But I'm regretting it now, the traffic is awful
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I cycled (just on the Brompton) it was fine. I believe the Bypass is/was closed near the Barnton Junction.
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Firth of Forth cycle commuters were PLUNGED INTO TRAFFIC CHAOS this morning as their passage across FRB was denied during the morning rush hour.
Regular commuter Joe McNulty commented "Forecasts all agreed that wind gusts would ease within acceptable levels before dawn. Even allowing for the trend to become established over the next three hours, Amey didnt bother their *rse. I had to pay a tenner for the train instead. Sturgeon must condemn !"
An Amey spokesman commented "The wind died down as expected, yes. But the passing storm had a name, and its name was Dennis, so we kept the gates firmly shut"
Transport bosses were unavailable for comment, however a spokesman remarked "The big boys bridge has wind shielding, so its all good. Cycling is for leisure. If you want to play when its a bit blowy, we recommend flying a kite instead"
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I had to read that a few times to confirm it was
ntsatire.Posted 4 years ago # -
@amir: regretting it now, the traffic is awful
Edinburgh, the Festival City, is in the middle of its annual road works festival.
(Why it's regarded as being a good idea to do carriageway repairs - within which I would include the reinstatement of the road surface after utility works - at this time of year I don't know. My understanding is that the surface dressing materials tend not to adhere well to a cold and wet substrate. Add typical meteorological conditions for this time of the year: freeze-thaw to get new cracks started, and frequent accumulations of standing water to act as a reservoir for hydraulic pressure waves as traffic passes over - and it's no great surprise that so much ends up needing to be patched/re-done later in the year.)
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Tiring weekend so took the bus. Couldn't be bothered with the wind.
Observed two people transport cycling on the Old Dalkeith Road pavement, one a lady on a child's mountain bike.
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Storm Dennis: flood defences working well, environment secretary says
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Interesting discussion at Murrayfield Community Council about river and reservoir management and why climate change means that the new flood works may be less effective:
The Flood Prevention Scheme was designed to cope with a 1 in 200 years event.
The allowance for climate change then was 12%. Since the scheme was designed this allowance has been increased to 40%. Consultants are currently assessing whether the Scheme now meets the 1 in 200 years standard. SEPA have made a practice of objecting to any proposed development along the Water of Leith because of this uncertainty.E Robertson asked how confident the Flood Prevention team is about their ability to cope with future events, given the perceived acceleration of climate change.
G McOmish acknowledged that the graph on climate change is “going straight up”, but he considered 40% a very high allowance. He said that, if the consultants report that the Scheme does not meet the 1 in 200 years standard, various options would have to be considered including raising the height of the Scheme walls. In practice the difference in terms of wall height between a 1 in 100 years and a 1 in 200 years scheme is approximately 200 mm.Posted 4 years ago # -
2 trees down on the cycle path this morning. 1 leaning causing me to duck the other near enough across the whole path. Just wee trees though :)
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@ejstubbs: The reason for the Roadworks Festival (I like it!) taking place just now is because it aligns with the traditional rite known as The End of The Financial Year, where municipal departments have to spend any remaining money in the next four weeks or risk losing it from the following year's budget allocation…
(But, yes, from a road repair perspective, it's a stupid time of year to be doing weather-sensitive works…)
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@Stickman
I watched the River Spey in glorious action at the weekend. Grantown on Spey saw a fast and full river entirely within its banks, due to the enormous flood plain between Kingussie and Kincraig being entirely flooded.
Things would be even better if the northern Cairngorms and the southern Monadhliath were heavily forested and inhabited by beavers.
Same for the Water of Leith, which is neither a drain nor a sewer.
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Beavers for the Water of Leith
Roseburn Park allowed to return to a marshland, with a few raised walkways so we can enjoy the waterfowl.
Flood problem sorted.Posted 4 years ago # -
@Rosie
Causewayside to become an actual causeway again?
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@IWRATS - restore Nor' Loch!
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"...the enormous flood plain between Kingussie and Kincraig being entirely flooded."
I've seen that. It is very impressive.Posted 4 years ago # -
We used to describe our classbound society as Upstairs-Downstairs. We could also call it Upstream-Downstream.
The lords of the land trash the hills for bloodsports and subsidies. The people living at the bottom of the catchment suffer for it, when their homes are flooded.
https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1229014271905931265
If we want to cut flooding we should stop burning the moorland
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@fimm, the bypass doesn't currently go anywhere near Barnton junction.
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Roseburn Park allowed to return to a marshland, with a few raised walkways so we can enjoy the waterfowl
excellent idea
would be like that bit down at stratford olympic park
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Snow earlier today in Fairmilehead - and it settled in our lawn - and now a shower of the hail-like snow (graupel?) which is bouncing off the patio. What fun.
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The roof of my shed blew off (as in the whole thing lifted clean off) in last weekend’s winds. Fixed now, but it’s going to take a long time for it and the contents to dry out after a week of exposure to the elements. It was bad enough trying to clean it out today, cant imagine what people whose houses have flooded are going through. :-(
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I remember seeing houses with cable-stayed roofs on Harris as a child and wondering what kind of weather they had. Now I know.
If your shed roof comes off again send up the bat-signal and a squad of bicyclists will arrive to put it back?
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I've been reading a story set in Canada in early spring. They mention"storm windows". After the last few weeks, I can see the need for them. My windows have been percussive. They're quite new as well.
Can anyone remember a bout of weather in Edinburgh like this? Weeks and weeks of strong winds and rain?
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Can anyone remember a bout of weather in Edinburgh like this? Weeks and weeks of strong winds and rain?
It's been completely miserable, almost makes you consider giving up the cycle choice.Posted 4 years ago # -
I've hardly ridden at all in the last couple of weeks, either wfh or driven twice, cycled today but not looking forward to the rest of the week.
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I remember seeing houses with cable-stayed roofs on Harris
I remember reading about Rupert Bear's gypsy friends having to tie down the roof of their caravan, in preparation for a storm.
It has been one gale after another ever since Christmas. I realise that January is usually synonymous with wind, but I'm getting a bit browned off with it all.
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One of the ironies of the changing composition of our atmosphere is that the effect on the weather incites those who can to consume more fossil fuels.
I'm on the bus tonight because my lights are in my no-longer waterproof but hi-viz jacket. Nobody leaves their car headlights at home.
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That is one advantage of any bike with permanently mounted lights!
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"Can anyone remember a bout of weather in Edinburgh like this? Weeks and weeks of strong winds and rain?"
2020 has been a terrible year so far, cycle commuting only with no weekend cycling at all.
Spring needs to be spectacular to make up for it!
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We are six weeks from seeing the first swallows. They'll be setting off from South Africa right now.
Hold tight.
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