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Post by on Sept 4, 2023 11:54:23 GMT
If towpaths are not connected to the canals, what would you think about the councils fencing off their 'responsibility' from the dangerous canal edge? Admit I had not thought of that. I would be against.
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Post by on Sept 4, 2023 11:58:59 GMT
Its a very good point.
I suppose in a lot of places it actually makes sense to put in fencing for safety of users.
I wouldn't worry about mooring availability but it would look terrible.
It is the sort of thing that could happen with elfin safety gone mad and all that.
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Post by fi on Sept 4, 2023 12:00:30 GMT
Actually, thinking of the railways and farming and motorways, it is the responsibility of the 'dangerous' land owner to provide the fencing. Does CRT have enough money to fence of the canals...
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Post by kris on Sept 4, 2023 12:10:51 GMT
Fencing might be good. Think of all the extra mooring points😀
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Post by on Sept 4, 2023 12:12:15 GMT
Fencing might be good. Think of all the extra mooring points😀 There is that and the fact the CRT never enforce byelaws which specifically prohibit tying boats to fences.
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Post by kris on Sept 4, 2023 12:12:32 GMT
I don't mean councils taking over management of canals. That is not appropriate but what is appropriate is councils managing public access land use rather than the navigation authority. The navigation authority should be spending money on maintaining infrastructure needed to keep the canal functioning. Towpaths are not part of that infrastructure because there are no horses. Obviously canal banks are part of the canal but a lot of these had been piled so are basically not a problem. Locks, moveable bridges and culverts ARE a problem and need sorting out. I think it would lead to less maintenance, because of all the different bodies arguing about responsibility. It’s bad enough as it is. I can imagine it would lead to “well it’s your water causing the damage.” “But it’s your property that needs proper maintenance.” Type arguments.
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Post by Aloysius on Sept 4, 2023 22:00:20 GMT
Towpaths are not part of that infrastructure because there are no horses. Sometimes I find myself reflecting on how good it is that you are not in charge of anything.
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Post by on Sept 5, 2023 3:31:24 GMT
Towpaths are not part of that infrastructure because there are no horses. Sometimes I find myself reflecting on how good it is that you are not in charge of anything. It is perfectly easy to do boating and not use towpaths. The boat is self propelled. You don't need the towpath. You can moor at Marinas. Obviously lock laybys are part of the lock and you are not allowed to moor there other than for passage. So a certain distance above and below locks would be classed as part of the 'track'. Towpaths themselves are not needed for boating other than to get free moorings. The main users of a towpath will be pedestrians and cyclists who in general will be local people using a local amenity. Oh yes and people who want free moorings of course. The towpath other than immediately around locks and other moveable structures isn't part of the infrastructure required for boating because there are no horses. Times change.
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Post by Aloysius on Sept 5, 2023 6:27:38 GMT
And also fortuitous that TB is such an irrelevant platform.
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Post by kris on Sept 5, 2023 7:00:23 GMT
Andrew is a fascist pretending to be a bohemian.
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Post by dogless on Sept 5, 2023 7:17:06 GMT
It's just so long since Nathaniel did any moving on a boat, he's forgotten about everything but the beer drinking platform. Maybe it's time he got another narrow boat and travelled again 😁 Rog
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Post by on Sept 5, 2023 9:17:05 GMT
It's just so long since Nathaniel did any moving on a boat, he's forgotten about everything but the beer drinking platform. Maybe it's time he got another narrow boat and travelled again 😁 Rog There is that. But actually I prefer small open boats and have no adventurous spirit whatsoever. As for canal cruising and narrow boats (I have had 5 of those) got the t shirts. if I get the dough I'm selling the boats keeping a River launch and buying a flat somewhere nice.
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Post by dogless on Sept 5, 2023 9:22:36 GMT
Wow Nathaniel ... that's some turn around from the guy who professed a while ago that he'd never live on land again. What caused that change of heart ? Rog
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Post by kris on Sept 5, 2023 9:43:23 GMT
It's just so long since Nathaniel did any moving on a boat, he's forgotten about everything but the beer drinking platform. Maybe it's time he got another narrow boat and travelled again 😁 Rog There is that. But actually I prefer small open boats and have no adventurous spirit whatsoever. As for canal cruising and narrow boats (I have had 5 of those) got the t shirts. if I get the dough I'm selling the boats keeping a River launch and buying a flat somewhere nice. You can’t sell your boats you promised me one in your will.
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Post by on Sept 5, 2023 9:59:01 GMT
Wow Nathaniel ... that's some turn around from the guy who professed a while ago that he'd never live on land again. What caused that change of heart ? Rog There is something seriously wrong and I think the boats might be the basic flaw. Getting old in shed boat seems unwise in some ways. Maybe it is indeed to do with not cruising around. It could be that this creates the feeling of the boat being simply an uncomfortable and unsatisfactory very small dwelling.
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