On Friday, June 01, 2007 11:14 AM [GMT+1=CET], davidmackuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The issue is surely not whether this particular chap is or is not > complying with the continuous cruiser rules. My concern is that the > BBC has just sent a message out to the wider world that its OK to > live on a boat, pitch up on the towpath anywhere and hold down > conventional job and school arrangements - just the sort of thing > that leads to honeypot mooring sites being occupied for extended > periods by people who are not genuine continuous cruisers, and quite > different from Sue and other CCs on this list. How much of this did the programme actually say? How much did they imply in a way that would be understood only by people already incolved in canals? And how much is you reading between the lines of what they said from a position of significant knowledge of the cut? Mike Stevens narrowboat Felis Catus III web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk Defend the waterways. Visit the web site www.saveourwaterways.org.uk
