Mike Stevens wrote: > --- In [email protected], Andrew J > Instone-Cowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ah, real boaters... Do you have a set of criteria by which these > higher >> beings may be identified? > > Here's my two-penn'orth towars that. > > A real boater - > > Knows basically what (s)he's doing but is never too proud to learn > from somebody else, or to share his/her knowledge with others. > > Is quite capable of "getting the boat along" swiftly and efficiently > but doesn't always feel the need to do so. > > Knows how to use spring lines to minimise the movement of the boat as > others pass, but doesn't often bother, as they actually quite like > the movement (or why be on a boat?). > > Regards a lock queue as an opportunity to make new friends while > sharing the work at the lock. > > Tries to be cheerful and considerate to other boaters but doesn;t get > upset if they don't reciprocate. > > Takes a pragmatic rather than a rule-based approach to such things as > closing lock gates.
You speak so much sense Mike. May I add an addition to the last sentance "and padlocks" ? :-) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - retired from that sort of thing... 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/
