Living on a Narrowboat
To look at the photo’s, you’d think there’s not a lot there.
In fact, the canal is on an embankment which curves across the Nene Valley at canopy level.
There are in fact other things in the village.
Here are some of the other things in the village of Weedon.
Handy Tesco about 300 yards from the canal at it’s closest point.
Stock up on your beer and rolls here. Continue reading “Round and about Weedon”
Weedon Central. Or Weedon Bec as some people call it.
So… The new bypass opened next to my lovely spot in Dodford. Come 6am, I could feel the rumbling of artic’s, and couldn’t get back to sleep.
Here’s a picture of the new Weedon – Upper Heyford bypass.
As you can see, it’s probably about 300 yards from my boat at it’s closest point.
Didn’t fancy sticking around. I like my beauty sleep. It wasn’t the sound either, it was the vibrations from the road, which makes it slightly worse.
I’ve cut my losses, and moved down here to Weedon. Continue reading “Dodford -> Weedon”
I was here earlier on in the year opposite Cannah Mead Wharf, where they do the occasional bit of work.
It’s kind of a nice spot, opposite the meadow.
There are many birds in the hedges here.
Solar is good. Phone signal is strong. When I got here, the C03 alarm was going off in one of the boats opposite and there was a couple of work boats moored behind me.
It had been raining. When I arrived, the owners of the work-boats weren’t aboard so I got the genny out and ran it for a little while to boost the batteries up a bit.
At about 7.30pm, I get a bang on the roof, so I pop my head out. It’s the owner of the work-boats, who’s obviously arrived home and says in a rather surly fashion, ‘Do you mind if you turn that generator off’. So I looks at my watch and says, ‘sure’, ‘it’s not 8 O’clock yet’. To which he says, ‘just a simple request’.
So, I said ‘fine’. ‘When it gets to 8, I’ll turn it off’. And got back on the boat.
It had been raining all day. I was hardly running it for the good of my health. Continue reading “Muscott -> Dodford”
Or so they say… Amazon has a return Police. Did you know that?
Making ‘too many’ returns gets your account flagged, and eventually, if you continue, will get you banned.
Since 2018, this seems to be an increasing common phenomenon.
This morning, I received an email. This is the ‘warning’ email, and in the UK, it’s sent by a .uk address called [email protected].
The email I received reads like this:
Subject: Your Amazon.co.uk Returns
From: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
Date: 06/11/2018 20:01
To: [email protected]
Hello,
We have noticed multiple returns from your account in the past 12 months. You have also
requested refunds or replacements for some items that you returned.
We’d like to know how we can better support your shopping experience. Please reply to
this email and let us know why you returned your orders.
Please learn more about our return policies in the Voluntary Returns Guarantee section
of the Conditions of Use & Sale, available at the bottom of all Amazon.co.uk pages.
Sincerely,
Account Specialist
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
I’ve checked my orders over the past year. Continue reading “Don’t get your Amazon Account banned before Christmas”
