Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Tractor]

They did a version of it on Family Guy...

Have you been on a canoe/kayak (I can never remember which is which) before? You can rent them at Carsington Water for not very much and they also sell used wet suits pretty cheaply.

No. Never been in either, but I don't want to go in one of those canoes with a little hole in the top, I want an Indian dugout stylee one that I can throw my tent and my frying pan into.

PS- I don't intend getting wet....

To make this a truly epic adventure, please make the canoe from a tree, there must be some "how tos" on the internet.. That would make the achievement that little bit amazing.

[tikay]

How many times did you have to ask Mrs Red out for a date before she said yes ?

It doesn't (Or didn't) quite work like that in my community. First of all you spend time getting to know each other while she is in the company of others, chaperoned by her sisters / brothers / girlfriends etc.

If she likes you, she will spend a little time talking to you alone in a quiet corner of a room or stand a few yards away from her friends and chat to you if it's outdoors.

Taking her out alone is for well-developed relationships and is tantamount to plighting your troth.

I asked because in Gypsy Boy he said the male always has to ask the girl out before she could even kiss him and also that the girl was "looked down" at if she said yes the first time ?

Yes. Something like that.

Just another attempt at explaining concepts to that are difficult for 'outsiders' to grasp.

I thought it was pretty simple, maybe I didn't explain it very well, surprisingly, I get that you don't do "dates".

So did she knock you back a few times or where you just too charming to refuse ?

I did think it was pretty crazy that being over 20 meant you where pretty much overhill and very likely to be a spinster, is that still the case ?

Gypsies still marry young, but it is my no means unusual these days to see 'older' girls getting wed.

As for getting knocked back, it's not quite as blunt as asking and being refused, it's more subtle than that, but as I say, quite difficult to explain.

Good to have you back, stick around plz.

Nice to be back. I needed take a step away from the forum so that I could get my head around some stuff.

It's so much easier to put things into perspective and be objective once you have some breathing room.

Been there, I had my break earlier, & shorter. The place looks SO different when viewed from a different perspective. I now force myself to be absent from blonde at least 2 days per fortnight - & now I quite look forward to "coming back" each time. I've also learned, or decided, to keep away from the aggro nonsense. That sort of stuff is for my day job, not a recreational forum.

It is so good to have you back.

[outragous76]

ray mears did a programme on making a beech bark canoe - brillliant

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My last attempt at sailing ended rather badly....


http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30038.msg616145#msg616145

[technolog]

Welcome back Tom.

[pokerfan]

ray mears did a programme on making a beech bark canoe - brillliant

Just watched it, tks for the recommend. (birch bark btw)

[Woodsey]

ray mears did a programme on making a beech bark canoe - brillliant

Yeah I saw that, with that american indian bloke, good programme. Wouldn't have the patience myself.

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ray mears did a programme on making a beech bark canoe - brillliant

Yeah I saw that, with that american indian bloke, good programme. Wouldn't have the patience myself.

You would if you had the right incentives. Imagine if it was the only way to get to the kebab shop....

[Woodsey]

ray mears did a programme on making a beech bark canoe - brillliant

Yeah I saw that, with that american indian bloke, good programme. Wouldn't have the patience myself.

You would if you had the right incentives. Imagine if it was the only way to get to the kebab shop....

 


















 

[b4matt]

ray mears did a programme on making a beech bark canoe - brillliant

This is well worth watching Tom. I imagine it would be right up your street (river).

[Geo the Sarge]

Over the last couple of years, in memory of my dad, I've been setting myself some little challenges, like mini versions of real adventures, and doing them on fathers day. (Longer adventures would include fathers day)

Last year I did a 100 mile bike ride, I was Lance Armstrong, and the trip from here to Barnsley was like my little Tor De France. This year I was Hannibal. I used the Yorkshire three peaks as my Alps, and my nephew Tracy as an elephant.

Next year or the year after, I'm going to turn a 50 mile stretch of canal into the Orinoco and explore it in a canoe.

Questions:

Has anyone ever done canoeing on a canal? If so, how far would an amateur expect yo travel in a day? Also, has anyone ever used one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130595910875&category=87090&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

Fantastic idea mate

There's a lot to look into Tom. On most English waterways a license is required (you can get free licenses for Scotlands waterways):

http://www.canoedaysout.com/Licence.htm

http://www.canoe-england.org.uk/membership/waterways-licences/

Also beware that most of the British Waterways (including Scotland who are generally more relaxed) do not allow wild camping. There are some organised camping areas. Let me know where you intend to do this and I'll search about for you. Not sure if you could get away with staying overnight in the canoe by rigging up some sort of tarp covering on the Kayak/canoe itself. Methinks it would be pretty easy for someone with your ingenuity to rig up.

Done a wee bit canal canoeing some years back when my back garden led onto the Union Canal here in Edinburgh but as for timings I wouldn't have a dan doo as I would just paddle away for n hour or 2 then return home.

Have got the itchy feet myself after the C2C and have been looking at something else for next year, there's a good choice with Hadrians Wall, Offas Dyke, West Highland Way and the Isle of Arran coastal walk looking to be top of the list. There is a Scottish C2C but looks pretty boring tbh.

Keep me informed, I may be able to help with some gear. Already have something earmarked for you as noted during our notes during the C2C period.

Geo

[pokerfan]

Geo, not sure sleeping under a tarp in a canoe is a good idea.

[Geo the Sarge]

Geo, not sure sleeping under a tarp in a canoe is a good idea.

Why?

Tom has said he wants the open Kayak type, if rigged properly with adequate mooring I see no reason why not. If secured it wouldn't be much different from sleeping in the back of a van which Tom does quite regularly.

Geo

[pokerfan]

Geo, not sure sleeping under a tarp in a canoe is a good idea.

Why?

Tom has said he wants the open Kayak type, if rigged properly with adequate mooring I see no reason why not. If secured it wouldn't be much different from sleeping in the back of a van which Tom does quite regularly.

Geo

Probably thinking too negatively but what if someone unties you or summat  Taking a dump would be a nightmare too 

[Geo the Sarge]

Geo, not sure sleeping under a tarp in a canoe is a good idea.

Why?

Tom has said he wants the open Kayak type, if rigged properly with adequate mooring I see no reason why not. If secured it wouldn't be much different from sleeping in the back of a van which Tom does quite regularly.

Geo

Probably thinking too negatively but what if someone unties you or summat  Taking a dump would be a nightmare too 

Lol, you really need to get out more often. Am sure Tom will understand what I mean and how to achieve.

Geo