On 03/10/06, Nick Atty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:31:18 +0100, you wrote:
>
> It depends what he meant by "pragmatic". I'm sure we've all
> encountered people who (try to) shut gates even when you are waiting to
> come into the lock, because that's what they were told to. Not doing so
> in those circumstances - which is what all of us do - could be
> considered a pragmatic application of the rules (after all, there are
> still plenty of signs about saying "close all gates and paddles when
> leaving locks").
> --
Quite so. But I was taking exception to Mike's definition of a 'real boater'
as one who 'Takes a pragmatic rather than a rule-based approach to such
things as closing lock gates.' And I somehow don't think that what he meant
by that was the courtesy of leaving a gate open for an approaching boat.
I don't take a pragmatic view of closing lock gates. Like most here I obey
the rule which is to leave all gates shut and all paddles down. Occasionally
I cruise waterways where there are different rules. These are generally
clear, well marked and I obey these.
This is not rocket science. It is not new radical thinking. As I said in my
previous posting, it is it's simplicity which is its strength. Don't lets
confuse the issue.
Steve
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