Monday

The school run came up with a nice uplifting story ... Up a tiny creek on the way to Truro a couple have bought the creek and the little bit of surrounding land, and built themselves a home. It sort of boat shaped, more sheddy really but nominally a barge. Been there for quite some time too, in the summer shielded by trees. They went away for the summer sailing in the med (being a boat bum can be good) and returned to find some "git" had complained to the council, that they were loving there. Anyway, after interrogating the council on what was the problem was, the council pointed out they have no jurisdiction over "proper boats" and what constituted a "proper boat" was one that floated to the end of the creek and had photographic evidence of doing so......so over the week end the Hippie contingency have been mobilised, they have been digging out a canal in the creek ('cos the "Boat" is to deep a draught to float out) Very much to the surprise of the council and probably the "git" who complained....Plans are going well, massed hippies are digging when the tides out and a BIG! pump is available for its short trip and the rudder (the bench mark for passing the point at which the council deems it to have entered the main channel has been nailed to the front