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Started by: Tommy Two Stroke (15400)

I have watched a few of those canal diaries programs, on Netflix or Prime Video, in those first episodes he was in I think it was the Midlands, and that boat of his, is quite old and knackered, and as regards filming in Wigan, the Wigan Pier complex would have been semi derelict, or undergoing renovation, I don't know when that segment was filmed in Wigan, but it is probably a good idea that the Pier was not included, because for quite a while the Pier itself, the wooden structure, was vandalised and smashed, so yoo would not have wanted that to be shown on the telly.

He filmed at the side of the Canals and Rivers Trust, Dry Dock, so he could have nipped inside and showed that on the program, that would have been an interesting point, because you don't find many of those on the national canal network.

After watching the guy on those first episodes, you can tell he is not going to win, any 'Brain of Britain' contest, and in the Wigan episode he had a right good skrike over a tee shirt getting wrapped around his propeller, and then his boat conked out in a lock, and he thought he was going to sink, like I said that boat of his, is knackered.

Also, when you are going up and down that flight, you get up it and gone, or down it and gone, because I would not like to be moored on that flight of locks overnight, because after the dark, the local flesh eating Zombies, come out take over that area

Replied: 12th Aug 2022 at 11:13

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