Adrian Stott wrote: > "Dorothy Robbie" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Coconuts are biodegradable and not likely to get stuck on your prop, >> unlike >> the mattresses, rolls of carpet and the like that our dear English >> brethren >> feel constrained to donate to the canals. > > No, but they can, when they sink, obstruct paddle conduits and gate > paddle diverters. > >> I feel sorry for people who have to make do with the Grand Union >> canal in place of the mighty Ganges! > > Hmm. Have you seen what the mG looks like these days? > > Adrian
Only in photographs, but it is not the state of the river that I meant, it's the symbolism. Dorothy
