One assumes from this there a lot of non-knowing lips tight shut out there at this time of year. Still it re-enforces our theory that most boaters think anyone who wants to chat about the state of, positioning of canal furniture etc. is mad and must be avoided in their rush to complete a ring in minimum time. Meanwhile, on at least two occassions the wife has got people to untie ropes in wide locks when moored to bollards comoing up as the boats are being dragged under. (Which sound weird but in each case they tightened the centre rope when the distance from rope attachment on boat to bollard was at its minimum and wandered off to open the gates.) These incidents were both in wide locks before BW's B Bollards. Anybody else got any stories?
--- On Tue, 8/12/08, Steve Haywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Steve Haywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [canals-list] Report the bollards to HSE To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 2:49 PM 2008/8/12 micheal_wittman <micheal_wittman@ yahoo.co. uk> > these new bollards there does seem total opposition to them. > Maybe among the chattering computer-savvy classes there is opposition. On the towpath I've found almost universal support for them, especially among those who use centre ropes. If people are falling over them, it's only unfamiliarity. The ones at the top and the bottom are just as capable of being tripped over. As indeed is a lock side. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
