It's felt like the return of Spring today, with the wind going round to the south and the sun peeping out from time to time. It was quite pleasant to walk along the towpath to get the paper, though the sight of no less than three dogs, all apparently belonging to the same boat, dumping on the towpath, having been allowed to wander off out of sight of their owner, wasn't so cheering.
Why can't dog owners grasp the basic fact that if you let your dog out of sight, there's no way you can be sure of cleaning up after it? Actually, judging by the state of the towpath by the boat in question, the owner is one of those charming characters who just doesn't give a lump of the offending material for such niceties. Since the boat is a classic hippy hutch, devoid of markings, it's all too easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all such boats are occupied by lazy, scruffy good for nothings, which isn't fair either to such boaters as a group or indeed to dog owning boaters, of course.
No matter, back at the boat, we had a gentle morning, then set to after lunch and washed and polished the starboard side of the cabin. Some dirty runs below the portholes responded to white spirit, thankfully, but we've a couple of places where bird dirt hasn't been spotted and cleaned off quickly enough, so that the surface of the paint is damaged. We need to get some Finesse-it, the best paint cutter as recommended by HMG paints to clean up those areas.
There's a load of rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning, so any further spring cleaning will have to be inside tomorrow.
1 comment:
I think the boater who allows his/her dogs to crap all over the towpath obviously doesn't mind dog dirt and they might therefore appreciate some being scooped up, with a shovel, not a poo bag, and deposited on their boat. Near the door might be a good place where the maximum enjoyment could be gained by taking some into the baot on his/her feet.
Go on Bruce, make their day!
Ann
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