"Neil Arlidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Allan Jones wrote: >> The sluice-keeper at Boston told us, amongst >> much of his other conflicting 'advice' that the notice is still current >> and >> that we would be committing the most heinous of crimes if we ventured >> onto >> Kyme Eau. > > He also thinks using his sluice is a heinous crime (in a narrowboat) > I got the distinct impression that he thinks using the river at all a crime. The river level was normal but he did suggest that we should leave Boston as soon as possible because if it rained overnight there might be too strong a current for us to be able to get back up-river against it.
The previous week there had been a tremendous argument that had nearly erupted into a fight between him and a narrowboater. The boat had had to use one of the short finger pontoons so the owner had tied his bow rope back to the adjacent pontoon to stop it from swinging around; the sluice keeper reckoned this was a safety hazard (we spoke to both him and the boater on consecutive days, it was interesting hearing both sides of the story). Several people told us that such arguments were not unusual, and that he had been thrown into the river by angry boaters at least twice last year (on one occasion his lawn-mower was thrown in after him). Allan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
