On 26 July 2011 23:45, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> While on the subject of unusual transport methods I had a good time
> seeing the Falkirk Wheel while in Scotland. The ladies thought it was
> interesting but otherwise ho-hum. We men folk marveled at the
> engineering. It's a substitute for what would otherwise have to be an
> extensive series of locks to be able to lift canal boats to such a
> height. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n61KUGDWz2A>
That's been on my list of thinks to see in Scotland for a while now.
Pity I never seem to go there ;)
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