I like Hammocks.

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Thats Bournemouth.

Im looking for somewhere to crash as I need the loo.

Expert boatists apparently stand on the back of the boat and can wee off.

Im pretty sure I would just fall off

oh and watch the boat clear off without me.

 

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Hmmm....

Think its going to rain too.

I dont like getting wet.

That stump under the mainsheet, the rope that is pulling the sail is called Old Harry.

 

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There is this line of rocks just outside the mouth of the harbour called The Training Bank.

Seems I should have known it was there.

The boat really didnt like it when we hit it.

Got back ok with just a little water coming in.

Managed to get the boat out without any problems.

Happy!

Well, that was until I tried driving away.

Seems I remembered to plug in the lights, but forgot to put the trailer back on the hitch.

My kids said some horrible things to me when they saw the boat.

Im not allowed to go play with it without them

Oh Dear.

 

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My little one decided this was why the lights stopped working

He pulled off the tape from the last time when I bodged it

Chomped the ends off

Stripped off the plastic coats

Twiddled the ends. Im sure there is a proper term for doing that...

 

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Looks like Im going to need to replace all my terminals again.....

 

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He is just about strong enough to get these on tight

All of them....

 

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Plug one in...

Pvc tape it so it cant touch another....

Plug another in, tape that too

Plug in another...

More tape...

More terminals and More tape..

Ooops

New roll of tape..

 

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Right now.....

Remember, no playing with the trailer without me or my brother to check you have put it on properly as you cant pull it along by its wires.

 

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He He....

Im all happy!

Trailers fixed, I didnt have to do it

My kids happy with a new area of work

He didnt even notice he was learning how to do it.

Perfect!

Except they decided that I had to take the boat off the trailer and paint out all the scratches Id made.

They are good enough at it that they have got bored now of scratches.

 

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Still....

One good thing...

I made it back without sinking the boat this time

I think I maybe aught to go and touch wood.....

 

[Ahjno]

Thank you V-Ness

The secret to getting the kids to do their diearies is to do yours with them in a cafe somewhere over lunch.

Because you are doing it, they see it as something they should do.

The diaries contain pics of their adventures, tickets to films, their chool reports (which are worth a lego car each if they are good),

I also expect a line of writing a day during holidays, which stops their handwriting deteriorating so much on the breaks.
On pages where nothing has happened, I have a How to draw cartoons book and a how to draw anything book, which they copy.

Their sketching is pretty good after so many years.

The diaries go back to 2004 on my bookshelf.

This was the last evening of their summer hol this year - Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows with bowls of chips while doing our diaries

First day back to school...

Teacher asks

"Whad did you do during the holidays?"

"Heres my diary! I did this look! and this and this and we went there and dad crashed......"

How's your handwriting with an odd 700 posts in 1 thread ... eh ... blog ... eh ... thread ...

 

[eel28]

Ah here it is spent ages trying to find this thread today!

 

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Hi Ahajno

Er.....

My handwriting didnt improve at all typing 700 posts....

.....thread ... eh ... blog ... eh ... thread ...

Er.....it moved and this time we wernt told where it was going.......

Am I in trouble?

 

[JonathanD]

It's back in Other Chatter. Thought it was moved from here in the first place.

 

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Confused.

Im pretty sure I started it here.

It moved to camp and carry and a note was left about the move.

Its now gone back again, this time without a note.

Does that mean its been demoted?

Can I just carry on.....?

Not good with things that change when I dont expect.

Usually it happens when Ive broken something or Im basically in trouble.

Confused.

 

[charleslockerbie]

Keep going please, your thread has a bit of everything in it so im not surprised that they cant find the right place for it.

 

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Hi Lee28
Hi Jonathan D
Hi Charles Lockerbie...

Er.....

Forgotten what I was doing

 

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Looks round nervously.....

Ive been thinking about cooking noodles in the hobo stove.

Ive found that keeping it running for 5 mins or so actually takes some effort.

However, Ive got this tube thing with insulation on it, whic you put pasta or veg in and hot water, put on the lid - which isnt pressurised, and it cooks in a few minutes.

Was wandering around in Sainsburys as it was raining and found some chunky little thremos fasks with no handles.

I bought one. It sort of fits in the top of the bag I made for my hobo.

Havent tried it yet, as I havent had the urge to eat pasta or noodles for a while....

Thinking it may be good for hot chocolate on the move too.

 

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Hi Ahjno

I hate it if I lose anything.

I also struggle trying to remember which photos I have shared and which I have not, and I hate it if I find I have repeated anything as I think its a boring thing to do.

Thats why all the stuff I have shared is in one thread, so I can keep track of what I am doing.

I know its unorthodox, but it sort of stops me going mad.......

And graffitti ing this whole site......

And generally making a mess...

Sorry.

I will go make another blog if you really want.

I currently have 4 and help with 2 more, as well as 17 websites, so for me, its not really a problem.

 

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I just like sharing....

And boats.....

And hammocks....

And Hobos.....

oh,

And dogs.....