Narrowboat Off Grid Living | HASSLE should we sell?? Difficult BOAT LIFE decisions | Episode 16
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- In this episode onboard our TINY LIVE ABOARD NARROWBOAT we spend the day apart and experience a BOATING LIFE ABOARD dilemma, do we sell??
Michael goes on a very long train and bus journey to support our OFF GRID lifestyle. Whilst Jackie spends the day exploring the sights of Newbury, getting involved in setting an exhibition up.
We experience more waterside CANAL antics on board our TINY HOME and try to decide if we need to rush and help them.
Season 1 | Episode 16
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My children are moving to Arizona. I'm a widower, I live on my own, and I'm not well. I'm worried, and sad. For some reason your channel comforts me. Thank you.
Hi John.
Firstly, we thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
We are so glad we are able through our channel to bring some light into your life. Please do take comfort from the fact that Jackie and I wish you all the best for your future and we welcome you on board. Come along with us every week to follow our adventures and hopefully we can bring a smile to you and a warmth to your heart. We are thinking about you John. Do keep in touch through the comments and take care. X👍❤️
Once again brilliant vlog, jam packed as ever. So glad to hear Scott is recovering great news. Last episode I watched, Soott was mastering the narrowboat great to see.
Thanks for your comment and yes he is all well thankfully. Hope you are enjoying our other videos too? xx
Just found your video, I left England in 73 living in east Texas. Just loved your trips around England so beautiful to see brings back so many memories. I am originally from Orsett Essex. Will be watching the rest of your videos thank you Geoffrey 🇺🇸🏴
Hi Geoffrey.
Welcome onboard as they say! We are glad you are enjoying our channel. Please subscribe if you haven’t yet, as we post a new vlog every week and you will know when it’s posted. Yes England has some beautiful countryside. I’m sure watching brings back some fond memories? ❤️👍
The idea of returning to the UK to navigate some scenic canals on a narrowboat for a holiday is something I often toy with. The reverse culture shock will likely be overwhelming. (I've lived in Italy for many years.) Have you guys read The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame? Surely every narrow boat enthusiast should have a copy!
Thank you for showing me England. I watch several narrow boat channels, you do a fine job of videoing, I’m 61 and live in Oklahoma, and the top of my bucket list says go narrowboating . All of my family has been to England but me, see ya soon!😜
Hi Trooper. We are so pleased you are enjoying our videos. The UK has so many different aspects to it, we love showing the slower more tranquil side of life. Hope you get here one day. Thanks so much for your comment we so appreciate it 😁
Michael just a tip for you. I fitted a battery isolater to my car as i dont use it much now. When you leave turn the isolator off. It kills all electrical power, and wont start untill its turned on again.. saves you changing batteries all the time.
You can get a battery booster, not cheap but does the job to start a dead car.
Ever thought of putting car on the boat, they were built for cargo. Or get a motor cycle
Hi Kurt great tip thank you, we do have a battery charger for the car as well. Thanks for your comment.
Hi Jacks and Michael, if i had to choose to keep or sell the car i would sell it. I would put the money into a seperate account along with the money for the Rego and insurance, train bus fares fuel etc and use that money to get a rental car of the right size to do the jobs you need to do. They may even drop it off to you. Cheers Eric B from NZ
Hi Eric, thanks for your comment. It's a constant dilemma but one we are happy to keep at the moment as it gives us so much flexibility. Sending you lots of good wishes to NZ. x
My father was Head Master at PEMBROKE College . He died in 2021. I miss him.❤️
Hi
We are glad the college brought back fond memories of your Father. You must be very proud. ❤️❤️
When I saw the title, i thought "oh no"! I thought you were referring to your boat. We've only just found you and didn’t want to lose your interesting videos so soon. What a relief to find you were referring to the car! As this was quite an old video, I assume you've made up your minds by now. Keep on cruising.
Welcome aboard Lionel! We have over 76 videos for you to watch so there is plenty of catching up to do. We've been live for over 18 months recording our little adventure, great to have you with us. Ah ah yes the car we still have her... lots more bus, walk and train journeys ahead!!
You've got a new calling at art/sculptor exhibitions Jacqui, as curator 😉
Hi Jerry.
Yes Jackie could bring some money in doing her new ‘job’ 😜 That would be good! 👍
Just come across your channel and I am starting from the beginning of your videos. England is beautiful is it not. Enjoying watching them. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Lieuwina.
Welcome on board! Glad you like our channel. Please stay tuned as they say and do subscribe if you haven’t already. We post a new vlog every week.
How spooky is that. We’re moored presently on the Llangollen as my wife has gallstones. We spent all day yesterday at Rochdale Infirmary got back last night 1930. All’s well she’s sat up in bed watching your vlog. Understand the worries with kids we’re the same. Hope your son is well the NHS are marvellous we went to Salford Royal A&E 14th September 13th October a days keyhole surgery later all good. Best wishes for your son. Steve and Diane NB Fiddlesticks 👍🖐🖐
Hi Steve and Diane.
Hope Diane is still recovering well? Hopefully propped up in bed watching our vlog helped! 🤣
Yes the NHS are really good. Son was in Crete at the time of his kidney stones and said the hospital there were brilliant so all good.
Thanks for your comment and stay safe and well.
Hello again you beautiful people. Great vlog as always….a dilemma; sell the car, you’ll manage no problem. Always someone there to help when you need it. Get well soon your son. Parenting is the hardest job and children are a constant worry. Love to you both. X
Hi again.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment. We are glad you like our channel. Son is well now so all good thank you 👍❤️
Suggestion: hire a car when you need for a week or so or Uber for short trip errands. I really like your lifestyle on the narrowboat. Nothing like that here in Texas: everyone drives and families have 2 or more cars. Very expensive but necessary here.
Hi Mickey.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
We did think about Uber. Sometimes we are in the middle of nowhere though and not always easy to do. We decided to hold onto the car for a little while longer.
Nice to hear from you in Texas. We are glad you like our channel. We post a new video every Wednesday and by subscribing you will see exactly when it’s posted.
Thanks again Mickey, take care. 👍❤️
Very interesting, but occasionally the sound quality makes it difficult to hear.
Hi 👋 thanks so much for watching, so pleased you found it interesting. Sometimes the wind plays havoc with the sound, we always try to ensure it’s good. We’ve improved our camera equipment in the last few months. Hope you continue to enjoy 😀💕
Maybe you could rent a vehicle when you need one. I have no idea what the costs are in the UK. Lovely video, thank you.
Hi.
In the end we decided to keep the car for now. Maybe later we will sell
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Writing from the US, I’m probably atypical amongst my countrymen in thinking you should sell the car. My wife’s English, and we go often to visit family. The public transportation is fantastic, and, really, you can get everything delivered easily these days. Fuel costs, the hassles of maintenance, insurance, parking, not to mention the stress of driving, fear of breaking down-even if you have roadside assistance…. Why bother? Loved the travel log and the art exhibition. We hired a narrow boat in Wales and I’ve been half-seriously trying to talk my wife into selling out everything and narrow-boating for the rest of our days ever since.
Hi Art. Great comment and suggestion… we continually have that dilemma. Public transport is good and we challenge it every time we collect it. Hope you continue to enjoy our little canal adventures, lots more fun and games to come 😀… You never know we might see you cruising by if you decide to buy 🤞
I would be fingers crossed the car would even be here, intact, even if I left it a couple days. Not good, here.
Oh dear Sharon that's not great news ....
Only recently started watching you guys.
Nice content, very relaxed.
Was a bit concerned on this vid when Michael started the car and then revved it to 5k plus - not good for a cold engine!🙁
Hi Trevor, thanks for the lovely comment so pleased you find them enjoyable and relaxing. We aim to show a mix of everything, boat travel, UK network, UK exploring.
Ooops I'll mention to Michael about the car, but I suppose you get to know your own car and how it is don't you. Thanks
Grand vlog by you both, whether it be the impressive trees or delights of Oxford. Best you sell the car and free your spirits to the trials of the cut. How much would you save from no tax, no insurance, no MOT, bus fares, train fares and coffees? Surely a weekend hire car or city-to-city travel three times a year would be much less? I had 10 litres of engine oil delivered to Dukes Cut by Halfords using WhatThreeWords. Keep up the good work. See you both soon.
Thanks for your comment James.
Your probs right about our car. It’s just a bit of a difficult thing to do after having a car for most of our lives.
Thanks for watching. Much more to come. ❤️👍
Gal stones or kidney stones are very painful , l had to have an operation to have some gal stones removed , eventually they removed my gal bladder aswell . Hope your son has recovered well
Jeepers Jerry that must have been a long procedure? ❤️
Difficult one. I keep my pick up close to the boat and find it incredibly useful for food shopping so I can go to Aldi instead of expensive local shops near canal and to pick stuff up for boat which I could never do without it. Like I just bought a load of hardwood to build cratch and there is no way I could have got that without my truck. I also enjoy the walk back to get it too but I am never more than maybe 15-20 miles away.. Would be lovely not to have to worry about it but right now it’s useful and I found last year in mid winter in the middle of nowhere it was nice to have the ability to get to civilisation without a long walk in the snow and ice. You guys seem to manage well without your car for very long periods so maybe it’s time to shift it and use bus or train when you want to travel. Good video thanks.
Hi Andy. Tend to agree with you about our car. You have long walks to get back to your pick up, sometimes 15/20 miles? That’s a long way! They do come in handy as you say. We go see relatives and do big shops when we have it close so that’s good. The shops on the cut are as you say expensive and lacking in choice.
Glad you like our channel and thanks again for your comment.
@@cruisingontheborder only because walking is my hobby so a long weekend walk might be 50k plus so it fits nicely with shorter walks to get truck. No fun in the winter though knee deep in mud:)
Your obvs a fit chap Andy! We like to walk alongside the boat on the towpaths as one of us skippers Border Reiver, it’s a great thing to do and really clears our minds. 👍
If you decide to keep the car, disconnect the battery when you leave it, this will save it and also prevent theft.
Hi John. Thanks so much for dropping us a comment we so appreciate you taking the time 🙏. That’s a great suggestion and one we sometimes use. Works a treat 👍👍.
Michael...you really need to get your facts right:
Boris Johnson was the PM of the UK, not England.
Ted Heath took us into the EEC or Common Market, the EU didn't come about until the mid 90s after Maastricht.
Sorry to be a pedant, great vids btw.
Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment. Oops sometimes is difficult to do a live take and get all the facts correct, hopefully the principle of Michael's Oxford chat re the PM's was understood.
It's a good job you enjoy the videos' eh.... ha ha J&M
If you're not using your car for work related stuff, like Julie of Weir on the Move - for instance, then what exactly do you need it for? Second point would be where are you leaving it? Looking at where you parked it last time, it was a minor miracle it was ok. Personally, I think it's time you got shot of it. It would only take one fuck up with the location you parked it at for it to get totally wrecked and that's your whole investment gone.
Hi Jess.
You make a good point. It appears a lot of boat owners have the same issues te cars. So far we have been lucky where we’ve left it but.. that’s so far!
Thanks for your comment.
I don't know if your son has access to cranberry juice because it does help prevent kidney stones. The natural acidity in the cranberry juice is excellent for keeping these stones from forming.
Hi there, yes of course we'd forgotten that cranberry juice is so good. Will let him know. Great information thank you.
Your channel is probably great for your kids - they can see what you’re up to and that you are keeping well and fit. I heard kidney stones are a close a guy can get to experiencing the pain of childbirth - I have not had them nor had children so I don’t know but painkillers sound like an excellent idea
Hi Katherine yes we love getting children involved in helping us at locks, with the support and agreement of parent of course. Ah ah kidney stones the most dreadful, I've had twice. Hopefully never again... that is why I drink lots of water!!
Hiya, great videos, I used to live on the Basingstoke canal, and keep getting the urge to do it again, now that I'm retired.
How do you find safe places to leave the car, is it somewhere you pay for long term storage ?
I'd be concerned that I'd come back to find it gone, or wheel-less, if left for any period of time... Alan T
Hi Alan.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
If you are thinking about doing it again Alan you should give it a go. We are careful about where we leave the car. It’s been fine so far 👍❤️
Hi guys, great vlogs. As for the car sell it , it's a big out going doing nothing for months on end. And as for Oxford uni surely Howard Marks is the student of balliol college?
Regards Brad.
Hi Bradzoe.
We are tending to favour your idea of selling the car. Glad you like the channel. You maybe right about Marks being a student at the same college too.
Great video series. Sell the car, keep the narrow boat!
Hi.
Thank you for your comment.
In the end we decided to keep the car for now. As for our boat.. that’s definitely staying! 🤣👍❤️
Hope your son recovers quickly from kidney stones. As far as the car goes, as you don't use it often I'd say sell it and hire a car if you need one which may be a few times a year. Public transport is fairly good when not on strike.
Hi Sheila.
We did think about hire cars but often they can be very expensive with limited pick up points but it’s a decent idea. Public transport as you say is expensive too so we have a lot of thinking to do.
Thanks for your comment Sheila and hope you are enjoying our channel. 👍
I know this isn’t a political channel but coming out of the EU was/is an appalling thing…sorry to whinge…
Hi Paul.
We thought it was appropriate to mention the Heath/Johnson facts whilst outside the Baliol college. And we have no problems with you voicing your opinion at all. Take care 👍❤️
Hi I had gall stones they don’t go away I had 4 they need to come out and the gall bladder needs to be out to
then he’ll never have pain again and if the doctor is good get him to take out the appendix to because they burst in the wrong place
good luck to your son
Hi Nigel.
Gaul stones sound horrendous. Fortunately our son had Kidney stones which were also extremely painfull.
He’s fine now as he passed them.
Thanks again Nigel,
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THOSE FLASHING TRAIN TIMES MAKE IT VERY HARD TO READ THEM...CRAZY IDEA....
Hi. Yes especially for a half blind man like Michael! 🤣
Thanks for your comment Border Reiver. 👍
Sell it all the shops deliver as long as you have a postcode and phone no
Amazon also deliver to local shops or drop off boxes
If you need a car hired co,s will deliver car to you on the cut
Trust me I sold the car three years ago best thing I did the cost/ hassle all gone
Also on the cut your not far from a railway stn
Another ting if you do like to go shopping moor on near town do your shopping get cab back to boat simples
Good luck take care now xx gadgit xx
Hi Gadgit..
Thanks for your thoughts on our car. It does seem that most deliveries can be done right to your boat now which is good. 👍
Ouch! I had 1 kidney stone and 3 children in 67 years. Yes, kidney stones are more painful than childbirth.
Hi. Ouch! That sounds painful. He did say it was horrendous pain. Jackie has had them too and she told me the same.
Thanks for your comment. Hope you like our channel. Please stay tuned! 👍
Sell the car, and rent one when you need one. It may be a wash financially, and more convenient in the long run.
Yes I agree, your car being so far away each time no longer makes it convenient. Hiring means you don't have the worry that it's stolen, damaged or the battery is flat.
Hi Eddy.
We are tending to agree with you re the car keep/sell discussion. It’s getting our heads round not having one after all those years that’s more difficult. 👍
Thanks for your advice Guy. Hope you like our channel. 👍
@@cruisingontheborder We're planning to join you on the cut within the next year. Looking forward to selling our estate, leaving the US and building "Yankee". Thanks for the great vlogs.
@@cruisingontheborder very much so, would love to do what you're doing, just need to get my wife on board, pun intended 😉
Gallstones over time are an incorrect diet...Too much starchy food and meat... The diet should be more of an alkaline nature...more of salads to help wash the system..All the best to him and to U guys...😮😅😊.
a hired car means someone else pays for servicing, tax, license, and up-keep, and can be changed bigger, smaller, better colour?
Hi Alistair. Your right about the relative cost issues with hiring cars. We have a lot of thinking to do. Can’t yet bring ourselves to think of not having a car.. 😄
Jump leads, do you have two cars?
Hi no sadly only 1 car, but we do carry jump leads just in case the battery is flat.
Surely a power pack would be better
Wow isn't that funny Colin on foxes Afloat is having trouble with kidney stones.
I've had my gaul bladder out gaul stones are agony I've been there all the best keep up the good work 🤗 🤗
Hi David.
It’s strange that when you mention kidney stones, so many people say they have been affected by them. Sounds horrendous. Scott was in a great deal of pain but he’s ok now thankfully. 👍
Higher one when you need it, you’re nowhere near 70, apparently then you can’t
Hi Stephen thanks for taking the time to message us, we really appreciate it. Great idea it is something we have considered in the past. We just love our car, it's got an amazing boot space so good for transportation of items we need for the boat.
How about two electric mountain ⛰️ bikes? Works for us very well.
Hi Sailing EU, yes we have thought about electric bikes. It can be tricky finding a place to store them on the boat. Which type do you have? Thank you so much for all your great comments. Hope you continue to watch and enjoy our channel 😀
I would rent a car wen needed love the blogs 🤗
Hi Robert.
We actually decided to keep the car. Well, for now at least.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
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Sell it and hire one if you need it 😄😊
We’re in the same situation, sell the car or keep it! We’ve had a good offer for it but I can’t walk very far as I have hip and heart problems. We would save the RAC cost, tax, insurance and yearly service. Really, I suppose, it’s a no brainer, we should SELL IT. We can always hire for the odd occasion we see family or friends. It will seem weird, having had a car for the past 50 years 🤪
Hi Wendy.
We are of exactly the same mind as you , we sound sell but can’t face the idea of not having a car after all those years with one! Hopefully you are enjoying our channel. 👍
@@cruisingontheborder yes, we are 👍. Maybe pass on the cut at some time. We are off to meet my Daughter, Partner and Grandson at Great Haywood at the end of October as they have hired a narrowboat for a week and then heading to Llangollen for Christmas.
Hi Wendy. Wow!! The Christmas trip on a narrowboat sounds wonderful! We both really hope you have a great time. Keep us posted and hopefully your trip to Gt Haywood.. 👍
@@cruisingontheborder will do 👍
Just thought I’d tell you, we sold the car! It does feel strange as we can’t just suddenly go off somewhere. I’m still buying things that are not easy to carry and we were having them delivered to our boat builder (he hasn’t minded taking in our parcels, he’s found it quite funny the amount that keeps turning up) but now we’ve moved, it will take some getting used to having to sort deliveries out. Still novices at this lark lol. We’ve taken the plunge (excuse the pun), will you? 🤣🤣
How about hiring a car when you need one?
you could get a cheap classic car as free tax and mot exempt and cheap insurance
That sounds a decent idea my friend! Thanks for your comment and stay tuned as they say, lots more coming ups
Best known student , stupid phone 😬
Thanks for your comment. 👍
Sell the car and just hire one if you need one for what ever reason
Hi Julie.
Thanks for your comment. That seems to be the idea from most of our viewers. It’s difficult to give up your car though when you’ve had one most of your life. But we guess it makes sense.
sell the car, its a hassle
👍 thanks for your comment. It’s always up for discussion.