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Post by on Apr 17, 2024 16:38:14 GMT
River now under 100 cumecs and the floating electric beer drinking platform still works ! Not used it for ages.
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Post by dogless on Apr 17, 2024 17:17:56 GMT
Is that the 'moving finger that writes and having written moves on' ... or 'ready for my close-up Mr DeMille'
Rog
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Post by on Apr 17, 2024 18:05:34 GMT
'I fear thee, ancient Mariner! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, and lank, and brown, As is the ribbed sea-sand.
I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown.'— Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest! This body dropt not down.
Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on; and so did I.
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Post by cds on Apr 18, 2024 9:14:00 GMT
It’s sunny but cold here, I’m going to have tomato soup for my lunch. You bunch of sad thickos 😂
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Post by dogless on Apr 18, 2024 11:23:10 GMT
On our way at 7am Gloriously glorious sunshine but ice on the roof ! Worked all the Stockton locks alone. All set against and the first six a top gate had been left open. Calcut we joined a boat for two and did one alone. Watered and then found a good mooring. Tricky at Flecknoe Bridge with a wide moored quite close but no one died. Rog
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Post by dogless on Apr 18, 2024 18:06:55 GMT
So out of interest, when travelling through wide locks would you prefer to work them alone, or pair up with some other boat ?
We would choose to work alone as we have our own system, are quite efficient, are reasonably physically capable, and we like to not have to consider others selfish or not.
No problems if paired up, we're nothing if not adaptable.
We met Betty (for those that remember her) doing GU locks, and have paired up with many lovely folks, but given a choice I'd like to be solo.
What about you ?
Rog
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Post by fi on Apr 18, 2024 18:16:50 GMT
All depends on the other people, some most times I've enjoyed sharing locks, other times I'll moor up for an hour or so to avoid sharing any more locks.
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Post by dogless on Apr 18, 2024 18:20:31 GMT
But you don't know the people until you're in the first lock. So what's your preference beforehand fi ? Rog
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Post by fi on Apr 18, 2024 18:21:42 GMT
Share, share the work and banter.
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Post by Telemachus on Apr 18, 2024 18:45:50 GMT
We prefer to share, especially going up hill because you don’t have to worry about the boat moving around in the lock too much. Preferably with a hire boat because they are happy on holiday, not Mr and Mrs grumpy-private-owner who seem to hate having a boat. It can be a bit frustrating when the other boat’s driver isn’t very good, in which case be the second boat to enter!
But it is very satisfying when you get someone who knows what they are doing. Exit the lock together, maybe move apart slightly, then come together as you enter the next lock simultaneously. Of course one could tie the boats together, but that reduces the fun. Even better if the people coming way know what to do - one pair of boats parts to let the other (opposite direction) one pass between. This can be tricky if there are 2 boats going each way though, as there may not be enough deep water width. That is the way to do it though.
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Post by dogless on Apr 18, 2024 18:54:54 GMT
I agree with what you say, but as I said to fi you don't know any of that until you've done the first lock. So what's your preference before you know that ? Rog
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Post by fi on Apr 18, 2024 18:58:51 GMT
Sorry, my previos answer was what I'd do at the first lock, if I'm then not happy I'll just make up an excuse to moor up for a while.
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Post by dogless on Apr 18, 2024 19:05:42 GMT
Just for clarity I'm asking what your preference is approaching wide locks ... to work them alone or for another boat to join you ?
We've met loads of lovely folks sharing locks, but I'd still rather do them alone cos we've also met fussy, grumpy, wittering, bad tempered folks.
Solo is my preference.
Rog
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Post by Telemachus on Apr 18, 2024 19:13:56 GMT
Just for clarity I'm asking what your preference is approaching wide locks ... to work them alone or for another boat to join you ? We've met loads of lovely folks sharing locks, but I'd still rather do them alone cos we've also met fussy, grumpy, wittering, bad tempered folks. Solo is my preference. Rog Another boat to join us. As fi says, if it transpires you don’t like them, you can decide to stop for a cup of tea /strange engine problem etc. Or just sink their boat and carry on.
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Post by dogless on Apr 18, 2024 19:21:05 GMT
Thank you TelemachusOut of interest I read your discussion with Dunk (you quoted him and responded) about a possible alternate route to the Lancaster Canal. I didn't comment for obvious reasons. It appeared utter nonsense to me ... possible but why would anyone choose to do that or benefit from that choice ? I will however be very interested to read the report of your trip should you care to post. Rog
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