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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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In this vlog, the River Thames goes on red boards after a week of stream increasing and eventually goes into flood. The flow is so strong that boat movement is not recommended, and as the water levels rise, the river breaks the bank.
We deploy our flood defences and then hear the tragic news that a boat has sunk on our stretch of mooring. We realise that The Thames is a dangerous place to be when it floods.
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Hi Mark and Julie a couple of months ago you asked where you should moor for the winter canal or river , I said then to get your selves off the river and get on the G U canal up to Rickmansworth outside Waitrose but heyho that has not happened , The river has still two months left of flooding and you might not be able to move so I STONGLY RECCOMEND THAT YOU DIG A DEEP HOLE AND BURY YOUR ANCHOR before it is to late, and don't rely on pins or trees, Good Luck and I wish you Well .
You did tell us to go on the canals, but we wanted to experience a winter on the river, and we have loved it so far. The river flooding was always a risk we were willing to take.
Ah but think of the fun of waking up in what was a meadow with cows licking the windows, a really new perspective for Julie to capture, I've never seen a cows tongue as art but I'm sure Julie would capture all the tiny details in a colourful way.I remember grounding on a sharp turn on the Palembang river in Indonesia.There was a village on stilts in the bend so the forecastle was adorned with rush mats and chickens scurrying all over the place.I feel really sorry for the boat owner who lost everything so thanks for the" Fund me link."
Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink
I'd look into that treatment system that Marina was mentioning.
So stay safe snug and warm and take especial care because you guys are special.
Cheers from Canada where we also are having a water problem of the solid kind, 30cms of snow in the last 24 hours.thank god someone invented snow blowers.
Hi Ralph, we moan about the weather here but you guys get it a lot worse. The water filter systems are so expensive (3 to 6k) so that won't be an option. The guy with the sunken boat has managed to get it off the bottom of the river now and is in the process of stripping it out
I pray the river calms and the rain stops and that it doesnt flood
It has thank goodness
Where have you guys been..? We've missed you - both of you (hee hee) Good to see you..! Blue skies.
Hi Jay, we're so busy that we struggle to do the vlogs regularly. We are trying to improve though
Excellent job 👏🏼 👍
Thank you, Gary
In my thoughts and prayers and praying that the rain stops and the river starts to recede
The rain has stopped and the levels are falling
wow wow wow stay safe xxx
We will, Anne
As an aspiring narrow/widebeam boater, I've been following many of you folks over there with the hopes of a taking a canal holiday in the latter half of this year.
While I am an avid, experienced boater here on the east coast of the states (both power and sail), I know the canals are a totally different world. I've enjoyed learning from everyone over there.
Regarding the flooding, and the challenges it presents...I wonder if you could use anchors to help keep her off the banks...? Two; one thrown off the starboard bow, the other off the stern, both thrown about 30 degrees off the beam with a generous amount of scope. Once settled on the bottom, secure tightly...but remaining watchful and ready to release more rode as the tide rises.
Someone else suggested using the anchor, but the water levels change so quickly that we fear it would create more issues than it solves. If the slack in the anchor lines and chains tightens, it could pull us under. A boat down from us sank in under 10 minutes because the lines were too tight. The canals are more benign and you don't have the issue of rising levels unless it's on a riverside section.
Another great Seafaring Vlog ! Is this 3 years behind the mast ?
By the way, we get packets of Salted broad beans, that you may like as opposed to kidley beans, (as I used to call them when I was younger !).
That Baked Potato, looked Yummy ! Just how I like them. I bet the Chillie was nice. I used to make Chillie in a REALLY DEEP pot, enough to keep us going for days !
Good job I live in Thailand, otherwise, I'd be around next week to sample yours !
I used to work for Cookham RDC MANY years ago, when house prices were not a Crazy as they seem to be Nowadays !
Loved the Advent Calendar ! It would be a nice idea, to mix in some Jolly pictures of your Boating friends, with their boats ! You could also make several different ones, then people could play "snap" as they opened them up !
Assuming they got differing ones !
Lots of Merry Japes to do next Christmas !
Have a Great Year this year. May it be prosperous and peaceful !
Stay safe, and un-waterlogged !
Stu xx
Hi Stu, great idea for the advent calendar. You cannot beat a baked potato covered in chilli. It is food heaven and the perfect winter warmer. And it's so cheap and easy to make.
I hope & pray 🙏🏽 you two and the fur babies, plus the other boaters will remain safe and well 💕😳😢thank you for sharing 🤗🤗
We are all fine, Jeannie. The river is back to normal levels
Wow I don’t think I would sleep if moored on the river. Stay safe x
It can get a bit hairy, but it's all part of the fun
@@WeirontheMove yo stressful got me 😂
I pray the river calms down. 🙏🙏🙏🙏Be safe. Love the advent calendar idea.
Thank you, hopefully they will be available for next year
Fingers crossed the weather becomes more cooperative. In the meantime, stay safe and keep us posted. The book cover is beautiful!
Thank you, Elizabeth. The river has calmed down a lot
Check your insurance for winter use on river. I had to adjust mine.
We are okay if moored but not moving when the river is rising
I hope you are now safe, I am so sorry for the person who lost everything. Life seems so bad for a lot of people at the moment hopefuly it will pck up. you take care and stay safe. looking forward to your next vlog xxx
We can't imagine the feeling of losing your home like that, and everything in it. Tragic!
Thank you, for a very informative and interesting vlog about the Thames, keep safe🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦
Our pleasure!
Stay safe hope the Thames calms down a bit I've had SNOW and ice it's freezing take care hugs to Ernie and Bertie xx
The Thames is a lot calmer now,. The boys say woof woof
Thats so scary with the river rising so much and quickly too.
Your chilli looked wonderful and even though I had my tea it made me hungry again.
We have had a lot of rain but the last week has been snow and ice very slippery under foot.
Roll on summer,stay safe look forward to your next vlog.
The chilli was wonderful, especially on a jacket potato
Wow that’s flooded hope you are ok keep warm big up the dogs have a top week 🙂🐶🐶✌️
Thank you, Lee
Hope the river didn't get too high. Looked really cold when the dogs were out playing, they must have tough feet. I think I would have poked my head out and then retreated back in to the warmth. Thank you for the vlog, very enjoyable. Cheers.
The dogs love going out no matter what the weather. They just love running with a ball
So interesting but quite scary too. Hope by now river has lessened for you, your meal looked delicious. Take care keep safe .
Hi Shirley, the river has calmed down a lot
Good to see you back
Good to be back, Alan
Very scary! Be safe.
Luckily, the river levels are dropping as we speak
stay safe you two . its got to stop raining soon. the chillie jackets looked very good
The chilli jackets were exceptional. You cannot beat a baked potato on a real fire
I’m glad I’m not the only one with a partner who overcooks chicken - I keep telling her that her speciality dish is “leather chicken”!
In this world there is anthrax, radiation, corona virus, ebola, cancer, and chicken, and Julie puts chicken at the top of the list!
Wow. Be safe you two! I held my breath at a few occasions! Hope things get better soon. I can't imagine how stressful this must be for you guys!
It is stressful, but also part of the experience. We have loved wintering on the Thames.
@@WeirontheMove come on ! You call this bit of cold and winter water levels stressful 😂😂😂😂 .
For stowing Christmas lights, I use a plastic hanger and then you can hang them out of the way as well!
Love your channel 🧶
Excellent idea, Kiki.
I feel for you folks. I'm sure you've heard about California, here in the US. Horrible rainy, heavy snow, mud slides, sink holes, etc, etc. After several years of drought. I'm so glad I live in plain boring OHIO. I follow "Cruising Alba" and that couple is also somewhere on the Themes. They are also putting in poles along the bank to hopefully keep from floating over the bank. Playing UNO. My family's favorite game too. Take care. Please stay safe and hope you can get off the Themes soon.
Hi Sandi, Alba are at Henley. We speak to them regularly and it actually breached where they were. We feel for those guys trapped in the extreme weather events in the States. It's awful to watch on the news and so much worse than the Thames flooding
Kidney beans are different from baked beans, I love both. My twin however HATES ALL BEANS .
I like baked but no other type. Baked beans are perfect for chilli
Yikes, very precarious. However you made a wonderful video as always. Thank you and I hope the weather eases up soon.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
I've just paused up as you've shown the Christmas decorations, I have a few decorations from my childhood, my father recently passed and one of his decorations was his as a child too, it's also been a favourite of mine all my life! There was something else I was going to say but typical me, I've forgot 😂 glad to see a new video too, it's been too long 😱
It's funny the value we place in ordinary objects, Matt. Christmas is a time for sentimentality
So happy to see you both. Happy New Year! Mother Nature needs to take a little nap, geez o Pete. Great video work you two. Keep your knickers dry and please keep us informed on how you are doing.
Happy New Year to you too. Our knickers are always dry
Hoping the rain will settle down and the river drops. I don't like floods. Though generally rivers in NZ come up and down relatively quickly. But they have very dangerous fast flows. All the best.
The Thames rose by four feet in a matter of days!
Very d I dodgy good luck
Thank you, Kevin
Far too cold and miz for my South African blood! 31C here today, and not a drop of rain in sight. Hope the weather calms down for you guys and that things get safer.
Looks like the rain has stopped for the time being and levels are dropping
I hope you managed to stay ok and safe thank you for sharing the river adventures with us take great care xxxx
Hi Sue, we are fine and the river has receded somewhat
Just seen on the Bucks Free Press his sister has also set up a go fund me page ( Saturday @ 11:30) so I don't think he will be offended. Used to walk the dog where are some times so have seen some of the permanent flood defences. Hope the level is falling now.
He has reflected the boat and had it towed away, so at least he has some good news.
Who's striking next, the police?
Probably
Also, put your anchor down😁
good idea
What stretch of the river are you on? We used to moor at K-O-T. but not on the bank but slightly out tied to pylons. If it flooded we didn’t have the worries you have because we just rose up with the flood water.
We're at Cookham on the field with the high bank, so the water rose about three and a half feet
GLAD YOU ARE OK, BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FROM NEW YORK CITY FOR QUITE AWHILE NOW.
VERY INDUSTRIOUS OF YOU TWO TO BRAVE SUCH CONDITIONS THAT MAY PUT YOUR HOME IN PERIL. RIVERS SEEM TO BE MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN MOST CANALS.
WAS THE FLOORING A SURPRISE? DOES THAT AREA OF THE RIVER ALWAYS FLOOD?
DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET BACK ON A WIDEBEAM CANAL BUT HAD PLANNED TO BE ON THE THAMES?JUST WONDERED WHY YOU ARE OUT THERE WITH OTHER LOCATION CHOICES?
BRITAINS WEATHER IS CHANGING AND MORE RAIN, SNOW AND STORMS ARE APPEARING THAN PREVIOUSLY. DOES THAT CHANGE YOUR LONG RANGE PLANS ANY? GOOD LUCK!
We were expecting flooding at some point, but it is scary when it does. We can't move the boat until the levels drop. We chose to be here for several reasons but also for the experience, and we don't regret it.
Where are you filming?
Cookham
It sounds like TOO much adventure! You said that you ignore the horrible comments - which is a good idea but I bet they are still upsetting. Recently I made a (nice) comment on another vlog and someone commented on my comment and was horrible. Not that she thought I wasn't nice but that she disagreed with me and pretty much called me a liar i.e. what I said just wasn't true! I was taken aback. Fortunately the vlogger thought the comment was nice. Some people...sigh...
Once someone gets behind a keyboard, they think they are invisible. It does something to their brains and brings out the worst in people.
Hi We just got Christmas cards from Family in Leicester Jan 22 they were posted 1 Dec Niles put 4x4 posts in river bed for albas safety!!!!! Stay safe and healthy you and all the other Narrow boaters Ed 40 S of Vegas
We used scaffolding poles to protect us
Don't want to worry you, but when we had the Good Ol Flood about ten years ago ... All the memorial benches anchored to concrete plinths all along the prom at Henley, and many trees along the riverbank, got swept away like little matchstick toys 🥴😖😳..... As I said - "Don't want to worry you" 😂😂 ... And Yes! - KIdney Beans WILL! KILL!! YOU!!! .....AARRGGHH!!!!!! 💀☠💀
Luckily, the waters have receded and levels are back to normal
GG says woof to to the two fur babies
Woof woof back
why boat have legs like use on trails campvan
Because the river bed is silt and uneven
@@WeirontheMove working barge have and use in canal river and sea anchor bed stop for moving next see a working barge ask have legs no Rock My Boat easy to Mooring because use the legs be like Run Aground
I'm with you on the kidney beans Mark, cannot abide the texture and could not trust thier safety. Hope you survive the floods Xx
It is definitely a texture thing for me. And the fact that they are deadlier than a funnel-web sider bite
Precooked Kindy beans in a can are very safe,it's only if you try and cook them fresh then they are not safe.dont know why maybe toxic?
They must be boiled for a minumum of ten minutes after soaking for atleast five hours.
Kidney beans are the devils beans
Kidney beans are the devils beans. Period!
Yowser, the rising river is scarey. So sorry to hear about the boat that sank. Glad they were at least able to float her again. Hope the GoFundMe will help in beginning to replace the loss of everything. I'm sure that the chili tasted great on a cold day. BUT, here in Texas keep it quiet about using baked beans instead of kidney or pinto. Putting it over jacket potato is equally controversial. Hug those sweet pups and stay safe. Leigh
You guys are precious about your chilli, so I promise to keep it really quiet
Thanks for this update, I'm sorry for being rather late to watch it due to ill health. I'm very glad to see that you four are doing well but it is a great shame that the chap has lost his home. By the way Mark, tinned kidney beans are cooked in the can so are perfectly safe, just admit that you don't like them, lol. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Is everything okay, Stevie. Ill health? We hope you are on the mend, and that you are back on your feet. Kidney beans are the Devil's food.
Wondering how everything is going for you guys. Its been a lil bit& you left us on a cliffhanger...
Hi Trixie, other than the flooding, it's actually been a pleasant winter
Hopefully spring is on the way take care thanks for the video.
Hope so, winter has outstayed its welcome
wow stay safe, and hope the water goes down soon.. are you guys near Cruising Alba?.
Hi Lyn, we are near Alba. They are at Henley just down the river
Please go to a marina next winter. My heart can't take another winter on the Thames lol
We couldn't and wouldn't pay marina prices, Alison. They are so expensive.
‘Million pound properties on the other side of the river’… lol, this is Cookham, there is no property under a million! That property on the other side is Rio Ferdinand’s new-build. Apparently, it’s never been lived in and is for sale for…. 36.5 mill 😮
We knew the price but we didn't know it belonged to Rio.
A very scary way of mooring when a river is in flood, tying to a little tree of which most of it's roots have been washed away by the flow and not much left to give a safe holding point.
In many countries it's not even allowed to use trees to be used as mooring points, but that may be different in the UK.
The tree is fully grown with a 2ft thick trunk. It seems a better bet than pins if the ground saturates
has been cold here in Spain near Alicante but not as cold as the uk. no rain here but they have had snow in the Sierra Nevada's xx stay safe and take care xx
nice part of the world, Sally
Enjoyed the kidney bean theory. I am pretty sure peas would kill me 🤣😃😇
And Brussel sprouts
Normal for that time of the year. I lived down stream for years. The highest I remember was in 1959 . Our house was flooded almost every year
Something we put up with.
So what's the big deal???
Global warming I suppose,,,
We'll tell the lad who's boat sank in under 10 minutes that it's no big deal. Doug said so. I bet he laughed too
@@WeirontheMove what was wrong with the boat?
Muse be a bit scary can you get back to the camels until better weather love your blogs
We are stuck here I'm afraid until the water drops
Have you considered using a pole tied to your mooring lines at either end of the pole? The lines keeps you pulled in by the desired amount (as you have done - as springs is ideal), but then the poles render the lines solid, so the boat does not drift in any closer to the mooring points if the river actually floods. You just have to make sure the end of the pole at the boat end won't damage the boat. Easy to sort on a steel boat with welded in cleats.
We used scaffolding poles to act as a barrier should we need them. Hopefully, that will be sufficient
@@WeirontheMove I hope so. Just to note though that using them to form a solid mooring line means not having to knock them into the ground and of course not having to struggle to get them out again either. It's a bit like towing a vehicle on a solid bar because it has no brakes - so you are keep it at a constant distance at all times, in boating terms though this is boat to bank.
We are watching for your next vlog - in the hope all is well with you, the boat and that the other issues are solved such as the postal services.
Fast flowing tidal rivers are like the sea - looks beautiful and safe until adverse weather hits and then it's dangerous. But how else do we learn self-preservation and decide NEVER to over-winter on the Thames again! Stay safe.
Ahh, we were only saying recently that we might do it again next year.
@@WeirontheMove 😂😂 At least you will know what to expect and what can go wrong; so this year has been a good learning curve.
Hoping the river gives you a break soon. Maybe a marina next year?
Marina prices are too high for us, Karen. The river has calmed down for now
Marks must have being watching That’s Life from years ago !!
that’s why he’s worried about kidney beans😂😂
I too had that fear but not now !!
Julie Vania’s Picture is up on the wall she love it!
In regards to the flood what are springs??
Stay safe guys!!
Booking a course and hiring a boat with Bruce boats
Stu 😊
We're so glad that she loves the picture. Springs are designed to stop the boat from moving back and forth by pointing in the opposite direction to the front and back lines. Good luck with your course and boat hire.