... when one goes through locks next to a motorway. As you say, progress is a stately one lock every approx ten minutes, meanwhile HGVs are thundering past every 2 seconds. In the winder the cruising hours are limited by daylight, and weather. Freezing weather yes, but I never stopped just 'cos it was dark. Maybe the 15 inch diameter ship's headlight was overkill, though.... I ...

... is ably demonstrated when one goes through locks next to a motorway. As you say, progress is a stately one lock every approx ten minutes, meanwhile HGVs are thundering past every 2 seconds. In the winder the cruising hours are limited by daylight, and weather. It's finacially viable (just) for niche cargoes, where there's no urgency & both ends of the trip have a wharf. The record ...

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...>> "Tommy" <tttoo...@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:6i2b6iFo6ajnU1@mid.individual.net... "BrianW" <brianwhiteh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5f8bdfa4-d994-4286-aa31-0455e00e9f60@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... ...facts they disagree with and lacking any common sense - no winder Bri hates him :) Hmm this bit doesn't make ...

...> "Tommy" <tttoo...@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:6i2b6iFo6ajnU1@mid.individual.net... "BrianW" <brianwhiteh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5f8bdfa4-d994-4286-aa31-0455e00e9f60@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... ... they disagree with  and lacking any common sense  - no winder Bri hates him :) Hmm this bit doesn't make too...

... "Tommy" <tttoo...@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:6i2b6iFo6ajnU1@mid.individual.net... "BrianW" <brianwhiteh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5f8bdfa4-d994-4286-aa31-0455e00e9f60@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... ...facts they disagree with  and lacking any common sense  - no winder Bri hates him :) Hmm this bit doesn't make too ...

...wrote: "Tommy" <tttoo...@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:6i2b6iFo6ajnU1@mid.individual.net... "BrianW" <brianwhiteh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5f8bdfa4-d994-4286-aa31-0455e00e9f60@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... ...facts they disagree with  and lacking any common sense  - no winder Bri hates him :) Hmm this bit doesn't make too ...

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"BrianW" <brianwhitehead@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5f8bdfa4-d994-4286-aa31-0455e00e9f60@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... Yup, Gollum will believe any old crap if it happens to... ofDoug - both choosing to be blind to any facts they disagree with and lacking any common sense - no winder Bri hates him :) Surely If you get you car serviced in central london it's what you expect to...

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