On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 23:05 +0100, Terry Streeter wrote: > > > > > I did, thank you. Wandered up to the Jolly Angler in Ducie St for my > evening's rations. Set off at 6.30am and left the top lock of the nine > just under four hours later. The Ashton Canal, now that's a different > matter. Suffers greatly from the bottom being too near the top IMHO. > Spent the best part of an hour stuck blocking Grimshaw's swing bridge.
Which is Grimshaw's? We were once stuck for nearly an hour between Droylesden & Fairfield swing bridges and we only draw 2' 3". I was about to consider wading through all the muck & grime to get to the bank when a passing cyclist suggested I throw him a windlass and he went up to the lock and let some water down. Steve _,_._,___ -- Follow our waterways wanderings at www.justheaven.org.uk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
