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CRT have just announced yet another closure of Glascote top lock on the Coventry Canal.

It will be closed from 08:00 until 12:00 on Thursday 1st June to reposition the gate (don't CRT know that lock has 3 Gates? ).

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2 hours ago, cuthound said:

CRT have just announced yet another closure of Glascote top lock on the Coventry Canal.

It will be closed from 08:00 until 12:00 on Thursday 1st June to reposition the gate (don't CRT know that lock has 3 Gates? ).

Maybe only one is out of place

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3 hours ago, cuthound said:

CRT have just announced yet another closure of Glascote top lock on the Coventry Canal.

It will be closed from 08:00 until 12:00 on Thursday 1st June to reposition the gate (don't CRT know that lock has 3 Gates? ).

The first stoppage notice did say it was the top gate which has been lifted out of the cup.

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Latest update,CRT are offering assisted passage until the closure on 1st June.

Notice Alert

Coventry Canal
Starts At: Lock 12, Glascote Top Lock
Ends At: Lock 12, Glascote Top Lock

Tuesday 30 May 2017 15:30 until Thursday 1 June 2017 08:00

Type: Navigation Restriction
Reason: Structure failure

 

Original message:

 

The top end gate has come out of its seating within the cup and will need lifting back into position to rectify.  Until then, there is assisted passage between 8am and 5pm until 31st May 2017.  On 1st June we will need a temporary closure to lift the gate back into position, please see separate notice.

You can view this notice and its map online here:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notice/10884/lock-12-glascote-top-lock

You can find all notices at the url below:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices

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Latest reports elsewhere suggest that although CRT are offering assisted passage, the gate is opening less and less fully, and that "full width" boats such as working boats are having increasing difficulty passing it.

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2 hours ago, alan_fincher said:

Latest reports elsewhere suggest that although CRT are offering assisted passage, the gate is opening less and less fully, and that "full width" boats such as working boats are having increasing difficulty passing it.

Just as well there aren't any working boats on the Coventry, unless you mean hire boats?

 

or should I have said: "But if one's boat isn't working, why would you want to take it through locks.?Bowhauling is so wearysome."

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55 minutes ago, Dave Payne said:

Pedantism at its finest there!

If one is going to communicate, it's best to use the right words, otherwise confusion is created. So when flying, if I want my copilot to turn right but say "left", presumably you would consider it pedantic of the accident investigation board to point this out?

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2 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

If one is going to communicate, it's best to use the right words, otherwise confusion is created. So when flying, if I want my copilot to turn right but say "left", presumably you would consider it pedantic of the accident investigation board to point this out?

So we must now refer to hire boats as working boats?

Best contact all the hire boat companies and tell them to change their websites, pronto!

 

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33 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

If one is going to communicate, it's best to use the right words, otherwise confusion is created. So when flying, if I want my copilot to turn right but say "left", presumably you would consider it pedantic of the accident investigation board to point this out?

I wasn't confused by Alan's post.  I'm a little confused as to why you think anyone would be though?

Just now, Alan de Enfield said:

A 'lady for hire' is known as a 'working girl' so, would a prostitute on a boat be a 'working girl on a working boat ' ?

Working boat girl

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35 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

So when flying, if I want my copilot to turn right but say "left", presumably you would consider it pedantic of the accident investigation board to point this out?

Maybe it is being pedantic - but - If I wanted my copilot to turn I would say 'starboard' or 'port'

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1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Maybe it is being pedantic - but - If I wanted my copilot to turn I would say 'starboard' or 'port'

I'd probably ask him to 'turn to heading...'

Actually ATC don't use port & starboard, they say "Turn left onto heading 285". 

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11 minutes ago, Dave Payne said:

So we must now refer to hire boats as working boats?

Best contact all the hire boat companies and tell them to change their websites, pronto!

 

Only if you want to, otherwise you could just call them hire boats. But references to "working boats" should be made only in regard to ... working boats!

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Just to confuse one of my (ex?) working boats, currently isn't (working, that is...).

Thank Gawd I didn't mention reports that at least one Hudson was in difficulty at the lock! :lol:

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3 hours ago, nicknorman said:

Very true, but ex-working boats weren't mentioned by Alan.

I'm curious to know if you are also disallowed from saying a "GUCCCo motor boat" or "FMC butty", on the grounds that GUCCCo or FMC no longer own them.

If so, presumably something like "LMS main line steam locomotive" is also no longer a valid description?

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