Michael Askin wrote... >On 5/17/08, Terry Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It's only in flights like Farmer's Bridge that the time saving is worth >> the effort. > >If you are walking this may be true, but if you have a bike it's not. >When I did the Marsworth flight on my Aylesbury trip I used my bike >and pre-set all the locks with open gates before entering the flight >which made life much quicker and easier. > But on a comparatively busy canal like the GU, I would have thought that there was a strong risk that no sooner had you returned to your boat than someone else would arrive at the other end of the locks. They wouldn't know that you have just set all the locks (and could hardly be expected to sit and wait for you). They would then start turning the locks again to pass through, possibly cursing that they were apparently following Sir Adrian. -- Martin Clark
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