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Duck! Hanging Basket. today Nickelodeon, New Bentley Bridge, Wyrley and Essington Canal with plenty of water and a bit of weed 😃

cor blimey, where’s that? your K&A aren’t you? it does raise the question of marinas amongst locks which I hadn’t thought of

maybe I’ll have to go back and read the first post yet again, But I bet you a pint when I look back again there’ll be no mention of 28 days just an in the air so to speak lifting of the 14 day limit til water levels improve, which could end up months away 😃

coming back to this opening post, and after reading what others have said, …maybe movement will naturally quieten down too? Perhaps enough to make a difference?? Resulting in the majority of movement being done by them that have booked holidays and them that are working (boat movers/fuel boats etc) there’s most likely a lot of liveaboards with no home mooring (just like myself and at least one other posting on here) that have avoided the canals/flights that are likely to close. A lot avoid tourist destinations in the summer anyway. Perhaps others with a home mooring are rethinking their planned holidays and staying local too? There’s bound to be a portion that will not bother going out the marina this summer that otherwise might have 🤷‍♀️ another idea would be to restrict exit from marinas, so unless the boat’s already out then it stays put, or at least one in one out 😃 (that’s not to be taken seriously by the way just teasing)

Here’s the AI bot’s explanation: Both "cill" and "sill" refer to the horizontal component at the bottom of a window or door frame, but "sill" is the more commonly used and widely accepted spelling. While "cill" is sometimes used, especially in specific industries like canal construction, "sill" is the standard term in general construction and architecture. Here's a more detailed breakdown: Function: Regardless of the spelling, the sill (or cill) provides structural support, helps direct water away from the building, and forms the base for the window or door frame. Sill: This is the standard and most common spelling for the horizontal piece at the base of a window or door. Cill: While technically correct in some contexts (like canal construction), "cill" is less frequently used and can be considered a variation of "sill". but Bots have been known to get things wrongs 😃

absolutely, but there’s no windowsill in a lock, …and no cill under a window But I guess it’s possible to silt up both a window and a cill ? they’re spelt different, but can be spent the same, what’s the fuss?

Weren’t Brindley a bad speller ? Any reference I found (and can’t find again) talks of window sills bla bla but states cill has always been the traditional spelling for a cill in the lock. I think it’s the same bloke who writes Pub on every bridge and he can’t do a nice swirly S so does a C on the locks instead.

what are the needs of an Air B and B person? warm bed, and a pot to go in, ?? isn’t Air B and B a cheap place to ‘crash’ for someone to tight to pay for hotel?

That’s what Im thinking, but again the boat’s in a marina so no engine is needed which simplifies things again I’ve never seen a camouflaged one 😃😃

why not have the boat gas free? The Boat’s in a marina so will likely be on hook up. This boat could be as minimalist as possible if it’s Air B and B, just chuck a mattress in it and tell them it’s like glamping, and charge extra. service block in marina for shower and toilet, maybe a cafe around the corner 🤷‍♀️

I came up Smethwick locks yesterday. I kind of seen this coming and have deliberately stayed on the BCN, I’ve more options for trading if I stay up here than stuck countrified, yes Bentley Bridge is as far as I’ll go, the draw back I can see is lack of places for diesel, Sherbourne Wharf charge a fortune, Hawne Basin is great but can be trek, And I always miss Roach (although I moored opposite him last night he wasn’t on the boat this morning, just my luck) I go Alvechurch regular mind and I don’t mind buying off them. But we do have decent services dotted about.

if circumstances make it necessary then I can’t see a problem, all CRT have to do is either keep shutting flights or restricting movement up and down flights, CRT wouldnt need to overriding the law just make circumstance such that a boater can’t do anything else but stay put, as is happening on the Rochdale I understand, I have no excuse because I have 32 miles of water to play on on one level and only 3 locks to get to another level with dunno how many miles to play on there you go Alan de Enfield said it. (Takes me ages to type)

😂 yes, and that’s across the board encompassing all types of boaters,

they were my thoughts too, CRT lock paddles to prevent use, maybe they could lock them off over night? yeah, a pain for everyone but if it saves water.

which they can do and have recently done with the pontoons at Cambrian Wharf, granted it’s very small scale but it shows it’s possible, mind they have no services other than the shared services at top of locks, and certainly no electricity, in region of £2500, postal address and liable for council tax, not bad for Town Centre(ish) (I’ve thought about taking one on but I’d want electricity.)