[Default] On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:27:39 +0100, Will Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote::
>> Were you never tempted to play? I did, the first time I went through >> Sawley at a quiet tine and the lockie wasn't around........... >> besides, it's always useful to see exactly what DOES happen if you >> need to stop everything! >> >Which begs the question, "and what did happen?!" All the open paddles closed very quickly - just what you need if something's going wrong, and much more quickly than you could have done it on foot, bearing in mind the size of the lock and the fact I was there on my own! >It wouldn't surprise me if there is a different reaction >from one waterway to another. > ............. which is why it's not such a bad idea to do it occasionally, particularly if it's a lock you use regularly (as I did). It's nice to see somebody else up and about early on a Sunday morning - you didn't get up for the Grand Prix, by any chance?? Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005) 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/
