All this talk of abandoning the K&A and other gloomy comments have had me quite
depressed. I mean that quite seriously.
I had no idea that England's canals were being anything but well maintained and
even slowly expanded. A national treasure, a recreational paradise, a tourist
money earner and so forth.
All that struggle and grindingly hard work to win back what had so nearly been
lost forever.
It's unthinkable really. Yet here, on this "list," it seems to be acknowledged,
almost shrugged at.
Think back to the Queen re-opening the K&A after the near miraculous
reclamation!... and now ..... This situation must surely mean that any
further work such as the Thames & Severn are pointless.
No doubt the cost of one day of operations in Afghanistan would solve all.
Money can always be found can't it? .... except for hospitals, pensioners,
teachers and saving what needs saving. Latest? A link betwixt Waterloo and
Heathrow ...... idiocy never changes.
Derek Hutton (amazed and saddened and thankfully OLD)
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