On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:41:40 +0100, "Mack, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I thought the old boatman's trick was to have a rope tied to the Banbury >stick. As you passed through the bridge, you picked up the end of the >rope and when clear, pulled the Banbury stick out, and let the bridge >fall back to the closed position. > That may well be the case - but a lot of boatman's tricks were damaging to the waterways - and although some people seem to think emulating everything they did is a good idea, I don't think BW or anyone else who cares for our waterways would want to see that. -- Malcolm
