On Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:31 AM [GMT+1=CET], Julian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "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....... Oops! Yes, of course I do. I hadn't had breakfast when I wrote that. Mike Stevens narrowboat Felis Catus III web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk Defend the waterways. Visit the web site www.saveourwaterways.org.uk
