Using the boat to fish for the chimney rather than fishing from shore was a great idea. I don't think it would have been found otherwise. Your idea also saved Dave from a swim. I think you're owed a beer from two people on that one.
Thanks Mr C. Getting a beer from those scoundrels is harder than getting blood from the proverbial stone. In 4 years I think I've only had to fish things out maybe half a dozen times, so its not my area of expertise. But common sense tells you that it's going to be much easier to find an object and pull it out of the canal from above, rather than throwing a 30ft rope and dragging it along the bottom from the other side of the cut. And in fact Di found the chimneys within a few minutes of starting to fish from the boat. But its not as simple as people think- a dropped object can often twirl and drift on its way down, so its resting place might be a yard or more from where it went in- especially things like phones. If its a small object, it can be really hard to find, and people often spend an hour or more searching for lost things. All good fun, of course!
Enjoyed that bit of excitement on the canal. All ended well in the end, I think Dave just wanted to show off his belly though, was he going to go in with his trousers on!!
The answer to your question, Ms B, is yes. He was indeed about to jump in wearing his trousers - and I am very grateful that he chose to keep the trousers on. I can only see so much of a chap before it starts to feel a bit unpleasant, to be brutally frank. But he was all set to jump- in fact it did take some doing to talk him down from his suicidal intention to jump in.
One of your best videos 😂
I think I did a remarkably good job considering the poor quality of the participants 🤣
Using the boat to fish for the chimney rather than fishing from shore was a great idea. I don't think it would have been found otherwise. Your idea also saved Dave from a swim. I think you're owed a beer from two people on that one.
Thanks Mr C. Getting a beer from those scoundrels is harder than getting blood from the proverbial stone.
In 4 years I think I've only had to fish things out maybe half a dozen times, so its not my area of expertise. But common sense tells you that it's going to be much easier to find an object and pull it out of the canal from above, rather than throwing a 30ft rope and dragging it along the bottom from the other side of the cut. And in fact Di found the chimneys within a few minutes of starting to fish from the boat.
But its not as simple as people think- a dropped object can often twirl and drift on its way down, so its resting place might be a yard or more from where it went in- especially things like phones.
If its a small object, it can be really hard to find, and people often spend an hour or more searching for lost things.
All good fun, of course!
Enjoyed that bit of excitement on the canal. All ended well in the end, I think Dave just wanted to show off his belly though, was he going to go in with his trousers on!!
The answer to your question, Ms B, is yes.
He was indeed about to jump in wearing his trousers - and I am very grateful that he chose to keep the trousers on.
I can only see so much of a chap before it starts to feel a bit unpleasant, to be brutally frank.
But he was all set to jump- in fact it did take some doing to talk him down from his suicidal intention to jump in.
@@theamateurboater5892 thank goodness for magnets :-)
you have turned into middle management!🤣
Haha yes, I should have charged a consultancy fee and done a brainstorming session! 🤣
@@theamateurboater5892 you forgot risk assessment and diversity training
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