On the outskirts of Windsor sat this gin palace.
Am I being snooty?
Blog post to come soon on interesting names for narrowboats.
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3 comments:
Try ramming it with a narrowboat !........then they really wouldn't like it up em !!
Owners of this type of boat panic somewhat when they meet me coming the other way on the old west river in my 70x12 WB! Ha Ha
Well what a miserable lot you all are!!! the spelling is YAWS (a sideways movement)not yours as in yours!!!
Its meant as a harmless bit of fun a play on words.....!!
cupid stunts
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