On Mon, 12 May 2008 18:48:18 -0000, "jhar1945" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Oh and by the way I would have to plead guilty to taking a mobile call >whislt steering a narrowboat last week. Discuss! >John > Well, the worst that's going to happen is that you bump into the bank or another boat. So that means the discussion comes down to that old argument about whether narrowboating is a contact sport! The last time I took a call whilst steering, I very quickly realised it was a bad move. Picture the situation - returning to base at the end of a holiday in a hire boat, nervously wondering if I'm about to make a fool of myself in front of the owners. I had the boat perfectly lined up for the final approach, speed just right, taking account of the wind and everything, when the phone rang. In the couple of seconds it took me to see who was calling and answer, the wind caught the bows and sent them across the cut leaving me to make that humiliating decision: do I back off and try again, or just throw a rope to the waiting staff on the bank? And the worst of it all was that the call was from the hire company, wanting to know why we were 10 minutes late! "We were expecting you back at 9.30 - how much longer are you going to be?" "About 30 seconds - I'm just bringing it alongside now ... or I was, until you distracted me!" David.
