AndrewIC

That’s a fairly liberal interpretation of “repaired”

Just bring your own tap!

If they don’t leak then don’t bu&&er about with them! Whatever framing you make, make it removable so you can get at the clamps in future, and insulate round the windows properly or you will get condensation on the steel (and worry that they are leaking).

A BP in Liverpool was 179.9 for diesel on Friday night, and the one just around the corner from home has been coming down steadily to 180.9.

Does anyone know what’s actually wrong with it? The stoppage notice just refers to failure during testing of a safety device on the aqueduct gates.

The Montgomery is lovely and IMHO worth the trip. Llangollen to Frankton is about a short-ish day. You must book Frankton locks, hire base will tell you how - you might need to do this online rather than on the phone, so take a mobile/tablet. You must book not later than the day before you go down, you book both down and back up at the same time, and you must spend at least one night on the Montgomery, but unless you want to race to the end and back two is better. You don’t need to book the other locks on the Montgomery, or New Marton locks. Having come back up, Ellesmere is only a couple hours, a nice town with the most convenient Tesco you could ask for. Go on a bit further and the moorings alongside Blakemere are very good. If you like pottering that would probably be enough, if you like boating dawn to dusk you could go further, but although Whixall Moss is ecologically interesting, there’s not a lot between Ellesmere and Grindley Brook. Going down and up Grindley Brook could take you all day if it’s busy and there are queues; I can’t remember where the next winding hole is below Grindley Brook, I’ve a feeling it could be Wrenbury.

Is it true that the tunnel keepers are not allowed to use the rescue boat?

Road diesel round the corner is £1.83, Morrisons and Asda are still £1.95.

As I said in another thread, “do they know it’s not downhill all the way?”

Not that it’s open now, mind… Notice Alert Caldon Canal Location: Bridge 37, Hazelhurst Bridge, Caldon Canal Starts At: Lock 10 Hazelhurst Top Lock Ends At: Lock 13 Cheddleton Top Lock Up Stream Winding Hole: Cheddleton Down Stream Winding Hole: Hazelhurst Monday 5 September 2022 08:00 until Friday 24 March 2023 17:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: (Re)Construction Original message: Please be advised we will be closing this section of the canal to facilitate the building of a new bridge. Further information about the project can be found here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/gbp2-million-hazelhurst-bridge-restoration-work-to-begin-early-august You can view this notice and its map online here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notice/22950/bridge-37-hazelhurst-bridge-caldon-canal You can find all notices at the url below: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices

Do they know it’s not downhill all the way?

Kidde, for example say this: ‘An alarm’s response time will vary depending on the level of carbon monoxide in the air. For example, an alarm will sound after three and a half hours of continuous exposure at a level of 50 PPM, but after only eight minutes of continuous exposure at a level of 400 PPM.” “Carbon Monoxide Levels That Will Set Off Your Alarm” Carbon Monoxide Level Alarm Response Time 40 PPM 10 hours 50 PPM 8 hours 70 PPM 1 to 4 hours 150 PPM 10 to 50 minutes 400 PPM 4 to 15 minutes More detail here: https://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/support/help-center/browse-articles/articles/what_are_the_carbon_monoxide_levels_that_will_sound_the_alarm_.html

Coming down Middlewich we have before now been asked by the hire base staff not to assist the boat coming up, because the hire crew are being talked through doing it themselves.

Standard Adverc cycle is 14.0-14.4V, temperature compensated. They are still available: https://adverc.co.uk/collections/adverc-battery-systems/products/adverc-battery-systems. Give them a call and see if they will tell you how to adjust yours back to the standard settings? See also here:

Probably not, but it will give anyone stuck in between the closures a bit more range, including hirers from Heritage and BP Festival Park.

“We’ve run out.”

If the contract says the grass shall be cut then the grass shall be cut, even if there isn’t any grass.

Just had a notification that all Weaver locks are closed UFN due to staff sickness. There is a closure of Uplands Road and the car park on Sunday for the baton thing. No indication of whether there will be access to the marinas/house/farm.

Eventually they go tatty, and there’s no sensible way to restore them.

That’ll be me then… it seemed like a good idea at the time. I think there may now be thermal break frames available, but frankly I probably wouldn’t bother with double glazed again. Ditto anodised frames, which also seemed like a good idea at the time

The original version that I got didn’t specify the amount of the levy, I had to ask. I guess they got fed up with people asking!