tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post2522845387137844106..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Keeping the home fires burningAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-84123021987769846642010-02-16T19:04:02.341+00:002010-02-16T19:04:02.341+00:00Halfie
Yeh, right... Do you see any smoking chimne...Halfie<br />Yeh, right... Do you see any smoking chimneys coming out of BW's air conditioned offices at Fazeley?<br /><br />You have an overactive concience!<br /><br />Mind you, the Capt Snr used to observe that my cavalier approach to fly parking at St Peter Mancroft was a bit beyond the line. I guess I see "guidelines" where others see "rules".<br /><br />My policy is: If found out offer a heartfelt apology and act stuupid - it rarely fails.<br />AndyAndy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-83274562974187368792010-02-16T17:35:55.473+00:002010-02-16T17:35:55.473+00:00Yes, that makes sense. I'd never really thoug...Yes, that makes sense. I'd never really thought about it before.<br /><br />As for the logs in a BW boat, well, might they not be about to transport them to their own woodburner in their offices?Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-69449401893261641032010-02-16T17:27:25.571+00:002010-02-16T17:27:25.571+00:00Halfie
BW always owns at least a metre or two of t...Halfie<br />BW always owns at least a metre or two of the offside - or as far as a fence / hedge because they own the thickness of the waterproof canal bank. If you see a garden extending to the waters edge it means thehouse is leasing the strip from BW on a peppercorn rent.<br /><br />As for the stacks of logs - I have seen tham stacked on top of a BW workboat with its hold filled also filled with waste logs. I flag of invitation if ever I saw one. <br />AndyAndy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-34294200822524762992010-02-16T16:02:49.062+00:002010-02-16T16:02:49.062+00:00Thanks Captain. A couple more questions: Does BW...Thanks Captain. A couple more questions: Does BW ever own any land on the offside? If you come across a neat stack of logs how do you know it was made by BW and not a fellow boater ready to pick up later?<br /><br />(word verification thingy for this is silog - how does it know? (No need to answer that one!))Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-82518207677035322772010-02-15T21:08:33.708+00:002010-02-15T21:08:33.708+00:00Halfie
Its a good question and one to which there ...Halfie<br />Its a good question and one to which there is probably no perfect answer.<br />My policy is only to use timber felled by BW, and therefore on BW land. I wouldnt chop anything down but what is lying on the ground is fair game.<br />If there is any likelihood that the timber belongs to anyone other then BW I leave it alone. I have noticed BW stacking felled logs, presumably inviting boaters to use what would otherwise be a waste product.<br />Of course, I also tidy up behind myself and leave the place cleaner than when I found it.<br />AndyAndy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-75539628031433276782010-02-15T12:59:19.048+00:002010-02-15T12:59:19.048+00:00I've often wondered about the etiquette of log...I've often wondered about the etiquette of log nabbing. How do you know that a felled tree or branch is free for the taking? And is it ever OK to take anything from the offside od the canal? Is it ever OK to take anything if it's still connected to the ground?Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.com