Leed/Liverpool cut....

[anonymous-user]

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[Simpo Two]

If it was commercially viable water would be found/pumped up from somewhere. But canals now are for tourists; Hoseasons will, I trust, refund their deposits, and life will carry on.

[anonymous-user]

And who is going to reimburse all the pubs and shops on the canal who rely on the tourist boats?

[RizzoTheRat]

Apparently it's already a bit of a nightmare in the Liverpool area due to a culvert collapsing and draining something.
We were talking to a couple the other day who'd got stuck in Liverpool, had to get a seaworthiness certificate for their narrowboat in order to cross the river, and then were in a lock with a massive ship which she reckoned was a bit scary.

[Simpo Two]

sfella said:

And who is going to reimburse all the pubs and shops on the canal who rely on the tourist boats?

That's 'market forces' I fear. The difference is that affected boat hirers have already paid £1-2,000 for a holiday they can't have. So just like a holiday anywhere else that gets cancelled, they're entitled to a refund.

[Simpo Two]

sfella said:

And who is going to reimburse all the pubs and shops on the canal who rely on the tourist boats?

That's 'market forces' I fear. The difference is that affected boat hirers have already paid £1-2,000 for a holiday they can't have. So just like a holiday anywhere else that gets cancelled, they're entitled to a refund.

[Simpo Two]

sfella said:

And who is going to reimburse all the pubs and shops on the canal who rely on the tourist boats?

That's 'market forces' I fear. The difference is that affected boat hirers have already paid £1-2,000 for a holiday they can't have. So just like a holiday anywhere else that gets cancelled, they're entitled to a refund.