EA River Thames Newsletter

[boatone]

The EA have just published the sixth edition of "River Thames News Splash", their email newsletter for boating customers:
http://environment-agency.uk.com/t/B4H-3D6T2-726482SWCF/cr.aspx

 

[ms1]

did you notice their speed limits
they say 8 kph is 4.8 mph (I think its 4.97 ie 5 )
and 4.2 knots
I think its more like 4.3

 

[byron]

did you notice their speed limits
they say 8 kph is 4.8 mph (I think its 4.97 ie 5 )
and 4.2 knots
I think its more like 4.3

It depends on whether your Calculator rounds up or rounds down the decimal point.

 

[oldgit]

My abacus !

 

[Glorfindel]

Never mind the abacus our car sat nav only gives us miles per hour so we are staying with 5 of them

 

[Chris_d]

It depends on whether your Calculator rounds up or rounds down the decimal point.

The EA calculator is definitely defective, that one has been driving my OCD mad for years, 8kph=4.97mph=4.31knts

 

[boatone]

All academic really, EA aren't going to take anyone to court over those small variances. Unless someones blatantly disregarding the limit its actually about wash - and either way they've still got to be caught !

 

[boatone]

Interesting that comment has focussed on the speeding item. Take a good look at the Customer Charter item and particularly the associated lock manning targets graphic - thats where the main difficulties arise.

 

[Chris_d]

Interesting that comment has focussed on the speeding item. Take a good look at the Customer Charter item and particularly the associated lock manning targets graphic - thats where the main difficulties arise.

Unfortunately given that they cant get some simple maths right the whole document has as much credibility as the News of the World.

I thought the so called reduction in service was old news anyway, just a more realistic prediction than an actual change.

 

[boatone]

Unfortunately given that they cant get some simple maths right the whole document has as much credibility as the News of the World.

Isn't the News of the World now defunct ? Hmmm....... hope thats not some sort of omen!

I thought the so called reduction in service was old news anyway, just a more realistic prediction than an actual change.

Only old news because published here two months ago. This is the first time it has appeared in an EA customer publication - in fact this is the first river news since January.
Fact is that reduction in service is real - no cover at Chertsey (for instance) on both Saturday and Sunday one weekend in May and others have been reported. Does it matter? I think so.