Thursday, September 15, 2005
The Rochdale, is it in danger?
When people speed past and claim that they're boating safely and carefully as in 'bloody hell, what do you want, I'm not making a breaking wash!' I genuinely fear for the future of this canal.
There are entire sections of bank giving way along the towpath below lock 17 and the entire flaming canal has been closed for the summer due to an embankment collapse.
Sometimes I genuinely feel it would be better closed as it's in danger of not just closing but being damaged beyond the ability of BW to repair when boaters think that 4mph is not just the maximum but the mandatory speed on the canal.
I'm planning on putting up a webcam, and showing that it's simply not my imagination. But who'd listen? The hireboaters are of the opinion as was expressed yesterday 'Complain all you like, I'll be off the boat and then what?'
Then what, indeed.
-Su
There are entire sections of bank giving way along the towpath below lock 17 and the entire flaming canal has been closed for the summer due to an embankment collapse.
Sometimes I genuinely feel it would be better closed as it's in danger of not just closing but being damaged beyond the ability of BW to repair when boaters think that 4mph is not just the maximum but the mandatory speed on the canal.
I'm planning on putting up a webcam, and showing that it's simply not my imagination. But who'd listen? The hireboaters are of the opinion as was expressed yesterday 'Complain all you like, I'll be off the boat and then what?'
Then what, indeed.
-Su
