On 2 Jun 2009, at 07:51, Allan Cazaly wrote: > Hi Baz, > I enjoyed your "trip Report", and it brough back some memories when > I was on the K & A. (My boat started off it's life there! > > However, I didn't see any reference to Lock Rage etc., or did I > miss something?
Ah, well, I'm afraid I borrowed the header and its ironic tone from the Captain - sorry to mislead, but there was definitely *no* lock rage on the K&A yesterday. Towpath rage, though, there was a bit of that. We were involved in an altercation between a mad dog walker [the walker was mad, not the placid hound] and some posh but apparently reasonable cyclists during which the said dog walker threatened to set about one of the cyclists with her pooper scooper - a fine device about the size of a hockey stick. Since the dog walker was trying to prevent cyclists from passing because, she claimed, the towpath was for pedestrians, we found ourselves in the odd position of interceding on behalf of the cyclists. No bones were broken or poop unnecessarily used in a ballistic manner. The dog remained unimpressed. You will be pleased to know, Allan, that your time on the K&A is not forgotten. I remember you posting here that you worked Bath Deep Lock single handed and I relayed this information to a crew about to descend the lock who were enquiring about any potential challenges it might pose. I was able to assure them that the lock can be worked by a one-man team so it should hold no terrors for an experienced couple. Baz
