Comments by "Shirley Greaves" (@shirleygreaves9650) on "The Gritty Reality of Winter On My Narrowboat Home #226" video.

  1. Another great vlog, how sad it was to see the boat on its side! I think you do well to keep moving all winter, our boat is moored at Sawley Marina and we’ve not been out in her since last October as you have to go on the river Trent to get to the canal and it’s been on red all of the winter, as it is most winters. Ours is a cruiser and the river would be too fast moving to try to move her, we’d probably be washed out to sea! Your cooking looked good, Dewsbury looked a lovely little town to visit, how are you finding the north, Northerners are supposed to be more friendly do you find that? How amazing to learn about the humble mouse, how amazing that it is such a survivor! Lovely art and poem, I don’t know how you manage to create such beauty each week, especially the poetry. Stay safe all of you, spring isn’t far away now.❤ xxx
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  2. @ thank you for replying, yes that’s right, it’s a fantastic charity. It’s a lovely marina, great facilities but being next to the Trent does have its problems, but at least we know the boat is safe as it can be as when the marina is in flood, (and the flood water has been over the pontoons twice this year,) the staff go round in small boats making sure the ropes are secure and that non of the boats are stuck when the flood water goes down. Despite that there was one live aboard boat that suddenly sunk at the marina this winter. The owner was at work, so he was ok, but it must have happened very suddenly as he’d slept aboard the night before! Take care Vanessa, I for one am looking forward to spring this year, it feels like we’ve had a proper winter this year. xxx
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