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At the moment I am caring full time for a family member and when the time comes I will be selling up and living on a narrowboat.I enjoy reading,especially about those living on narrowboats and their daily lives.The tug Nb Resolute in the above picture is NOT mine but is owned by Dave Moore and is something I would aspire to own one day although I am going to look at many boats before I make a decision on the style and interior.Tugs are looking good at the moment but have yet to look around one. My interest in narrowboats started some 47 years ago. As a lad I cycled from Luton to bridge 111 on the G.U.by the Globe to fish and watch the Morton and Clayton boats go by,full of coal with a family on board and always wondered how they kept their balance on the planks that ran above the coal and why the the dogs didnt jump in the canal.That fascination has stayed with me so when I am able I will be there on my narrowboat joining in the great community of boat owners. Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/brassiclint or listen to my music site.Use earphones or earplugs depending on your musical taste :) http://blip.fm/Dave_Winter

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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Car Number Plate Thefts

It makes you wonder what is going on in this country when you have to fit tamper proof screws to your car number plate to prevent them being stolen to be used in crime.Beds Police are running a campaign to fit these screws for free  (  http://t.co/4BDQWtO6 ) so today I went along to get mine fixed.



The Toyota has the rear number plate glued on so no problem there but when the officer above came to replace the two front screws it was found the threads were too large for his replacements so unfortunately I still have a number plate that's 'nickable'.

I will now contact Toyota to see if they can provide tamper proof screws as part of their service after all we pay enough.
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Hedgehogs in Decline

There are 300,000 fewer hedgehogs in Britain than a decade ago,farming practices and larger fields are reducing their natural habitat and although there is an increase in traffic the sightings of hedgehog casualties has been in decline, which suggests that their numbers have reduced dramatically.To help in the effort to preserve their numbers I have constructed a hedgehog house,see the picture below.



The entrance is 15" in length and leads to a nesting box about 2' square covered in pond liner then earth to keep out the damp.I have seen a hedgehog in the garden on the odd occasion so I hope it makes use of my effort.

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