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Thanks for thoughts and suggestions Peter
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On this day in 1980 Ballachulish Bridge Scottish highlands which crosses Patrick's Narrows between Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe Compare 26Oct2015 13Oct2022 On this day in 1975, we used the Ballachulish ferry which the bridge, then almost complete, was to replace. From memory, the ferry had space for two or three cars, and the operator allowed our van to keep its engine running, because our starter motor was faulty; sadly didn't get out the camera on that occasion ...
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On this day in 1971 Navigation Bridge No 6 CoventryC (since rebuilt) Phil, in the orange jacket above, is a small chap with a large motorbike... We had consulted Joe Skinner at Hawkesbury Junction about whether any boats had ventured to Coventry since Christmas, and he thought not, so we were not surprised to find ourselves grounded on some large branches ...
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Anyone know if there are any thirty-to-fifty-passenger boats operating from Worcester this summer ? ... that we might book for a family gathering one weekend day/afternoon ? The niceMrGoogle hasn't helped - but I might be phrasing the question wrongly ... Tia
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A bid for several millions to develop a computer system was from ICL (it was in 1999) on behalf of a consortium which included ICL. They based their data-protection document on one used in an unrelated, earlier ICL bid. ... It included the word artconsortiume. ... (Reverse-engineer it by replacing consortium by icl ...) ======================================================= But surely nobody of right mind would join a long-and-thin canal to a short-and-fat one ?? 🙂
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On this day in 1971 In the pre-digital era, the photographer had tp wait some weeks to find out if the shutter had been pressed at exactly the right time ... Knowle flight GU Compare b+w 30Mar2005 26Dec2005 9Oct2011 (#2) 4Nov2014 14May2017 (#2) 29Jun2018 8May2022 30Oct2023 Shrewley GU Compare 28May2004 2Jul2005 29Jun2018 14Aug2021
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This afternoon 2023 Bingley 5-rise L+L Compare ##1971 5Jan1974 28Apr2004 (#2) 2May2004 20Jun2007 (#2) #Dec2008 28Jan2012 (#2) (#3) (#4) (#5) (#6) 3Apr2014 31Dec2018 8Jul2019 30Jul2023 14Oct2023 C&RT 250th anniversary celebration - at which met with @ElaineMary and RichardParry (CE C&RT) who remembered us from earlier meetings before the Accursed Virus. First question for RP was "as a Navigation Authority, what has wellbeing ever done for us?". There was a straightbatted response about how it attracts support from those who wouldn't otherwise know about the C&RT and the benefits of the canals. We went on to talk about the Government response to the 10-year checkpoint review of waterways funding, the comparison of the current crisis to 2006 (in BW days), and the use of C&RT property portfolio to plug the gap and maintain a sensible standard of maintenance. At a practical level we told him about the lack of grease on the B+F paddles.... Compare 3May2014 11Jul2014 14Feb2016 23Nov2017