Narrowboat Life on The Cut When It Snows #70

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[@rockinginafreeworld3256]

This is what I like to see. Someone showing living on a boat day to day rather than cruising. Very enjoyable.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

From what I have seen of boater videos there showing a flurry bunny side to living on the cut and not the reality of it, glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@jonahsingh5645]

I love this!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed it..

[@normg2242]

I love how you show what boating life is like when you're not cruising. Very enjoyable, thanks!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I like to show the good and bad as well as day to day things, glad you enjoyed the video Norm..

[@scriptorium-in-candelight]

You can find a way to be unhappy anywhere you go. You have shelter, warmth, a place to sleep and you have peace of being alone. I dont know why that feeling is happening where you have to explain everything, like your guilty of something. Even thought your not, Its a beautiful place and its not as bad as you think! maybe some clear glass on the door would be nice to let the outside in for a bit. I also want to be @ comfort in my own life....awesome video!!!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@susanmcdermott3668]

The boat looks lovely coverered in snow ❄️

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

looks proper nice this time of year :)

[@KrasherJack]

NAH -40 is cold, greetings from Canada

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

You got me there mate, now that is cold 🥶

[@santaclause7676]

You only got minus 40 it was minus 53 where i am at.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

@@santaclause7676 Siberia? No boats would ever move hear haha

[@johnnunn8688]

But yours is a dry cold, ours is humid. Trust me, it feels cold.

[@bagsbunny]

You’ve got us Brits there, it’s all relative, and we rarely get extremes of weather. Mind you, come the Spring time, and we’re all in shorts and sandals supping iced cider in 21° , we get to laugh at Ozzie tourists shivering and whining coz they’re freezing!

[@dippyfish]

Love how tea is the primary concern. I would be the same.🙂

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Got to have a brew mate, keeps the world turning :)

[@JWnFlorida]

It's 75 degrees, welcome from palm beach lol it is really beautiful there though. Love the boat and love the snow.

[@stevecam724]

I had a wonderful winter experience at the Wigan football stadium in early February 2019. We were on our way to Asda at 3am in the morning (for fresh bread) and the snow was falling so we stopped in the car park and I got to stand in the snow and do snow stuff, my wife is from Harlow and thought I was a fool for being out in it. It was the first time in my life that I had touched snow so it was very exciting. It was -4C overnight in Wigan and we had flown in from Perth, Australia 2 days earlier where it was high 30s, low 40s.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

sounds like a great day to remember, nice of you to share it with us and a bit of a change from what your used too hehehe ;)

[@johnnunn8688]

I had the complete opposite experience. I imagined that Australia was always hot, that’s all you read about here. I left the UK to travel to Perth, WA, during a European heatwave, where people were dying due to the heat. Arrived in Perth, 3/8/2003. Next day, bought an electric blanket. Disappointed doesn’t cover it 🤣😂.

[@kerryquinn7188]

What a lovely way of life you are truly blessed. I've never been to England but a narrow boat holiday would be the thing to get me there.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Very worth while and a very different way of life that’s for sure so well worth a trip..

[@jomo7388]

it is very beautiful especially the swans

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

It can be very picturesque and plenty of good places to see..

[@sirfrydryk360]

Love the picture of narrow boat in the snow. Love it.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Does look nice, got plenty more on the boats Instagram page if you fancy a look..

[@commissaryarrick9670]

it looks so cozy inside the boat when it is snowing outside

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

The snow is picturesque that’s for sure and a good contrast is the heat inside, I luv it 😊

[@pauloutdoorsandmore8502]

Very interesting video and great to see some decent quantities of the white stuff, thanks for sharing and all the best, Paul

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@gregrobbins9493]

@ 3;14, typical nice winter morning in Canada, except there are no 4+ foot high snow banks on side of road

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Yep, not seen many of them snow banks hear hehehe

[@andyfreer1343]

Great wintry video lovely boat very cosy and plenty of whiskey and beer 🍻 cheers

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Oh yes got to have plenty of fluids this time of year 😊 glad you enjoyed the video…

[@davidcasey8427]

Cold, it’s all relative. In Alaska we would be enjoying the warm weather 😊

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I have a friend who lives in Minnesota and the weather there makes England look like a sunny paradise hehehe 😊

[@chriscurrie5597]

You did well to stop right by tesco....

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Great mooring spot that’s for sure..

[@tanyamckenzie7482]

I was gonna say that too

[@UKRailsandMore]

Great insight mate, thanks for sharing, shame we don’t seem to get the snow as we did as I remember it as a kid so it’s great that you have captured some of the proper stuff! All the best, Paul

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Very true I remember so of times when I was younger and totally snowed in and vehicles stranded all over the place, good to look back on but not so good at the time, glad you enjoyed the video, cheers Paul

[@imranzazai7404]

Beautiful place and I am your new subscriber from Afghanistan.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Welcome to the channel Imran, nice to see people from around the world hear..

[@mikemiles3068]

Nice crispy chill! It sure makes everything looks great 👍

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Very true, as cold as it is picturesque 😊

[@zzp1]

As long as there is a good insulation, no condensation and sufficient heating, life on a boat is pretty nice. It has its limits, but living in a house also.

[@rugpoker]

Nice mate, your three shelves of goodness should be on every boat 🍻

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Very true 😊

[@NorthernNarrowboaters]

Love this thank you for sharing. Great view

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed the video..

[@jamesnewton1711]

Nice video Rob. Think you need to get another few beers to put the other side of the well deck - gotta keep the boat balanced :). Hope you sort out the car nightmare soon - see you in the next video!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Very true James and is important to keep a good balance on the boat, I will sort it mate 😊

[@ChakatNightspark]

You should consider on getting a shovel. That way if it snows like that again, could clear a little path for when you step off the boat. Have to keep safe.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I have one now and comes in very handy plus a good wheelbarrow hehehe

[@paulwebster3982]

Great video' Boat & view looked beautiful.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed it Paul 😊

[@stevelunney3396]

Will pop by and say Hello when walking the dog as I live around the corner. Want to ask few questions as looking to by my first narrowboat .

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

No probs, enjoy a good chat..

[@christianworthinton8000]

Is there some map that shows you the stopover points and costs? Thinking of taking my Mum in Canada on a longboat trip to add to her bucket list. She dreams of it... Manchester born. The home of canals.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

There is a phone app called open canal map planner, there are also hand books made by Collins for various canals, both show mooring spots, no where shows prices, the canal is free and only private or marinas will charge for mooring.

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Just watched fir the first time your winter vlog. Very interesting. Would you consider a tarpaulin for the bow of your boat or a catch cover to keep that area from the elements during winter.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I have seen some home made ones and they can look either very good or bad, I would have a cratch cover but the prices are mental for what you get, glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Amazing how thick that ice was. Wow. Great vlog

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

A lot thicker as you go into the middle, that was an end piece on the edge of the canal, glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@mechellekingman7833]

2 feet thick in 1963.

[@leighstanley4878]

Hi, enjoyed that thanks. Where exactly are you I'm in Cannock. Where is the tesco ??. I'm off to live on board my boat moored at Hatherton Marina in the next 6 weeks. All the best Leigh

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Best of luck Leigh with your boat and glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@JPBlades]

Liked the snowy night shots!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

me too, have some on my instagrame page..

[@JPBlades]

@@narrowboatflorencerose4938 ok thank I'll take a look

[@ronwebster4408]

Hi Rob nice filming showing our winter wonderland at a small portion of an English canal. Loved it. I missed where you are, is it near Bownhills and does the wharf have a name?

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

The arms do have a name but can’t remember it off the top of my head, looks lovely in the snow but very cold that’s for sure, glad you liked the video 😊

[@susanmcdermott3668]

Just glad the snow has gone xxx

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Looks nice but slows everything down xx

[@christophergeorge8800]

We do you moor in the winter? Marina. How thick the ice? Can you travel in it? Gee this is neat

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I never use marinas, over priced and get nothing for your money. You can travel through ice but is very ill advised and shouldn’t be done..

[@lowellirish]

So its 28° F. ? I live in N.H. USA We get 28° starting in October...by Christmas its more like 10 below, and Jan -March are basically -10F to -45F (rare) ...Spring starts in May, but we're still at 40°-55° F Tonight, June 12th is 54° tonight Tomorrow is rain and 57° ... Snow? Well, I have 10 ski areas within 1/2 hr. 200" a year.

[@ВексельСтрем]

Дуже сподобалось)😋🇺🇦

[@flogg8635]

Well it looks as if it’s time to get warm. 🍹

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Too right it is hehehe 😊

[@georgesmith8113]

Good job! 👍👍👍👊😎

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@elliothiggins4349]

I literally just searched for a narrow boat and you recorded it down the road from me (Brownhills) can tell by accent aswell our kid

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Good mooring in Brownhillsand one of my fave canals the curly wurley, great place..

[@angrybrit7331]

Canal looks great in snow. I gave you a sub mate

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Very true, lovely views on the cut this time of year, thanks for the sub mate..

[@tanyamckenzie7482]

Can you keep fire on all night, or that's not safe?

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

You can bank a fire so it slow burns over night but I don’t do it myself, banking just keeps the coal smouldering so not that hot and quick to get back going on the morning, I just let mine go out before heading off to bed..

[@lynnsewell6057]

We keep our's going overnight just over tickover so boat is nice and warm to get up on. Wouldn't like to wake up on a cold boat.

[@shauncorless8965]

But what if you've got a itchy tiller , 🤔,looks cold what happens when it's frozen solid 🤔

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Wait for it to melt

[@rosiebateson4498]

No matter how bad the weather is Amazon delivery drivers always get thru 😆 I haven’t watched your other videos yet so you may have already answered this: is the floor of your boat extra cold from the freezing water beneath or is it insulated? I’ve subscribed ♥️👍

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

It is insulated but is the coldest part of the boat, I have seen boats with underfloor heating though and if I put all the boats heating on at the same time it does get very hot on hear, but good slippers are a must 😊

[@lowellirish]

The ice piece is the shape of NH USA! Im so bummed though...not much of a heavy drinker...I like my weed...But England? Nope. Cant have it there I guess? 😥

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤, new sub, gr8 stuff

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@Roheryn100]

🥰🥰Your stained glass doors……

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I done them a few years back and still look nice to this day :)

[@Alan_AB]

I know i'm asking this question a bit late in the day. But, do you not clear the snow from the solar cells so that the sunlight cn get at it?

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Snow on the boat is just for the video as people like to see it, boat was cleared daily, solar hardly pulls any power in winter and gets covered quick it it’s snowing as it’s flat 😊

[@lesgill8490]

Hi did you have a home brew channel, a while ago??

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Yes Les, the channel is still active with plenty of videos on there..

[@davidsedlickas8222]

14v at 2amps current Is that sufficient to break your battery resistance to charge ?

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

On average on days like those it’s around 50v just happened to be the current when I was making the video, very small amount of power but don’t really pay much attention to it this time of year..

[@gregfawcett5152]

What is the homeless situation along the cut? Is there any issue with crime?

[@huberttarganski2095]

Hi. What's an accent You have Bro?

[@warrenstanford7240]

I bet a few narrow boats have sunk this winter due to snow and ice build up.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Too right, same ever winter but it’s mostly because of flooding and water levels..

[@SuperNorini]

Lovely accent!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Nice of you to say Noreen 😊

[@susanwright1999]

Brummie !

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

@@susanwright1999 sure am 😊

[@johnbowkett5920]

A fellow Brummie , from Moseley . ☺

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

@@johnbowkett5920 been drinking up there many times...

[@see4182]

Love that accent! Where are you originally from?

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Birmingham, not far from the city center

[@see4182]

@@narrowboatflorencerose4938 Delightful!

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

@@see4182 😊

[@WalsallHypnotherapy]

Is this in Brownhills?

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

It is, yes

[@mechellekingman7833]

People where skating on it in 1963

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Sounds fun..

[@mickowen568]

I see u r in the same place as last year but facing the other way .did come down u where out I guess dave knocked the window

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I was passing when the stoppage for the country came again, more covid essential travel restrictions for us all inc the narrowboaters..

[@longbowarcher100]

your duck was in fact a rare redbreasted mergnser

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I don’t quacking believe it....

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

You would be far better if you bought a sack of bird seed rather than bread, which although traditional does them no good whatsoever. Does that camera show heat loss through open doors?

[@JClark2600]

Thats very nice of you to give food to the birds but beard actually hurts the birds. Its not their normal diet.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

I know, but like I said anything is better than nothing and given a choice it’s better than 1000s die on mass due to campaigns like the one a couple of years ago asking not to feed them, that was a total disaster for bird life, myself I will keep feeding them and help get them through the hardest part of the year..

[@shoelessjoe1905]

Subtitles would've been a nice touch...

[@newdogatplay]

The breast an thy of theat coot is good eating just make sure tp remove all the fat from it b4 cooking also let them age in a cooler of ice for a few days ,,,

[@keithdavies4860]

Birds even though they will eat virtual anything, bread isn't good for them it's hard for them to digest it, seed and corn it better if you want to feed them, great video though

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@xijinpig4211]

What the I can understand some of the things he says but not all AND ENGLISH IS MY ONLY LANGUAGE

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

Have problems with sentences too??

[@marcopalmeri7311]

absolute boomer

[@pepperpot542]

Get the snow off your boat ASAP

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

All gone now and did brush it off at the time :)

[@williamavery9185]

A snow storm and settled. You will soon see where your insulation is lacking.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

five years on and the insulation is fine :) so fk knows what planet your on..

[@bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663]

Curious why you care if foxes drown in the canal. I used to go hunting them as a child. They are a pest IMO

[@sallymander7863]

That Guy Foxes have a right to live like anyone else. Even though my hen coop was once raided and all my hens were taken, foxes only leave the bodies if they are disturbed. More than happy to have a foxhunting debate if we can keep it civil.

[@narrowboatflorencerose4938]

And then you grew up and became an even bigger prick 😊😊

[@spencerwilton5831]

That Guy Drowning is a horrific and terrifying experience for anything to go through. I do agree that foxes can be a problem and can see a need for population control but I still wouldn't wish such an unpleasant death on a living creature. It speaks volumes about the kind of person you are that you not only have that thought, but that you also see fit to air in in public.

[@michw3755]

There's only one "pest" and you're THAT GUY !! 🖕🖕🖕