BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line

Subject: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: fiddler
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 11:39 AM

Hi all,

sorry we are off line for the foreseeable future, our home has been lifted out of the water and is now sat on some concrete so can't connect easilty to talk to you guys.

Can't even upload the photo of the lifting!

As soon as she is back in the water 'I will return'

if you really feel any urgent desire or need to speak to me my email is on the profile pages I think.

Missing you all already!


Andy

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: open mike
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 11:55 AM

for some folks to have a home that requires lifting from water might presume a flood or disaster of some sort...I think for your home being in water is/was a natural state, and not a disaster. hope you get back a-float soon!

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: Morticia
Date: 26 Apr 04 - 01:19 PM

missing you already, Andy...hope the repairs go well.

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: fiddler
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 03:24 AM

So there was only two peeple wanted to talk to me - sob - sob.

We've even had to cancel atrip to chiltern 100s tonight to do some painting qhilst it is out of the water!

Life's like that.

speak soon

Andy

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: The Admiral
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 08:44 AM

I take it that it's only a biennial bottom scrape Andy? 'Hope it's all going well. We're off on the K&A and up the Caine Hill flight on May the 9th - can't wait! See you at Chippers?

Love to Stepper!

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: fiddler
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 09:08 AM

No - broken rudder, wire lock Cill K&A on the way back form Caen Hill,

We went down it (just uis two and the dog who was no use) in 2.5 hours and back up it (with another boat too) in 2.25 hours.

for anyone who reads this the hill has 17 locks inl,ess than a mile, I cna't post a photo as I can't get to my web area without teh boadband and the boat is stuck up on wooden chocks awaiting a rudder repair!

Yup Tony see you in Chippenham. I have less to do than normal so will be in the Pub a bit more!

Andy

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: pixieofdoom
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 01:13 PM

mudchat won't be the same without you

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: Phot
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 06:27 PM

110, roof tent, narrow boat, Caen Hill,....Lucky git!......mutter, mutter.......

It ain't much fun hanging the rudder on a cill, still, it could have been worse, imagine the cill on Bath deep lock, 22 feet dosen't bear thinking about. Hope you are all afloat again soon, all the best.

Wassail!

Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 28 Apr 04 - 04:37 AM

Hope it doesn't stop you making the Yorkshire Gathering?
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: fiddler
Date: 28 Apr 04 - 10:49 AM

No it won't keep me from Yorkshire!

I'll just be sleeping on top of a Landrover instead of a boat currently floatin on a sea of concrete and gravel!

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 28 Apr 04 - 07:20 PM

We can stick your landrover in the Selby Canal - not too far from the pub - if you really want to feel at home...
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: fiddler
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 03:12 AM

LOL LOL LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: Morticia
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 06:13 AM

In case you do drift back in today, Happy Birthday!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Fiddler (and Stepper) off line
From: fiddler
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 08:09 AM

Thankyou m'dear

I'll have the birthday ****later

Just about to leave the working environment to the CAMRA beer festival, finishing - so I have been told with a session - hmmm.... how do you fiddle when inbrbriadet......

I'll take the accordion no one will know any different.

Boat still high and dry (apart from the rain)