[Default] On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 13:28:26 +0100, "Trevor Burridge" <[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::
> >Steve said "We met them again later in the week up the Ashby where they >explained >that all they had had was a video and a demonstration with a model lock >which they couldnt see properly because there were too many other people >in front of them!" > When i worked at the Canaltime operation at Sawley, we took each crew through the locking procedure separately, as each party would arrive at a different time, get the boat loaded and watch the video before the practical instruction. Thus there was never more than one crew at the lock at any one time (though we did have to queue up at times to use it). I only ever felt the need to go to Derwent Mouth Lock once - with a party of Israelis whose grasp of English was only just adequate. 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)
