On 9 Oct 2008, at 11:22, Richard J Sanders wrote:
> I've always thought that the boards - particularly the one at
> Bagnall Lock,
> as you enter Alrewas, was to provide advance warning so you could
> wind below
> the lock otherwise you would have to back half a mile when you saw
> the fast
> flow and gauge at Alrewas lock . I think the position of the one
> below
> Wychnor lock is again just before the winding hole.
>
There's also one at Barton Turns now, so that boats leaving the
marina can decide which way to go for their mini cruise.
> So I have not thought they added any value apart from giving advance
> interpretation of the gauges.
They are repeated at the locks themselves, with a new board telling
you to look at the gauge and interpret it as green=normal,
yellow=caution and red=danger.
After yesterday, when the level was barely on the bottom of the green
sector at Wychnor, I wouldn't want to try going upstream with it in
the yellow (not being Mr Askin ;-}}).
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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