--- In [email protected], Will Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> One thing I've noticed is that most lock work is done by the
ladies and
> few walk between locks. In our case Jane can't do the locks (lymph
nodes
> removed under her arms) so she does the steering when we are
negotiating
> locks (and I walk between any lock that is up to a mile away).
>
> Is the lady locking convention driven by him-on-the-boat or is it a
> lack of confidence in her own ability to steer? (Jane was at first
very
> unsure but has since become so good that she gets compliments from
> other boaters).
>
> Cheers...
>
> Will Chapman
> nb Quidditch
>
I am happy doing either unless there's a strong wind to make things
tricky. However, out of preference for the exercise (and in
deference to Simon's bad back) I usually work the locks. Hatton
however was a different case. We both worked half each which seemed
fair, especially as going up was the end of a 41 lock day in August.
Debbi
nb TIAMI
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