[Default] On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:03:28 -0000, "Brian Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote::
>I think Mike is right, I am amazed at what some hires manage in a week >where as others take it quite easy. Without doubt if you ask here you get >all views. If you read some of my logs you will see some of the distances >we cover at times, but you will also see some of the advice I offer bout >not trying to get to Oxford and back in a week. > When I was working for Canaltime at Sawley, one question we always used to ask was "How far did you get?". Most got to Fradley, some got to Great Haywood, but one morning we were a little surprised to get the answer "Gas Street"! They'd done 6 12-hour days, going up Aston / Farmer's Bridge, doing the BCN Main Line and coming down the Wolverhampton 21 and back down the Staffs & Worcs. He'd thoroughly enjoyed it, She looked knackered! Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005)
