056 - To the end of the Erewash Canal on our Narrowboat

[@stevemercer1793]

Another great video. Thank you. Was really nice to meet all three of you this afternoon - bizarrely on a railway station platform! Obviously, confirmed me a as a dedicated Minimal List fan. Lovely people and Gorgeous George.

[@MinimalList]

It was lovely to meet you both too. Thank you for saying hello! Jo

[@markredisons]

Great videos guys, I'm originally from Eastwood and the Erewash Canal is my old fishing/courting ground, I used to walk my old dog from Langley Mill to Trent Lock most Saturdays there and back 22 miles! Keep the great videos coming!👍

[@courierdog1941]

I so appreciate your view of your experiences on the Canals, which is so down to earth.

[@courierdog1941]

Off The Top, The Super Hero George, Running across the Hallam Fields, Yah George!!! Ha Ha Happy Belated Seventh Birthday George Jo,I like your selection of the Background Music, It is very appropriate as always. A suggest Name Change is "The journeys of George and his crew of Perseverance Jo & Michael"

[@MinimalList]

We have considered GeorgeTV, With Special Guest Stars! M

[@joybrooks3547]

Love the game idea! "Wilson" could float freely as you travel along dodging obstacles and Trying to get him back on the boat. Love your Vlogs.

[@peterrussell9473]

Nice to see Potters Lock. That is where I learned to swim 50 years ago.

[@MinimalList]

Ha! Glad we brought back some memories!

[@courierdog1941]

Jo & Michael: I found this piece and it made me think of Super George,, It may be just me but I think George has more personality. Ha Ha Hay it is still COVID-19 Mentality and we need some levity in our lives. If it were not for our two dogs it would be a miserable place. I am sure George, with all his energy, contributes many things to your lives, as you journey through the canals. When every I need a little bit of piece and quiet with humour I find another Minimal List VLOG. Stay Safe

[@GenaF]

From the basin at Langley Mill (I was raised nearby in Kimberley) they were on about making the Erewash / Cromford Canal usable beyond Langley Mill at least since I was a kid. I did a school local history project in 1984 about it. It's always been a muddy bog and I believe it will always stay that way. It may have been waiting even longer to be revitalised but I don't know. If they've not done it in my lifetime, I just can't see it ever reopening. Then again I remember in the 1980's watching the kids news show, Newsround where they were on about building the Chunnel from Dover to France and when talking to my Dad, he said they'd been on about that for donkeys years and it would never happen. They surprised us with that, even though I don't believe it should have been built. I don't suppose I should give up hope about the canal.

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, it would be lovely to see that canal. restored. Whenever we are on restored canals, which is a lot of the time to be honest, we always feel so thankful for all the people that campaigned worked so hard to get them re-opened.

[@GenaF]

Bless Noah!

[@jamessd7677]

Not bad for a Canadian Michael, not bad!!! Especially for a Saskatchewan Canadian, not bad!!!

[@MinimalList]

I'm just channeling my best Bob and Doug. M

[@stephenpowell5335]

So many memories, the lock where you met Noah was exactly where we used to play as kids, late 60s

[@garethw8884]

I would buy that game.for sure

[@mickynarrowboat698]

Hello guys wanted to thank you for making me home sick😟 I live in Asia but was born 1 mile from the great northern basin, must admit the area is a little run down these days but hey home is where the heart is! Where you moored at hallam fields Ilkeston I could see my daughters canal side home so that was quite surreal. I would like to subscribe twice to counter the guy who didn't want to cause offence by unsubscribing (i suspect he took his ball home too) There is a Langley Mill word for him but can't print it because of minors watching your channel. Anyway rant over but many thanks for your free vlogs🐕

[@MinimalList]

Wow, that would be surreal, but glad you got to see it. Asia has its own wonders, of course (Vietnam will probably always be my spiritual home), but yeah it's interesting how there's always the tug of that place you've been. As for the unsubscriber, nah that's fine... we can't be everyone's cup of tea all at once! Cheers! M

[@markwilson4724]

Thanks for the memories watching you cruise through Ilkeston. I lived off station Road for many years and as such the towpath between station road and potter's lock was our play area

[@MinimalList]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@jamesjetty625]

Happy Birthday Mr George!!

[@MinimalList]

Woof 🐾

[@janstickles3035]

Always ejoy your vlogs. So nice and kind to give Noah Abbott a shout out.

[@MinimalList]

He was a lovely boy. So much enthusiasm! Thanks for watching. Jo

[@LinuxUser119]

Happy Birthday George 😎

[@MinimalList]

Woof! G

[@chriscross9505]

(16:13) Hey !! Doughnut Lips and Walnut Face !! Really wishing you a warm and lovely summers boating to come.

[@MinimalList]

That's us! Multiple food groups in my beard at any one time! But she's got the patience of a goddess, thankfully. We wish the summers as well, as right now it's pouring down rain again! M

[@bassetmadness3625]

Hi guys. I would just like to say love your channel followed you from the start. You always make me smile Michael's sense of humour.. it stinks lol. Jo you do a really good job so keep him under control if you can. George is great. Best channel on KZbin thank you. Rob & Boris Basset 🐕

[@MinimalList]

Awww, thank you very much... it does stink, but somehow it still gets laughs. Sometimes. M

[@2Sugarbears]

Loving the new footage...those of us who will never be on a canal really enjoy the ride. Happy birthday to George. Michael you are looking more Viking all the time...expect to see blue woad and braids in your beard.

[@MinimalList]

I've always wanted to be a woad warrior, by mainly because I think it's my color. In point of fact though I'm going for Dwarf Berserker from the Warhammer game series. M

[@misery13666]

Happy Birthday George!

[@MinimalList]

Woof! 🐾

[@thebuffmeister89]

Love the beardy hat look! You are obviously having fun.

[@MinimalList]

We are! Thanks for watching! Jo

[@furryhenry]

Especially like this video, as I live next door to bridge 67, Gallows Inn, Ilkeston. safe cruising folks.

[@MinimalList]

Lucky you. A very nice place to live! We enjoyed our visit very much. Thanks for watching. Jo

[@DesmondsDonders]

I had heard Noah liked boats. I read it in a big book once ;-)

[@charlescain7962]

He likes animals too, thus the dog.

[@MinimalList]

There should be two though! M

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Yeh but he’s not happy about paying a 1/3 more on his boat licence

[@MinimalList]

I think he'd probably qualify for the charity discount though.

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Minimal List can you imagine waiting behind him at the elsan 🤢

[@snvb2007]

Happy belated birthday George!

[@MinimalList]

Woof! G

[@awolonthewater2159]

Happy belated birthday George, hope mummu and daddy made up for missing it xx loving the vlogs😎

[@MinimalList]

He got lots it treats! Jo

[@stephenpowell5335]

There is Richard Arkwright's Mill at Cromford, which hopefully will get reconnected at a future time. The canal all the way through to there is a fantastic nature reserve at the moment, so I'm guessing there could be objections for opening it up again. Oh well there are so many different wish lists these days.

[@MinimalList]

We got to visit Cromford, really interesting area and the canal, although disconnected, was really lovely. Definitely would be nice to see it reconnected, but there’s definitely a lot of obstacles in the way. M

[@stevemusgrave2000]

Absolutely lovely. Made me a bit homesick, as thats my home town. Hope you enjoyed all that Ellesmere offered. On my way back there from the Ashby, so might cross paths soon..... Be afraid, be very afraid😂

[@MinimalList]

The Ashby is lovely too isn't it. Make sure you say hello if you see us. We are not sure where we are off to next.

[@luanncrownover4]

Awww...Happy Belated Birthday, George! Loved the scenery and interaction today. Not being much of a gamer myself (other than bingo! LOL) I think your idea for a game sounds interesting! Maybe market that and you will be able to cruise the canals indefinitely! Enjoyed meeting Noah and I hope his channel grows from your "shout-out". Safe cruising!

[@MinimalList]

I'm also not much of a gamer, which is why I rather doubt it'll go anywhere, but I just have this hilarious image of someone mashing buttons as fast as possible to raise the lock paddle while 007 suavely snipes the baddie in the helicopter and helps the young Gongoozler lass who swooned at the sight of him. And yes, Noah was great! I'm hoping we're the ones needing his shout out in a few years! M

[@AdrianJeens]

I was irritated by the white dot on the left lens of your sunglasses, so yes I spent the whole time looking for that dot lol, oh and donut lips nice hat hair lol, thank you for the vlog.

[@MinimalList]

It’s mud. It’s been annoying me for days and I still haven’t cleaned it off. Thanks for watching. Jo

[@jorgeace7745]

Excellent videos and stylish hat;) Cheers from Portugal!

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching. Jo

[@theonetempus]

I like your video game idea. As for the arm holding the camera, have you looked into a selfie stick with a counterbalance.

[@MinimalList]

I'm not sure I'll ever get around to making it (my background isn't in games), but I keep dreaming up goofy levels. The selfie stick is actually a good idea, I just think I'm somewhat morally predisposed to doing the opposite of a Kardashian in all possible circumstances. The real problem is that our Osimo is quite heavy, and occasionally goes on the fritz suddenly. M

[@fredfish8918]

5:15 First sign of celebrity . Every one asks to too promote them :p Noah had a Bike riding video so It was worth the trip for me :) Interesting enough . The first 5 minutes I thought you were in a back alley.I shudder too think that George can get his mouth around a wilson. :)

[@MinimalList]

He was a really nice kid. Not sure our shout out is worth much but it was funny to be asked and his videos are quite cute! The canal side is so diverse, one mile you are in open country side. The next you are in a back ally lol. Jo

[@fredfish8918]

Ya he looked like a bundle of joy I imagine I could put up with him for about 15 minutes :)

[@MinimalList]

He was keen, but you'd imagine he'd exhaust himself occasionally! M

[@davelawrence821]

happy belated hatch out day George! walnut face & forgetting the marzipan?? oh dear he likes to live dangerously lol. was thinking of doing the Erewash so very handy to know what its like, would you recommend it? Michaels idea for a game is good.. but he needs to introduce a boat jousting element :-)

[@MinimalList]

We would definitely recommend the Erewash. The locks were heavy and there are 14 of them on the 12 mile stretch so it is quite hard work but it is very quiet and there are a lot of moorings available. The scenery isn’t spectacular, but it is still nice and well worth a visit. Also, we met some really lovely boaters in this canal which always helps to enhance the experience. Michael’s jousting idea was for real life but it would be a good addition to the game too! ;-) Jo

[@rbrtcrowther]

I'm sure Brian blessed is something to do with the cromford canal..... the Leawood plumping station is with a visit too ... oh and the Middleton top engine house

[@MinimalList]

I'm told that if I ever shake hands with Brian Blessed the earth may be destroyed instantaneously. We're hoping to visit Cromford shortly, so we may well find out! M

[@mikeshipp2580]

The water overflow is called a by-wash.

[@MinimalList]

Ah, good to know! Thanks! Jo

[@mortglickman3217]

thumbsup...

[@MinimalList]

Thumbsup on thumbsup! M

[@CallmeRogerRoger]

Do you believe your content has shifted to more talking and less boating? Not being critical. I enjoy your channel. I'd watch a video of simply the real time segments of the sped up portions of this video, with actual canal sound. As an American gongoozler, this is the closest I can get to the canal life, for now. Happy travels!

[@MinimalList]

You are the second person to mention that they don’t like the time lapses. Maybe I need to include less of them. The problem is we travel at 3-4 miles an hours in a ten minute video you’d get to see half an hour of canal side. Also out microphone isn’t that great so the sounds would be mainly engine noise and wind. Thanks for the feed back thought. I’ll definitely try and include more of this type of footage and limit the amount of time-lapses

[@CallmeRogerRoger]

Please don't take my comments as super negative. I really enjoy your vlogs and we're trying to get to the canal soon.

[@MinimalList]

Don't worry, we don't take constructive criticism as negative. We can't always respond to it (we'll try to incorporate some real time segments, but the reality is we shoot time lapse footage in part because it uses FAR less batteries and storage than real time, and we simply don't have extra batteries or storage), but we do appreciate it. M

[@bobf5804]

When does George drive, and you two walk?

[@MinimalList]

Ah. That is the dream. He would look so cute up there on the tiller. Jo

[@loft306]

I can see it now, everything is going smoothly such a nice little cruise and then out of nowhere pheasant pheasant pheasant no more George nb finds a nice silt bar the park on, just far enough from shore that your gonna get wet:P

[@mjallenuk]

Oh dear fella ... whenever your better half says something to the effect of 'don't buy me any I can't have them anymore' buy a dozen and hide them away.

[@MinimalList]

Very good advise! Jo

[@Crewsy]

Michael. If they don’t find you handsome then they better find you handy.

[@miketipping1583]

It's my Springer's (Scout) birthday today. He's 10. My wife was the only one who remembered... she got him another cuddly dog for him to dominate.

[@MinimalList]

Happy 10th Birthday Scout!

[@JoelHudson]

Mike Tipping does that make him 70 dog years old? Happy belated birthday George, good boy!

[@miketipping1583]

Springer Spaniel dog years are different to other breeds. They hit the human equivalent of 6 at the age of one and stay there for the rest of their lives.

[@MinimalList]

George definitely seems to be on that journey! He's such a kid at heart! M

[@courierdog1941]

No it not sounding like Canadian EH!

[@waza987]

Yes I want to play Grand Theft Narrowboat.

[@MinimalList]

Lol

[@grahamBearman1]

Marzipan! do they still make those? and George wins...as usual :-)

[@MinimalList]

They definitely make them, although Jo has been trying to cut back, so I'm no longer buying out whole box loads. M

[@swamprat69er]

Happy Birthday, George!

[@MinimalList]

Woof 🐾

[@markredisons]

I can't believe you didn't go to Eastwood birth place of D.H.Lawrence and the birth of the Sun Inn, birth place of the idea for the Midland Railway 😭😭

[@ukstrummer]

Love the video as always but is there any way I can turn of those distracting annoying subtitles please?

[@petermastenbroek5264]

If you click in the bottom right of the video you can click the subtitles on or off.

[@MinimalList]

Subtitles aren't normally on by default. Jo does add a few overlaid ones when I say something impossible to hear or we flub a word, and those will always be there, but if they ones we add for the Hard of hearing are constantly showing up I'm afraid it's your setting in the KZbin client. Sadly the way to turn them off depends on your client; in the IOS app I use it's the "triple dot" button in the top right of the video, then Captions. In a web browser it's usually bottom right, but your mileage will vary by web browser. Sorry they're distracting. M

[@dereknicholson4831]

Well, in recent videos, I'm finding I'm turning the 'Closed Captioning' ON because I can hardly understand a word being said! I think part of the reason the captions come out as jibberish is because that's what they hear.

[@MinimalList]

We have started to manually update the subtitles so there should be no jobberish in the last four vlogs. I hope that helps. Jo

[@dereknicholson4831]

I'm not sure if you've recently made any equipment changes, but recently you audio has gotten really bad (quiet/muffled). I mainly notice this on your videos. A bit like the teacher on Peanuts impersonating Marcel Marceau! :)

[@peterharris8506]

Grant hectic mambo at, pmsblol your nuts lol.

[@MinimalList]

Are those auto-generated captions? M

[@FrazzledPup]

I'd play the narrowboat game, but I want old school Doom demons

[@MinimalList]

Bit tricky, as I envision this as a top down game, and the Doom demons only exist as top down, forward facing camera sprites. M

[@FrazzledPup]

Minimal List that lets me out, I don't do top down, never have liked them

[@MinimalList]

Hmm. It's a tricky one, cause in my head it's a wacky version of SpyHunter (a classic arcade game I loved) and the original Grand Theft Auto, only with narrowboats.

[@FrazzledPup]

Minimal List might be fun to do a flat River Raid style, loved that one

[@brggmc]

Sorry, just had to unsubscribe! Why do you put so much importance into speeding up your videos when actually cruising along the canals? Sure, we like to listen to your 'pieces to camera', but a voiced narrative as a background to a real-time video of your journeys would be so much more interesting from our point of view. That way we could enjoy your journeys and the scenery at the same time as listening to what you have to say. This comment is not intended to cause offence. Happy Cruising....!

[@MinimalList]

No offence taken, thank you for taking the time to explain. It’s just our style I guess. We actually film those parts as time lapses rather than speeding up the clips. Maybe I need to find a better balance between the time-lapses and real-time footage. Also, we are not great at narration, we have tried it and it didn’t really suit us. There are plenty of other Narrowboat KZbinrs that make the kind of videos that you describe and I’m sure you watch and enjoy them. I think it’s great that we all have different have different styles as this gives viewers a variety to choose from. Sorry to see you go. Jo

[@tonyharris5015]

He does real-time, time lapse, non-boating videos, an occasional UFO fly over and all done with his original music compositions!