gongoozle · a canal lock to sit beside
morning, {{name}}. boats arrive on their own schedule. the gates open, the chamber fills, the gates close, the next boat moves on. there is no score. you can adjust the speed if you must.
lock-keeper's notes
idle · waiting on traffic
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lock register
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A gongoozler, in the 1904 sense, is a person who stands at a canal lock and watches narrowboats fill and drain through it, having no boat of their own and no errand at the canal. The boatmen meant it as an insult. The defence rests on the fact that the activity is now considered sufficient unto itself. Click any boat for its details. Or don't. — C