As I had time to kill and the weather was so nice today I took a trip out at lunch time allong the Kennet and Avon canal instead of going up the A4(well who would given the canal?).
Part way along I am accosted by two damsels in distress who are unable to walk there dogs to the other side because the narowboat that had just passed could not wait to close the bridge after them.
For those who do not know, the Kennet and Avon canal has a number of swing bridges that are used to access adjoining farms/footpath access and from crossing from side to side where the tow path changes from one side to the other.
So I set off in pursuit and within a couple of hundred yards catch up with the boat and the old bloke at the helm. Calling accross it quickly becomes apparent that he had been ignoring the ladies calls to close the bridge. I then took it upon my self to tell him what I thought of inconsiderate fiddle**s ( insert own preffered expletive), how he could be stopping the farmer working/ getting home/ stopping the ladies etc to which his defence/justification was "the next boat will close the bridge" .At one point he did try out race me but on a narrow boat 6mph max , come on ...so I questioned his choise of transport If he was in such a hurry as to be unable to close the bridge, maybe he should be using a car to get where he was going. After 10 minuits I was getting slighty horse so left wishing him a nice day in the forcast rain tommorow.
Has any one else had similar problems and is there any redress as this happens time and again in summer or should I puruse the Inland Waterways website for answers?
Part way along I am accosted by two damsels in distress who are unable to walk there dogs to the other side because the narowboat that had just passed could not wait to close the bridge after them.
For those who do not know, the Kennet and Avon canal has a number of swing bridges that are used to access adjoining farms/footpath access and from crossing from side to side where the tow path changes from one side to the other.
So I set off in pursuit and within a couple of hundred yards catch up with the boat and the old bloke at the helm. Calling accross it quickly becomes apparent that he had been ignoring the ladies calls to close the bridge. I then took it upon my self to tell him what I thought of inconsiderate fiddle**s ( insert own preffered expletive), how he could be stopping the farmer working/ getting home/ stopping the ladies etc to which his defence/justification was "the next boat will close the bridge" .At one point he did try out race me but on a narrow boat 6mph max , come on ...so I questioned his choise of transport If he was in such a hurry as to be unable to close the bridge, maybe he should be using a car to get where he was going. After 10 minuits I was getting slighty horse so left wishing him a nice day in the forcast rain tommorow.
Has any one else had similar problems and is there any redress as this happens time and again in summer or should I puruse the Inland Waterways website for answers?