On 10/6/06, Julian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Michael Askin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > > Why don't you just close them behind you. If someone catches up, they > > could offer to close one (or both) gates for you if they are capable. > > If they don't catch up then they won't have loads of extra work to do. > > These days people dont offer help they just stand there with their windlass > on the bottom paddle glaring at you because you are taking so long about it > which just makes me take longer.
If they don't want to help, let them wait! If they say anything about it, just say it would go a lot faster if they helped! On busy lock flights its not unusual for us to work several locks ahead - especially if we have the crew available. Everyone then gets through faster (including us). We've had some people so suprised by this that they have wanted to help us back. We say, just help someone else, and then the work is shared out. Mike ps. We have followed people leaving gates open, and generally it helps no one but the boat leaving them open (even if we then left them open). Unless you are working single handed there is already someone at the gates (usually putting the paddles down while the boat is leaving) and so taking a couple of extra seconds closing the gates doesn't make any difference. Having to walk the length of the lock however does. -- Michael Askin http://shoestring.zapto.org/ 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/
