On 7 Aug 2007, at 13:12, Martin Clark wrote: > Keens, Graham, VF UK - Technology (RO) wrote... >> Arthur wrote >>> Steve Haywood wrote >>>> From: "Michael Askin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> But I did read somewhere recently (it may even have been >>>>> here) of a report from about 1840 of one point on the BCN >>>>> passing 400 boats a day. > >>>> Pshaw. That's nothing compared to Cropredy lock on >>>> a Bank Holiday Monday. > >>> " In my day we thought we were very lucky if there was a >>> queue of only 400 boats at Colwich lock at 7 o'clock on >>> a winter's morning. " >> >> Nah! When I wer't lad we'd queue for 5 days for Fradley lock in't >> middle >> o'winter. >> > Locks? You were lucky you had locks! When we was little, we had to > queue > at Fradley for 5 days in't middle o'winter, wi' nowt on us feet, and > then we had to push the boat up the hill on rollers... > --
We used to *dream* of havin' rollers. We used to have to dismantle weir, drag t'boat through flash lock wi' our bare hands and pay mill owner for permission to come to work. And you tell that to the leisure boaters of today and they won't believe you. Baz
