I'm in a very pessimistic mood today about the future of the system.
We're currently slogging along the eastern K&A; I guess if Defra/BW/EA
have to bear there full share of the 25% cuts, and we can be sure the
farmers don't get clobbered, then we can look forward to substantial
amounts of deterioration in the near future.
All this debate about a National Waterways Authority is all very well,
but where's the money coming from?
Anybody else here remember the 70s?
I've just said this in the blog:
> For my money, we’d be better to mothball some of the less popular
> and badly maintained routes until the wheel turns again, rather than
> struggle to keep the whole system going. That would lead to an
> acrimonious debate about which canals to close down for a bit, of
> course, but I’m thinking of the ones which spend a lot of their time
> stopped anyway, so K&A, Huddersfield Narrow, Rochdale above
> Manchester...
>
> I await the howls of rage!
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All the best
Bruce
You don't ever finish building a boat, you just make a start...
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