The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Poor buggers on the canal in Whitchurch. Those boats are going to be a nightmare refloating from a sink hole.

I've just been reading about it.
That's an awful lot of water to lose. Plus, how are they going to retrieve the boats? Maybe when they plug the hole and refill the canal they hope the boats will refloat on their own.

 

[BoldonLad]

Poor buggers on the canal in Whitchurch. Those boats are going to be a nightmare refloating from a sink hole.

indeed. You came to mind as soon as I read about it. I trust you are not personally affected?

 

[PeteXXX]

Busy day so far..
Ride up to the farm shop for veg & stuff. Back to walk the dog before MrsPete dropped me off at Morrisons to face the madding crowds while she took Bonnie to the vets.

 

[welsh dragon]

I went to see my daughter this morning and picked up a few odds and side on the way back.

Of course the bin was here. He let himself in and made himself a cup of tea it was a good job made enough casserole for the 3 of us. 😆

 

[welsh dragon]

I've said before, when you do it, I love slow cooked lamb. I dont like fat but it disappears and you just get the flavour.

Lamb is my favourite

 

[Oldhippy]

@BoldonLad thank you for thinking of me but a long way from there on the river. If that drains we're all buggered as it is tidal.

 

[Dave7]

Poor buggers on the canal in Whitchurch. Those boats are going to be a nightmare refloating from a sink hole.

1st i have heard of it, then saw it on google news. How terrible is that.

 

[Oldhippy]

If they liveaboard they are potentially homeless for a while sadly.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I've just been reading about it.
That's an awful lot of water to lose. Plus, how are they going to retrieve the boats? Maybe when they plug the hole and refill the canal they hope the boats will refloat on their own.

They generally try to build a dam and refloat the ones a bit away from the breach
then the other have to be lifted by a crane

Good Luck finding ground solid enough for the crane to stand on - but it's been done before and will be done again

They had the same problem on the Bridgewater canal about a year ago - they are just getting to repair it now - took that long to stabilise the ground and everything