063 Michael's Tiller Fail and Jo's Near Miss. The Market Harborough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- After an exhaustingly long cruise to Market Harborough, this turns in to quite a talky vlog. I guess we had lots to say after such a long day.
We didn't get off to the best start as Michael pushed off without attaching the tiller. Luckily there were no other boats about and there was no wind so the narrowboat just bobbed about a bit until he got it attached. No harm done.
Five locks quickly ascended with out incident and then through the Saddington Tunnel. A long stop just below the Foxton flight, which we didn't manage to document. And then it was off down the Market Harborough where we bump into a familiar face.
its a lovely long push to get to to the moorings at the end of the arm where Jo has a near miss with the side of the canal whilst coming through a bridge.
All in all a lovely days cruise.
Thanks for watching.
Jo and Michael
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The rooks give it a lovely 'Pink Floyd' feeling. So lovely to see a snake on the water! Almost certainly a grass snake. Did i mention I was an ecologist? Have now... Lovings these vlogs.
Another great video. Thanks.
Thanks Sylvia. Jo
Gorgeous scenery! Love to watch the locking process. Enjoy your cruise!
Thanks! M
Good vlog love all the bird songs to 👍👍
That's one of the unexpected beauties of spring, so many little ones singing away.
And the occasional owl at night scaring the bejeesus out of you. M
Thanks for an enjoyable video.👍
Thanks for watching! Jo
Beautiful!
Thank you 😊 Jo
Minimal List that is paradise... except for the crows!
Thankfully we only had the crows as neighbours for one night. Jo
Foxton locks aren't as daunting as they may seem, the lock keepers who run them have always been really helpful each time the first time I went up them I was told 'red before white and you'll be alright, white before red and you'll wish you were dead' mainly cause you've just flooded the pound. So I can't wait to see you guys try them later on in your journeys :)
When I first saw them I wondered how on earth could they possibly work. They are fascinating. And so many people milling around watching! Jo
Great vlog. Now have my boat in dry dock getting first coat of blacking. Have renamed the boat yesterday evening from sultan to Endeavour as we both love Oxford and morse
That seems like a great name for a boat! Jo
Love Market Harborough, we visit every time we are in the UK. Only problem is, I seem to buy a new watch at the watch shop in one of the arcades on each visit. That’s quite a few watches now :-)
I can certainly see why you like it. Thankfully we missed the watch shop! 😉 Jo
Hope you both get a good nights sleep. It looks like you need it. At least you don't have to deal with the guy next door re-shingling his roof or the county re-paving your street or the holier than thou come knocking at your door all when your trying to sleep. I have been working the night shift for over a decade and have grown a custom to no sleep and complaining about it.
As usual, great video and thank you for the entertainment.
That's what's so nice, the loudest neighbors are usually cattle or sheep, or the occasional overly frisky duck, and when in need of a better rest we just move on! Glad that it entertains though! M
Your outtakes make more sense than some regular RUclips videos. Fellows I will remind you to complete the Minimal List Experience properly, you must follow the proper steps. You must find an extraordinary partner. One must see they can love and tolerate oneself under virtually all conditions. Only then should one look for a boat, off grid homestead, or other unique living arrangement. God bless all minimalitas, viewers, commenters, and posters, especially JMG, my favorite non-singing Trio. ( JM may sing, G not so much. )
FYI No I have not ready Joanne's book, yet. I have nothing to read a Kindle book on yet. I shall have an Android tablet, Very Soon Now, my brother promises. Then Joanne is the first on my list of authors to read, or rather savor. ( One could do worse than buy a tablet, to read her Book ) The rest will likely be computer stuff, not nearly as lively or human.
Thank you! Tragically one irony of publishing on Amazon is that we end up making people by devices they may not otherwise need, so wait till you’ve got one you do need to read it! And yes, very definitely, gotta get comfortable in your own skin first! M
Do you have a spare tiller pin, and windlass, for when the inevitable happens, and one or both take a dive - like George? The question just reflects me if I was narrow boating - the worst always happens. Fun series.
The only thing we have lost in the cut so far is a pair of sunglasses. We don’t have a spare tiller pin although we do have a fair few windlasses
George give that man a cup-o coffee for breakfast , but only one ,, yes bring back the moving bath Tubs at foxton as a choice as it would ease the busyness ,, hmm maybe not , but what a historical wonder oh my
Well hoped u enjoyed Mkt H , we thought it was lovely , lot of charity shops but capt boss enjoyed grand sprog shopping . Foxton is a fascinating place probably need more time there. When we went up that way bit short of water got stuck a couple of times 🤔Capt Boss steering. Cu Crick with luck .
Looking forward to being there on Saturday! M
Minimal List we have the whole weekend 😁 hi to Jo hope to see George too.
Lucky you. We are just doing the Saturday! Jo
So when George is clean he's Michael's dog, and when George is dirty and muddy, he's JoJo's dog. Got it.
Ah, no, when he is being naughty, he is Michael’s dog. When he is behaving he is mine! Jo
George, I think you may be pushing the humans too hard. There seems to be a lot of forgetting/missing things going on.
I notice that you took a swim in the canal a vid or two ago. Why not give them a refreshing dunk to cheer them up? I have the same black hat that the taller human has. I find that soaking it in (non canal) water and wearing it does a great job of cooling.
Beautiful vid.
He is a harsh task master that Georgie! Not sure we need to join him in the canal though. Ooh, interesting idea about the hat, I’ll suggest it to Michael. Thanks for watching. Jo
Isn't memory funny! I cruised out of Market Harborough 20 years ago and I don't remember there being swing bridges on the Arm.
Heh, well they’re definitely there now! M
Hi my name is Anthony one of your viewers from America could you please show some of your vlog in regular time as the boat moves along with some descriptions of the areas you are passing through instead of explaining it all of the end of the Vlog thank you
Thanks for the feed back. Will bare it in mind for future vlogs. Unfortunately we were pretty distracted on this cruise with phone calls and personal stuff so the filming did suffer a bit. I was aware when I edited it that it was a bit talky at the end. Not ideal but that’s life I guess. Thanks again for the feedback. Jo
Did you two have your tea yet?
In my case it's coffee and If I don't have coffee I am a grumpy man in the morning.
I imagine the same thing if you don't have your tea.
I had a guest for just over 3 months and if he didn't have his tea good Lord he was anything but cordial in the morning.
The missing tiller?
It's one of those items you simply don't do before engine start as before every start you must check all the fluids before engine start. Now it might seem unnecessary to someone new to boating but I'd rather know I'm ok for engine start instead of finding out the hard way by having an engine failure. It costs over $10 to $20 thousand dollars to rebuild the engine due to failure to check the oil or coolant or that the fan belts are in place and snug. It is quite common on first start of the day for the alternator belts to squeal until the load comes off after a minute or two.
I hearby would like to put a bounty on the crows as they do make a racket.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Thanks for posting this video.
Cheers!
Neither of us are drinkers of either coffee or tea, which might explain some of our issues. I do check the fluids and belts quite often (not every engine start, as we've got replacement belts, and both the coolant and oil would necessarily have to go somewhere noticeable in our bilge should they suddenly decide to escape), but I'll admit I somehow forget the tiller too bloody often! M
How many days has mark been wearing this shirt?
Honestly, not a clue about Mark ... Michael's been wearing it off and on for a year or more. There was some washing in there as well. M
I see George is muddy there for Jo takes responsibility. hmmmm George seems to be having trouble motivating Michael to get on with the show, what is taking you so long.
Steam engine Mike, and Jo looked so sleepy before you cast off your mooring
We were, and a little grumpy! Jo
"smiley face added"
George stop hiding the tiller for goodness sake
He did it because he hates cruising days. Jo
Talking of snakes, I saw on hear some where that Alan Lytton has become CEO of the CRT. He is changing the name of that too. Much as he did at his time at Royal Mail. Heads up! He is a snake in the grass that cannot be trusted at all. Hope he does not ruin our cannal network, like he did Royal mail, before moving on to his next serial directorship. Keep up the good work on your vlogs love watching them.
Out of curiosity, as I'd never heard of the man before a few minutes ago, what exactly did he do at the Royal Mail? He seems to have been the one that stopped it from being rebranded as Consignia, whatever the heck that means, and reverted that rebrand.
Also I can't find anything making him CEO, removing Richard Parry, or otherwise shifting the executive structure, he's the chairman, in the case of the Trust becoming CEO would be something of a downgrade.
Minimal List he decided to sort out his pension and a few other directors. Closed the workforces pension made the terms and conditions worse. Introduce a bully mentality that still prevails. Cocked up the service to the customer. The list goes on, oh and was/is quite good at lying!
I am fascinated by your unique narrowboat lifestyle,totally enthralled with every aspect of it,to me you are so independent and outgoing couple.
On your daily adventures though life,I look forward to seeing your video blog,just watching the both of you cruising down different rivers and canal waterways.up and down the country,further more,you are so inspiring when it comes to plotting the journey for the day ahead,just love you
Thank you! Glad to know you enjoy our meandering that much! M
Morning hope your still traveling....love uour video's.....
Love your videos. Have started watching from No 1 as we used to down that way so Guildford brought back a few memories.
Thank you, very nice of you to say. It is exactly a year since we were down in the River Wey in Guildford. Such a lovely place to visit but the boat was so new to us I don’t think we fully appreciated it at the time. Glad we were able to share t with you. Jo
ive never see anyone who is more clearly thinking about killing crows hahah
Well, to be fair, I was thinking about murders. Sort of. M
haha ive done the same of pushing off and forgetting the tiller!!!
Cant believe about the banana haha, too funny :-D
Glad it’s not just us... it’s happened more than once! And yeah, the banana skin was quite surreal. It could have been a lot worse, like if it had been an old bicycle or shopping trolly! Jo
Love the vlog guys. I hope you are getting a good discount from Lidl for all the mentions you give them lol
Thank you! If only! Jo
Jonno and Molly are stalking you three.
They were. And still are! Moored just 100 feet from us in-fact! Luckily we like them a lot! Jo
Somewhere that wide-beams can't go for no good reason...surely not.
We just need to get the incline plane working again. Problem solved! 😉 Jo
Minimal List apparently (according to wikipedia) there is a project to do just that, though it seems it's taking considerably longer than the plane was in use for the first time round ...I won't start heading that way just yet 😂
Having visited the site, I think it would be absolutely incredible to see it up and running again. But no, best hold off heading that wag anytime soon. Jo
Continue,your funny antics,that the both of you get up to,awesome