... one used as a "vessel" which "voyaged" through the canals. Needless to say, the vandalism was not particularly recommended by the school teacher. You were not supposed to ... of the semester, there was a desk shuffle, and I had to say goodbye to my beloved kingdom. The canals were still within my reach though. In March, when I became a 3rd grader, we moved to a new classroom. On ...

... it was the industrial revolution that saw the great boom in their construction. Actually, it was more of a symbiosis. Canals came early in the revolution, mostly in the century starting in 1750, and the ability ... ? They were, unsurprisingly, among the first to invest in the new waterways. One of the first big canals, the Bridgewater, connected coalfields with a town of 25,000 called Manchester. ...

... with huge nets to scoop the rubbish and transferred it into a container in the boat. with many of the canals and rivers draining into the marina reservoir, it is even more critical that less rubbish reaches the area dammed behind the marina barrage. apart from nets, booms are placed across some of the canals and rivers to trap the rubbish. how do they remove the debris from this narrow and ...

... Venice Canals are lit up with sparkly Christmas Lights, it’s time for the 28th Annual Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade! This Sunday, Dec. 13th at 4:00pm go to Carroll Canal and Eastern Canal and watch the costumed boaters make their way through the canals. For more information on the parade route and contact information to enter your own boat, head over to Voice of ...

If you reported seeing a giant monster stalking the canals in the Madeira Beach area of Tampa, Florida, people would say you’ ... ;s ramblings. The common belief is that this cryptid is nothing more than a snake or, perhaps, a manatee.  They’re known to get into the canals down there in Florida, so it’s not difficult to imagine that might be what it is, but Sittlow is convinced it&# ...

I propose to hold off all action except for the building of desalination canals. With canals we have the ability, but not the necessity, of sequestering carbon by greening the deserts. If this worry about CO2 blows over at least we then have our fresh water provided for, for decades to come. Its a no-lose proposition.

Reuters: First fuel cell boat cruises Amsterdam's canals The "Nemo H2," which can carry about 87 people, is the first of its kind designed specifically ... ," said project manager Alexander Overdiep. A boat trip around Amsterdam's concentric semi-circles of canals is a popular tourist pastime in the Dutch capital. From spring, visitors will have the option of a &# ...

There's something strange and big swimming in the canals of Madeira Beach along the Pinellas County coast. Those who have seen it say it's no fish and think it could be a sea serpent. Russ Sittlow, 78, has seen it. He calls the creature "Normandy Nessie" because he lives on Normandy Road. The retired engineer said he first saw "Nessie" in April. "His head come ...

... to have one a few weeks ago, and while it wasn't painful during the procedure (they gave me so much Novocaine my face was numb up to my eyes), it hurt very badly afterwards. Root canals are done in two stages, so I go back for the second part tomorrow. To anyone who's had one: What should I expect? Will it hurt as badly afterwards as it did the first time? This came at a particularly bad ...

... opera, too. It is a stunning sight (I could not draw it - maybe I will try to capture it on video to share sometime). Sometimes I cannot make up my mind about whether or not I like manmade canals, waterways, souks, etc .. sometimes they seem too fake. Yet, if I surrender to the feeling of pleasure when I am within such surroundings, the pleasure is innocent and sincere. Is it truly 'fake' ...

... attempt by the Government to reduce £800bn of national debt. "Profit from the waterside property is vital to fund the maintenance and upkeep of a 2,200 mile network of canals that British Waterways manages throughout the UK. Selling the properties at rock bottom prices would not be in the interests of the taxpayer and would create serious long-term funding and environmental problems."

... all is the January 1879 incident on England's Shropshire Union Canal - in which a man was attacked by a large, ape-like animal with bright, shining eyes. Well, none other than British Waterways have picked up on the story and have a new posting that reveals brief background data on the affair, as well as much more on the haunted canals of Britain. Here's the link to the complete article.

... . The guide has some interesting monochrome pictures and some fascinating adverts that are similar to those found in the BW guides I recently reviewed. The booklet has a highly potted history of canals (of course given its author) and more "modern" information including a list of canal societies that were operating at the time. One section did catch my eye was an excerpt from the ...

There are a lot of old-timers (like me) who wish the canals that once ran through the heart of Manchester's mills had been preserved -- they were filled in during an outbreak of urban renewal in the late '60s -- but as my recent hair-raising research will soon illustrate, many of us may be alive today simply because the canals are gone.

Posted on behalf of John. Please add all replies to this thread: QUOTE in june 2010 myself and my family are going on a narrow boat holiday along the staffordshire &worcestershire canal and the lower shropshire union canal and backwaters of the birmingham canal network, can someone tell me what the best baits and setup would be for this area for chub and barble as i have never caught one and ...