I’m sure I’m being stupid but…..

[Alway Swilby]

Going back to the Upper Thames: every gate has a long pole and hook resting on hangers that you use to open or shut the opposite gate. If CRT equipped all their wide locks with such poles they'd all be nicked within about a week.

[magpie patrick]

On 03/08/2023 at 15:11, Francis Herne said:

Presumably due to people opening zero gates and just pushing them open with the boat.

No, it's due to boats rubbing against the gates that haven't gone back into their recess properly

[Mike Todd]

On 03/08/2023 at 23:37, Alway Swilby said:

We got told off by a lock keeper for only opening one gate at one of the Upper Thames locks above Oxford. After that I did notice that there was minimal mitre leakage at all the Upper Thames locks.

Not so below Reading. One Lockie gave me a long explanation prompted by me saying that at least the EA could not blame boaters, they are generally manned. More a maintenance issue and covid delays etc.

Edited August 5, 2023 by Mike Todd