billS

I think your post illustrates the point on entitlement and arrogance rather well. Of course you will not recall failing to negotiate a bridge hole on the Northern Oxford. If you had failed to negotiate it, you would still be there. I am sure however, that you will have been aware of an attempted reversal and heavy collision with bridge number 26. I note you have no comment on the earlier collision which I also refer to in the post.

The boat hit the edge of the bridge sufficiently hard to be noteable, whether, by a hirer or a historical. Whether it dislodged the stonework or not, I cannot say, as the incident occured behind me. You have not commented on the second part of my post, where the pair did cause actual damage to another boat when the stern of the butty clouted a small river boat, crushing it against a jetty and causing cracking and splintering. The steerer ignored this, and the subsequent shouts of the person onboard.

Let's just say they added to the wear and tear a bit.

Witnessed the Narrowboat Trust pair fail to negotiate a bridge hole without damaging the infrastructure today on the North Oxford. Watched them fail to leave the Wey without damaging someone else's boat a few years ago.

Pricing looks optimistic

Oh well, a bit of virtue signalling gone to waste.

I think the body being found story is premature. They are still looking

Clearly you should have pulled into the side, tied up, and stopped your engine.

Closed since 23.00 yesterday between Summit and Barlaston. Apparently a fishing person thought he saw a human hand in the pound above the bottom lock of the five. The 15.00 update (delivered at 15.22) says incident still ongoing and the flight remains closed. Thank heaven for the Holy Inadequate...

Thanks for all the gen. The Weaver seems to be edging it at the moment due to the lift closure next year (which I was not aware of).

Hi. We are out for a few weeks and currently on the Middlewich Branch. We have time to either turn left on the T &M to do the Weaver, or turn right to do the run on the Macc/ Peak Forest to Bugsworth basin, before we return to our normal cruising grounds in the south midlands. We have never been on either, so we would like some opinions as to which is the better choice. Thanks.

The first bridge north of Duke's lock has already been converted to this mechanism, with the winding mechanism on the towpath side. When we used it last month, it only lifted by a foot however quickly or slowly we turned the handle. We only got it to rise by helping it by a second person pushing it up manually at the same time. At least 3 of the bridges are normally open to boats. I suspect this change means they will normally be closed. Bummer.

Yes - no problem