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"Severe weather warning"

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  1. gembo
    Member

    Cyclist follows bin lorry

    But can at least then take first left and get onto NEPN

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. gembo
    Member

    Icy this morning coming down into town centre. Stuck to main road as cars had already melted the ice.not soon bike lanes

    Posted 1 year ago #
  3. Morningsider
    Member

    Back roads round Morningside still icy in places - black ice, so beware.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  4. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    Seemed like East Lothian had gritted last night

    Posted 1 year ago #
  5. gembo
    Member

    Icy this morning coming down into town centre. Stuck to main road as cars had already melted the ice.not soon bike lanes

    Posted 1 year ago #
  6. steveo
    Member

    Well the boy learnt an important cycling life lesson this morning, don't leave so late in the winter that you can't scrub if it's looking icy.
    He apparently manoeuvred too fast round a parked car and had a catastrophic loss of traction.
    Busted lip and a black eye for his troubles. Irritatingly his current full face helmet has got too small, don't ask why he has a full face helmet he was ten when he decided he wanted it, but for his only serious off it actually would have benefited him!

    Posted 1 year ago #
  7. gembo
    Member

    Hope he is ok

    Posted 1 year ago #
  8. steveo
    Member

    He's got a fat lip, grazes on this cheek, forehead and is a little shaken up but largely fine now, thanks.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  9. chdot
    Admin

  10. chdot
    Admin

    Though the warning stops short of Edinburgh, with the closest blizzard predicted for Fife, the city is not being let off that easily with snow predicted over the weekend and on Monday next week.

    https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/snow-warnings-issued-across-scotland-25668921

    Posted 1 year ago #
  11. amir
    Member

    I saw a wee sprinkling this morning high on the Moorfoots.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  12. gembo
    Member

    Nothing on Dreva yesterday. but next week from Tuesday evening will be fkn freezing

    What I did see made my heart sing but that was on the Whang and was wildlife so should be in the other thread.

    But as you might be here

    Beyond Auchinoon Brae near the Kelly Syke a quick brown Fox

    Posted 1 year ago #
  13. chdot
    Admin

  14. chdot
    Admin

    Pink snow

    Posted 1 year ago #
  15. fimm
    Member

    Cold in Livingston.
    Snow in Musselburgh (according to mr fimm).

    Posted 1 year ago #
  16. SRD
    Moderator

    quite heavy right now in Polwarth

    Posted 1 year ago #
  17. chdot
    Admin

    Be over by 10

    Posted 1 year ago #
  18. stiltskin
    Member

    Forecast for Edinburgh on BBC says sunshine!

    Posted 1 year ago #
  19. Yodhrin
    Member

    @stiltskin Yup. Checked it yesterday and booked my shopping for this morning, the paths are...fun.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  20. chdot
    Admin

  21. SRD
    Moderator

    MMW decisively more freshly gritted than NMW this morning. Hoping that means that the tractor was out and about, and not that NMW is no longer Priority 1.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  22. gembo
    Member

    Ice starting to form on the canal, as it does,

    Posted 1 year ago #
  23. chdot
    Admin

  24. chdot
    Admin

  25. Morningsider
    Member

    Watch your step out there folks, pavements are lethal in parts of south Edinburgh. I went flying on some black ice up near Oxgangs Library - nothing damaged apart from my pride and a loaf of bread that was in my backpack. I imagine untreated cycle paths, or those washed clean of salt, will be similar.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  26. chdot
    Admin

  27. gembo
    Member

    Kingsknowe cycle lane bad in places through not being gritted, Road was fine,

    Posted 1 year ago #
  28. duncans
    Member

    B800 queensferry to kirkliston path gritted. Newbridge to gogar not gritted and extremely icy.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  29. chdot
    Admin

    Some/most of NEPN done

    But

    Back of lorry stuff at 1 today

    Posted 1 year ago #
  30. fimm
    Member

    Mr fimm reported upper part of the Innocent gritted yesterday evening.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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