tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post7761330502110053713..comments2024-03-27T10:09:12.524+00:00Comments on HERBIE!: Come UppanceNeil Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198251427537653059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-49529389087609083592019-10-15T08:57:33.997+00:002019-10-15T08:57:33.997+00:00Last year I had to prop that bridge open for Dave ...Last year I had to prop that bridge open for Dave to squeeze through - a walker gave me a hand, but even together we couldn't push it up beyond the balance point. This year CRT had changed the weighting, as you discovered! I hear the one with the dodgy lock - where the resident boater pops out to help if you have trouble - is on the list for electrification<br />Debbynb Bonjourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570964751076622402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-21002554528973151942019-10-14T22:27:16.521+00:002019-10-14T22:27:16.521+00:00Those Oxford lift bridges are an absolute b****d f...Those Oxford lift bridges are an absolute b****d for solo boaters. I think the last time I did one solo I used the boat as a bridge with the bow on the offside and the stern on the towpath. The only way to keep the bridge open was to place an old battery on one of the beams to hold it open. Nowadays, I cannot heave a battery that far, so the alternative would be to anchor the beam down with a line around a stake in the ground. The last time I operated one was by remote control - just wait for a convenient passer by and ask him/her to do it for you - simples! The Leeds and Liverpool to Liverpool is the worst that I have come across -something like 20 swing bridges in just a few miles -exhausting.Oakiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922247894205682073noreply@blogger.com