A man was strimming the grass at the edge of the towpath. Of course there was quite a bit of grass landing on the water, but that's a drop in the ocean - so to speak - compared with what happens in autumn. What happens to all the organic matter which goes in the cut? Does it rot to nothing? Does it get eaten?
And then this. It's not just me, is it? This is a longer than usual boat hook, isn't it? (And is it boat hook or boathook?)
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It's a shaft :-)
I though a shaft didn't have any metalwork on it. This one has a spike and hook. (I wonder what they're for?)
I think its a pike and he's on his way to a Sealed Knot re-enactment. I used to work with someone who did that and his name believe it or not was Kevin Pike.
BTW. Why is it that the strimmer man always passes Herbie after I have been painting the gunwales?
It could be a Keb, which is a long pole with a rake like head, that is used on the canals to clear weed/obstructions.
In years gone by they were also used to rake spilt coal from the canal bed and rescue sheep from the canal amonst other things.
In Holland, it would definitely be written as one word, but I'm inclined to two!
The cabin shaft has a hook on it.
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