MaryP Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Last time I came through that lock I was single handed. You have to leave the boat at the other side of the road bridge, walk up a lane, cross the road bridge then set the lock. This I did, but when I got back to the boat and pootled to the lock, a helpful person had closed the gate, presumably thinking that some idiot had left it open. Well I had, but on purpose! The boat and I were of course hidden under the bridge! I called out to people, and eventually someone noticed me and re opened the gate..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 39 minutes ago, MaryP said: Last time I came through that lock I was single handed. You have to leave the boat at the other side of the road bridge, walk up a lane, cross the road bridge then set the lock. This I did, but when I got back to the boat and pootled to the lock, a helpful person had closed the gate, presumably thinking that some idiot had left it open. Well I had, but on purpose! The boat and I were of course hidden under the bridge! I called out to people, and eventually someone noticed me and re opened the gate..... This happens on the river Stort quite a lot. Walkers keep closing gates ''obviousely not dustmen though'' where on this river we leave gates open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebotco Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 58 minutes ago, MaryP said: Last time I came through that lock I was single handed. You have to leave the boat at the other side of the road bridge, walk up a lane, cross the road bridge then set the lock. This I did, but when I got back to the boat and pootled to the lock, a helpful person had closed the gate, presumably thinking that some idiot had left it open. Well I had, but on purpose! The boat and I were of course hidden under the bridge! I called out to people, and eventually someone noticed me and re opened the gate..... These days there are quite often CRT Volunteer lockies here, which can be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryP Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 24/02/2019 at 13:22, Rebotco said: These days there are quite often CRT Volunteer lockies here, which can be very helpful. It was about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebotco Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, MaryP said: It was about a year ago. There were some there up til last October - end of the boating season. I guess they will be back in March when it starts to get busy again. Not full time though. "Tis a matter of luck if they are there when you need to go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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