WOW! What a memory you have! I still remember how much heavier the rope became as one proceeded up the ladder! About 4 rungs from the top, I seem to remember that I had "Run out of puff" and though *I've got to make it to the top, nobody will find me at the bottom!* so- with an extreme amount of extra effort, (Don't know where the extra came from) I managed to make it to the top - totally exhausted! I think the energy required came from sheer terror???
I've had lots of *Experiences* since then, some lucky and some not quite so lucky but I still enjoy the canal life. Regards to all on the K & A. ~Allan~ --- In [email protected], Baz Juniper <b...@...> wrote: > > > 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 >
