Don't sell yourself short Robbie! Sure Foxes did a tour while it was moving and delved a little more into the history, but they didn't show the engine room and the chaps that make it move!

Hi Robbie, I paused for a short time in watching you latest vlog on self esteem and then it disappeared! I wanted to tell you how helpful I was finding it. I’ve suffered from low self esteem all my life. Please reconsider pulling it, or at least edit it. I think you said all you needed to in the first half. Incredibly helpful. I wanted to copy the link to my sons.

Hi mate. I've seen that you've changed a recent video to private, I was about a third of the way through when the page reloaded so I wasn't able to watch the rest. But I just wanted to say you are a proper sound bloke, and I was able to relate to a lot of what you were saying. cheers, all the best.

Robbie, regarding the cost of taking your boat on Manchester Ship Canal (MSC)it depends how you look at it. You seem to think that Peel Ports are ripping you off but analyse those charges and see if you feel differently. Firstly the seaworthiness check was £60 not £100 like you said, and we had no travelling costs because we met our surveyor on the Weaver visitor moorings near where he’s based. Transit of the 36 miles was £178 plus £30 to lock up to the Bridgewater Canal. Total cost £268. Marsh Lock where you moored is free (CRT lock). None of the MSC locks are manned and each requires 2 operators who have to travel to & from them especially for you. If you therefore say 1 hour of their time for each lock including their travelling, x 2 operators, equals 10 man hours which works out at £26.80 per hour. Where else can you get labour rates these days for that price? Is the trip worth it? There’s a lot of monotony during the 7-8 hour journey and not a lot to see, but there are some quite sizeable ships, particularly at the Runcorn end, some moored up and some on the move (you see more of them if you go onto the Ship Canal at Ellesmere Port rather than Marsh Lock). It's a lot of money but despite the monotony I thought it was worth it just for the experience of it all, something different.

Measured and humble honest ...........very British gentleman

Thought we had lost you to the Covid or something. Really missed your videos and happy to see your are doing well. Thanks and cheers.

I really enjoyed this. I live in Frodsham and worked at the ICI plant you passed. The Danny is an amazing boat, such a wonderful story of its restoration. So nice to see the engine room!

Robbie, you are the greatest. Of all the narrowboat vloggers I watch, yours are by far the best and most truthful. Get yourself a border collie, go and see Barbara Sykes at FOSTBC near Bingley. A border collie will give you 10 times what you give it and the rest. I’m in Halifax, if you’re within 20 miles or so, me and Jess will call in for a brew (just a biscuit for Jess). Chin up mate. Jim

Brilliant. Keep doing what you're doing Robbie :) x

I ended up buying a narrowboat after watching your vlogs, inspirational viewing, I will be one of those waving shouting lunatics when I pass you👍👍

Thank's Robbie, for showing us places off the beaten track that we seldom get to see.

Thank you for being you and showing how to be morally private with other YT’s I was so pleased to see your blog and catching up with your trips. Keep safe! Xx

ROBBIE!!! SO GLAD TO SEE YOU, BEEN MISSING YOU AND YOUR VIDS.

Lived in Helsby in the ‘50’s and early ‘60’s……much more shipping on the Mersey canal then. The noise of foghorns over the marshes was very evocative !

Fascinating insight into life below deck - I'm 'over' the Foxes so won't bother lol!

This is another of my favorite vlogs..loves the collecting of drift wood ( but hated all the thrown around garbage and wanted to put it all in big garbage bags and take to til your music, cranking it....excellent...........

I loved this one about the Weaver. Guinness is good for you. You poured it magnificently robbie. There is not as much iron in it as people think! You can add it to a stew for extra flavour. They have non alcoholcans now as well.

We owe a huge debt of thanks to the volunteers and activists who give up so much time, energy, passion and even money to restore.reclaim/maintain/share our amazing heritage. THANK YOU ALL/ Thanks Robbie for sharing the limelight with these gents. That tug is amazingly restored!

Thanks for the shout out Robbie 👍 is that the Guinness I bought ya? lol There was a four-pack of bottles Foreign Extra I think it said and aim nearly bought you those Peel seem to be a tad gutsy greedy buggers don't they?! Doesn't seem a very appealing option of doing the Ship Canal. So good to see you're OK my friend, stay safe ♥️

I'm always looking at that bit of canal from the motorway! Currently got covid but will have to go and have an explore as it always looks so inviting! Hope you're keeping well Robbie! Looking forward to the next upload!

Great vlog, loved the Sound of Music tribute at the end :)

What a fabulous steam tug 💨 Its in beautiful condition, that’s the power of volunteers for you 👍 The ship canal...what a ripoff, I don’t blame you for giving it a miss. Nice to get a video from you 👍

Hope to see you soon in a new video. We miss you. Take care.

What an amazing video? Been introduced to you by Chris Cole from a Travellers Notebook Group on Facebook and our love of Canals. I have just watched Canal Boat Dairies on BBC iPlayer and I live in Stourbridge and we have a canal which connects the branch route to either Kidderminster or Dudley. Our Canal has a dry dock as it played a historic past in creating and developing the Stourbridge Lion (1st Steam Locomotive) . Keep up the good work.

Forgot I wasn't watching your BBC programme until you said the weather was sh1te 😂 The plastic rubbish on the shore was sad though 😦

Great to see you again. I look forward to the next series on TV.. Whenever that gets underway 🙂

Robbie, when I don’t see a video from you I get really worried that you’re ok. (I watch too many Brit cop shows). But here’s a new video and I’m glad you are ok. Love your videos and although we’ve never met I consider you a friend. If we met I’m sure we would be. I’m not a beer drinker though so don’t hold that against me. Wishing you well! Don’t worry! I won’t peek into your boat.

Glad to see you’re still cranking..love your fairy/happy dancing in the field too! 😊

"A days Cranking" Cheers Robbie. Good to see you and Naughty Lass.

Like your videos and the videos of Foxes afloat and cruising the cut. There are all quite different from each other but there are all very nice. Greets from Holland

Good to see you back Robbie it's been a while.

Saw your last vid... (that's gone now) hope your doing OK! And if ya ever make it too york and fancy a brew hit us up I'm sure ya can tie alongside 😊👍🏼take care fella

Robbie, just letting you know we miss your canal life perspective and beer, pub reviews. Hope all is going well. If you are sitting low for the winter have a wonderful Christmas.

Nice to hear your golden tones again singing pubbbb of the weeeek - i seem to have lost you for a while there cheers Rob

Nothing beats a nice warm dry wood fire on a boat, especially with free easy wood available.. hello from Seattle USA

Hi Robbie there is a campaign to restore the Weston & Runcorn Canal just as there is for the Bridgewater canal that ends in Runcorn and they want to reopen it by moving some of it from its original course as there are buildings and paths over the old canal, but the locks are still visible at the end of the canal in Runcorn, as this section leads down to the MSC which in turn leads to the weaver and the Weston & Runcorn canal

You're doing a great job of fixing yourself Robbie. People who research and look for ways of dealing with their issues are less likely to lapse back into habitual behaviours and patterns of thinking. Some therapists and doctors have been known to prescribe library books to encourage people to help themselves rather than relying on medications (prescribed or otherwise). The drink is a distraction Robbie, a means of avoiding things by numbing the mind, procrastination again, procrastination is anxiety, fear of what might happen if you do or don't complete a task so we put it off by worrying too much. The solution to a problem is often found in the problem, completing the tasks we put off solves the problem and boosts self esteem, it's an "esteemable act" (my word for it 🙂). We do the same thing psychologically, we put off dealing with issues but they don't get solved when we do that which is why the video you just uploaded is such a valuable video. Putting things off possibly ties in with low self esteem but it's not always good to label yourself as we all compare ourselves to others, in psychology it's called social comparison but you can find it in religions and philosophy also. It's not good to make ourselves or others feel inferior or superior but we do tend to compare ourselves in relation to others. So we have the meek and mild agreeable people on one end of the scale and the pushy arrogant twats on the other end, somewhere in the middle maybe? Being too agreeable leads to feelings of low self worth and depression. It's a cumulative thing, when we allow others to assert themselves over us we come away feeling like we've been pushed aside or stepped on, it can leave us feeling quite resentful and the outcome usually leads to anger and feelings of depression for allowing others to affect our lives negatively. Drinking excessively is self harm Robbie, there's no easy way to say it, you're turning your resentment inwards when you drink. I do it with biscuits, I have a shit day then I demolish all the biscuits, then I get a headache, then I get fat, the I need another filling in my teeth all because I let someone treat me poorly or I'm beating myself up about another minor defeat in life. Perfectionism is an oxymoron, when a perfectionist scores 99.9% they see it as a failure because its not perfect. Better to be an optimalist, pat yourself on the back when you do well, why? because you did a bloody good job and you gave it your best shot 🙂 WhatsApp support group, excellent idea but watch out for burn out, even counsellors need supervision/counselling from other counsellors. Psychosomatic illness: research the biopsychosocial model. Gabor Mate gives some excellent talks on KZfaq about this concept. There's also some online articles about it. Put simply, our environment, biology and psychology all have the ability to affect each other in turn, it's a very complex model. Social problems, health problems and psychological problems compound each other and can become a tangled mess as you say, anxiety can lead to social phobia which can affect work then the bills don't get paid and so on and so on. You look lost, best place to be, it sounds like everything is pushing you on to another chapter in your life, another challenge maybe? The poem Santiago by David Whyte captures this beautifully and I just so happen to have it uploaded on my channel for times like these. Dante was lost when Virgil appeared, Neo was lost when Morpheus appeared, Daniel Son was lost when Mr. Miage appeared and so begins the hero's journey... What a great time to be alive! You've got this Robbie! Love you man 😉

Hello Robbie, David here from Georgia! Love your vids. I think you are a "very cool and righteous dude". I appreciate the fact that you have a life outside of KZfaq vlogging but we all do miss you. Anyway, wishing you good health and continued success with the BBC series.

Good to see a crap day out along with the good ones, its what makes your vlog more real. "Draft" Guinness from a can is better than that the stuff you had, it's more like the keg stuff.

That was interesting & enjoyable vlog Robbie...........well explained and great footage.........stay safe...........thanks for sharing

That was hilarious at the end 🤣

So often your videos seem to appear at great timing for me! Been feeling bit low with having covid and on day 7 of isolation!! So thanks for bringing smile to my face Robbie 🥰 x

Thank you for taking me along with you

Nice to see you again Robbie, missed your vlogs

Loved it. Cheers Robbie. Finishing the VLOG with a Guinness. Just class.

Nice one, cheers Robbie🍻stay safe.

Another brilliant video, thanks. So pleased you are ok, a long gap between updates....been getting worried about you fella. Stay safe and keep up the excellent work Robbie. PS: Just back from a weeks hire of a narrow boat on the Oxford. Great fun on the very shallow twisty bits!

Enjoyed this one Robbie and I appreciate your candor in regard to sacrificing your privacy when you offer your life up on KZfaq. I know so many people are grateful for the content you and other Narrowboaters publish each week, it allows us all to at least, vicariously live our Narrowboat adventures. I'd be joining you right now in England on a hire boat if I could, but sadly, I'm not willing to pay the price of an experimental vaccine injected into me, so those plans are on hold. I'm looking forward to the next one, and wishing you all the very best from Avondale, Arizona.

Cheers to you Robbie, dance and enjoy life. We frequently tango in the back garden...

Great to have another vlog from you on KZfaq. I've been enjoying CBD in the meantime (it's a legal high don't you know). I hope Auntie commissions another series.

I understand what you mean by privacy is currency...too bad I will never get to meet you...a genuine gentleman with just a little quirk..lol...take it easy and keep on cranking...

Good shout out for Cruising the cut 👍

The Weston Lagoons is where ICI used to dump their rubbish. Not somewhere I would fancy wandring about near.

Nice to see the Danny get a shout out!

As someone originally from Merseyside, I've always considered that area near Runcorn to be a Bladerunner-esque dystopian no man's land. Industrial, polluted and ugly. However, you made it look really interesting. And what is with so many popular KZfaq narrowboaters gathering in the same location? Surreal in a way.

Having seen the effect hawthorne flowers apparently can have on people, I probably should be careful when using my freshly made hawthorne glycerite xD Great to see you, I especially loved the time lapse of getting ready to crank it. Kurbeln Sie!

Well Karma sails on the channel as well Robbie. Keep being you my dear.

Great video Robbie, brings wonderful memories back of that trip by the five of us.

Came down from Ellesmere Port to Marsh Lock in April as the breach by Wharton Lock had me trapped. Have to say I loved it.

Something rather beautiful about the isolated lock among the industrial lagoons.

Robbie! No comment just Robbie! Will watch in the morning but it's good to see you back 👍🏻

Nice to see you again!

Hi Robbie. When I was somewhat younger (ha ha) I remember the locks going down the hill from the Bridgewater Canal at Runcorn to the Weaver Navigation. They were still in water then. Great shame they were filled-in. Seems kids couldn't stay away from them and too many accidents. Hopefully they can be restored as they would make an excellent circular tour using the Anderton Boat Lift. Keep well, stay safe. Bobby D.

Glad to see you back Robbie.

Cheers bud, speckled hen for me dood. X

Hi robbie great vlog keep up the good work just like to say your videos are just has good has the foxes probably better looking forward to the new series have a great day

Never fail to be anything less than visually stimulating content. Your videos are lovely, like Guinness Extra in a glass bottle!

Guiness is better at he brewery in Dublin. It takes a looooong time to pour but tastes wonderful.

That looked like a lonely stretch of canal you were on and moored up at. Guinness on tap is always good but the new canned Guinness vs prior canning method is much better. I am also a big fan of Guinness Blonde which goes down well on hot days and does not have a bitter after taste of an IPA.

Another fine production Robbie, Many thanks. Cannot wait for CBD series 3 🍺. All the Best and Cheers !!!

Thank you Robbie, great video....if I ever see you on the canal, I will try and stop myself jumping up and down and waving! I will just leave some beers for you to find to say thank you 🙂

Hi Robbie. I really enjoyed Canal Boat Diaries season 2. Caught up with them a bit late. Good luck for the next part of your life, whatever it is.

Really enjoyed your blog, Robbie. We also liked Devil's Garden. 👍

Just pressed pause on 3 seconds often vid but I already know its great and I'm going to love it 😀💓💗💖

loved the Fox's vlog about the Daniel Adamson, but yours was better

Robbie: (1) Guinness should only be drunk draught (2) I used to meet my dad from work near where the Bridgewater canal (I think) crossed the Manchester ship canal through a swing bridge (3) that smell of the engine room - diesel- I think it was the same i loved about my dad, a long distance lorry driver (4) you should be in panto i forgot to say number (5) I've ended up a little poorer from watching the above vlog as curiosity made me buy the rhinocerous book I saw on your shelf!!

Great video and engine room heaven.

Glad to see you back on You Tube. I assume you are doing more work for the BBC? I’ll have to wait till I can stream it in the US. Take care of yourself and be safe. We, your fans, should get together and deliver a case of your favorite beverage!

Love all that river combing to see what has been left behind!! X

Nice to see you back on KZfaq. Interesting steam boat.🙂

Another good one Robbie. Continue to appreciate, enjoy and love your videos. So good to see the pubs are back for us all to enjoy 😃🍻. Joan I hope someone from ICI or Eddie Stobbart, or whoever owns that land will get a gang down there to collect all that PLASTIC. I’d certainly help!!!

The 'Homeless-Hobo/Old Boatman' look you're cultivating makes you look more like My Old Dad with every video you upload ........ We lived near the River TOO! ...... And with a name like Ours - Can you imagine ??

Yes, they say Guinness doesn't travel well. Its much more creamery in Ireland and also has a whiter head than UK.

Thanks Robbie....enjoyed that

High Robbie, love your Vlogs, sorry you didn’t make the Lanky, we did it for you. We are now heading for Skipton and moored at Eanham Wharf, in the Calypso Bar , they remember you well unfortunately the cockatoo as passed on . Keep on Cranking. Neil Gina, Walking on Water X

This is the last video you posted and today is October 31st. Congratulations on another year with your narrow boat.

So glad to see you again! Have missed you and have really enjoyed all yr vids and Choons.. my husband and I have been toe tapping away cant wait till Choons 3.. yr new series on Tv and the next vid..thanks for all your efforts and keeping life real its great we love it!! Ps must admit if I saw you going down the canal I would probably be embarrsingly excited😅.

Hello Robbie, Good to see you.... I like Guinness from all sources... See you on the next one... Take care. Paul,,

Just gotta love Peel Holdings, bunch of highwaymen if you ask me.

Another very entertaining video. You're the best Robbie.

great vlog Robbie. Loved the quick tour of the Daniel. Yes Guinness is best drunk from draught but if it comes down to bottle or can then I will stick with the can. Bottle is to gassy for my liking. Keep safe Pal...

Oooooooooh can we have a look at your Fender P bass please??? 🙌

Oh, the end bit with the Bass Face. I am learning electric Bass guitar. I wonder if I have a Bass face yet?

Loved the vlog Robbie 👍...I work in the ineos plant there and love the river Weaver ...let me know when your down Ellesmere way and I'll drop you some beers off 👍👍🍺🍺

Didn't realise "Foxes Afloat" could reserve moorings or anybody else for that matter, once you leave that's it I believe!.

Great to see and hear you again I am 100% in agreement with you over access charges to the Manchester Ship Canal being obscene. Hope your keeping okay How's Alice and daughter ? Keep on cranking it Your a Top vloger 🙂 Keep safe dry warm and virus free.

good vcid on the cut crank it stay safe lee

top marks

Love the dance at the end.

Another great vlog from you Robbie