[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On 13, Aug 2006, at 22:48, Steve Haywood wrote:
>
> > Inevitable that it should happen, I guess. The idea of having
> > individual
> > bridge operators all the way up the canal was like something out of the
> > 1970s.
> >
> > But I've been surprised to hear no discussion on the list of the new,
> > proposed 'booked passage' system. Have people not heard about it? Does
> > no-one care?
>
> I care but I also felt it was inevitable ! I am yet to learn the hows
> and whens for the off season passages but initial suggestion is it will
> be like the Scottish canals as reported by Mr Dyke . . . you tell 'em
> what you want to do and they send a team to accompany you.
I have misswed much of this thread due to being on travels, but I think there
could be scope for using this as a lever to get DIY bridge operation, at least
for the less busy crossings. Much bigger structures are self-operated elsewhere.
Wassail!
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