Bridges over troubled waters.

Re children having access to the water, in two circumnavigations of UK I was struck by the lack of children playing on the foreshore. Only exception was highly organised and supervised dinghy sailing open only to those with money. I grew up on the Moray Firth and we as kids aost lived on the foreshore! Now that is perceived as too dangerous, not like playing xbox! Times change.
 
Ludd said:
Re children having access to the water, in two circumnavigations of UK I was struck by the lack of children playing on the foreshore. Only exception was highly organised and supervised dinghy sailing open only to those with money. I grew up on the Moray Firth and we as kids aost lived on the foreshore! Now that is perceived as too dangerous, not like playing xbox! Times change.
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Yes it is so sad access to the water is so restricted now. All my kids and grandchildren can swim and sail but it is so difficult for them to get on the river without paying a fortune.
 
toyboy said:
That is unusual. I have been mocked as a Mong because I use a wheelchair but never before because I am dislexic!
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It wasn't my intention to be mocking - I think describing children as being "mollycuddled" is so much more descriptive than "mollycoddled". I'm sure there is a word for that kind of misspelling, where the result is better than the original. A kind of cross between a cacography (yes I had to look that one up) and a malapropism.

Anyway, back to your bridges...
 
MikeBz said:
It wasn't my intention to be mocking - I think describing children as being "mollycuddled" is so much more descriptive than "mollycoddled". I'm sure there is a word for that kind of misspelling, where the result is better than the original. A kind of cross between a cacography (yes I had to look that one up) and a malapropism.

Anyway, back to your bridges...
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Now access into Shotley has a Toll it seems, where once there was free access
 
Hello,
I see the once empty site in front of the Cult bar (the one that the beer festivals have been) is now full of containers and a genny going 24/7. Sign says Orwell crossing etc etc. Chap at the chippy next to Tesco express says that it is the ground testing labs testing the soils for the crossiñgs.
Looks like its moving.

Cheers, Colin.
 
Have we got any idea of air draft yet?
Or the opening arrangements for any lifting section?
If they are going to make people wait for the traffic to stop before allowing boats to pass, it will kill the marina for yachts.
 
Tomahawk said:
Have we got any idea of air draft yet?
Or the opening arrangements for any lifting section?
If they are going to make people wait for the traffic to stop before allowing boats to pass, it will kill the marina for yachts.
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I think that you may be crediting them with some common sense, something that may not turn out to be justified.
 
johnalison said:
I think that you may be crediting them with some common sense, something that may not turn out to be justified.
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Yes Ipswich isnt quite, The Netherlands, is it.
Over there busy locks they have 2 bridges to keep the traffic flowing unhindered ( did you see that ) Unhindered :encouragement:
 
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Tomahawk said:
Have we got any idea of air draft yet?
Or the opening arrangements for any lifting section?
If they are going to make people wait for the traffic to stop before allowing boats to pass, it will kill the marina for yachts.
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From the article linked to in post #74
The main bridge will have a opening in the middle, but it would be 18 metres clear of the River Orwell on a Mean High Water Spring Tide – which is enough clearance for the overall majority of vessels heading for the wet dock
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CCJ said:
Yes Ipswich isnt quite, The Netherlands, is it.
Over there busy locks they have 2 bridges to keep the traffic flowing unhindered ( did you see that ) Unhindered :encouragement:
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The two bridge system in Holland doesn't work with bridges, but works well with locks to stop them getting clogged up (get it?).
 
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