Are you advocating lock gates are left open just to save the lock gates from
being rammed at some time in the future? That is definitely not BW policy with
their leaky locks. My comment on ramming was about this and not about someone
who has the gates closed in front of their boat's nose by the crew of a leaving
boat.
Mind you - even if a boat leaves and the gates are shut immediately we often
find that this is to allow some (unseen by us) person to wind the top paddles
to fill the lock - in which case ramming is counter productive to gates and
boat.
This - winding without looking (or caring as they are in a hurry) - seems to
occur more and more often on busy canals and any comment made about it by us
normally seems to end in an argument.
Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If the gates are left open, no-one will be tempted in this way.
Adrian
Adrian Stott
07956-299966
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