On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Ron Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But the nice BW man said the levels > were down due to lots of boats that day (it was a Saturday, and this was > about 5pm)
So unless most of them boats were stopping in the pound above, and the flow around the bywashes wasn't fast enough to refill that pound (which is also quite long IIRC), it just goes to show how much BW operatives (can't really call them lock keepers any more) know about the canal they are supposedly operating! Not that it's anything new, it's been quite awhile since BW staff actually know one end of a canal from the other. Why didn't they just let some more water into the top lock (as it was emptying) to give more water down the staircase! He should have known better, and should be sent on a lock operating course! Mike nb. Waterisnotdifficulttounderstand -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
