Neil I would certainly agree with your sentiment on the Lock Keeper at Boston and narrowboats. We were all set up to take Jubilee and about four other narrowboats through after the Slea. We were told though that it was far too dangerous and he could only let the one boat through as with the tide being such a big one on that day there was only about a 1 min window to get the boats through. This I may add was after somebody, unknown, cancelled the booking. Clue it wasn't one of us. We then insisted the cancellation was in error and not by us and eventually he believed us. Were we just being cynical with our thoughts on the cancellation when we knew we couldn't get back through Grand Sluice till 11.35pm and he was back on duty in the morning at 9.00am! Steve
Neil Arlidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Allan Jones wrote: > "Steve Hayes" > wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Hi Allen >> >> I was interested to read your report of your trip up Kyme Eau. It's a >> shame that you weren't around at the end of >> May when we had our boat gathering in South Kyme. Eleven boats made >> it up to South Kyme, including NB Jubilee. > > I wish I had been there. How does all this activity square with the > notices on the BW noticeboards, which have apparently been there since > last > summer, that the entire navigation is closed because of problems at South > Kyme Lock until further notice. 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) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the travels of the TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/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/
