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As many other people like to provide an answer not quite within the original question, I thought I could add to the unhelpful answer club. Weather makes the largest difference to our fuel consumption. In the last 2 months, partly due to lock closures and such, we have only travelled 100 miles and used 0 litres of fuel. There being enough sun to provide for all our proplulsion and domestic needs. Is that 0 mpg or ∞ mpg?

Never had any issues, Litherland is secure, Melling is nice too if you don't want to continue all the way to Magull.

The only positive is that crane access should be fairly easy, in Audlem that was not so simple and one of the factors in the length of stoppage.

We have a soft shackle and 2 centre lines, but did consider getting just one long centre line, twice the length i needed and tied at the midway point to make 2 lines but with the ability to become one extra long line if needed, like in very deep river locks.

You are correct, thank you for reminding me.

Sadly that is true in many places, irresponsible dog owners give the rest of us a bad name. It is not nice at all, sometimes when walking my dog on the towpath I feel that I should pick other peoples dog poo up, to stop others treading in it and also because I think anyone walking past may think it is from my dog.

Buxworth basin would be my choice, its an interesting place to walk around, plenty of space for dog exercising, bins, elsan and water. A short walk to Tesco and the pubs/cafes of Whaley Bridge and a longer walk, 25 mins to the Old Hall Inn, shame the Navigation is closed. There is some traffic noise but not too bad.

This suggests that it has taken two weeks to identify the need for weir boards or that it has taken two weeks to plan the install. Either option doesn't sound like they are rushing to help the section reopen

In addition to the other suggestions here, we stopped just after the Aldi in Hyde (bridge 6) 2 years ago and had no problems, some motorway noise but not really loud. Also seen a fair few boats stop just after bridge 4, although it is rumoured the car park close to there is used for dogging.

Does anyone have any knowledge of the stoppage between bridges 2A and 2B on the Leigh branch of the Leeds Liverpool? It has been an ongoing closure since 12th December according to the CRT stoppages page yet I have been told that many boats have passed there in this time. It started as a restriction and was changed to closed on the 18th December, since then there have been 7 updates all just saying contractors have been instructed to attend on various dates but no mention of them ever attending. As fallen trees are a common problem you would not think they would have this much difficulty finding a contractor to attend. The l update yesterday just said the same and another update next Wednesday.

I have a prop protector and had to go down the weed hatch 3 times last year, having cruised for 10 months, bags near Liverpool and Ragley boat stop and a scarf near Birmingham. What I can never know is how many times it saved me going down, lots of pennywort around Wigan caused no problem around the prop, had to move some to get in a lock or two. As for cutting myself, I know where it is and work accordingly. My previous boat didn't have one and I used the weedhatch less, but spent more time in rural areas.

Or the shopkeeper realises that 20% of nothing is nothing and drops his margin to 10% (that does not mean he or she made 20% it is just a saying from my retail days about not pricing too high)

If it is white bear Adlington lancs, and not Adlington Cheshire then we had similar troubles using 3 network, got ¼ mile up the canal and the signal was great so could be just that network in that marina, we were in the lagoon furthest from the office

Not lit mine since February, radiators give enough heat at the moment, only needed for an hour in the morning and maybe an hour in the evening. Seasons have changed over the last 30 years, always had to put hat scarf and gloves on the children for bonfire night, now a t-shirt and maybe a jumper is sufficient.

If only I knew how to do that . it is a huwawei B535