MWNN complained to the lock keeper, to no avail. As I suspected, it was our fault for not tying the ropes tightly round the lockside bollards. MWNN's French becomes fluent when he's angry and he let the lock keeper have both barrels of ire, explaining all about the dangers of compression knots as the boat rises above the level of the bollards, our experience of over 3000 miles of French waterways, and 10 years experience of handling our own boat.
An accident waiting to happen
MWNN complained to the lock keeper, to no avail. As I suspected, it was our fault for not tying the ropes tightly round the lockside bollards. MWNN's French becomes fluent when he's angry and he let the lock keeper have both barrels of ire, explaining all about the dangers of compression knots as the boat rises above the level of the bollards, our experience of over 3000 miles of French waterways, and 10 years experience of handling our own boat.
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