tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725926446980545183.post7683506649122421515..comments2023-05-03T15:14:23.185+01:00Comments on Rose of Arden: Are narrow boats middle class twee!Mike and Poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14252646448078744534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725926446980545183.post-46506128052307188502013-08-15T21:39:00.244+01:002013-08-15T21:39:00.244+01:00I bought a narrow boat in 2012 and have lived the ...I bought a narrow boat in 2012 and have lived the life of a boater since then. Some interesting facts: my blood pressure is now normal. Stress levels normal, weight normal, cholesterol levels normal... don't have a credit card... electricity is dirt cheap.... same with gas and diesel... don't pay for water, TV licence, council tax... pay cash for everything... no debts, credit or HP... How's that? ...There's more:<br /><br />No mortgage to pay... don't live in a ridiculously overpriced little house surrounded by a street full of clones and media freaks.... don't rely on the state... find my own way... like watching all those parochial, land-locked monkeys gawping at me when I cruise by... should I throw them a crumb or two? Not likely! They can keep their rat race lifestyle... I couldn't spend my life on a sofa, scoffing shit and expanding until I run out of steam... I'm a working class person... And a real boater! <br /><br />ChristopherC J Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102358842963802279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725926446980545183.post-37012010373564042212011-09-30T01:37:20.186+01:002011-09-30T01:37:20.186+01:00I live on a narrowboat, and many of us who live al...I live on a narrowboat, and many of us who live all year round on our boats do so as we cannot afford to get on the housing ladder with property prices being as ridiculous as they are. While there are a certain amount of middle class twee on the cut, they generally only spend the odd weekend on their boats, and we who live on, do not consider them to be boaters. More like tourists. And most of us also choose to live a simpler, and yes, greener life because we don't want to participate in the rat race constantly running around at 70mph, consuming anything and everything that moves, doesn't move, and may even be nailed down. Do your homework before casting aspersions on the green factor of others. You consume far more energy, water, fuel, space, living in a house and having a car, than you ever would living on a boat. It is easy to live off alternative technology such as solar panels and wind turbines, as your electricity consumption is a fraction of what it is in a house, and you can warm your home by burning wood, which is a sustainable fuel. I use about 5 litres of water a day. I bet you have no idea how much you use, but I would hazard a rough guess at 50 - 100 litres.waterwitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725926446980545183.post-32796999314313926892011-09-07T20:08:38.159+01:002011-09-07T20:08:38.159+01:00The modern owners of narrowboats are carrying on a...The modern owners of narrowboats are carrying on a canal culture and this is not fake.The canals would have been filled in and forgotten by now if they had not found a new use serving the private leasure boater.I am an orthentic working class chap who can not afford a narrowboat but I am thankfull that the canals have been saved so that people like me can walk the toe paths admiring the boats, the canalside pubs and the countryside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com