On 7 Aug 2008, at 23:37, rb999sb wrote:
> I've also noticed that the bollards are positioned in direct line of
> walk from the back of our boat to the paddles. I merrily walk round
> them but might not if in a hurry.
Well, at least I've brought the list back to life ;-}
I take the points made by those who will find lockside bollards
useful, but:
1) As ever it's a matter of priorities. At Compton yesterday, they
had a gang of six blokes installing the square wooden things, at a
lock where the footboard across the top gate is tilted downwards at
around 15 degrees and desperately needs attention. Said contractors
caused a four hour stoppage there the other day, when they chucked
the bricks they'd cut out of the walkway into the lock and blocked
the gates.
2) The shape makes them highly risky in their own right - knee high,
light brown and square.
3) Compton already has a perfectly good iron checking post on the
nearside.
4) The standard actually says "three mooring points", not "three
bl**dy* great trip hazards with no relation to the original design of
the lock". Rings would have been so much better.
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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