Why is it...............

[Dog]

that when you are on a boat, rowing boat, motor boat or river cruiser, everyone waves at each other, thugs, kids and grannys smile and want to be part of you for that exchanging second of eye contact. Milf and young girls waving at each other pakistanis waving at jamaicans, jews waving at arabs, I even saw muslims waving at a boat load of americans. At one stage a emo chick blew me a kiss. I did wave back at 4 little girls but stopped after their mum twanged her nipple at me.

What other transport in the world has this much loved up vibe?

Were they all coming down from Gods Kitchen at the weekend or is Stratford Raving as the train guard called it a massive love zone.

 

Peace. X

Edited 5 August, 2010 by Dog

[Smirking_Saint]

Minis ?

 

Stupid clique club c*nts

[Smirking_Saint]

[Mr Tickle]

Im with you on this Dog.

 

Its the same as you see people on those minature steam trains, when they pass each other everbody waves. Funny really as most adult men who ride them have a camera as well. Could you imagine a grown up man waving at a child with a camera around his neck not on a train?!

 

I think the law would have something to say.

[Dog]

Your name gives it away.

[hamster]

Dog, could it be that, as the waterways are so dangerous, the 'waver' may well be the last person alive to see the 'wavee'.

 

In my experiance (canals) it is because people are genuinely more polite and courteous when they are relaxed. It's life trials and tribs that make people ignore each other, on a boat (narrow, anyway) you simply can not ignore people like you can on the tube or closseted in a metal box on wheels.

 

After our last adventure I was sat at some lights in Northampton and was so tempted to wave at the family in the car next to me, when I glabced sideways I had to laugh at how they were all glum-faced and almost comatose.

 

btw thanks for reminding me, we're off again in September, taking the nother-in-law up the Grand Union. Hope she likes it as much as her daughter does.

[buctootim]

in September, taking the nother-in-law up the Grand Union. Hope she likes it as much as her daughter does.

 

Frankie Howerd lives!

[trousers]

Were you going down the far canal?

[BadgerBadger]

Motorcyclists and VW Beetle/Campervaners are of a similar breed. Tis a good thing, we should ban all cars (except pre 72 vdubbs) or dig up our roads and turn them into canals

[hamster]

Were you going down the far canal?

 

If directed at me, then no. We only habe her for 3 days so gonna sprint up to Weedon, tie her up overnight then turn her around and (time permitting) show her just how wet the Blisworth tunnel can get if you don't take precautions. See what's brewin' in Stoke Bruerne (get in) then try to do a couiple of locks before turning back for home. Hopefully there won't be anyone moored at our favourite spot as there's not many can take my full length, it's not unknown for me to have to grab some passer and get him to give my bow-rope a good tug.

[dune]

Football fans when they see fans of their own club when driving on the motorway.

[St Landrew]

Motorcyclists and VW Beetle/Campervaners are of a similar breed. Tis a good thing, we should ban all cars (except pre 72 vdubbs) or dig up our roads and turn them into canals

 

You could be right there. My brothers have a VW Campervan each. One has a T25/T3 and the other has a T4. I'm the one with the bike, plus I do a fair bit of sailing. Funnily enough, I'm probably one of the most acknowledged people I know, as fellow bikers nod at me, or wiggle a leg, as they go in the opposite direction; VW Campervan owners wave at me when I'm driving the Transporters [i'm insured on them too]; and cruise liner and ferry boat passengers positively wave themselves to the point of exhaustion in order to get a wee reply from our sailing boat.

[sadoldgit]

Yep, never got that either. What difference does the water make? You wouldn't wave like and idiot at someone walking down the road who you didn't know from Adam.

[hamster]

When I'm driving alone with the roof down on the yellow convertiblke I get quite a few 'yoohoo's' and waves. I ignore them. QWell obviously i don;t fully ignore them otherwise how would I know they are doing it, what i should say is that I pretend to ignore them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless of course they are one big hunk of pumping muscle in which sace I blush.

 

mrs h thinks it's amusing yet it is she who chose the bloody car in the first place.

 

btw

she's still in Paris, so tonight I am taking her mum out. fact.

 

c u L8R.

[Dog]

Today I was on a safari park train, and it shook me up to know that trains attract more wrist shakers than river cruisers. I even got waved at by a family of fish lovers, which made me puke up my chocolate eclair. Plus there was loads of beardie type middle aged lone men with long lenses and video recorders.

[hamster]

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as opposed to .........chocolate eclair eating, condescending, judgemental, safari park train enthusiasts eh !!

 

Man up Dog, get a boat.

[Spudders]

Lotus drivers wave at each other too.

 

What usually happens in reality though is that, armed with the knowledge that we wave at each other, if I see one coming towards me I wave and the fooker coming the other way ignores me. So I think, “Right you f**king C**ts I won’t bother again.

 

So the next time one passes I think fook off, fook you, then as they pass me they wave and flash their lights all friendly like, so then I feel bad for ignoring them.

 

So the next time (feeling all warm and fuzzy after the previous wave I received) when I see one coming I wave at it and they don’t wave back…. And so the cycle goes on and on and on……….