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On 10/09/2021 at 06:58, MtB said:

What a load of sycophantic codswallop.

 

I take it you are a CRT employee or volly? 

Neither, not now or every.

I’m just a boater who doesn’t think fondly of those who give people the impression we are all self-entitled grumps who can’t simply say “no thank you today, but I appreciate the offer” when encountering volunteers.

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On 30/07/2021 at 08:36, nicknorman said:

Are you aware that as part of the process of converting the canal system into a volunteer’s playground and under the pretext of Covid (very convenient) that currently CRT require you to hand over your boat to some numpty volunteer who has probably done a 1 day course in how to steer a boat? They get to play with your boat for free,  driving it through the tunnel ricocheting from side to side, whilst you have to sit cringing inside ruing the day you ever agreed to let an idiot drive your boat though a narrow and occasionally twisty tunnel.

 

Personally I would wait until CRT run out of Covid excuses to require you to give your boat over as a plaything to volunteers. Which will probably be in a few years time, if ever. Apart from anything else, what is the point of doing the tunnel if you can’t drive your own boat, and have to sit inside?

 

What does this have to do with the question asked Nick? 

 

You seem to have a dislike of volunteers and try twist any thread you can into having a pop at them. 
 

I suspect for most it’s not a case of it being their “playground”, but rather them giving up their free time to make a difference in their community. Those litter picking, vegetation clearing or painting help make the area look more appealing to the general public, resulting in a safer environment for us boaters. And the lock keepers I’m sure are a welcome sight to must come rain or shine.

 

As for the Standedge Tunnel, I’m sure you’ll be aware that until recently the chaperon role was  carried out be paid staff. If it’s deemed essential those using the tunnel do so with a chaperon and CRT no longer wish to pay people to do this, then I suppose you’d prefer to see the tunnel closed rather than someone volunteering to take on the role.

 

With a live important railway line running alongside, which is accessible from the canal tunnel, I can fully understand the need for a chaperon just on this count alone.

 

I’m sure those doing the role these days are fully competent to do so. If we don’t like it then no ones making anyone go through that way.
 

Plus at the end of the day let’s face it. Most of us are only skippering a narrowboat or at most a widebeam on an inland waterway network at 4mph. We’re not talking supertankers on the open ocean, it’s not that difficult. Driving a vehicle on the road takes more skill these days.