Friend who claims to be okay thinking of living on a houseboat

A FRIEND who says they are fine is nevertheless considering moving out of their flat to live on a houseboat, it has emerged.

Tom Logan has undermined his claim that his life is going well by outlining a plan to forego normal accommodation and live in a cramped houseboat he will have to move to a new location every few weeks.

Logan said: “Nothing to worry about here, mate. I just want to retreat from reality and turn my back on basic standards of living.

“Honestly, losing my wife and job has been a blessing for me. Now I can pursue my passion for slowly cruising along waterways and wrestling with giant sluice gates. Things really couldn’t be going better for me.

“Kicking around my one-bedroom flat was becoming a drag anyway. I had all this spare room going to waste where I could stretch and swing my limbs. Squeezing myself into a narrow floating corridor will be a massive upgrade.

“If anything I’m more concerned about you. There’s a real risk you’ll never know the joy of paying mooring fees or using communal showers at marinas. That’s living.”

Mutual friend Ellie Shaw said: “I wasn’t worried when Tom was getting into gambling and taking drugs. Moving onto a houseboat though is grounds for an intervention.”