2008/10/24 Martin Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Bob Wood wrote...
>>After the suggestion here yesterday that the term "until further
>>notice" was being overused and in reality conveyed little useful
>>information, I thought I would pass on some of the text of a notice
>>that BW/Waterscape have\sent out today:
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>>[In relation to a stoppage on the Ashton Canal]
>>Following on from the stoppage notice issued on Thursday 16th October,
>>the Ashton Canal remains closed to through navigation.
>>
>>The workshop team have measured up the gate and have started
>>constructing the replacement; however it may take up to four weeks to
>>restore navigation.
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>Somebody may have been listening to boaters!
> I can't see any connection. The previous stoppage notice on the Ashton
> had said that there would be an update today. Today's stoppage notice
> says (although you didn't quote it - maybe it wasn't on the text
> version) that there will be a further update in two weeks. This stoppage
> has never been associated with the words "until further notice".
I'm sorry but that is not true. The second line of the email alert
that I received from Waterscape today reads:
"Wednesday 15 October 2008 until further notice"
I trust you can now see the connection.
It also reported that there would be a further update, not in two
weeks but specifically on 14th November which is three weeks away. I
didn't quote it because it was not relevant to the point that I was
making. That point was that rather than just a simple and unhelpful
'until further notice' stoppage notice, here we had a helpful notice
with a useful estimate of the length of the closure - something
which posters on this group had only recently suggested should be
given.
For the sake of completeness and not in the expectation that anybody
will read it, here is the full copy of the email received:
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from Editor, Waterscape.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
reply-to "Editor, Waterscape.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
date 24 October 2008 15:02
subject Amended Stoppage: Ashton Canal
15:02 (8 hours ago)
Locks 1 - 18
Wednesday 15 October 2008 until further notice
Update (24 October 2008)
Following on from the stoppage notice issued on Thursday 16th October,
the Ashton Canal remains closed to through navigation.
The workshop team have measured up the gate and have started
constructing the replacement; however it may take up to four weeks to
restore navigation.
An update notice will be issued on Friday 14th November.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Update (16 October 2008)
Following on from the stoppage notice issued on Wednesday 15th
October, the Ashton Canal remains closed to through navigation.
British Waterways staff have completed their investigations and due to
the extent of the damage a new lock gate is required. The British
Waterways workshop has been informed, timber has been ordered and a
new gate will be manufactured as soon as possible.
An update notice will be issued on Friday 24th October.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Due to lock gate damage at lock 17, the Ashton Canal has been closed
to through navigation.
British Waterways staff are on site and an update will be published on
Thursday 16 October.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Enquiries: 01942 405700
More stoppages on this waterway:
http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and-rivers/ashton-canal/boating/stoppages
You can find all stoppages at the url below:
http://www.waterscape.com/things-to-do/boating/stoppages
Please do not reply to the email. It has been automatically generated.
If you wish to unsubscribe from stoppage alerts, please send an email
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "Unsubscribe Stoppages" in the
subject line.
--
Bob
