Matt Black -- "Flying Lockie" Service

An unidentified spokesperson (Hugh Baton is on holiday) for AV(2010)PLC announced a new service for boaters having problems with stiff gates. This service was immediately dubbed the "Flying Lockie" service by the boating press.

Beefy blokes mounted on all-terrain BMW motorbikes will stationed near to known trouble spots. Boaters in trouble at unworkable locks (our description not AVs .... Matt) will be able to ring a number and call up a "Flying Lockie" to help them. A 30 minute response time was quoted.

Phone calls to AV along the lines "Why don't you fix the lock gates by hanging them properly" were directed to the Engineering Dept. where "Everyone was out".