Mike came in with:
> I'll put my head above the parapet. I would always close all gates
and
> paddles on locks as I consider it safer for them to be left in
that state,
> i.e. gates at each end of the lock would need to fail to
contribute to a
> disaster instead of just one gate. Over here in Belgium they have
gone to
> great expense and trouble to ensure that no single failure would
cause the
> top pound on the Brussels-Charleroi canal to drain 40km of canal
that is +/-
> 40m wide by 3m deep into the surrounding countryside. All five
routes off
> the top pound would require a double failure to cause a
catastrophe.
>
> Just my view.
That's another aspect that could be put into the equation. I value
your input Mr Clarke ;-)
>
> BTW, can't see any spelling or grammatically errors in the above
but no
> doubt Roger will soon put me right ;-)
Grammatical, surely Michael, grammatical! ;-)))))
Love it, you just can't help making the ammo, can you? ;-))))
Roger
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