The forecast plus accumulated tiredness led to me taking a rest day and using the bus today. Hopefully I won't regret it - the traffic on Gilmerton Road was a nightmare yesterday (but okay-ish on a bike).
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At least bus users aren't horribly diseased yet. I predict the bus cough cacophony will start soon though.
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Severe weather forecaster warning -
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Weather forecasters have predicted the coldest Scottish winter in half a century, with temperatures set to plunge from tonight.
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"Weather forecasters have predicted the coldest Scottish winter in half a century" = Piers Corbyn again (as sponsored by the makers of studded bike tyres?). Perhaps he'll be right this year.
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set to rise again monday when wind bACK FROM SOUTH WEST
apparently some airflow from the gulf has split allowing the nor'westerlies in?
Definitely the case that it will be winter in wintertime (Dec-Feb) and that in just over a month the daylight will be on the increase again
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I can verify that mini-gritters are out and about on footways as I've just been chased by one.
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Nice pic -
http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotland-s-weather-2ft-of-snow-forecast-1-3960667
Curious how the headline is 100% up on the photocaption.
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Very nice cows. Thought headline looked Fine even did not mind 2 ft. Instead of 2 feet?
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"There could be over 1ft of snow in parts of the Highlands. Picture: Phil Wilkinson"
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SNOW caused major problems for drivers on all four of Scotland’s main north-south routes today amid a Met Office warning of up to 15cm falling across the country by tomorrow.
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http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotland-s-weather-heavy-snow-closes-main-routes-1-3961702
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Snow towards Stirling looking thick
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Snowing as we came back on gogarstatoon road from airport just there.
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Ice on long dalmahoy I dropped my bike while trying to get on it, bike seems ok but one of the tenants special in the pannier was a total loss. The conti tyres seems to grip, a lot better than my retro 80s freddie mercury style nikes.
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Micro-snow at the summit of Edinburgh an hour ago, but not really lying except on a few car roofs. Feels like it'll be properly cold tomorrow morning.
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"Feels like it'll be properly cold tomorrow morning"
Perhaps similar to today (with less wind).
Then comes December 1st!
http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/hour_by_hour.html
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"one of the tenants special in the pannier was a total loss"
But was the can damaged in any way? (ho ho ho)
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The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning of snow and ice for most of central and eastern Scotland tomorrow. The yellow warning covers the period from 4am until noon on Tuesday. Up to 15cm of snow is expected to fall across high ground in parts of Scotland and up to 2.5cm could affect lower areas.
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Icy on pavement outside my house here in the hills
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Any early morning updates would be greatly appreciated to help with the bike versus bus decision tomorrow.
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How early?
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EdinburghTravelNews (@edintravel) tweeted at 7:00pm - 30 Nov 15:
Well, that's us for this month!
Leave some extra travel time tomorrow with snow & ice forecast. We'll be back from 7am as usual. (https://twitter.com/edintravel/status/671403411800100864?s=17)"
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My bold
Ask how the gritting is going(?)
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Since it may or may not snow, and the main roads will be passable anyway, I've taken a leaf out of SRD's book and put the beastly winter tyre on my bike's front wheel, but kept the back tyre as standard.
Awfy footery, though. I had to completely redo the mudguard's mounts, because it was all neatly tucked around the 42mm tyre, which is now 54mm with knobbles and spikes.
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oh yeah. took cycle service longer to adjust the mudguards on the folder than to put on the dreaded marathon winter.
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Hmm. I might be prepared to take mine to work to fit at lunchtime but I'm not doing it now. I think I left enough space under my guards to let the spikes pass freely.
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MrSrd's just got in, says no signs of freezing between Cloisters and here - although he was on spiky tyre, so might have missed it.
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@chdot I usually set off around half eight on the bike but would need to have made my decision and be out before that if attempting to catch a bus for a similar arrival time...
I tend to look at a mixture of forecasts, Tweets (a search for "Edinburgh ice" helps to indicate the risk of ice) and CCE with canal towpath conditions being especially useful!
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