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to do is have a fantastic holiday and enjoy themselves. i was hoping we were off on a long boat trip, but 200 metres upstream we re told to turn back. that lock, that s locked completely. they can t go down there, so they can t get round they re going to have to go the long way round. but there s no water down there, is there? no, no water down there at all. the boats are just all moored up. a lot of the boats, people live on them. i ve seen pictures on the macclesfield canal and, you know, there s just a trickle. people like dave molyneux. at the minute, it is a bit low. am i. yeah, yeah, my boat is actually. i can usually rock it back and forth, but you can tell it s sat on the bottom now, like, yeah. does that do any damage to it? no, no not if i m not moving. if i was wanting to move, then, you know, i d need a team of strong blokes to give me a push off, like! yeah. canal locks can send lots of water downstream. ..and the reservoirs that feed the network are in constant need o

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