tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post2921994252651663236..comments2023-09-15T10:35:57.988+00:00Comments on Narrowboat Blog: British Waterway mooring tendersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814054517669967203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-26658837034744069772009-02-05T21:57:00.000+00:002009-02-05T21:57:00.000+00:00Sorry, I commented without all the facts. I have r...Sorry, I commented without all the facts. I have read a lot of your blog.<BR/><BR/>I have been lobbying BW for a fairer auction system, such as eBay, where they give a starting bid (their costs?) and then all bidders know what they are up against. I believe that they have agreed this in their review documents but haven't implemented it yet. <BR/><BR/>I would encourage you to write to the Mooringseeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266932809537776443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-77246197143773110512009-02-04T16:06:00.000+00:002009-02-04T16:06:00.000+00:00P.s. I agree about paying the market rate, and my ...P.s. I agree about paying the market rate, and my point is that I was willing to pay £300 or potentially more, but I was the only bidder and yet because of the hidden reserve you do not get to increase your bid.<BR/><BR/>I did ask BW if I could increase my bid to the reserve amount but apparently this is not possible. As far as I am aware the mooring is still vacant, or, being used by someone notAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814054517669967203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-83198566947393174872009-02-04T16:03:00.000+00:002009-02-04T16:03:00.000+00:00Hi Eeyore,If you read through my blog going back t...Hi Eeyore,<BR/><BR/>If you read through my blog going back to 2004 you will see I have cruised Sirius most of the time. ( although I must admit I have not kept the blog up to date all the time! )<BR/><BR/>I always try and find somewhere relatively safe to moor her over the winter months as I am sure you know yourself it's often quite difficult to cruise anywhere either due to lock closures or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814054517669967203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-41147649941527553042009-02-04T11:27:00.000+00:002009-02-04T11:27:00.000+00:00Being stuck because of flow conditions is a far cr...Being stuck because of flow conditions is a far cry form overstaying for which there is never really an excuse. BW are sympathetic to crisers for continuous cruisers such as illness, bereavement etc. But you are not a continuous cruiser are you?<BR/><BR/>Pay the market value like everyone else. If this is assessed by the auction process, fair enough. BW do have costs attributed to moorings even eeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266932809537776443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-6565529881848302112009-01-31T22:21:00.000+00:002009-01-31T22:21:00.000+00:00So Chris,How did you get on? Did the BW bite the £...So Chris,<BR/>How did you get on? Did the BW bite the £300 bait? <BR/>Great blog by the way. I'm currently doing research on narrowboating as I'm considering moving aboard one here in Ireland.<BR/>Anyway, keep it up.<BR/>Erik<BR/>www.erikeblana.blogspot.com.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956907276194205868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-29634066559064569412008-12-16T13:35:00.000+00:002008-12-16T13:35:00.000+00:00Hello Anonymous reader, I have certainly stayed th...Hello Anonymous reader, I have certainly stayed there far to long at various times over the last couple of years. (along with quite a few other regulars)<BR/><BR/>I have previously bid for other moorings but I have not been the highest bidder yet. (maybe because I'm not prepared to pay what some others are!)<BR/><BR/>I have also travelled a fair amount over the last couple of years, I've Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814054517669967203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599951.post-52811421797341599202008-12-16T13:21:00.000+00:002008-12-16T13:21:00.000+00:00Why bother bidding now when you have hogged the 24...Why bother bidding now when you have hogged the 24 hour Forbury moorings in Reading for the last two years? Nice free ride so far :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com