http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:58:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why is it that every time I log into my blog, I am inundated with about 300 or more comments awaiting moderation. It wouldn't be so bad if they weren't ALL spam! http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/argghh/ One of my friends who I know through boating has been really ill over the past couple of months, and hasn't been out of hospital long, so, with knowing about the Rowing Race taking place this Saturday, I phoned him the other night to offer a hand, if he should ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/boat-moving/ More progress was made last weekend, when the varnishing of the T&G which was fitted (last year) was completed and my curtains are coming along nicely, thanks to my mum! I've also been quite lucky, I think, to come across not one, but two Sabb engines currently for sale. One single ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/progress/ I was checking over some of the papers in my "boat folder" and came across and old log which was written by my mum in April 2005, when my parents had just bought their "new" 50ft Narrowboat, from Tring, Herts, up to their mooring on the Bridgewater. I went with ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/an-old-log/ There have been no updates, for absolutely ages. I tried to think of an excuse why, but can't! As you should hopefully notice, I've completely changed the look and feel of the website. I hope you like it but praise and/or constructive critism wanted please! All of the posts which I've ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/im-still-here/ We had stopped at Wheaton Aston on the way through for diesel, but with it being a saturday, they shut at 2pm. We came through the lock before at about 1.30, moored up for 2 and went for a walk to remind ourselves where the pump was. By the time ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/market-drayton/ The run from Coven to Autherley was a quite one although after slowing down to pass a bridge, I knocked the speed up to normal cruising speeds - if you could call it that - a shallow canal and a deep boat don't go well together - out of the ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/gnosall/ This morning we set off at the usual time of around 9am, making short work of the locks leading up to and through Penkridge and Gailey. We stopped at around dinner time for a walk around Penkridge but unusually for us, not a pint! We got going again in the rain ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/coven/ As we didn't arrive in Stone until after dinner yesterday, for the women to get their full shopping fix it was decided to leave a little later, at around 12 midday. We worked the last couple of downhill locks before finally turning right at Great Haywood, on to the Staffs ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/tixal-wides/ Off from Eturia, to our stopping place for the night - Stone. Although a short run the ladies wanted to go shopping, and as usual, and the blokes wanted to "go for a few gurgles" is the term I have heard used. I had other motives though, as I had ... http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/stone/