"Shen44" wrote

Yeah, don't argue mit Doodles. It's obvious he doesn't know what he's talkin
about, and considering his past problems wit reading comprehension, you've only
got a one in one thousand chance that he read the CG and Corp sites correcty.


Shen,
It isn't too hard to search the CG or Corps of Eng sites for all references to
"Shinnecock." There are very few, and none refer to the locks/gate. In the case of
the Corps, this is understandable, since they did not build nor do then maintain the
facility. I'm not sure if the CG area of responsibility extends through the canal,
but I wouldn't be surprised if they hardly ever go through. Jax is bluffing- there
is no site, he never talked to the CG or Corps, he was never there.

There are however, a variety of rather explicit references to the locks, including the
size, number of gates and their operation. Its pretty clear they're regular locks,
with tide gates next to them. Its possible that jaxie heard someone say they went
through the gates when the current was south, and didn't realize you have to use the
locks to go back when the flow is the other way.

I called the lock tender just to make sure - he was rather surprised that someone
didn't understand how the facility works.