----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Speeding (but off topic)
> Bob Wood wrote: >> 2008/8/11 Steve Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> ... that's what I was told some years ago when I lived near to an >>> infamous road of this type (which now has a manual 50 limit.) >> >> How fast can you go if you drive an automatic? >> > Haha not sure where I got the word "manual" from but I think you know > what I mean. I blame those bl***y Oxford Canal lift bridges (how does > anyone else single hand them?) for over-tiring me yesterday ;-) > > Steve > NB Bream > The trad way is to use a "Banbury Stick" to prop the bridge up. However another answer is to use a heavy weight shackled to the bridge chain once it's down. I carry a couple of stage weights. Another possibility is to put a large nail or screw into the stump (if there) where the chain comes down and hook the chain on that. We're heading down the Oxford ourselves today but fortunately with a crew. When single-handing I tend to use the Banbury Stick technique. Cheers Guy -- Guy Morgan First Light Services nb Virgo, WFB, Stockton, GU
