Bollington Friday 23 June 2017

A nice quiet night below the locks and this morning was fine but cool, we are talking fleeces again and not tee shirts. We planed to set off at 1000hrs and a boat came down the flight about 0930 hr, before we could respond a boat came the other way and went up ahead of us, so turning the locks. However this didn't make much difference because although we had to turn lock 12 there was a boat coming down assisted by a volockie at lock 10, so a short wait and the rest were with us.

Just below the locks on the offside there are a couple of boats moored, one of them looks as if its clad in brass sheeting.

The Volockie that came down with the boat soon joined us for our upward journey, but only for a couple of locks, after that we met boats at every lock except number one where another volunteer keeper (Volockie) asked Diana why she bothered to draw the bottom paddles and not just open the gates, I am not sure if Diana explained how with a leaking top gate an empty lock soon starts to fill and you can't open the gate with a 6" differential of water level.

At the top of each lock on this flight is a metal peg set in the ground on the offside. this was used to get extra purchase on the tow line so the horse could get the boat moving out or the lock easier.

Lock 2 was interesting with 3 I think Germans coming down, the one by the lock had a reasonable idea, but the other two wouldn't listen to him so they ended up with their boat wedged across the cut just above the lock due to one of them tying the bow rope off far to short.

I often pick up fenders that people lose off their boats, today I picked up two wheelbarrow wheels, these are useful if you need to keep the boat a bit further out, only they had a couple of unwelcome passengers onboard.

Only one of the swing bridges was in operation today and it is electrically motivated. We only managed to stop 2 cyclists and a chap towing a trailer. Once the boat has passed it seams to take ages as first it closes, then drops down onto the supports before finally the barriers lift allowing the traffic to pass again. For some reason the footpath one is open and the footpath closed.

Not long after the bridge we passed a garden with a giant boot in it which I suspect is a child's Wendy House.

We decided not to moor on the pontoons in Macclesfield but to continue on out into the country side. Directly opposite the mooring pontoons they are building luxury retirement apartments and the notices on the fencing say Danger Asbestos but I doubt there is any there as I don't think a fence would contain it.

We tried several times to moor, we did get in at one spot but the boat ahead had a rather noisy petrol generator running on top of his roof so we pushed on and finally moored in Bollington opposite Bollington Wharf Marina where we will have the tank emptied in the morning.

Today has been bit of a day for birds, firstly where we tried to moor but failed this family of young Swallows were sitting on a fence and the parents kept swooping in to feed them. Then there was the Heron, just waiting to strike at a fish but was disturbed by two people approaching from behind the boat. To top it all was a duck with ether 15 or 16 chicks, we couldn't count them as they swam around like little dodgem cars so we tried counting in the photograph.

Today's Journey 9 miles and 12 locks in 5¼ hours

Bosley Locks Thursday 22 June 2017

Well last night we had our BBQ, just after lighting it it started to rain but only lasted a few minutes so we were good to cook.

Again the night was very hot and we went to bed with the slid and the offside door open, I got up during the night and it was bright stare light. These are good moorings and we were not disturbed by the trains or traffic passing under the aqueduct.

This morning was like a different month, 17°C outside and it didn't climb much higher. As we set off at 1000hrs it started to lightly drizzle and by the time we reached Congleton it was real rain. We passed the boat who gave us their mooring last night moored by the swing bridge, I guess it must be their permanent mooring which would account for the fenders.

Just as we were entering Hall Green Lock our friends on nb. Kelpie pulled in at the water point coming from the opposite direction, so we pulled in in front of them and had coffee while we filled both water tanks. The timing was spot on as just as I turned the tap off a boater turned up and said "Is this the queue for the water point" and was able to pull in as we both left. The weather didn't improve and as we approached Congleton it started really chucking it down, luckily the first visitor mooring was free and we pulled in for lunch. Around 1400hrs the rain had stopped and we walked into town, first stop was the Town Hall which houses a good tourist information office, from here it was round to the Town's Museum, which for the limited space they have is very good, its free to enter but they have several begging notices as it costs £1000 a week to keep open. This was followed by a short walk round town and then back to the boat, although this was a pleasant mooring we prefer something moor rural so set of in a cool breeze. I am glad we did as just as we left another boat came along to use the space.

This canal is quite famous for its turnover or Snake bridges that allowed the towpath to change sides and the horses towing the boats to cross the canal without disconnecting the towing lines, quite a cleaver idea really.

As the early evening progressed the weather improved giving very good views of The Cloud, unlike Mow Cop which we didn't see this time. We were going to moor where this photograph was taken from but it was a bit on the shallow side so we decided to carry on to the 2 Day moorings just before Bosley Locks where we fitted into the last slot on the straight section.

Today's Journey 9½Miles, 1 Lock, 2 Canals in 4½ hrs

Kidsgrove Wednesday 21 June 2017

We didn't sleep to well last night and I almost got up at 0600hrs to set off, but good sense prevailed but we were away at 0900 hrs not expecting to meet any boats coming down. 2 boats went up at 0830hrs so we gave them bit of a start but by the third lock we were meeting boats quite regularly so we didn't turn many locks at all.

As we came up the locks, which are paired the section between the locks behind the bottom gate have what looks like a false wooden wall. Was there at one time a paddle in here connecting the two locks together to save water like Hillmorton by any chance.

Passing under the M6 Motorway bridge the Highways Authority look to have finished their bridge strengthening works with these two cast concrete block, they have only done 2 supports on each side of the canal.

Passing the moored boats at Hassle Green this cat looked to have found the number one bed for sunbathing, as you can see he even has a cushion to lay on .

The wall at Snaps Aqueduct looks quite strange from up here with the turned back wing walls and the curved buttress face, but from down on the road it all looks normal.We stopped for lunch at the visitor moorings in Lawton and while we were there experienced our first light shower of the trip. Checking the weather forecast which showed rain for tomorrow we set off up the rest of the Cheshire locks a short way behind a Black Price Hire boat, all the next locks were with us and in each case the lock-wheeler from the hire boat opened the bottom gates ready for us. Hirers don't normally think of doing things like that. We stopped in Kidsgrove and I went to Tesco to buy more charcoal, well the weather may be OK. As I returned to the boat I expected to get a soaking and it started raining again just as I got back to the boat, this time there was quite a bit more of the wet stuff coming down. We sat it out and then did the final lock before turning up towards the Macclesfield canal, by now there was a boat coming towards us so we left the lock gate for him, but he also turned up towards the Mac. he made a much better job of it than I did, I got it totally wrong and Diana had to go back and shut the gate, I managed to pick her up halfway between the junction and the bend. We had hoped to moor on the Aqueduct but all moorings were taken so once clear of the moored boats I waved the boat following passed and started to get into the side on rough ground. An elderly gentleman off one of the moored boats who I think had just had a soaking in the rain came along the towpath to tell us he was just leaving and we would be more than welcome to have his spot, he was wearing plastic clogs, a shirt and I don't know if they were swimming trunks or his pants. We backed up to where he was leaving, his elderly wife pushing the bows out with a pole, she wasn't wearing much more than him, a lose dress and not much else.

So now we are moored on rings and the BBQ is alight and its not raining any more.

Today's Journey 7 miles, 24 locks 1 junction in 6 hours and 10 minuets

Wheelock Tuesday 20 June 2017

Last night was quite warm but I didn't need much rocking once a bed, we had all the roof hatches wide open as well as the engine room doors, I think I only heard one plane go over before I was asleep and the neighbours kept the noise down as well which helped a lot.

This morning we pushed off at 0930hrs . and arrived at Big Lock with no other boats waiting so turned the lock, as we went in a boat came down from above and gave a hand, she was single handing and had never done a wide lock before so was waiting for the boat behind to catch up. At the Middlewich three locks there was just the wool boat ahead of us waiting to go up and once another boat came down we were on our way. There were a couple of boats milling around at the junction with the Wardle canal waiting to go up the Middlewich Branch and one came out of the junction to go up the Cheshire Locks the same as us, luckily for them the lock was empty and the gates open. So we ended up following them for the next 4 locks until they pulled over for lunch just below Booth Lane Top lock, this is also where we met the first boat coming down so the lock was ready for us with the gates open. The only problem was that the last couple of pounds had been a bit low and about 20 feet from the lock entrance I went well aground. giving it a bit of well to pull off backwards I got free but also got a well fouled prop. A few good blasts back and forth moved some of it and i attempted the lock with a bit more speed and bounced into the chamber. By now the chap we had been following came out with windlass to help flush us in if needed. We carried on to below Moston to moor up for lunch, clear the prop and let the mid day heat pass.

At about 1630 hrs we set off again stopping in Wheelock to fill with water. Just before we arrived at the visitor moorings and services I was rather taken by this unusual planter in a garden on the off side.

As we approached the water point the ex working boat Dove, took up the last mooring spot on the bend, there was already a boat moored at the first water point.

Once the tank was full we headed off again, up the first two of the Cheshire Locks to moor just before Sawpit Lock where we moored for the night and got the BBQ out.

Today's Journey A little over 8 miles, 11 lock in 6 hours.

Monday 19 June 2017 Croxton Flash

Good run to the boat today with the outside temperature indicating 31°C. We didn't stop for lunch and as soon as we had unpacked the car I set to refitting the exhaust system, unfortunately it was about 10mm to long. Luckily the end that bolts to the exhaust manifold is screwed into a long socket,(bottom of photo) so it was a mater of unscrewing it a and cutting 10 mm from the end of the socket before reassembly. Everything was given a good dose of Copperslip and put back in place. Once that was done and leak tested ( O that sounds such a simple job) we drove to Anderton to the CRT toilet facilities to have a shower and then change. On our return we called in at Northwich Tesco to stock up for the trip. Back to the boat to unload shopping then to The Old Broken Cross for dinner by car.

It was a little after 8PM when we got back to the boat and by 8-30 PM we were on our way out of the marina, turning right towards Middlewich. By the time we had passed the end of the marina smoke was billowing from the engine room door as the Copperslip cooked.
Needless to say we didn't see any boats on the move but lots moored up. We had planned to moor behind the sunken Narrowboat but the smell from slurry spreading was very strong so we gave that a miss and pushed on. Looking back the sky was a nice shade of red. All the moorings we fancied after this were taken, one by a fellow CUTWEB member, so we pushed on. I had noticed a nice straight piece of bank right opposite Croxton Flash in the past where I have seen boats moored, we were pleased to find it empty so at about quarter to ten we put the pins in and called it a night. There are lots of geese and goslings on the bank of the flash so I hope it doesn't turn to noisy overnight.

Today's Journey 3¾ Miles in 1hr 20Min.

Home Mooring Thursday 8 June 2017

Last night we had dinner at the Badge in Church Minshull, needless to say just as we were about to leave the boat it started to rain, only very lightly but by the time we came back it was a bit heavier. Its less than a ten minute walk from the canal to the pub, but the cars don't half shift along the lane and for part of the way there is no footpath. Once back on the boat the rain just got heavier, exactly as forecast by Metcheck.

Today I had two jobs to do before we set off. The first was to see if the three bolts holding the engine exhaust to the manifold would move, if they shear we are in trouble, luckily as I applied pressure with a large socket set each one moved and was retightened so that we could still use the engine. The next job was the hot water tap on the bathroom basin. It would only move a bit so not a very good flow from it, this morning that low flow dropped to zero so that had to come to bits again, every thing looked fine, all the bits moved freely so I put it back together and its fine. I have my suspicions so we see next time it goes wrong.

We finally set off in the rain and it continued showery all day, between shows it was hot and then suddenly it was raining again. We saw very few boats on the move but were still second in the queue at Stanthorne Lock and by the time it was our turn there were three behind us. I may not been to impressed with today's weather but what ever it did it was ten times worse for these poor chaps. I wouldn't swap with them if it rained on me all day.

As we came into Middlewich the moorings were filling up with people arriving early for the Festival next weekend, again we were second at Wardle Lock but there was no one waiting at the Middlewich flight although the locks were against us. As I passed Middlewich Boats a chap called out "You have timed that right, there is a stoppage tomorrow morning" What really helped us on our way was the two volunteers working the flight and both the next two locks were ready for us. Nearly all the moorings were taken down to Big Lock with 2 boats breasted up. I nearly came a cropper at Big Lock as the walkway across the top gates has been badly damaged and just the non slip surface was sticking out at the end. No wood underneath it. 2 Boats were just entering the lock as we arrived and more waiting to come up after we had gone, CRT are busy repiling a section of the towpath which was original stone.

There is a sunken boat about half way between Big Lock and our moorings it was moored there all winter without question and then sunk in early March, I reported it on the 14 March, today when we passed it looks as if CRT may have put an enforcement notice on it for the owner, its only been there for at least 6 months.

We had been warned that there was a tree down across the canal but passable with care, it was actually just a very large branch and CRT had cut it back to give plenty of room to pass.

Work has finally started on the new marina on one of the flashes, I think it is called Oakfield marina, from here it was a very short run to our marina. This time I turned round inside the marina to reverse down our pontoon, last time I turned in the canal and reversed into the marina and then down our pontoon.

Once we were all tied up and shut down I removed the bolts holding the exhaust and whilst it was still hot tried in vain to release the 2" split coupling with a pair of 24" Stilsons. Once it had cooled down I gave it some hammer treatment and soaked it in Plusgass release oil and still no luck. I will give it another couple of goes before taking a hacksaw to the elbow, the easiest bit to replace.

Today's Journey 10½ miles 6 locks 1 junction, 3 Canals in 5 hours.

This trip we have done 200 miles and 106 Locks

Update to Blog

Well as you can see the final score was Brian 1, Exhaust 0. I was unable to break the split coupling but while applying a slight pressure to the bottom threaded joint I ripped the end out of the silencer, this then allowed me to unscrew the exhaust from the roof penetration.

Once this was all done a shower was called for as we were somewhat black, coming out of the shower this was the view from the front of the boat.

Church Minshull Wednesday 7 June 2017

The wind moderated a bit over night and we woke to bright sunshine. Setting off at 1030Hrs we carried on towards Chester to the winding hole not far above Bunbury locks. Just as we were approaching it a hire boat was coming slowly the other way and by the time he was clear of us my stern was in the winding hole so I backed in and the wind helped to take the bows round. I don't like doing it that way due to the silt and rubbish in the holes. We made our way back to Calveley stopping at the services to fill with water and then on to stock up with Cheese at Calveley Mill then back to Barbridge Junction turning left onto the Middlewich Branch once more. There was only one boat ahead of us at Cholmondeston Lock but a boat that had just come up was still on the lock moorings with a second following. Once through the lock I pulled over and filled with diesel at Venetian marina, we were still away before the boat behind us had exited the lock. By now not only the fleece but also the long sleeved shirt had gone, back to Tee shirt weather. At Minshull Lock a single handing gent insisted in working the lock so that Diana could get back on the boat in the lock which was more than decent of him. A quick hello to Peter as we passed Nannies Bridge and down to our mooring for the night by bridge 14 so that we can walk to The Badger at Church Minshull.

Since we have been here I have done an oil and filter change as well as topping up the leisure batteries. I now do these every 250 hrs when I do an oil and filter change, a few years ago I was not so well organised and the levels got rather low, its surprising that I didn't ruin them and that they recovered as well as they have. I also discovered that the exhaust silencer is blowing, so that is another job to sort out

Today's Journey 7.6 miles, 2 Locks,1 Junction and 2 canals in 3½ hours.

Calveley Tuesday 6 June 2017

Well what a 24 hrs we have had, I think it rained for the first 22. We woke this morning to the rain, just like I did several times over night, so we did nothing. The rain gauge indicated that we had 23mm of rain in the 24 hrs. but I do doubt that as it seams a bit high.
Just before lunch time it stopped so we headed into Nantwich, got a bit damp on the way, but not wet. The first job was lunch so we looked at a few menus and went into Firenze an Italian Restaurant in Welsh Row. This road is full of eating places but well out of the town centre, so during the day its very quiet, but the evening is different. Luckily for us they do a Tuesday Special which is a main course and a glass of wine for £10.

We left there to visit the museum which is why we stopped here and then the church. By the time we left the church it was raining again, not hard but wet as we headed back to the boat. We had just got onboard when it started properly again, but only briefly. The batteries need charging so we set off at 1520 Hrs heading towards Hack Green to wind just below the lock. Surprisingly it was dry, but I couldn't keep my hat on due to the wind which was gusting at 34MPH. I expected the wind would help me turn, but no chance. There are large trees all round the winding hole in the windward side so that went a bit pear shaped as I allowed for the wind, which wasn't there as I swung in. We then retraced our steps through Nantwich, by now there were several vacant moorings on the embankment unlike yesterday. The water between Nantwich and Barbridge is wide and deep, its one of the few places I can actually travel at 4MPH apart from where boats are moored. As we approached Barbridge, one of the options for mooring tonight we could see boats mooring well before the visiter moorings so expected it to be full, but there were actually quite a few spaces. If we had moored here I would still have needed to run the engine for a bit so we carried on. Another option was the Middlewich Branch above Cholmondeston Lock, but I didn't fancy creeping down between two rows of moored boats for a quarter of a mile in this wind, so it was straight on to Calveley, there are mooring rings just passed Calveley turnover bridge and then we could buy cheese on the way back tomorrow. All the moorings were taken, there was a hire boat taking up the space of two and I would normally ask him to move, but it was blowing such a hoolie I didn't want to try an hover while I had a word so we did a few more hundred yards and then stopped mooring with pins for the night. The bank is quite soggy so I have two pins on the bow rope and one on the stern.

Today's Journey 10½ Miles in 3½ hours

Nantwich Monday 5 June 2013

I woke about 6AM and the sun was shining but by 7 it was raining, we hung around until it eased off at 11AM and made a move, thankfully I had put all the wet gear on because about 10 minutes latter it just fell down. A boat had only just closed the top gate on Swanley top Lock when we came into sight but Diana still needed to lift both paddles to get the gate open again. looking over the bottom gates the water was shooting out of the wing wall. Swanley Bottom Lock was empty so had to be filled before we could use it, once we were down as you can see, yet again the water is flowing round the gate to come out of the lock wall, how long before the wall blows with the weight of water behind it. The wooden cill buffer is also broken away which means that boats going uphill will start to damage the Cill, maybe CRT have forgotten they were put in for a reason.

After this the rain eased and then died away. We stopped to fill with water at the top of the Hurleston flight, The toilet block is still out of order with a notice saying that the Contractors have been called. A passing boater said it was like this when they came up. We had a dry run down the Hurleston flight waiting in the top chamber for a boat to come up the next lock, after that we were following one down. Back on the Shropshire Union we turned right for Nantwich and disposed of our rubbish at the services as they have recycling facilities there. We had to go quite a way on the embankment passed the aqueduct before we could find a spot to moor for the night.

Today's Journey 

5½ miles, 6 Locks, 1 Junction, 2 Canals in 3½ Hours.

Ravensmoor Sunday 4 June 2017

Last night as a special treat as it was my birthday we went to the Horse and Jockey for dinner. As well as a normal menu they also offer a Tapas one which we went for. We chose 6 separate items making up two times the three item deal plus Mediterranean roast veg and an extra Focaccia which made a nice selection, I can't comment on the sweets as we didn't have room, however with 8 beers on the pumps at £3 a pint we did wash it down OK.

This morning we woke to sunshine again setting off at 0950Hrs. to start with the canals were quite quiet but then we started meeting a lot of boats. We thought this would put us in good stead for the locks, but no, we got behind a slow boat and although every lock they came to was ready for them we were behind them before they left the lock.

When they pulled over at Wrenbury we thought things would look up and we carried on with nothing in front. At Church lift bridge a single hander waited ages for us to come through before lowering the bridge so at Baddiley I let him take the lock, thinking it would give him a chance meeting boats and help him on his way, wrong, he caught up with an even slower boat and was still in the middle lock when we caught up to him and at the bottom one he waved us past as it started to rain. That rain rapidly turned into a full torrent so we decided to call it a day at Ravensmoor and moor quite close to where we did coming up.

Today's Journey 8¾ Miles, 7 Locks in 4½ Hrs.

Grindley Brook Saturday 3 June 2017

Well after the rain last night it turned a bit chilly dropping to just 7° C but this morning was much brighter. As I was getting ready to set off the woman powered boat came by and I pulled their rope round Harnser for them. They had been right up to Llangollen but didn't try towing it to Horseshoe Falls.

We set off just before 0930Hrs and met our first boat just as we cleared Ellesmere Tunnel, I hadn't bothered fitting the headlight and gave a good blast on the horn as we entered, Diana positioned her self at the bows with a torch. It wasn't many seconds after blasting the horn that a face appeared peeping round the far portal and there was a hire boat well tied to the bollards waiting for us to exit.

We were almost at Hampton Bank when we caught up with the little yacht being towed by the lady and he waved me by. Not an easy manoeuvre as once I was level with him I throttled back to chat with him and his little boat just kept beside me effectively surfing on the small depression we made in the water, the tow rope going slack and catching the piling pulling his engine backwards.

They are an American couple and they launched the boat at Tattenhall have done the 4 Counties ring plus the Llangollen Canal. He said they have a small electric outboard motor powered from a solar panel but Kath is much faster. Strange way to spend a holiday.

Just before Whixall Moss Junction there was a large group of people on the towpath, as I got closer I could see it was actually a junior fishing match and they were all slowly working their way down the line weighing each catch.

At Morris's Lift bridge there was a boat coming the other way who was much closer than us but then we could see he was single handed, so a quick pip on the horn as Diana set off to operate the bridge as well as waiting for the one behind us to come through. The returned the complement at Tilstock Park Bridge.

There is a new length of 48Hr moorings just to the north of Roundthorn Bridge which has good car access and a hard edging.

The boat following pulled over for lunch so I worked the next three lift bridges letting a hire boat through that was coming the other way. I met 2 ladies between Hassells lift bridges asking me where they would come to if they continued walking, I don't think Wales was the answer they were looking for as the actually had left Whitchurch to get to Grindley Brook. They said they would go home and try another day.

We arrived at the top of Grindley Brook locks with no boats waiting, just one coming up, so not too long to wait. CRT now run a trip boat from here, a converted working flat and it was crewed by the lock keeper who was at Franklin locks when we came through.

We were soon down through the staircase and round to the locks, the first was against us but as a boat was coming up in the next lock Diana set it ready for them, they in turn left the gates open for us. This didn't please the boater following them who claimed they should have closed up behind them ready for him.

We moored up at 1500Hrs on the 48Hr moorings just below the locks ready to try The Horse and Jockey for dinner tonight.

Today's Journey 13.2 Miles, 6 Locks in 5½ Hours.

Ellesmere Friday 2 June 2017

Last night we ate in the Jack Mytton as we were moored outside on their mooring and I must say the pie was first class, lovely flavour and tender lean meat. The desert I had was, on the large side a big bowl of crumble with a jug of custard that was piping hot. We have never been there before as the place looks shut and rundown from the canal and when you consider probably 90% + of the diners came off boats I think they may be missing a trick here.

This morning it was raining but by 10AM it had cleared out so we set off. One of the reoccurring points today was boats coming in the other direction who were hard aground. The latter part of out journey was quite slow but not a dawdle when we caught up with other boats. At Ellesmere we turned down the arm and moored in one of the spaces about half way down for a visit to the town. A pie from the deli and several jigsaws and 3 juice glasses from one of the charity shops before ending up in Tesco. Back to the boat for lunch and it started drizzling but once it eased we were off again to moor just before Ellesmere Tunnel. A short day. The other point of note in today's travels was that we passed Saturn and Buckden again, this time they were moored up

Today's Journey 6.6 miles in 2¾ hours

Hindford Thursday 1 June 2017

For some reason we were away at 9AM this morning and it was much quieter than yesterday, we only met 2 boats between our mooring and the water point at Froncysyllte, the first just before we arrived at the narrows and the second was woman powered.

When we came up yesterday a family were tending the garden around this memorial bench, looking at it today it was the anniversary of the death of the person concerned.

I said the other day that the Cafe Boat at Trevor was in the dry dock, that was wrong, its in the basin beside the dock.

CRT have erected warning notices at each end of the aqueduct, I think this is since a lad fell through the railings to his death a few years back

A clear run over the aqueduct and we pulled over for water. We had planned to stop and visit Chirk Castle but all the moorings were full and ahead of us 2 day boats were about to enter Chirk Tunnel, so we tagged on, same for Chirk Aqueduct. I must say its easier/faster going this way. As we crossed the aqueduct a train came by on the viaduct, not a steam train but you can't have everything.

We carried on to the top of New Martin Locks where there was bit of a queue, about 8 boats ahead and the locking pace was not electrifying to say the least. Needless to say there was still a queue of 4 at the bottom lock when we arrived, why is it boats wait for ever and a day before thinking about untying to come into a lock and then only ever consider tick over to leave. We waited well over an hour and a half at the first lock and quite some time at the second. We decided to call it a day at The Jack Mytton pub and go there for dinner tonight.

Today's Journey 12 miles, 2 locks in 6½ hours.