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Perhaps I should have said "bouyancy aid".
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I, like many people it seems, consider life jackets to be a little OTT for canals and wouldn't be seen dead in one, for fear of being ridiculed. That is until I had the fortune to find a very slim, dark blue one that a hirer had bought, but not used. Worn under a jumper it hardly shows, under a coat invisible. I now feel a bit safer, and a bit warmer. And no-one can see it...
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I love a good storm! Do we know if it's going to be just windy, or thunder and lightning and rain too?
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And another one here!
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Honestly, it's not witchcraft, it's just a length of 8mm rod bent to the right angles to support its own weight, and the more weight you put on it, the stronger it becomes, if you see what I mean?
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On a serious side, in this weather, I have a sort of slidey affair thingy that I can push up or down my chimney, great for warming towels / cooking / drying things, etc.
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Intigued?
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Nice row of targets on the far bank...
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Maybe not, but I still think that there is too much signage on the cut without adding more, especially not really needed ones.
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I have been reading this forum for quite a while, without signing up, to hear what other boaters have to say on a lot of various topics. Coming from a beautiful town, of which the town centre has been blighted by a rash of fleurescent (sp?) signs, I really don't want the same for our canals.
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Read back to my earlier posts, there are only half a dozen to go through for goodness sake.
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Yes, signs can help, but can go too far in their dominance of an otherwise beautiful scene. Fair enough at a staircase or otherwise unusual lock, but an ordinary lock, because it happens to be near a hire base, then no.
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OK, but surely within a 5 minute walk? I can't believe that a boat owner hasn't at least walked down to the nearest one to see how they work?
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Then that makes it even more commendable. Well done!
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Is there not a lock at Shardlow?
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Besides which, I believe that most hirers (about 60 per cent?) are not first time hirers, and therefore don't actually need them? I'm open to be corrected on that stat.
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Good, and lucky you for having Janet S. But a lot of hire bases don't have a lock within walking distance....
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Reputable hire bases give their customers good tuition in using locks with videos and models etc, surely this is adequate? I don't think the idea of them having to put them up would go down very well. Also, being a bit of a traditionalist, I prefer as little "lock furniture" as possible. Where would it lead to, signs proclaiming "This advisory board is sponsored by xxxxx boatyard" with adverts on it? No thankyou. . . . . . Hello, by the way.