Do they think we are all stupid?

[Colin Wilks]

Chip fryer is a new term of abuse to me! We have a HRW2 Lister with a PRM250 gearbox. Barry, the guy with the camera, used to have Stamford and would give his eye teeth for a JP2. Nuneaton had a National DM2 originally and we looked at buying one I found a few years ago. Didn't go ahead as I was advised that whilst it would be nice to get back to "proper" and a National would be OK running empty, but we load coal in the Midlands (18 tonnes on the motor, 22 on the butty) which we deliver on the Thames, K&A and Wey, and a National would not be up to dragging a load after all these years. We could fit a Russell Newbery of course, although crazy money and quite a lot of the components are now made in China I think, so doesn't quite seem right.
Perhaps we could arrange a "Sevens to the Cut" run and convene at Braunston for the historic boat gathering at the end of June each year? Food for thought in these strange times.