I like Hammocks.
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Need a bit of rudder down to stop it spinning round each time he paddles as its a bit short.
Hes tied the rudder to keep it straight.
Biggest noticed that little one has escaped....
He can really go when he wants to.
I carefully explained to them that there was no way I could come rescue them if they had a problem - especially if they went too far out from the shore...
They were listening and nodding....
So....
"Stay closer to the edge!" I yelled into the walkie talkies....
"Yes dad.."
As they headed further out.
Eventually, they nearly disapeared.
I realised I was getting very uptight.
I have more imagination than them. I can see all the things that can go wrong.
Hes tied the rudder to keep it straight.
Biggest noticed that little one has escaped....
He can really go when he wants to.
I carefully explained to them that there was no way I could come rescue them if they had a problem - especially if they went too far out from the shore...
They were listening and nodding....
So....
"Stay closer to the edge!" I yelled into the walkie talkies....
"Yes dad.."
As they headed further out.
Eventually, they nearly disapeared.
I realised I was getting very uptight.
I have more imagination than them. I can see all the things that can go wrong.
Have to agree there, No Idea, as a parent, you can see the potential 'danger' in almost everything. Sometimes I sound just like my dad when telling our 3 year old, not to sit so close to the telly, not to leave toys on the stairs etc.
On the other hand though, your threads have been an inspiration, and although she is only three, once a few weeks back, while watching 'Countryfile' I got an AA road atlas out, to try and show her where the programme was in relation to home. Now whenever she sees someone outside on the television, she wants the map out to see where they are.
Ok, it is only a small thing so far, but from small acorns...
On the other hand though, your threads have been an inspiration, and although she is only three, once a few weeks back, while watching 'Countryfile' I got an AA road atlas out, to try and show her where the programme was in relation to home. Now whenever she sees someone outside on the television, she wants the map out to see where they are.
Ok, it is only a small thing so far, but from small acorns...
Hi Eel 28
Thats brilliant!
Once mine got to 4, I drew a plan view of the house and garden and got them to find sweets I had hid.
Next step was "maps" of the route to the shops.
By 5, I was printing junction maps from Autoroute Express and they were directing me as far as Wales, 150 miles away, and Portsmouth in the other direction, 50 miles.
It was and still is a case of "Left your side" and "Left my side", but I can live with that.
They stuck the maps, with the postcards they sent to themselves in their diaries.
My kids also have a solomn duty to tell me about all speed traps. Its their job to say speed trap as soon as they can see one and to do it before I get there. For this they get thanked and clapped. It keeps them focused on where they are. They know all the traps within a 40 mile radius of the house, and know when we are approaching even in the dark.
One last thing I started early was to ask "Where is the car", and "Where is the house". I expect them to know where they are. It took them a while, but now they always know as the crow flies, which direction home and the car is. They even know when they are lost in fog, the other side of an island, in the dark on a boat. Ive asked. This instinct isnt one I lie relying on, but it has got me out of trouble lots of times when Ive got hopelessly lost.
Im so impressed that your girl can already relate to a map!
Brilliant.
Thats brilliant!
Once mine got to 4, I drew a plan view of the house and garden and got them to find sweets I had hid.
Next step was "maps" of the route to the shops.
By 5, I was printing junction maps from Autoroute Express and they were directing me as far as Wales, 150 miles away, and Portsmouth in the other direction, 50 miles.
It was and still is a case of "Left your side" and "Left my side", but I can live with that.
They stuck the maps, with the postcards they sent to themselves in their diaries.
My kids also have a solomn duty to tell me about all speed traps. Its their job to say speed trap as soon as they can see one and to do it before I get there. For this they get thanked and clapped. It keeps them focused on where they are. They know all the traps within a 40 mile radius of the house, and know when we are approaching even in the dark.
One last thing I started early was to ask "Where is the car", and "Where is the house". I expect them to know where they are. It took them a while, but now they always know as the crow flies, which direction home and the car is. They even know when they are lost in fog, the other side of an island, in the dark on a boat. Ive asked. This instinct isnt one I lie relying on, but it has got me out of trouble lots of times when Ive got hopelessly lost.
Im so impressed that your girl can already relate to a map!
Brilliant.
My problem with that particular type of canoe comes from personal experience.
If you are a bit big, like my biggest kid is, you need to keep your legs straight to work yourself into it. Your rear scrapes over the lip of the back deck and into the seat.
This is fine all the time you are upright.
However, the canoe is narrower than your shoulders and is inclined to tip over as its centre of balance is well above the water.
If you tip it over, you then have to try to wiggle your legs out of it when they are wet and sticking to it, and your head is under water. He was wearing a spray suit, which can also get caught up.
There are specific ways taught to right one without getting out. However, Ive never learned them, and I dont know if he has.
The air temperature was 7C, but the water was probably at or below freezing. Trying to wriggle out of a canoe and then self rescue in that would cause me some serious problems.
Having two boats together makes it safer, but the last time the biggest climbed aboard the little ones dinghy, he swampd it.....
Thats why the emphasis on staying very close to the edge and my worry when they didnt.
You know the Pigging Canoes they are going to build?
They are open topped so they cant get trapped in a capsize.
Hmmm.....
I wonder if the yellow canoe would survive if I hacked enough off the top that they couldnt get trapped....
Hmmm....
Going to have to think about that some more.
If you are a bit big, like my biggest kid is, you need to keep your legs straight to work yourself into it. Your rear scrapes over the lip of the back deck and into the seat.
This is fine all the time you are upright.
However, the canoe is narrower than your shoulders and is inclined to tip over as its centre of balance is well above the water.
If you tip it over, you then have to try to wiggle your legs out of it when they are wet and sticking to it, and your head is under water. He was wearing a spray suit, which can also get caught up.
There are specific ways taught to right one without getting out. However, Ive never learned them, and I dont know if he has.
The air temperature was 7C, but the water was probably at or below freezing. Trying to wriggle out of a canoe and then self rescue in that would cause me some serious problems.
Having two boats together makes it safer, but the last time the biggest climbed aboard the little ones dinghy, he swampd it.....
Thats why the emphasis on staying very close to the edge and my worry when they didnt.
You know the Pigging Canoes they are going to build?
They are open topped so they cant get trapped in a capsize.
Hmmm.....
I wonder if the yellow canoe would survive if I hacked enough off the top that they couldnt get trapped....
Hmmm....
Going to have to think about that some more.
Nearly fell out of my hammock when this goods train thundered by, skidded to a halt and blew its whistle.
Noisy pigging train.
Had to go walk all the way to the toilet block as there were too many people about.
Grumbled all the way there and all the way back.
Noisy pigging train.
Had to go walk all the way to the toilet block as there were too many people about.
Grumbled all the way there and all the way back.
Just as well I checked first.
Turns out Mother was driving past, recognised the car, told her dog to find me and curled up in my hammock, knowing I would arrive shortly.
I think she would have got very noisy if I had turfed her out.
Turns out Mother was driving past, recognised the car, told her dog to find me and curled up in my hammock, knowing I would arrive shortly.
I think she would have got very noisy if I had turfed her out.
Mother carried on emptying her dog, and I awaited the return of the happy wanderers.
Looks like they are on their way.
I suppose I cant get them to lay in the hammock as they frightened me.
"Hellodadhaveyougotanythingtodrink?"
I thought there was supposed to be gaps between words.
Apparently not.
Not sure opening a can standing in a boat is a Good Idea...
So I was just saying how it was time to get the boats out....
Er....
Looks like they are on their way.
I suppose I cant get them to lay in the hammock as they frightened me.
"Hellodadhaveyougotanythingtodrink?"
I thought there was supposed to be gaps between words.
Apparently not.
Not sure opening a can standing in a boat is a Good Idea...
So I was just saying how it was time to get the boats out....
Er....
Er.....
I didnt doze off again. Honest!
Suddenly, they just reappeared, sort of bing.
Er....
Seems he walked straight past me on the way to let out all the coke.
When the tide is out, this slip is really muddy.
"Daaad, can we go to Mcdonalds?"
Im not even back in the pigging car!
I watched the sunset first though.
Cheers!
I like hammocks.
I didnt doze off again. Honest!
Suddenly, they just reappeared, sort of bing.
Er....
Seems he walked straight past me on the way to let out all the coke.
When the tide is out, this slip is really muddy.
"Daaad, can we go to Mcdonalds?"
Im not even back in the pigging car!
I watched the sunset first though.
Cheers!
I like hammocks.
It was nice again!
Loaded up the bikes and took off to the forest.
Got there and unloaded.
As soon as we were ready to go, little one says his tyre has a spot.
Loaded them back on the car, and drove home again.
Irritating. Had he checked it properly before we left...
I suppose I shouldnt complain as I only check tyre pressures and brakes.
Loaded up the bikes and took off to the forest.
Got there and unloaded.
As soon as we were ready to go, little one says his tyre has a spot.
Loaded them back on the car, and drove home again.
Irritating. Had he checked it properly before we left...
I suppose I shouldnt complain as I only check tyre pressures and brakes.
They tyre was pretty badly perrished, or cracked.
I like this! These are my little ones tools.
Taking off the wheel....
The chords that hold the tyre together had snapped.
My kids seem to think tyres are some mysterious thing. lol.
I got them to cut it in half.
There is a ring of metal round each side, then the chord is wound round them diagonally.
Thats the white bits in the black rubber.
Its then put in a mould an the rubber is injected in forming the tread and bonding the chords to it.
Didnt take long to do as I had a new tyre in the shed.
Driving the 10 miles to and from the forest did though.
I like this! These are my little ones tools.
Taking off the wheel....
The chords that hold the tyre together had snapped.
My kids seem to think tyres are some mysterious thing. lol.
I got them to cut it in half.
There is a ring of metal round each side, then the chord is wound round them diagonally.
Thats the white bits in the black rubber.
Its then put in a mould an the rubber is injected in forming the tread and bonding the chords to it.
Didnt take long to do as I had a new tyre in the shed.
Driving the 10 miles to and from the forest did though.
We loaded the bikes onto the car and went to the forest again....
Saw a burned out car there and this patch of car tyre...
Was able to show the kids how car tyres use chords for the walls and steel chords or belts for the tread area to stop the tyre being too round crosswise.
You can see the belts here where the rubber burned from the inside.
Bikes off the car...
This time I got to watch them ride off.
Saw a burned out car there and this patch of car tyre...
Was able to show the kids how car tyres use chords for the walls and steel chords or belts for the tread area to stop the tyre being too round crosswise.
You can see the belts here where the rubber burned from the inside.
Bikes off the car...
This time I got to watch them ride off.
I wasnt up to riding, so.....
Noticed my toes were feeling a draft.
Think walking about in all that mud on the slipway yesterday has destroyed my trainers.
I can hear them crashing about looking for me.
I am answering them on the walkie talkies but they cant find me.
Not quite sure why as Im not exactly hidden.
Damn!
"Found you!"
Time to load up.
Still. I got to doze for an hour or so in my hammock, got to watch the sun go down and now we are going to inflict ourselves on Mother for tea as she nicked my other hammock.
I like hammocks.
Noticed my toes were feeling a draft.
Think walking about in all that mud on the slipway yesterday has destroyed my trainers.
I can hear them crashing about looking for me.
I am answering them on the walkie talkies but they cant find me.
Not quite sure why as Im not exactly hidden.
Damn!
"Found you!"
Time to load up.
Still. I got to doze for an hour or so in my hammock, got to watch the sun go down and now we are going to inflict ourselves on Mother for tea as she nicked my other hammock.
I like hammocks.
As again great pics man.
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Which book are you currently reading Gary?
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Which book are you currently reading Gary?
Hiya No Idea, what's he up to now ?? LOL !
good to see you back mate, hope all is well with you and the lads.
Robbi
good to see you back mate, hope all is well with you and the lads.
Robbi
