I am having a horrible day but this is bringing me such peace and comfort~

Its addictive - be careful.

😳

Ditto Nancy 🙂

Spot on Nancy!

Imagine if all the high speed transportation routes of ~250 years ago, the canals, had been cancelled !

Our pleasure. Cheers :)

Yes it was a pleasant surprise yesterday to not only meet and chat with Phil, but also Narrowboat Will. Two boattubers in one day. 🙂

Kevin I always wonder what Alan is saying now I no it choccy biscuits and that’s what I need to cheer me along has I cruse with you both your company and beautiful scenery thank you so much tc now Ann 😔

You're very welcome.

Amen

Thank you

Wow Helloooooooooo back to you

It’s canal etiquette for we liveaboards…the uninitiated and the casual cruiser as you say; ‘do not!

Thank you Wayne. Yes there's some uncertain times ahead for canal users. If everyone refused to pay the license, I imagine CRT would diversify into the 'cranage and scrapping of boats' business.

If every boater refused to pay their fees locks and banks would slowly degrade until they fail, canals wouldn't get dredged, fallen trees wouldn't be removed and no armco would be maintained. And when a catastrophic failure occurs, as happened in Cheshire a couple of years back, who would repair and make the network whole again?

Thanks Stewart. Yes, cooking videos are between seasons now. 🙂

Agreed, CHG's recipes are far more enjoyable than anything I've tried from Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay. While my attempts at creating CHG's pork pies originally ended up as very tasty disasters I finally nailed it on my 4th and 5th attempts. Very scrumptious. 😊

Many thanks Tom, I truly appreciate your continued support. 🙂

Ah you are very kind. I really appreciate that a lot. Thank you.

I'd say you're right, though I can't imagine in 200 years time people will be looking at a few hundred miles of beige concrete, in the same way the canals are viewed today?

That's very possible. But HS2 could be done better. Rather than bury it in tunnels, driving the cost up so high that now the whole North wont see the benefit, they could have dug trenches to lower the track into the landscape, and planted hedges on either side. In effect, hiding the track. But everyone always wants to do building in the faster, less-effort way.

Just yesterday, I was reading about when the Chesterfield Canal was being built It was one of the first canals of the Industrial Revolution. People weren't sure it would make money, which reminds me of a lot of Internet commenters on new projects today. :) They also called it a "stillwater canal", because there had been boats all along, but it was amazing that now they wouldn't have to fight the current. What they were particularly scared of was tunnels; a boat going into a tunnel, disappearing under all the fields and what-not, and emerging miles away was very strange to them. On the other hand, many were eager for the trade advantages the canals would bring. The Chesterfield runs parallel to the Rother for quite a way, so why didn't they use the Rother? It was because the Rother was the route by which South Yorkshire coal reached its markets, and its merchants were the ones who set the tolls. The canal's promoters aimed to market Derbyshire coal in competition. ;) I got most of this from a little book called Norwood Tunnel by Christine Richardson, published by the Chesterfield Canal Trust

Wow, small world Peter.

I guess the knights never jousted in the canals. 😅

Passing on the right is international practice for all water based craft.

Thank you kind sir, you're very kind. Yes, all rested up and back on schedule now. Season 10 all set to carry on next Friday, 10th November. Cheers again,

That's an excellent idea. "How To Be A Waterways Gent (Or Lady)"?

@@CountryHouseGent 'They' might appreciate the guidance!