Project Narrowboat ep 38 - Banbury Town

[@johnallen148]

Hi Johnny great video yes the lift bridge was a little low ,the water shooting up from the paddles would make you jump if you was turning the windlass lol and get bloody wet and cold hehe ,love watching you vids you are so laid back not getting excited over anything,you take care keep safe keep warm till next time,John 🍺🍺🐕🔥🌨🥶

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I keep calm and carry on!

[@MsVanorak]

it amuses me that a lot of you boaters are so pernickety about where you moor for the night. I worked as a long distance van driver (no tachograph restrictions) and learnt to sleep soundly (sitting up leaning against the locked door without relaxing my grip on my phone) wherever I could feel safe which was sometimes in noisy busy places.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Well, we are doing it for pleasure! Always in search of that perfect spot...

[@RetroRatz]

I've never seen water spurt up like that from the winder! Amazing you caught it on camera! Keeping it real! Good vlog!

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

A couple seconds later I'd have got a good soaking which would have made for good footage but it was so bitterly cold I'm glad it didn't get me. I had my share of cold water with that wellington boot incident the other week.

[@johndallasjohnson6066]

hello I'm from United States Rockford Illinois I'm a new here . I like to watch Narrowboat KZbinrs . what I seen so far I do enjoy ..

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Hi John, great to have you aboard - plenty of narrowboat channels, each with their own take on things. Thanks for watching mine.

[@DeeDeeNorthernIrish]

Bless you 🍀☘👍🏻

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Oh, thank you DeeDee :)

[@lesleysilverstone2868]

Another great video....and again, against all adversity, you are calm. Hopefully you were able to have a warm night there with not too much noise. Keep safe and well.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Yes it was fine actually - and handy ish for a re supply.

[@martinjagger5362]

Never miss an episode Johnny 👍🤙🤘🤟💯💯, awesome Johnny 👍

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I thank you.

[@penneynoss9552]

Hope that sneeze was allergies and not a cold. Have a great week 😊

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I was fine thanks - just wanted to go in to the warm and not reshoot that scene!

[@TheBenilady]

Bless you

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Why thank you.

[@MrIdleknight]

That swing bridge was playing up when I went through it last year and was a pain to raise. Those houses went up quick.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Packed in like sardines...

[@markrutter5996]

Great video as always. Very watchable and interesting so thanks Johnny.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

You're very welcome Mark.

[@StuartBtn]

Great vlog Jonny, was through Banbury in 2018, that construction site on your stb was a car park then

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I wish they hadn't built it so tall on both sides - the canal is rather hemmed in now.

[@Tandan.]

nice vlog and little fun :)

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Thank you 😁

[@russjones4034]

Enjoyed the video and thanks for continuing to show your route on a map. I was right there with you at the swing bridges and lock. I am predicting in a short while your channel will be in the top 3 narrowboat channels on You Tube and you will have many subscribers. South Carolina USA

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Thanks - there's a lot of narrowboat channels - everyone's got their own take on it though, which is good.

[@NarrowboatWill]

That building site was just foundations when I went past in the summer. I moored there and it was quite at night. Another blockbuster Mr London.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

You obviously like to get up before I do!

[@robertinnes9266]

"Another stiff old mechanism", and I expected you to add, "and the paddle was pretty creaky too". Only joking. You set them up and I'll knock them down for you. 🙂

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Hi Robert - I missed a trick there!

[@soloroy6020]

Love your lifestyle, mate. I am living on a boat in Holland myself.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I've never been to Holland, sounds nice though.

[@garym518]

If it’s choice between building or industrial I would always go for building as they tend to go quite a night whereas industrial can be 24hr

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

That whiney tower thing was going at all hours!

[@terencesanderson6196]

Good vlog again - Cutting a good hole at bottom of your tyre fenders makes life simpler - When does cruising begin again?

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I wish I'd done those holes a bit bigger - just a tad slow to drain especially if bits of leaves etc in there. It's gonna be ages till cruising proper... the crt website thinks 12th April :( In time for the hire season anyway.

[@julie011267]

Great video once again x i was keep ducking when you were going through them locks, bridges 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

They are pretty low on the side the bridge opens to - luckily the highest points on the boat are in the middle.

[@chriscj8106]

Hope you had a quick tot of brandy after that sneeze lol, looked flippin cold out there bbbbbrrrrr, I've noticed on top of the fire in most barges there is a little sort of windmill, what does it do? Yet another addictive episode, stay safe, and take care x

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

The stove fan, yes. It is supposed to distribute the warm air around the boat more efficiently. Works on some kind of electricity generated from heat type effect.

[@chriscj8106]

Thanks for that Johny

[@tedb5443]

Gesundheit Johny!

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Danke!

[@BREWERBURTON]

F in hell, I hope they do Johnny. A great vlog again, all the best, hopefully see you next week as long as you don't come down with a cold. 😊

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I'm fine... did I mention is was rather cold?

[@tanyamckenzie7482]

You should head back to London, we had a very mild winter comparing to the rest of the country.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Yeh, London usual gets away with it. Haven't decided yet!

[@maevecolvin3381]

Made me laugh at the end. Think the air went a bit blue after you sneezed!

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

That was a big sneeze - I was just too cold to bother taking that shot again.

[@tanyamckenzie7482]

I remember that video, you were drinking tea with gin and Jill was walking her dog.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

That's the one! The trouble with continuously cruising is every time I meet people I'm off again.

[@sharronkerry3223]

Hi johny love the video your so right it is hard work living on a narrowboat .It must be so cold 🥶 but I loved the ending sneezing 🤧 you didn't swear did you? I know it wasn't the birds singing I heard x

[@sharronkerry3223]

My Apologies for last week you look nothing like Compo its just your hat and your wellies sorry 😞

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Hey Sharron. Caught me! The fade was a bit tight :)

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

@@sharronkerry3223 I guess woolly hat and wellies and anyone looks like compo!

[@rbrtcrowther]

Stay away from the shop in Cropredy. ....it's about 4 quid for pint of milk...

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Weekly runs to the supermarket, me.

[@DavidHilton1991]

What's the point in it being a bridge if it has to be left open? Isn't it actually for pedestrians to cross over who wouldn't know how to raise and lower it 🤔 Enjoyed the vlog as always 🙂

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Those bridges are mainly agricultural - for the farmer to get his tractor across etc.

[@DavidHilton1991]

@@ProjectNarrowboat Oh ok didn't know that.

[@grahamlaurie]

😂😂😂. Was it cold?

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Funny you should say that....

[@leetarver3862]

Hey Johnny, watched your "getting wood" vlog last week and laughed so much that I actually slightly fouled myself! Brilliant! I have sinced subscribed and watched your entire library. Keep it going, your a floating legend. Ps, which way are you heading when you hit napton jct? 😁👍

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Ho ho - don't be sending me your laundry bill! I haven't decided which way I'm going next... me and decisions....

[@dafunkfiend]

Did you deliberately finish with 'F**king hell' before fading out at the end or was that an error? Hilarious either way!

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

Thought I could fade the ending and couldn't be bothered doing another take... was a bit tighter than I though! Nothing gets past you guys!