Bob Wood wrote: > On Friday, September 15, 2006 6:06 PM [GMT+1=CET], > Mr. Raymond Tylicki > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So how would you prevent some asshole from opening up both gates of >> the locks and drain the canal? > > Water pressure will stop both top and bottom gates being opened at > the same > time. Lack of a windlass (the handle used for operating the > mechanism) will usually prevent the paddles/sluices being opened at > both ends of the lock at > the same time. > > It does sometimes happen that somebody will defeat these things and > manage > to drain a canal, sometimes accidentally but more usually with > malicious > intent. Such people are described in many ways - some even less > compimentary than the one that you suggest.
But Shirley we have all had all the gates open on Autherley Stop Lock at least once in our boating career? :-) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the traveled TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
