Nash Mills, The old and new

Kings Langley to Bourne End Lock (59), Grand Union Canal, 4.5 miles 11 locks

I am not in the best of moods tonight.  My internet connection let me down, and I had no data flow just at that moment when I was about to bid on something on ebay….. grrrrr and I lost it!  I lost it with Orange on the phone not long after that giving them my frustrations!!

Still, spose that is one of the hazards of having a connection of this type… I can’t really complain, it has been good to me most of the time.

I like Nash Mills….

The old factory, and the feeling of industry as we passed by.  Mind you some of the old factories of the area have been demolished now, and in its place some new residential areas stretching all along this part of Hemel Hempstead.  Nash Mills Marina I think this is…

Just south of Apsley Lock.  Very nice….. wondered if the housing had priority on the moorings outside their door, somehow I doubt it though, still it’s a much better sight to see like this than dilapidated buildings.  Which reminds me, the Ovaltine factory at Kings Langley is almost flattened, the men were working there right up to midnight last night.  I hope what gets put up in its place is something pleasing to the eye like the Nash Mills area.

I managed to persuade Vic to let me do a few locks… wish I hadn’t now, I can hardly move tonight.. very stiff.. and no it’s not my age!!

Had to smile this evening when we moored.  I always have a reasonable idea which way to point the satellite dish for Sky, well the Nicholsons guide shows the maps with north always at the top of the page.. working out SE is easy .  Anyway, I went inside to set up the digi box to the signal test, normally I would then go outside and swing the dish to lock on to the satellite.  But when I switched it on it told me that the satellite had been found!  So I had nothing to do!

While I am on the subject of the sky dish, Pat and Tony have asked me if it is any good.  Oh yes excellent.  Without a doubt best thing since sliced bread.  Very few occasions indeed when we have not been able to get a view to the satellite.  Obviously if you are moored up against high buildings such as in Paddington Basin you have no chance, but by just thinking about your mooring stop you will have no problems at all Pat and Tony.  I would say we have had Sky TV 98% of the time. I’ll do a page all about it this weekend, the setting up, where to buy etc etc.

I think I will have some anaesthetic by way of a nice large B & C to cure this stiffness I have this evening…