frangar Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Rob-M said: Only if they are registered at Tamworth. I’ve often wondered who Reg at Tamworth was…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 minute ago, frangar said: I’ve often wondered who Reg at Tamworth was…. Well REGina at London ain't the Queen either. And nothing is registered at Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Tracy D'arth said: Well REGina at London ain't the Queen either. And nothing is registered at Watford. Ah happy days - when there was some esprit de cours and the navigation authority knew something about boats. Now its all about pen pushers (or to be kinder - about folks who don't have the waterways at heart - merely have to administer it). You're all - all of ye - doomed, doomed I say.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, matty40s said: Ah, but they have right of way in Tamworth... Wrong builder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alias Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, nicknorman said: I think in some circumstances it can be hard to see if there is a boat coming the other way (bridge etc in the way) but at Glascote I am struggling to think of any justification! I was ascending the bottom lock at Glascote when someone turned the top lock some years ago. As there was only one top paddle working at the time this produced an extra long delay that irritated the queue behind me. When someone (not me) asked him about it he first said it was helpful to raise the water level above a slow lock to keep the pressure up. When this was questioned he said he was in a hurry as he had to get to his sister's funeral. Things seemed to be getting a bit heated after that, so I was glad that the lock had finally filled and I was on my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alway Swilby Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 6 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: In the past fortnight I have had both the top and bottom Glascote locks turned when I have been in the other one. Happened to us too there about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quattrodave Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 What do you guys mean by 'the locks turned whilst you were in them'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Quattrodave said: What do you guys mean by 'the locks turned whilst you were in them'? In the flight I would think. Folk don't look far enough ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quattrodave Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Ah, got ya..don't have many flights near me so I automatically assumed a single lock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Quattrodave said: Ah, got ya..don't have many flights near me so I automatically assumed a single lock... I’ve had single locks turned as I approached them. A full and frank conversation ensued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 I had a lad attempt to turn a lock as I was entering the bottom gates, he hadn't even noticed that the bottom gates were open but had a surprise when I blasted the horn at him and suggested in the future he has a look before opening a paddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 I had the bottom gates at one of the Bosley locks shut on me when the bows were about 10 feet away. And when I hit the gates they didn't open because someone had already drawn a top paddle. Three people who didn't look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quattrodave Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Wow that's appaling (the instances above), are people really that selfish and retarded..?! When I get to a lock the first thing i do is look to see if anyone is approaching open gates and wave then innit needs be... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyhanger Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 02/07/2021 at 16:48, Tonka said: The Atherstone lot hardly go further then the top lock in my experience As a single hander, I've had assistance from the top lock down to lock 5 on more than one occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Quattrodave said: Wow that's appaling (the instances above), are people really that selfish and retarded..?! When I get to a lock the first thing i do is look to see if anyone is approaching open gates and wave then innit needs be... More and more boaters seem to now arrive at a lock and start operating it without any checking of whether another boat is approaching. I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks ago when I saw a boat arrive at a lock we were approaching and the lady set the lock for us and waved us in. I've also had boaters surprised when we have opened the gates for them as they just assumed that it would be our lock because we got there first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyhanger Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 17/07/2021 at 08:49, Nightwatch said: We had a lock turned against us on Thursday. Really annoying, but what can you do. I had a lock at Atherstone ( lock 2)turned on me by a volocky as I was coming up the flight a couple of years back. When I remonstrated with him, he said it was so he could show a party of schoolchildren how a lock works. When I said to him that surely it would be better with a boat in the lock he didn't seem to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quattrodave Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rob-M said: I've also had boaters surprised when we have opened the gates for them as they just assumed that it would be our lock because we got there first. Yup I do that, it's polite and saves water, why fill or empty an empty lock when there's a boat monents away! Edited July 18, 2021 by Quattrodave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUMPY Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 If both sets of gates are closed, the lock is half full and two boats arrive from opposite directions at the same time how do you decide whose lock it is, toss a coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Ah happy days - when there was some esprit de cours and the navigation authority knew something about boats. Now its all about pen pushers (or to be kinder - about folks who don't have the waterways at heart - merely have to administer it). You're all - all of ye - doomed, doomed I say.... Old Goat His boat is up for sale. I wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, Loddon said: If both sets of gates are closed, the lock is half full and two boats arrive from opposite directions at the same time how do you decide whose lock it is, toss a coin? You carry on filling the lock, saves water, rather than dumping half a lock. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: You carry on filling the lock, saves water, rather than dumping half a lock. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: You carry on filling the lock, saves water, rather than dumping half a lock. By the time you've argued about priority most of the locks would have self-filled anyway, solving the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Or self emptied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Quattrodave said: What do you guys mean by 'the locks turned whilst you were in them'? Many years ago I had the Bascote Locks on the Grand Union turned on me and the boat I was sharing with whilst we were descending. Turned out the "turner" had a short boat and wanted to come up as we were going down, to save time and water. It was my introduction to the Bunbury Shuffle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said: By the time you've argued about priority most of the locks would have self-filled anyway, solving the problem. No they never do that, just half and half so its no good to anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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