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Cap'n & Mrs B

@UM507822

A trail of wanderings on our narrowboat (sold 2019) plus other places we've been & people we've seen. Also things of general interest . . to at least one of us

Joined April 2013
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And so many congratulations on the Emmy win - what an accolade 👏 🍾 #SmedsandSmoos
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Inspired thoughts department : why not use the line of the already completed HS2 line as a combined high speed cycle way and a dry land linear boat park for folks not wanting to go anywhere. Avoids all those buoyancy worries and takes the pressure off the existing canal network.
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Former thriving chandlery for sale in former thriving canal town once a major hub in a former thriving canal network. We loved it once : #Stourport Birmingham’s gateway to the Atlantic Ocean.
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And another in the invaluable series “for the avoidance of doubt” #rucksack #haversack etc
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A Longer Read driventowrite.com/a-longer-r… via @driventowrite

A Longer Read

On our front page, we have drip-fed some of our more lengthy scribblings in serialised form. For those with the stomach for it, we offer them here as bumper single helpings. This could take some ti…

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How about free access (for a limited time) to the new online @autocar archive? Step this way: buff.ly/3OCyic5.
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My favourite Ashes photo - dad talking to England players in the dressing room in Oz...not sure of the venue or year! #Ashes23
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Not raining though, is it ?
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I resemble that experience. Keep the faith, it’s almost “mission accomplished” …
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If all else fails
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Doh ! Points malfunction at Gloucester Road #londonunderground
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Also, for absolute clarity
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For the avoidance of all doubt.
Dr Emma Salisbury (@salisbot) profile pictureDr Emma Salisbury@salisbot25 Apr 2023
Still a useful chart, for shore
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A 20” wheel you say. I know it’s a radical thought but consider a 16” wheel, perhaps. #fit4purpose
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What was the best Test innings of last year? Jack Surtees picks out an unheralded favourite. thefulltoss.com/england-cric… #cricket
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Char Cottage bothy, aka The White Hut, originally intended only for fishermen, with no overnight stays - Char being the rare arctic fish left in Buttermere after the glacier retreated
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You are so right, it’s been going on a long time. historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Hi…
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Regarding EV's and the climate! I'm seeing a sudden influx of utter tosh, supported by complete idiots (Mainly right wing) based on zero facts and assumptions posted all over the internet How these people have got this far through life being this stupid is beyond me
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Surely one of the new generation of digital postmen/women (other gender status may be available) must know something about the brave new world of letter delivery. @RoyalMail @RoyalMailHelp @RoyalMailStamps @royalmailnews
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@RoyalMail @RoyalMailHelp @RoyalMailStamps @royalmailnews Will anybody tell us, it’s time we knew. What exactly, besides a Shaun the Sheep video, will we be getting from all this barcode palaver ?
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Guess what - nobody at the various #royalmail addresses could/would bother to reply
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So presumably, now he is transparent, all decent folk will be able to see right through him !
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Can you just offer me something similar to this suggestion ? oponeo.co.uk/tyre/vredestein…
Team Protyre (@Protyre) profile pictureTeam Protyre@Protyre24 Dec 2022
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Hello Customer. Please could you send us a DM providing us with the registration for the vehicle in question, your best contact number and the name of your local garage, then a team member from the garage will contact you to assist you further. Many thanks, Georgia, Customer Care
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