Liverpool Lift Bridge.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:15:43 +0100, "Pete Stockdale"
<peter.jeanne@> wrote:

>Strange indeed - as the word bascule is listed as a noun only with no verbal
>or adverbial variations !

The absence of a word from a dictionary (or from any dictionary) does
not show that the word does not exist. It may mean that the word has
not been brought to the attention of the lexicographers or that they
thought it too rare, or likely to be too ephemeral, to be worth
including. Furthermore, dictionaries are, of necessity, always behind
the times: words will have appeared, disappeared and changed their
meanings while the dictionaries were in preparation.

As the meaning of "basculate" is clear, and it fills a gap in the
lexicon (albeit for the relatively small number of people who need to
talk about the actions of bascule bridges), it is not inconceivable
that future editions of Chambers will record it.

bjg

Martin Clark wrote:
> Adrian Stott wrote...
>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:39:01 +0100, Brian J Goggin
>> <myinitialsATmyorganization.ie> wrote:
>>
>>> As the meaning of "basculate" is clear, and it fills a gap in the
>>> lexicon
>>
>> Actually, it doesn't. The word "open" has already prevented such a
>> gap.
>>
> It doesn't adequately portray the rocking action that this bridge
> would make were it to open.


Personally me and Mort would prefer Easi-lift rock-o-matic

ps Martin PW...now that you have dug yourself a big hole, won't you be glad
to escape all this next week? ;-)

pps...no word from "The Goggin" (s) if they want to join us?

pps I now have some 15mm copper pipe in my "take" pile of stuff

ppps all PFD's (self inflating lifejackets to you English folk) have been
serviced with new bobbins etc)

Carter Brandon - English Barge Erne Nest - Shannon Reg 7410

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> On Jul 17, 9:02 pm, "Pete Stockdale" <peter.jea...@>
> wrote:
>> I trust you will remonstrate with "the ed"
>
> I consider myself duly remonstrated (oh, for infinite pages).
>
> Richard

Martin was lucky...that "other mag" actually bothers to print his articles!
;-)

--
Neil Arlidge - English Barge Erne Nest - Shannon Reg7410

Roger Murray wrote:

>
> Saw you on the quay at the Liverpool Tall Ships with all your camera
> gear Pete. Did you get some good pics including the - cul buttocks?
>
> Roger.

I drove up to the offending bridge at 9am yesterday, then made the
detour which was quite trivial.
Apparently the engineer in charge has been offered a set of options as
to how to proceed with the bridge, and is currently mulling them over.

Re the tall ships, I was lucky enough to be out on the Mersey yesterday.
Seen from the water, my impression was that the departure parade was
rather rushed & perhaps didn't give the crowds on the shore quite the
spectacle they had hoped for, also many of the vessels kept further from
the Wirral shore, where the biggest crowds were, than they needed. How
did it seem from the bank?

Tim

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:10:42 +0100, "Pete Stockdale"
<peter.jeanne@> wrote:

>Anybody know when they are due to return to Liverpool or anywhere else in
>the uk for that matter ?

Belfast 2009, Hartlepool 2010, Greenock and Lerwick 2011.

2011 starts in Waterford, Ireland.

bjg

Brian J Goggin wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:10:42 +0100, "Pete Stockdale"
> <peter.jeanne@> wrote:
>
>> Anybody know when they are due to return to Liverpool or anywhere
>> else in the uk for that matter ?
>
> Belfast 2009, Hartlepool 2010, Greenock and Lerwick 2011.
>
> 2011 starts in Waterford, Ireland.

Oh...another time when we will be shunned through no moorings!

--
Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest -yet to visit Waterford, last year we by-passed
it.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:45:31 +0100, "Neil Arlidge"
<news1@tuesdaynightclub.co.uk> wrote:

>Oh...another time when we will be shunned through no moorings!

Last time the Tall Ships visited Waterford, Gerry Burke arranged with
a local Waterford boat club (mostly small fishing-boats) to occupy
their drying-out-at-low-tide moorings in the Pill (St John's River),
which flows in to the Suir right in the middle of Waterford. Waterford
City Council (which runs the official marina) and port authority had
no control over St John's River so, while every other pleasure boat
was being turned away, the Heavy Metal Gang (and fleet support units)
sailed into the middle of Waterford and took up position. Then they
went up to Carrick and came back again in time for the leaving
ceremonies. It's all a matter of knowing the right people ....

bjg

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:33:55 +0100, "Neil Arlidge"
<news1@tuesdaynightclub.co.uk> wrote:

>...and soon the peace and tranquility of the fly fishman's evening was
>broken by propellor fettling and rusticle re-blacking.....

I misread that the first time ....

bjg

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:41:24 +0100, Martin Clark <email.me@my.website>
wrote:

>What is that rope or chain thing dangling from the front of the middle
>boat?

It seems to be connected to a nanker.

>It looks like a clever device to snare the prop of any boat attempting
>to come alongside.

Not that many boats would be coming alongside in the tidal conditions
shown.

bjg

Martin Clark wrote:
> Brian J Goggin wrote...
>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:41:24 +0100, Martin Clark
>> <email.me@my.website> wrote:
>>
>>> What is that rope or chain thing dangling from the front of the
>>> middle boat?
>>
>> It seems to be connected to a nanker.
>>
>>> It looks like a clever device to snare the prop of any boat
>>> attempting to come alongside.
>>
>> Not that many boats would be coming alongside in the tidal conditions
>> shown.
>>
> Nobbutt... the boats were there (unattended) with the chain thingie in
> place when the tide was in and Neil came alongside. Lucky escape
> there, if you ask me!

This time there was hardly any fresh in the Nore, so arriving near HW we had
all the time in the world to check the state of the bottom with the pole,
miss the mud weight and rearrange the other boats mooring lines, so we could
get off (no one on them so obviously we left them as we found them.)
Uncle Mort (DK) was most impressed with the Boni-dry easi-steer cabinette on
the inner NB. Both these boats see to have been ex- Celtic Cruisers hire
boats.
It would appear that if a NB is just afloat, then there is at least 5ft of
water all the way down the dry-i-out section to the Red House.

--
Noel Earl Leige - NB EA RN est