The Toddbrook Reservoir Dam Disaster! - Ep. 73
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- With a disaster imminent, hundreds raced, intent on saving Toddbrook Reservoir Dam from collapse and flooding Whaley Bridge, including engineers, the armed forces, Police, Fire Service, Canal & River Trust, Environment Agency and hundreds of local volunteers.
On the 1st of August 2019, following 48-hours of unprecedented rainfall, the dam at Toddbrook Reservoir was in danger of bursting as the concrete spillway began collapsing under a torrent of floodwater.
Many thanks to Les Eckersley, David Jones, and Steve Phillips for allowing the use of their video footage. Also, special thanks to the Canal and River Trust, and Kier for their help and information which assisted in the production of this episode.
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What can be said but simply WOW!!!!
My wife and I have been watching all of your vlogs for several months and these fascinating vlogs have prompted us to not only partake in two narrow boat holidays in hire boats but also to take the decision to actually buy a boat. look out for NB Anne (47 feet long and seven years old ex-hire in green and cream from Crest Narrowboats at Chirk marina) in the spring.
We watch many of the regular narrow boat vlogs and all are interesting. Yours, Colin Sean, are by far the most professionally presented. This latest offering on the subject of the Whaley Bridge incident is so well researched and so professionally presented that anyone watching for the first time would be convinced this was a documentary from one of the major broadcasters and an extremely good one at that.
Extremely well done lads and Colin, you are a true presenter though I do realise and respect that you are keen to avoid the pressures of becoming one (part time perhaps one day if you can find a minimal obligation contract?).
We loved it!.
Barrie and Janice
Kent
Hi guys 👋
Wow! You must be SO EXCITED! 🤩 Congratulations to you both and to NB Anne for adopting two lovely new owners!
Also, thanks for the lovely comment. I have very little confidence and don't believe in myself enough, so reading comments like yours means so much. xx
@urbex2007 haha what a scary name for a cute kitten. I love the juxtaposition 😂😂
Colin, of all the multitude of news reports at the time of the near-disaster, none were so informational as your own vlog. Containing superb drone footage, a clear and well written presentation imparted with so much empathy and understanding, it must stand head and shoulders above all other records of the incident. Very many thanks for your fascinating and hugely entertaining vlogs with Sean and Dillon aboard Silver Fox, you're a very talented yet modest videographer.
Thank you so much, Scott 💜
Sorry Colin, this was not a vlog. This was a captivating documentary from the highest level, really amazingly put together and narrated. Being Dutch I now something living with water as a resource as well as a threat, I'm quite impressed by the canal system and for sure the engineering behing preventing this potential catastrophy. The video is a little gem, you keep on surprising us. Thanks!
Awww, cheers, Ewout!
You explained in more detail about the near disaster of the dam than the news did. Thanks.
Aww, thank you so much!
BRILLIANT Colin, just BRILLIANT. So much better than anything the BBC did in reporting it. And your presentation skills 'WOW'. Give yourself a big pat on the back mate. Looking forward to next Friday.
Cheers, Robert 👍🏻
Finally! The first time this has EVER been properly explained - with the media giving nothing but the lightest coverage, its great to see a more in-depth analysis of what actually happened to the dam. Great work :)
Thanks, Daniel. It was a fascinating project to work on 👍🏻
The BBC should be worried. Such an excellent documentary, you have again outdone yourself.
Great commentary, excellent video and stills, all and all something you should be proud of.
Thanks! Once again you flatter me! I don't believe in myself enough so this means a lot 😊 x
Staggeringly impressive! This is absolutely amazing in so many levels. I actually became choked up upon hearing you state that the project was done due to “...British stubbornness and fortitude.” So succinctly put. The film editing, writing, dronework, presentation and earnest delivery by Colin are all deserving of the highest documentary awards. The BBC apparently have no idea what they’re missing. Superb job by all involved!
Haha! Maybe give them a ring and shout at someone 😂 Thanks, Peter! Very much appreciated 👍🏻
Yes! Yes indeed! I’ll certainly call the BBC. But only if You and your country will take Donald Trump off our. ...er...eh...,never mind. You’ve already got one. My bad.
@@PeterT1981 Haha! What times we live in 🙄
First class- far better than any “professional” analysis of the crisis.
Thanks, Robin. Much appreciated 👍🏻
An absolutely compelling story well told. Only the British would think to save the fish. Applause for that. Because people mess up other critters, even fish shouldn't bear the burden. Don't let the professional news people see this or they'll be gunning for you.
Haha! We don't get enough viewers for that to happen, Don, but thank you 👍🏻 Yeah, 30,000fish, moved by a lorry in oxygenated tanks across the country to a new home ❤️
@@FoxesAfloat just the right one needs to see it. Maybe a viewer with connections. You never know. Best wishes. And God bless.
This is hands down the clearest explanation I've seen from this debacle. Thank you Colin!
Thank you so much!
There aren't enough 'likes' or 'thumbs up' or smiley faces, or exclamation points to express how BLOODY BRILLIANT (or caps) this piece of journalistic excellence is ... well done.
Thank you so much! I don’t believe in myself enough so comments like yours make all the difference. 💜
I can only echo Barrie Garlick's comments above. This is on a par with a professionally produced documentary from the major broadcasters. Fantastic work.
That's very kind of you to say. Thanks, Steve 💜👍🏻
Boys.....
Not so much a Vlog; more a broadcast quality TV news documentary. What more can I say? Extremely well done!
Mike
Thanks Mike! 👍🏻
How professional was that .... I forgot for a few moments that I was watching CZcams, and thought I was watching a programme on TV instead!
Aww, thanks, Jaclyn!
What an amazing episode. Colin you are such an incredible storyteller with the emotion in your voice and the right music. This is world class. Thank you. I am binge watching all your. Ideas from the beginning of the boat built, so enjoyable. Keep up the good work both of you.
Wow, thank you!
Just like the Oroville Dam the underlying reasons were lack of maintenance. The massive weeds in the cracks of the slabs tells the story, the moving water only lifted the soil due to lack of maintenance. I’m glad you made that clear, some will say lack of investment or mismanagement, regardless, we have hundreds of Victorian engineered monuments that need serious investment. The Blancolirio channel is truly the best source of recent dam issues, investment and repair. Juan’s channel alongside Foxes Afloat are my main YT channels just now, good job guys 👍
That’s very kind of you to say, John. Thank you! I’m planning a return visit in a year or two to follow up 👍🏻
you are become a better prsenter than any tv person
Wow! Thank you, David 💜
I agree.
If you don’t get Snapped up by a TV Filming Company one day soon il be Suprised. Me & the Wife can’t stop watching your Vlogs. Better than anything on normal Telly.
This deserves an award of some kind. Truly beautiful and inspirational movie.
Wow! Thanks, Simon 👍🏻
For me, this has to be one of your most outstanding Vlogs. Factual, accurate, sensitive, respectful... a tour de force!
That's very kind of you to say, Bob. I was a bit scared of upsetting someone so tried to be all those things you said 👍🏻
Colin, Colin, Colin please be proud if yourself i know that doesnt come easy! That was an amazing documentary and so professionally delivered in every way! Just love u guys!x.
Thanks so much, Margaret!
*Simply Spectacular* Thanks for a truly brilliant video, the quality of your presentation and editing even down to the choice of background music puts the efforts of some media "professionals" to shame. You really are a talented documentary film maker and what stands out every time you do one of your specials is you are clearly passionate about the subject and content. I'd go so far as to describe it as "A Master Class in video making"
Wow! Steve! I hope you work at the BBC looking for new talent because I'm loving you right now 😂
@@FoxesAfloat Ha, If only I was, you would get the gig. I'm just a straight forward Lancashire Lad who has been round the block more than once and who is not afraid to say what I Like and like what I bloody well say. Hand on heart I think your videos are excellent and some of them I consider as inspirational. Please keep them coming as and when you can because there are many people who appreciate the effort you put in to them.
Thid vlog stands out for me as I navigate through all your fabulous vlogs. This however was up there with a top budget BBC documentary. Well done and very educational.
Wow, thank you!
worthy of any TV documentary
Thank you so much, Linda!
Just pressing "like" isn't enough to praise you for this video. Excellently produced and presented. Love the history and local interesting information. Can't wait for next week's posting!
Thanks, Russell! 👍🏻
Having read the comments below I can only agree with their sentiment. Colin I think you underestimate your talents, there was far more information that you presented in this short blog than any of the big media manager during the crisis. Your blogs really go from strength to strength 😊 thank you both for your hard work and entertaining / informative blogs.
Thank you so much, Doug!
What an excellent and informative piece of filming, well done.
Thank you so much, Robert!
What an amazing job you did Colin on this documentary! The level of production, filming, writing and research, is unsurpassed; I think this work should be on Netflix. And . . . I never cease to be impressed with the resolve and ingenuity of the British people who rise to the occasion and get the job done, just like you all did during the Blitz of world War II. I so very much enjoyed this video and am happy that in the end, there was no loss of life or property. This does, however, bring a spotlight onto the very real need to maintain our infrastructure. Here in the US, we have bridges and dams that are in real need of repair. Sadly, it oftentimes, is only after disaster and loss of life, until these necessary repairs are implemented. Thanks so much for this one Colin, your talent, wisdom and skill, really are showcased in this incredible body of work. Well Done, High Marks.
Well, that's a lovely comment. THANK YOU! I wasn't sure how this would go down with it not being a cruising vlog but people seem to like it. Thanks for the positive feedback!
Really well put together you two, superbly informative and clearly lots of depth and research went into providing us with a terrific documentary style upload. You definitely deserve your own TV program for the high quality entertainment you provide. Take care you two and keep doing what you do. All the best from Lincolnshire.
Haha! Give the BBC a call for us then, Mark 😂 Thanks for the lovely feedback 👍🏻
@@FoxesAfloat gr8 entertainment that beats mainstream tv anyday... all the best you two.
Only one word for this film, superb
Thanks, Kate! 💜
Great history lesson. You are amazing narrator.
Wow! Thank you so much!
An absolutely brilliant report, with your usual well, put together music and video. I'm going to open a beer and watch again, thanks!
Enjoy your beer! 🍺
THAT was a really professional article that pulled the whole episode into a superb summary of the dam drama. The narrative was brilliant and so well delivered, at a gripping pace, that it's well worthy of its own TV documentary. Well done 👏
Aww, cheers, Geoff!
Colin, an absolutely BRILLIANT job of storytelling! Beautifully shot, and a spectacular presentation. You're quite the professional, you know...BRAVO! And thanks... :)
Aww, John, thank you so much! I put a lot of time and effort in so it's always amazing to see such positive feedback. Thank you 👍🏻
You guys really ought to be in mainstream TV, absolutely top class, what i would describe as a professional documentary, research, filmmaking, editing and presentation, and guessing more besides .
Well done.
Haha! Give the BBC a call and put in a good word 😉
Excellent vlog, you are such a natural presenter Colin 👍
Awww, Heather! Loving you right now 👍🏻
That’s one professional vlog mate, blown away by it in fact. Really interesting as well
Thank you so much. Was scared people wouldn't like it because it's not all about canals. 👍🏻
Great vlog and an excellent example of how well government agencies can work together when they have to and when they are allowed to. Well done everyone!
Cheers, Vicki!
congratulations on an impressive account of the Toddbrook flood. This is a professional-level documentary that goes far above 'vlog' status. So very well done.
Thank you so much. I don’t have much confidence with this so comments like yours mean more than you can imagine 👍🏻
Very impressive reporting style. If I saw this vlog in isolation I would have assumed that it was a professional documentary with someone whose primary career was a reporter. Well done! Bear in mind this is an option for you as a career as I have never been on a canal boat, no intention to be on one yet I am watching all your vlogs. That is impressive to capture the imagination of someone who, in practice, has no interest in your subject. My partner is bemused to why I am watching them when I have told him previously I will categorically not live on a canal boat.
Also, I can’t believe you have another follower with same surname as me! No relation though!
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed producing this episode after visiting the area. I fell in love with the town and the Peak Forest Canal.
Colin, this presentation is every bit as good as something you would expect from a BBC production.
Wow! Thanks, Michael 👍🏻
Collin, that was a brilliant episode mate. Really well done!
Thanks so much, Shawn x
Well men, once again, you have outdone yourselves. You have reached way up to set the bar very high for yourselves. The storytelling, the production values, and the the spirit that you put into this video is beyond outstanding.
Thank you! Lovely 👍🏻
One of the most interesting vlogs an example of why I consider Foxes Afloat along with Narrow boat Experience's thru the hedge the best of all the canal vlogs on U Tube
Totally totally agree.
I ain't going through any hedges with those two! They nip and pull hair 😂
@@stephenlittle7534 Thanks, Stephen 👍🏻
Fantastic bit of living history! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
That was presented better than any BBC Broadcast. Your talents are exceptional.
Liam! You just made me smile, thank you 👍🏻
@@AttilaAsztalos Lovely sentiment. Thank you! x
Wow oh wow oh wow, fantastic research and brilliantly put together. If there is an award for best CZcams video of the year then this is certainly a winner for sure. The dedication at the end is a very heart warming touch also.
Thanks, Matt. I tried to be as respectful as I could.
Episode 52: Toddbrok Reservoir. Very impressed with your presentation of this news event. It was a huge potential disaster, and was so well handled by the various agencies involved in the emergency. Both yours and the contributing videos by others really tell an effective story. Bravo !! Having just joined as subscribers we are only 100 episodes behind ! !.
Thank you, Gerry, and happy catching up!
This is by far the best documentary/report I've seen on Toddbrook Dam - so informative and so interesting. Absolutely love it - thanks, guys.
Aww, thanks! 🙏
Loved this story of the Dam, we visited Whaley Bridge after the event and were very impressed by the work of the Chinook pilots. Your coverage was incredible.
Thanks so much, Bob !
This was not just another video on CZcams this was one of the best documentary programs I have seen, the editing, the passion and the professionalism were outstanding. Brilliant.
Stuart, thank you for appreciating the effort 👍🏻
Colin, this is an excellently prepared and presented report. I would love to see more videos tying in indepth reviews of the history of areas that you travel through. It would add interesting depth to the channel. Very well done!
Seconded ... Colin, you could start your own 'discovery channel' where you create your own content at your own pace. :)
Thank you! A few people seem to like it and I did enjoy working on it. 👍🏻
Something to think about 🤔
@@FoxesAfloat You obviously have great skill and talent journalistically and such stories would allow you to explore that. It would also add to your niche relative to traveling in a narrowboat.
Everybody who lives in Whaley know this happened because the dam wasn't maintained properly if they hadn't let the dam fall into neglect it would have easily taken the water poring over the spillway. I have lived in Whaley all my life, and remember it was drained during the late seventies, but that was when it had a water bailiff whose job it was to maintain the reservoir and the dam. Now the council got rid of that position to save money, looks like it will cost a lot more in the longer term?
According the the CRT, the whole infrastructure needs rebuilding. That definitely sounds like a more expensive job. Glad you were okay in Whaley Bridge and I hope I did this with the respect and sensitivity you deserve. x
Colin, what a professional presentation! Just like watching the news. You did a great job and should feel more confident that you can handle doing things like this. Just have fun with it and do not let yourself become stressed out.
Wow, thank you! Waaaaay easier said than done though 👍🏻💜
Magnificent. Colin, this is your calling!!! BBC needs to take notice. You both are amazing. Xoxoxo
Haha! I wish 😂 Give then a call 🤣
Colin, you are marvellous, this is a programme length report. The detail, graphics and measured speech is far better than I have seen on mainstream TV. You are very talented. Keep safe
Thank you so much, David! That's very much appreciated 👍🏻
We’re relative newbies to Foxes Afloat and on a wet and dark afternoon, have just watched your truly excellent video on the Todbrook Reservoir and the disaster which was averted last year. The tone of the video and footage you used was spot on. Way better than anything we saw on the news when it happened. We love a laugh with you guys but this showed what great work you produce when it’s no laughing matter. In your closing piece you talked about the courage and fortitude of all who were involved. Little did we know that we would ALL be called upon to show those same qualities in 2020. Thank you Colin and Shaun xx
Thanks so much, Annette! x
Absolutely stunning production quality, from the script to the narration to informative graphics! You really went above and beyond on this episode.
Thanks so much, Lars. No scripts though. All just learned in advance and ad-libbed.
@@FoxesAfloat Well, that just makes it even more impressive :-)
Colin, you could easily be a presenter for a scientific type program, excellent job.
Aww, thank you so much, Curt! 👍🏻
Exceptionally well-done video. This is essentially what happened to the Oroville Dam in California, water got beneath the concrete over time and eroded it away and lifted it up and shoved it downstream, on a much more massive scale.
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Utterly brilliant yet simple explanation of the events. Well done guys.
Thank you!
EXCELLENT!!!!! So informative and fantastic footage. Well done 👍😊❤
Thanks, Christine. Loved making this one 👍🏻
Truly wonderful, professional coverage I have seen on this event. Great job well done entering a new world of pure quality for the viewer. Please keep it going chaps
Thank you! x
The sounds of the chinook helicopters flying over to Whaley Bridge and back was so haunting. Thank goodness they managed to contain it. Kinda missed hearing the chinooks afterwards
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I have been binge-watching your VLOG's with my wife and have just seen this episode. This is the best explanation of this near disaster combined with very professional footage. This is documentary level of the highest standard. Amongst the plethora of narrowboat vloggers yours is outstanding, so gold stars to you both, Colin and Shaun. Loving the drone footage which really adds to the voyages. Keep them coming.
Aww, thanks, John! That means a lot. 👍🏻
Another super interesting and fascinating episode. As much as the event was a near-catastrophe, it also shows hope, to me at least. People helping, working together, to avoid a major catastrophe. And to me, the episodes you make stand out. Because you have a great way of explaining and documenting quite literally everything. Respectful in this case, playful in others, and always spot-on.
Thank you again for sharing, and thank you for your wonderful channel.
Awww, that's really made my morning. Thank you so much ❤️
So professionally done.. from the video to the drone footage to ur hosting and back fill voicework.. I give u a 200 percent in all broadcast productions areas. And 2 👍👍💪💪to ur partner wich we didn't see this time.. we all know it's a team effort.. you both have my tip of the hat.. I toast my cup of earl to ur great CZcams channel..
Thank you SO much!
@@FoxesAfloat .....no.my friend . thank u.. I so want to come to England.. it's never going to happen.. and following some of you great British citizens is just like being there.. love ur boat.
You guys are just amazing, absolutely amazing, truly talented filmmakers.
Aww, thank you! 💜
Well done. I thoroughly enjoyed that excellent account of the near disaster. Colin, your presentation skills is top notch. Thank you
Mike, thank you. That means a lot 💜
Well done Colin. An extremely well detailed and comprehensive story on the failure of the dam. Television documentists should take a page from your book. I watched it twice. Thank you for your mention of the Armed Forces ( Thank you for you service folks, wherever you are), they don't get near as much credit as they deserve in situations like this and other natural disasters. Keep them coming Colin, your descriptive vlogs are worth their weight in gold. Tell Shawn to wear an air purifier on the seat of his pants, lol. Keep on cruising. Xx
Thanks, Kenneth! That's very kind of you ❤️ Haha! Shaun needs more than air purifying pants 😂
@@FoxesAfloat - Okay then, how about a 1 inch catheter tube trailed 25 feet behind the boat, then he can amuse himself with the bubbles he's trailing behind him. Lol.
Great video, all I saw (and know) was what was reported on beeb news. Very much appreciated to learn of what went on behind the scenes, not only at the time but even now.
I learned a lot that wasn’t reported. Surprised me. 😮
Very professional. I used to work for a parks agency, and this is every bit as professional as the short films our people would produce. Seems like there would be a demand for work like this on a per-project contract basis. You knock out a project when you were feeling up to it, and then take off for a while to rest up.
That's very kind of you, thanks!
@Foxes Afloat - silly me - just now watching #27 - "I've already been offered some free-lance tv work" 😊❤
What a wonderfully written and presented piece! One of the main attractions of your channel, for me at least, is the way you touch on local history as you pass through it-the tiny bits of history that are never mentioned outside of the immediate locale. This story as larger, and so similar to the Oroville Dam story here in California. I really enjoyed it-you guys really are a big step above the typical travel blog channel.
Thank you so much!
What a fantastic video! You have a real talent for explanation in all your vlogs but this is exceptional! Well researched and very well presented. In only a few minutes you have explained this situation clearly. No other outlet has done this. The BBC and others MUST be knocking at your door (if you had a door) or the side hatch. We watch your vlogs every Friday. Currently stuck on Leeds and Liverpool awaiting repairs to lock 2 on the Rufford branch..... much respect!
Hey 👋🏻
I saw about the stoppage on the Rufford. They were talking about bringing in a crane!
Haha! Nobody knocking from the BBC, yet 😂
@@FoxesAfloat would you like a BBC job?
@@mikemiller2538 Haha! I'm nowhere near that talented, Mike x
@@FoxesAfloat whooooosh I thought this was the channel of innuendos.
Colin, your explanation of cause and effect were worthy of any documentary or professional journal. And the positive tone is what we should be hearing from the main media outlets, rather than the tired old “who is to blame” style.
Aww, thanks, Philip! I really enjoyed creating this episode 👍🏻
You should do more videos like this. Very informative. Top job 👍🏻
Thanks, will do!
Well done You, that was a brilliant presentation, very impressive, very professional. The report was worthy of national tv coverage, congratulations ! Give yourself a pat on the back !
Haha! I'm not that kind to self-praise, quite the opposite, but THANK YOU! 👍🏻
excellent 👍 well done 💖
M Smith Thanks
If I did not know any better, I would have sworn that I was watching a TV documentary, really interesting. Amazing and kudos to you and your vblog's :)
Aww, Paul, that's ace, thank you! 👍🏻💜
Can't agree more than with some of the other comments. Colin, you could have been a brilliant reporter if you had wished to be one. Great report.
When I worked in radio I never envied the journalists. Lots of hard work for very little reward. I do enjoy putting these little videos together so maybe that's good enough. Thank you so much for a lovely comment ❤️
@@FoxesAfloat I never knew you had been working in radio. Apparently, a lot of it rubbed off and it benefits you now when you do your (hi)story telling. And thanks again for your informative and entertaining tidbits.
@@yvindascanius6061 👍🏻
Superb footage and thoroughly, in-depth explanation of the whole Whaley Bridge saga. Thank you very much.
Ah, it's our pleasure, Fraser. Thanks!
OMG - Brilliantly presented, beautiful photography, great story telling of the event & stunning music! This presentation would not be out of place on any mainstream media channel. Superb & Well done! I loved it!
My only problem now is what am I going to do for another week until you publish again????!!!!! :)
Thanks, Jez! (As always) x
Hi, I’m from Whaley my family go way back and have spent many a time playing on or around the reservoir and Todd Brook. Your account of those few days was better than the news coverage at the time and I really enjoyed watching it, thank you Colin.
Thanks so much, Brian. We really love it round here 👍🏻💜
As I binge watch your shows I notice you answer practically every comment even those shown from your early days but now being viewed , it’s exceptional and rare but don’t burn yourself out, take care both of you.
Thanks, Brian 👍🏻
Living in Australia, I never knew this. Because of all the people involved in saving the dam, it makes me happy that we didn't hear about it. You handled this documentary so professionally.
Thank you so much, Frank! x
Congratulations Colin, brilliant piece. Beautifully shot and informative.
Thanks, Anthony! 💜
What a great vlog, the "pros" could learn a lot from you.
A great mix of talk and video, well researched and very well delivered. 10/10⭐⭐
Much appreciated!
Hi. I got to see some of this event while it was happening. We had a similar event in California a couple of years ago. Lack of maintenance and infrastructure turned out to be the problem. This was Oroville Dam and cost about 1 Billion dollars and two years to fix. Some people in your neck of the woods saw our problems and shared theirs as it was going on. Thanks for the update.
Our pleasure, Steve. Thankfully all was well!
Quality presentation Colin, and I daresay it’s of a professional standard! And I mean both your segments ‘to camera’ and also the depiction of the whole drama over those days (and the ‘will it / won’t it collapse?’ was a major story at that time; I remember it well). Great job 👍 👍 Thank you.
Cheers, Hollers 👍🏻
Colin, you are without doubt so gifted in these presentations. What you’ve achieved in 13 minutes of this fascinating production is equivalent to what the best of high end television production would take to do in hours! You though have proven what can be so well achieved in telling the story through excellent narrative and editing.
Seriously you should offer this presentation to television companies.
(My) Colin who is not one to comment on CZcams has asked “Why aren’t you doing this as a profession/career?” Yes, we know it’s about quality of life on the canals and Silver Fox, however, you could benefit and teach a lot of people in the production documentary industry...how it’s done👍
Thanks so much for the huge effort you put these vlogs. Here in Tasmania we get to see these amazing places and stories because of Sean and yourself.🤗
Hi guys 👋🏻
Thank you so much. I’ve had offers for TV but I wouldn’t cope with the pressure. I’m pretty much unemployable 😂
I do enjoy producing our vlogs though and I’m quite happy just to carry on 👍🏻
Sending love! xx
Foxes Afloat we so respect your life choices Colin. If more people used their life experience and respected themselves in regard to life choices, the world would be a better place👍🤗
Awww, sounds like something from a self-help book 😂👍🏻
Foxes Afloat Self help has been my life journey, but not with any books on that subject, simply life experience👍(although I did read “Jonothon Livingston Seagull” back in the 1970’s)...😉
I love the videos you do of the history surrounding the canal system. This was very well done. Thanks!
Thank you! 😉👋🏻
Fascinating...and brilliant, flippin' brilliant vlog....it surpasses the meaning of vlog. I'd like to say you've missed your calling Colin, but with submissions like this and others previously, you haven't. You are truly, truly talented. I feel like I'm in on a secret....well, with 18.7 thousand others. You, Shaun and Dillon are a treasure. It's a shame those responsible for such things, here and there, aren't proactive enough to deal with the issues facing our infrastructure and only act when faced with immediate disaster, but it is what it is. Gotta love our first responders though, heroes, each and every one of them. Excuse me, but I'm going to watch it again. Brilliant stuff.
Well said! I can't really think of anything to add ❤️
What an absolutely amazing documentary. You nailed this better than the mainstream media. A huge pat on the back for you 👍😎👍
I'm betting there are a plethora of outtakes?
Haha! Lots of outtakes but I didn't want to offend anyone who was affected by the issue by being silly. Thanks so much for an amazing comment 👍🏻
Recently started working with a guy who lives in buxworth, and would’ve been affected by this in the worst case and decided to research. Sir, you are an amazing story teller and I’d call this more than a vlog, it’s closer to a documentary. I will be subscribing and viewing more of your vids. Keep up the great work.
Wow! Thank you! x
Amazing - brilliant commentary and superb filming. You rocked on this one! No cue cards and eloquently narrated, go pro!!!!! Loved every minute, Thanks so much. Am going to watch again xxxx You must do more
Aww, Becky, thank you! 🤩
This was a great video. It's nice to see when people come together when something like this happens. You did a great job of telling the story in a possible light, even though it could have turned out very bad for everyone. Thank you for the history lesson once again.
Thank you so much!
A superbly produced and presented film, superior to anything that would be made for TV by a team of hundreds. Well done Colin.
That's very kind of you to say. THANK YOU! 👍🏻
I remember this on the main TV news channels here in New Zealand at the time but this report is certainly the best fact filled report on the issue that I have seen. It has everything you need to get an overview of the big picture - some history, some diagrams to explain the how the problem unfolded, an explanation of the lay of the land, the potential impact on the local comunity and what was required to get on top of the problem. Thanks for taking the time to put this together 👍
Thanks, Chris! It's awesome that you appreciate the effort. Thank you x
What fabulous reporting and presentation. You held my attention all the time. Glad everyone was safe. Best Regards John
Thanks, John! x
Check out the Oroville Dam in California a few years back. Very similar, but much larger. That was a big scare!
Yes, Chris. It was a similar type of issue that caused it too. That must have been terrifying 😱
Damn Colin, what a great piece of documentary work! All of it was amazing: the research, information, camera, writing, presentation, background music and sentiment conveyed. You have really outdone yourself on this work, thanks so much for this. I’ll be watching this one several times over!
That said, I hope the air has cleared some on the Silver Fox by now.
Haha! It has 😂