In the UK canals are about 3 feet deep. How come lots of people drown in them?

Pinball1970 said:
Ha ha! Yeah I went all Manc! Meaning, I slipped into colloquial English for this and other regions of the UK.

"Round" as Sarkus said means around.

"Are y' comin' round r' 'ouse?"

The canals go all over Manchester, you can walk for miles and just pop up in a different part of the city.
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We do this in London too, though the canal network is just the various branches of the Grand Union, north of the Thames (Paddington, Regent's Park, Camden). You goin' dahn rahnd ve canahws, ven?

(By the way, being slightly paranoid about mouldy old trolls on this site, I did wonder for a moment if our new poster might be yet another incarnation of Sarah Ellard/Faceurchin/Frank Baker/Gaiagirl et. al. , with another of those silly "truth is stranger than fact" stories which that poster used to specialise in. This time it would have been the "Manchester Pusher". :rolleyes: )
 
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exchemist said:
We do this in London too, though the canal network is just the various branches of the Grand Union, north of the Thames (Paddington, Regent's Park, Camden). You goin' dahn rahnd ve canahws, ven?
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Pretty certain you do not talk like that tho mate ;)


exchemist said:
(By the way, being slightly paranoid about mouldy old trolls on this site, I did wonder for a moment if our new poster might be yet another incarnation of Sarah Ellard/Faceurchin/Frank Baker/Gaiagirl et. al. , with another of those silly "truth is stranger than fact" stories which that poster used to specialise in. This time it would have been the "Manchester Pusher". :rolleyes: )
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Well I would not know that signature, you guys are like Columbo when it comes to sock puppets.
I will ask her directly.
I am getting better at spotting the bots among us however, or users using Ai claiming it is all their own composition.
 
exchemist said:
We do this in London too, though the canal network is just the various branches of the Grand Union, north of the Thames (Paddington, Regent's Park, Camden). You goin' dahn rahnd ve canahws, ven?
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It is s cryin shame th3 canals take a backseat to other London tourist sites. Canal boat ride was one of the highlights when I was there a few years ago.
 
Tealx said:
Unless you're intoxicated to the point you pass out I don't understand how a healthy person could drown in waist-deep water they can stand up in. These drownings are so common that there's urban legends about a Manchester "pusher": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Pusher

On average, a canal in the UK is only 2-4 feet deep at the deepest point in the middle. Judging by the stories, you'd be lead to believe that canals are very deep, when in reality, they're paddling-pool depth.
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Is this a drive by? Akso are you a sock puppet?
 
Manchester Sunday. I thought I'd get some canal images. Drop from the street about 12ft. Foot path not fenced off and would be dark at 2am. Canal depth about 10ft, barges come through.

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DaveC426913 said:
It is s cryin shame th3 canals take a backseat to other London tourist sites. Canal boat ride was one of the highlights when I was there a few years ago.
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River trips are also a lot of fun. You get such a different perspectives on the city from the water.
 
exchemist said:
They can be good, though progress is slow. Pick a rural route with plenty of pubs along the way.
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I used to live very close to a canal when I was much younger. A friend had a two-man canoe that we used to take along a few miles. The direction we took was certainly not influenced in any way by the number of pubs in relatively close proximity in one direction, and none for a depressing number of miles in the other. ;)
 
Pinball1970 said:
No they are not, is there any chance you could read the replies and stop acting like an idiot?
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Apparently not. The style is familiar and consistent with my hypothesis that this may be a sock of Frank Baker, Gaiagirl, Faceurchin, Lisa L, Sarah Ellard, etc.
 
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Tealx said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrl192xz7o

Why didn't she just stand up?

It's not like the water would've been above her head if she stood up and the article never explains what everyone's been asking. Canals in the UK are only 3 to 4 ft deep meaning easily stand able for anyone above that height...
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It's a city canal basin, probably much deeper than a rural canal. Also the woman couldn't swim, according to her brother, she looks as thick as pigshit and was emerging from a hotel bar, most likely pissed out of her skull.

Furthermore, the weed-covered top might have meant she was expecting grass and so the sudden shock of being plunged into deep, cold water could well have disorientated her and led her to panic.

Stop trying to make a mystery out of the bleedin' obvious.
 
exchemist said:
Apparently not. The style is familiar and consistent with my hypothesis that this may be a sock of Frank Baker, Gaiagirl, Faceurchin, Lisa L, Sarah Ellard, etc.
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We've had her socks over at the dot net, too. With similarly obtuse questions and imperviousness to obvious explanations. Didn't she have one on some medical "mystery" - escapes me atm.
 
TheVat said:
We've had her socks over at the dot net, too. With similarly obtuse questions and imperviousness to obvious explanations. Didn't she have one on some medical "mystery" - escapes me atm.
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I can't reach dot net, I "fail" security. Very pissed off about it. I've tried everything.
 
Tealx said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrl192xz7o

Why didn't she just stand up?

It's not like the water would've been above her head if she stood up and the article never explains what everyone's been asking. Canals in the UK are only 3 to 4 ft deep meaning easily stand able for anyone above that height...
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Ok so the verdict is in. If you keep posting stupid backward shit like this, we will report you and probably ask James for warning points/your removal.
Posters like you pollute sites like sewage.
So, are you going to continue to post like this or be reasonable? I'll wait.
 
TheVat said:
We've had her socks over at the dot net, too. With similarly obtuse questions and imperviousness to obvious explanations. Didn't she have one on some medical "mystery" - escapes me atm.
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Him. I don’t believe this is a woman.

I can’t load .net at present but I think Lisa L was a name used there.
 
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