On 7 Jul 2006, at 13:12, Nigel Stanley wrote: > People are generally very keen on other people obeying all rules, but > tend to have their own special circumstances that should be taken into > account when they come up against them. > There's a term "bourgeois anarchists" to describe those who take this position - everybody should obey the rules, but not us, because we're special.
> My take on this debate is that total zero tolerance of all rule > breakers becomes prohibitively expensive to enforce, but there > certainly needs to be active license evasion enforcement. > > Otherwise some common sense is needed, with the rule of thumb being > adverse impact on other boaters. Overstaying on underused visitor > moorings needs a lighter touch than at honeypots. It's often the > spirit of the rules that need capturing rather than the absolute > letter in the real world where decisions about priorities and > resources have to be made. > Absolutely - only problem is the scarcity of common sense. > And while I do support strict enforcement of safety rules, I hope > we're not going to start expecting a sanitised waterways only for the > affluent. Scruffy boats have their place. > > Scruffy boats sure, likewise boats in mid restore or fitting out or whatever. It's a matter of balance again. When I used the term mouldering boats, I was thinking of those which are clearly on the edge of complete collapse, or are kept afloat by the bank. I can think of one on the Coventry which has been hanging from a tree by its stern line for the last year at least. ATB Bruce (at Hilgay on the Wissey) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bruce Napier [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.nbsanity.net 07884 003581 Living In Sanity ------------------------ 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/
