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[magnetman]

Was the location of the breach used as a mooring at all?

It'd be pretty grim to be moored there when that happened.

[Dibbo]

We came past that spot on Friday in the pooring rain, looked fine then, we tied up between the 16 and 15th lock for the night. Bloody lucky we didn't leave it till later to move up to the Bumble hole, as we did plan on saturday and sunday originally. I had a walk down there yesterday, looks like a tree has gone first and took the bank with it, as there's one right at the bottom as well as the one stuck in the hole. Funny, i lived in Wordsley as a boy, and can remember the first breach,i remember we scoured the bottom of the cut for old bottles ( the marble type) and found quite a few, i climbed down yesterday and sank to the top of my laces( got big boots on thankfully), did think i didn't last time, but then I thought I'm 10 stone heavier.............
My thoughts go to the poor sods sitting on the mud, hope BW sort getting them out of there ASAP.

Was the location of the breach used as a mooring at all?

It'd be pretty grim to be moored there when that happened.

[rollingthunder]

There are 3 continuos cruisers 'marooned' either side of the breach me being one of them - point taken re the blacking and i fully intend to carry out this task before BW get round to erecting coffer dams -

This will be after i effect temporary "repairs" to the 5 portholes that i have had put in by local chavscum from Wordsley yesterday ! - in the meantime workers and a patrol robot from BW at the Stewponey had been prancing around on my deck moaning that my license is'nt completely visible and taking details - the words pissup and brewery spring to mind.....

The poor unfortunates the other side of the breach were broken into and burgled at the same time approx 4.30 in the afternoon !

I am in the process of sorting out my safety certificate having had a visit from an approved inspector ystda and will be liasing with BW over some sort of license fee depending on recompense for the damage to my portholes due to the fact that i cannot move...

Any ideas or advice anybody ?

Laurie -

[magpie patrick]

This will be after i effect temporary "repairs" to the 5 portholes that i have had put in by local chavscum from Wordsley yesterday ! - in the meantime workers and a patrol robot from BW at the Stewponey had been prancing around on my deck moaning that my license is'nt completely visible and taking details - the words pissup and brewery spring to mind.....


Laurie -

regarding the bold bit, I hope your joking (assuming this was while boat was stranded) but I suspect you are not. Will they do you for overstaying?

[Split Pin]

We came past that spot on Friday in the pooring rain, looked fine then, we tied up between the 16 and 15th lock for the night. Bloody lucky we didn't leave it till later to move up to the Bumble hole, as we did plan on saturday and sunday originally. I had a walk down there yesterday, looks like a tree has gone first and took the bank with it, as there's one right at the bottom as well as the one stuck in the hole. Funny, i lived in Wordsley as a boy, and can remember the first breach,i remember we scoured the bottom of the cut for old bottles ( the marble type) and found quite a few, i climbed down yesterday and sank to the top of my laces( got big boots on thankfully), did think i didn't last time, but then I thought I'm 10 stone heavier.............
My thoughts go to the poor sods sitting on the mud, hope BW sort getting them out of there ASAP.

Was you who woke me up then

Boats have been moored on this section, they need to shallow draft to get into the bank because that section is cut through the sandstone and Bw are very wary abour dredging it

[rollingthunder]

Update as of last nite -

100 tons of clay has now been deposited between Middle Bridge and my boat with a further 60 tons coming today -

Pumps should be put in over the weekend and tested etc with a view to start pumping on Monday (120 gallons a second i am told)

3rd boat (Odyssey) broken into and burgled last week -

BW workers renewing sandbags and drinking tea etc - water delivered to other boat (The Meggy) various BW project managers and "asset" engineer wandering about - NO personal contact from BW to the boats at all - NO backup from the Police - security people on site today as far as the plant equipment is concerned and plenty of fretting over the stranded fish - the situation with the 3 stranded boaters sucks almost as much as the mud that we are marooned in - on the bright side much blacking has been carried out - the owners of the Meggy who do not know the area and are devoid of transport enquired to BW about Blacking and were told that BW would sell them some for 25 quid ! - you think that somebody from customer care would have knocked on the boats concerned and offered them some free blacking to be going on with -

They would'nt give you the steam off a turd !

[cactus Oz]

There was quite a serious altercation between the farmer who owns the land north of this section (where the horses are) and a group of cyclists using the towpath, and apparently straying onto his land. This happened at about 3.30 - 4pm. GBH was threatened repeatedly by the farmer (with a metal pole) and a member of the group (with a brick), and was (in my opinion) only prevented by the persistent dogged intervention of the farmer's daughter. Some children were frightened and upset. Police were called (by the farmer's wife). The tow path is closed, and barriers prevent cyclists in several places. Pedestrians can bypass these with a bit of a wriggle. BWB have constructed a heavy wood decking road across the farmer's land so that heavy equipment can be brought closer to the embankment where the breach occurred. This is NOT a public right of way, and I suggest using it would be very unwise without asking permission from the landowner.

On another note, there is a planned pumping of water into the pound below the breach ( a clay barrier has sealed of the canal at Middle Bridge) on Monday 22nd September. Unfortunately it hasn't rained for over a week, and there may be too little water flowing down the River Stour to do an effective job. More rain, anyone?

[duztee]

Is the engineer who did the inspection 2 days earlier still an employee!

[Moley]

As of an hour ago, Odyssey is newly blacked but still firmly grounded, although the water is coming up gradually, at least it's touching both sides:



However, in the lower pounds you'd still be lucky to float a canoe:

[Tim Lewis]

BW update issued on Waterscape yesterday here.

Tim

[cactus Oz]

[quote name='cactus Oz' date='Sep 21 2008, 11:19 AM' post='273095']

...altercation between the farmer who owns the land north of this section (where the horses are) and a group of cyclists ...

Perhaps I need to be clearer here. The land west of the temporary depot by Middle Bridge is Farmer Bob's land, used for grazing horses and where the wooden BWB road has been laid.