David Cragg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you advocating lock gates are left open just to save the lock gates from > being rammed at some time in the future?
No, I'm advocating they be left open on (almost) every occasion, as that reduces the total amount of work done by boaters (and is how it always used to be done). > That is definitely not BW policy with their leaky locks. If a lock is leaking, then it is fine with me for BW to put up a notice there saying it knows that to be the case, and that it will be fixed by (stated date). Any notice without the latter should be ignored, of course. At those locks, I accept the gates should be left closed. But only at those locks. (the headers for the following bit were weird, so I'm not sure whether it is down to you or to Steve, but I'll respond to it here while I'm at it). > St eve Heaven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Easter Sunday we at our mooring doing some odd jobs around the boat. >During the afternoon we were passed by eight boats, six hire boats (4 >Viking Afloat, 1 Bookline, 1 Alvechurch) and two private boats. >All the hire boats slowed down (though one a bit late), neither of the >private boats slowed down There is a saying that there is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Of course, when the wind gets up to hurricane strength so you can't stand, the situation has probably passed that. In the same way, I feel there is no such thing as too much speed, only inappropriate mooring (typically without a spring). The equivalent of the hurricane is the creation of breaking wash on the banks. So, I suggest that not all those who don't slow enough for your taste are jerks, neither are all those who travel painfully slowly non-jerks. Adrian . Adrian Stott 07956-299966
