2026-08-09 18:12 UTC
@PKYo@poweredbygay.social I keep hearing things about low water in the canal system there. Are you having much trouble moving about?
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@PKYo@poweredbygay.social 2026-08-10 07:03
@mlanger@mastodon.world Yes. Numerous locks are closed due to water shortages. Last year CRT closed most of the Midlands with only a week notice. During that week, locks were restricted to a narrow band of hours. There was frantic #boating that week—at 3 miles per hour—as people got their boats to the right places for winter. Last month, as water levels dropped, I could see it coming. I make a 150-mile detour around closed locks to reach the section that has my winter marina. #CRT #stoppage #UK #drought