The "I Love My Job" Thread

Sundae · 09-15-2011, 11:35 AM

Limey has it. It's not all interesting, and some of them are still filthy, but you see a side to cities you wouldn't see otherwise.

Friends of mine in Leicester ran two boats owned by the Narrow Boats Trust (do NOT call a narrow boat a barge! Glare of death!) They went on coal runs to and from London every year, so they could be classified as working boats. London's canals were a revelation to me - I thought I knew the city. But I hadn't seen its waterworks.

I went to a narrow boat event in Maida Vale and enjoyed it immensely.
I'm too claustrophobic to choose it as a holiday though.

09-15-2011, 11:35 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Limey has it. It's not all interesting, and some of them are still filthy, but you see a side to cities you wouldn't see otherwise. Friends of mine in Leicester ran two boats owned by the Narrow Boats Trust (do NOT call a narrow boat a barge! Glare of death!) They went on coal runs to and from London every year, so they could be classified as working boats. London's canals were a revelation to me - I thought I knew the city. But I hadn't seen its waterworks. I went to a narrow boat event in Maida Vale and enjoyed it immensely. I'm too claustrophobic to choose it as a holiday though. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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