jhar1945 wrote: >> Once we are on the canal (not often enough as work gets in the
> In this relaxed mode I was once waiting to rise in a wide lock - > after entering (being single handed) a crew appeared at the top, > slammed the bottom gate behind me and (as I was climbing the ladder > with two ropes and a windlass in my hand) threw both the top paddles > up and I was left doing the splits as the boat drifted away from the > ladder. The exact same scenario happened to me when single-handling up the first lock above Braunston! I couldn't believe anyone could be so stupid but apparently there are at least two of them out there! -- Will Chapman Save Our Waterways www.SaveOurWaterways.org.uk
