>"John Slee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From my reading of forums and newsgroups, I would say that because of >> the rate of increase in licence fees, there is a long term decline in >> the number of long term enthusiastic boaters. > >I'm not so sure. There seems to be an increase in the number of >enthusiastic boaters grumbling that if this goes on, they'll have to give up >boating. Apart from one or two who have gone to France or Ireland (for >quite other reasons?) I can think of very few enthisiastic boaters who have >said they've actually given up for that reason. > >Mike Stevens >narrowboat Felis Catus III >web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk
Giving up boating due to expense was the main reason given for leaving Nabo. Sue nb Nackered Navvy
