your new adventure
We agree 😉🐝
Hi guys! Let me just say I love watching your channel and really look forward to Fridays. If you ask me, you both seem so much happier with that move to Scotland. Love seeing the beautiful countryside, maybe a trip or two to some little towns nearby would be nice. Keep doing what you’re doing because we love watching it! Enjoy life my friends..
Thanks guys brought a little bit of happiness to my morning. Hope you guys have a great weekend
include the bee features in the main channel is my preference.
You need to call the Jeep Baa baa, think about it and you’ll like it😁
Sean and Colin the only vlogs I've not watched are the live chats, please don't change anything you've been like best buddies for me especially through covid,
I personally would like you to not feel pressured into changing anything your both so natural, I believe that you stopped narrow boating at the right time I went to all extremes of the canals with you, your bees could be named squadrons 1 and 2 I would like to wish you both a very happy new year.
I am one of those people who haven't checked in with you guys in a year or so, and I genuinely didn't know you'd sold the boat. I can completely understand why, as I really don't see that as a sustainable lifestyle long term, and I genuinely hope you're happy there in Scotland. Hopefully it won't be so long until I check in again. Take care of yourselves. I'll be off to binge everything I missed for a while.
I would love if you could somehow find a wa of fitting a camera inside one of the hives, maybe one of those mini spy camera things :D
It’s too dark in there 🐝
Mary, Bee of Scots is my vote.
Most creative Q&A I've ever seen. You guys are great. We were watching you two because of our interest in narrowboats but continue to watch because you're both such personable guys. By the way, 11:10 we've NEVER seen anything off-color or in bad taste on your channel. First class all the way!
Awesome! Thank you!
You two make me smile every vlog...never fail to make me laugh out loud at least once - three times this vlog...four - mufffff
Don't like youtube shorts in general, so would prefer you keep the bees on the main channel.
This, leave the shorts and Tiktoks to the kids.
Thanks guys. A much needed boost in a busy week! I see that you are now building a good appreciation of the true native of Scotland ( The midge!) It also answers the question about what a scotsman wears under the kilt!🤭
Love you 2! I watch about twice a month cause I'm busy🤗 as a therapist, I really appreciate your openness and loving comments🥰🌈 Keep on Keep ng on👍
(Correction) You are such a *lovable* couple. I could listen your prattle away all day. Looking forward to future adventures.🤗 Hugs
Do the bees midweek
Keep the bees in the main channel please.
Fabulous content and absolute next level editing , it just keeps getting better .
I’ve been watching your adventures for over 2 years. Loved the narrow boat adventures and now loving your new adventures. Would love to see video shorts of the bees (and chickens!) in this channel. Keep up the great work. Your videos are a highlight of our week.
I've just seen the news about Narrowboats sitting on the ground, in the bottom of canals here and there in the Midlands.🙄
The heat "down south" from your farm is set to be 33°C for 4 days, and the country is running out of water for many canals. The sale of your narrowboat and the big move to Scotland, was perfectly time Lads 😁
Keep all your content here, too many channels too hard to follow
Your filming skills are amazing, what a fun way to introduce a new question each time. I would enjoy the occasional bee video on the main channel, rather than shorts. Colin, the way you explain mental health in your videos has helped me a lot to understand someone I am close to - thank you. Shaun, I don’t know why Colin keeps joking about your age - you don’t look old to me. You two are a breath of fresh air and I enjoy your videos very much.
Thanks so much, Anne-Marie ❤️
Good fun vlog again. Hope there weren't too many midge bites, and Shaun's knees survived all that jumping about. Watch again tomorrow. See you soon. 💕🐾xxx
Keep one channel.....bees, chickens, swins, etc....
Yeah, Land Rooooooover! just doesn’t work as well as Jeeeeeeep! 😜
Hey guys, keep the content on this channel 👌🏽 We're tuning in (do you do that on RUclips?) to see you guys antics whatever it may be.
Just keep doing what you are doing and add some shorts along the way. Dont overthink it and make sure you still enjoy bringing us the content that has never failed your viewers yet. Your channel is great guys, what ever you do. Name your bees....Company B
Shaun found his first grey pube , stop ordering Dominos pizza Shaun .
Jeep's break down a lot less than Land rovers!
True.
Hahaha, We're in that group that don't drop in all the time as we've been mad busy getting our show on the road...
Anyway just wanted to tell you that the pair of you are barking and hadn't realised how much we miss you. Great channel, keep tearing it up guys xx
Lads, I’ve followed you from practically the beginning, loved all your vlogs from silver fox to now you being re-grounded. I think what you have done and the path you have taken is incredible, never say never but you should just keep moving forward boys, never look back except in fond memories. What a journey. You’re both fantastic ambassadors for mental health especially for men. NEVER COME BACK TO BARNSLEY 😂 you have found a piece of heaven . Enjoy your journey I know you do.
Ps your channel has helped me immensely 😍 love you both.
Thank you so much ❤️👍🏻
Keep bee's on this vlog
Hi Rachelle. We can’t add the bees footage to the regular Friday vlog because some of our viewers will complain that the vlogs are just about bees every week. That’s why I gave the choice of a new channel or shorts on this channel. Doing it this way it’s accessible to the viewers who want to see more of the bees but it’s not intrusive to those who don’t, and who prefer the regular Friday vlogs.
I do not like recent inundation from my various subscriptions with the RUclips shorts. I don't see any reason to have a separate channel for the bees. Keep it simple and stick to one weekly post.
The whole reason for asking is because people don't want this turning into a bees channel. The bees need to be separate, hence the question.
Shorts on this channel sounds best. They would be happy little surprises popping up whenever.
Thanks for the fun tour of your neighborhood! ATB
BTW, hilarious thumbnail for this video! 🤣
Great idea my dears to do different locations . The editing was perfect, well I didn’t notice anything apart from it being a really unique and fun. I know how ward you work at this. Your ability to captivate the audience is brilliant. Also I notice I have the same issue where all my clothes fall off at some point in the proceedings. BTW been checking myself for ticks all week . This has been a lovely Friday laugh! Well done boys. My knees are done for the day xxx
Hello boys! My artist wife, Linda Ridener Dickson has done a painting of Silver Fox that we would like to send to you. It has been awaiting shipment to you for about a year. I really do understand and respect your need for privacy, but would like to mail this piece of art to you as a thank you gift. Is there a way that you can share an address with me that won't put you at risk of two fat folks from Arkansas popping in unannounced for a extended stay and a bit of petting on Sir Otis? Beside donations to our church, our Patreon drafts from the bank is one of our best investments. Have a wonderful life and keep the various channels you have coming! Peace!
Hi Dave, could you email us foxesafloat@gmail.com :)
Can we name the queen.... Freddie Mercury.
Hey guys! Been watching you for years. Love your stuff. I had chickens for years and one time gnats (midges) and they killed my chickens when they filled their nostrils while roosting. Only had it happen once but a small fan can help keep the air moving in their roost to prevent it. Keep posting it’s a highlight of my Friday’s.
I would love to see more bees and will follow you wherever you go! The quality in your content never disappoints.
Please NOT shorts!! Any other format you want to use is good.
Just put the bees in the normal vlogs.
The whole reason for asking is because people don't want this turning into a bees channel. The bees need to be separate, hence the question.
Enjoy your creativity with the vlog. Hope Shaun's knees handled the jumping around. Hugs to you both.
Thankyou ever so much Colin and Shaun really enjoyed it. I think RUclips shorts but at the end of the it's up to you.so looking forward to the next one video.love to you both.☺️🦴
First you complain about the idea of naming your bees, now you tell us you're going to put them in shorts ??
NO portrait video PLEASE. TikTok etc. are for people with no attention span or understanding of video making. Your quality content would be wasted in that disposable nonsense.
The additional content will be Shorts. You don't have to watch them if you hate them that much. They won't detract from our regular content. This is additional content for people who hate long videos and love Shorts. Another example of us not being able to please everybody despite trying to! x
@@FoxesAfloat Ha Ha! Each to their own, I guess 😛 Just my opinion, since you asked for it 🙂
Your normal content is refreshingly real and always entertaining. Keep it up boys.
I enjoy all your work and seeing your smiling faces. I always want you to do what makes you the least amount of work. Send hugs.
Bees and hens are part of your new life so please keep them in your main vlog that get more interesting and professional every time. Maureen and I love hearing and seeing you.
We can’t add the bees footage to the regular Friday vlog because some of our viewers will complain that the vlogs are just about bees every week. That’s why I gave the choice of a new channel or shorts on this channel. Doing it this way it’s accessible to the viewers who want to see more of the bees but it’s not intrusive to those who don’t, and who prefer the regular Friday vlogs.
Just keep one channel. We will watch everything anyway 🐔🐝🐕🚙🛶🛸
Jump Jump...Beautiful Vlog. Love seeing Otis out and about swimming and kayaking. ❤
Aww, this was great fun to watch! So wonderful to see you both looking so happy and fit!
Thank you for your chat on mental health. You reinforced things i suspected, genuinely appreciate your honesty while i navigate an adult autism assessment.
Sorry chaps I was caught on conference call at 4pm, then I hit play and got and got distracted by navy seals abs exerciser advert. Then suddenly after 10 minutes you turned into Debbie Magee advertising kitchens while I writing this. Man up is a brilliant charity., the company I work for encourages all to talk and it’s made my life so much better.
Fantabulous episode guys, very clever concept and the Jeeeeeeep is absolutely beautiful.
I think what you do works the way you do it at the moment, use the chickens and bees as a supplement special once a month or so. Great to see you enjoying life and looking forward to your new radio adventure, good luck with everything, you only live once so make the most of it.
Great vlog, thank you gentlemen 😊. Would love to hear more about the bees AND the chickens, but maybe keep it all on one channel to make it easier on yourselves. We’re currently away from Raasay as I broke my ankle a few weeks ago and also we’re selling the old house in England. Looking forward to head back to the Western Isles and home in a few weeks. Take care both of you. Love to Otis too x
We don't regret you selling Silver Fox - these Scots vlogs are great - keep them coming.
Glad things are better for you. Think you should keep the bee stuff on this channel. The joy you two have is contagious, keep it coming.
So wonderful! My wife and I really want to go to Scotland in the future. Looks so beautiful there! Problem is we need to just retire and move from the States for a few months/years to see everything we want to see!
Love seeing y'all, where you are, and your smiles/laughs!
The jumping to different locations made the Q&A a lot more fun. Oh the hard work and the stress on Shaun's knees makes me want to thank you for making this vlog. Thank you!
For a stupid question: when is the next vlog? 😉
Enjoyed this episode, it was grand. Enjoyed the Q&A and the mode of transport. I was wondering how the jeep was going to get home, but fortunately you landed back at the jeep! As to the bee content, I would like it if you kept all in one spot.