They are not only trip hazards. On the T&M some locks on the Heartbreak side have had a back bollard on the (more sensible) off side for years. To save going forwards when coming up in the lock one year we tied on the this to hold the boat in successive locks. It did but the boat movement in the lock and the tension in the rope over the rough lock edge sawed through the rope in a few locks and with a final twang, bang we rocketed to the front. Luckily the flying rope ends did not hit anyone and nothing broke in the boat!
--- On Sun, 7/20/08, rb999sb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: rb999sb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [canals-list] Re: Colwich Lock To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:38 PM --- In canals-list@ yahoogroups. com, "Neil Arlidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David Cragg wrote: > > Colwich has had our worst lock vote for years. > > > > On one occasion while queuing, the wife grabbed a BW white shirt type > > and told him to try the gates. He informed her it was not his job - > > he was there about the hut opposite the house which might need work > > done on it (?). > > > > As I understand it the lock is managed by that lot at Fazeley. They > > are more interested in the weeds growing on the towpath side below > > the locks than the boaters trying to climb through them to moor, let > > alone work the lock! > > > > In their (Fazeley office) world no doubt all is lovely, Maybe a day > > out for each of their many managers, in turn, winding paddles and > > moving gates while locking boats through Colwich might give them a > > more realistic idea of the quality of the canal structures in their > > area. > > They are probably too busy doing the other 6 jobs they have now been given. > > -- > Carter Brandon - Engish Barge Erne Nest - Grand Canal permit 2963...where > they are so overstaffed they fight over possesion of the 1 boat a week. > They are probably putting in all those nasty trip hazards at the locks. How can BW say they are short of money whilst doing things like that. Sue [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
