For as many years as I can remember there has been one of those sort of zig zag gates on the towpath by School Bridge at Hopwas. It is one of those things designed to stop motorcycles using the towpath. I really should have taken a picture as a picture is worth a thousand words.... It has however not stopped the motorcycles as there was a 12 inch gap (30 cm for the purists amongst us!) between the woodwork and the canal. Today BW have fitted a metal extension to the gate, protruding over the canal slightly to stop the motorcyclists? or is it for health and safety reasons? My point is though, how long will it stay there. How long before someone decides to try and forcibly remove it. I'll give it six weeks at the most! Anyone wishing to start a book?
Not long now before we set off cruising again, albeit only for a long weekend. It will be good to be cruising again. We need diesel and a pumpout. Plus I have just taken out a second mortgage for four new leisure batteries so I will be interested to see if they work alright as the existing ones seem to be a little bit tired. We are not going far, probably as far as Alrewas to meet up with some new friends we made at the National. There is no doubt about the fact that canal boating is a very social event, and despite the bad press regarding the modern canal boater being anti-social, there are a lot of people out there who still talk to other boaters and still want to make friends. So, to all the friends I have made over the years and to the ones I will meet in the future, good health!!
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