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From: John Slee <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:21
Subject: Re: [canals-list] Slough Arm ..
On 24/06/2010 17:02, Trevor Sheppard wrote:
Well, the 'Waterways World' guide book said "There's a real sense of
achievement to be gained by cruising the length of this arm.
(with my new arm-length rubber gloves, thank you my darling wife)
hey must be long if they are Slough arm-length!
PS I'm afraid that's what happens when people just talk pessimistically
bout stretches of canal - people don't use them, they go into disrepair
nd before you know it they have a stoppage which turns into effective
losure
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It's a problem we have on the Chelmer & Blackwater. There's plenty of boats on
the moorings but it seems as though 90%+ never actually move on the Navigation.
The result is that there is a lot of weed growth which moving boats could keep
down just by propeller action. The result is that Navigation staff have to make
special trips using the weed-cutter. Unfortunately (in the middle of the
growing season) the weed-cutter malfunctioned yesterday . .
DaveD
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