"Mike Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Some people seem to believe that the "officially correct" thing to do is > to > leave a lock with all gates & paddles closed. Others ackniowledge that > that's the official view but think it's a daft one. Personally I believe > the official policy is better phrased as "leave the gates open in you're > on > a canal, close them if you're on a river".
Didn't you mean that the other way round? open on a river, closed on a canal....... Julian
