Hello from sunny(?)England

[chris667]

Hello all-

Ooh, feels a bit like writing a resume, this! Here goes!
My real name's Chris, I'm 31, I live on a narrowboat on the Kennet & Avon canal just outside Reading, England with my dog (see avatar - he's a handsome boy, just like his dad! ). I work part time for the family business, and part time as a student.
I've always been interested in bikes and fixing/modifying things generally, and the most satisfying ones have been the ones I've improved and adapted so they suited me better.
Ever since I was a little kid I've ridden weirdly customised bikes, it's brilliant to see other people who are doing similar things.
Can't wait to meet you all.

Chris

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Welcome, and you really need to post some pictures of your pad along with your bikes 8)

 

[chris667]

Double post

 

[chris667]

Cheers!
Here's Drifter, my boat, on one of the rare occasions when there weren't any bikes on the roof:

 

[Boris]

Welcome Chris! Love your home!

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Thats sweet !!!!!

 

[Markm]

welcome :mrgreen:

 

[Rat Rod]

Welcome aboard!

 

[user 135]

Welcome to Ratdom. Cool boat. When I was in London I was very intrigued by the canal boats. We staying above a pub by Regents Park. We did the canal tour to Little Italy.

 

[chris667]

I'll get onto the Grand Union myself, when the weather's a bit better. Haven't been into London for ages.

 

[KOTA]

WELCOME!.......Living on a boat.........I'm jealous. :mrgreen:

 

[theVULTURE]

WELCOME!! don't know how close i was, but i spent christmas & boxing day in Bath. we walked down to the Avon, and checked out the Abbey and the park.
we were in Amsterdam just days before :mrgreen: your home reminds me of the house-boats out there.
i'd love to see more pictures when you get them!
cheers!

 

[chris667]

Bath's the other end of the canal I'm on 60-odd miles away. One hour by car, one week by boat.
Thanks for comparing my boat to a Dutch Barge! They're very upmarket compared to us narrowboaters!

 

[hubgearfreak]

how different is your life to mine chris, i guess that there's no wife & no kids in that boat?

jolly glad to see you've found this place, welcome aboard old bean :mrgreen:

 

[Quanah]

I'd love to have a houseboat, saw a program once where a guy built a small house on a barge, that he picked up reasonably. Your avatar looks like my dog, Quanah, (my user name), who's been gone from this planet for many years, best dog ever, I still miss him daily!

 

[chris667]

how different is your life to mine chris, i guess that there's no wife & no kids in that boat?

jolly glad to see you've found this place, welcome aboard old bean :mrgreen:

Good lord! Is that the handlebarred zealot? :shock:
Pleasure to see you dear chap. 8)
Alas, there's no Mrs Chris667. I longed for the patter of tiny feet, so I got a dog. Cheaper, and you get twice as many feet. :wink:

I'd love to have a houseboat, saw a program once where a guy built a small house on a barge, that he picked up reasonably. Your avatar looks like my dog, Quanah, (my user name), who's been gone from this planet for many years, best dog ever, I still miss him daily!

Was this Grand Designs? I saw that the other day.
I have a much more transient lifestyle than proper houseboaters, Drifter has to move!
Do you still have a dog?

 

[hubgearfreak]

Good lord! Is that the handlebarred zealot? :shock:

yep, the original one :mrgreen:

 

[naturals]

Welcome Chris.

I currently in Bristol. Drop me a line if you fancy sorting out a cruise over the summer - there are far too few of them in the UK.