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"Locals hit out at Edinburgh’s weed problem"
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Posted 6 years ago #
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Coming to a street near you soon:
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I suspect we'll increasing number of stories like this in the chip wrapper, where an issue is blown out of all proportion and only a heroic lone Tory councillor is prepared to stand up to the heartless council on behalf of outraged residents and tired tax payers.
One of the newly elected Tory councillors for Craigentinny & Duddingston is John McLellan, former editor of the chip wrapper.
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I have to confess to clicking on the link in order to discover if this was a problem with drugs or with plants in the wrong place...
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The 'locals' quoted moaning about the West End turns out to be the Tory councilor for 'Portobello Craigmillar' who seems much more concerned with Portobello than Craigmillar. I don't know if the people of Craigmillar are worried about weeds in the West End or not.
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Much as I like 'the council' to 'do what it's supposed to', and some semblance of urban neatness, I also like 'nature fighting back'.
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Whilst it's clearly a sign of council cost-cutting, I like the sections of the parks that are being left to grow wild such as the chunk of Bruntsfield Links between Leamington Walk and Warrender Park Terrace at the Marchmont Road end.
In related news, apparently the council is now deploying autonomous grass cutters: https://twitter.com/SunshineOnLeaf/status/882347451478421504
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the council is now deploying autonomous grass cutters
Sheep?
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Sheep?
Not so long ago: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_a/0_around_edinburgh_-_holyrood_park_sheep_wullie_croal.htm
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They had to remove those livestock due to all the north-east sheep botherers moving south.
I've never quite grasped why schools don't just have a few sheep in the grounds to keep the grass mown. Be a brilliant learning aid, especially if they had the chance to cook and eat them at some point.
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They had to remove those livestock due to all the north-east sheep botherers moving south.
You ever wondered where the pub in Duddingston got its name?
Posted 6 years ago # -
@Frenchy
Now renamed the Tup Heid in my mind.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Weeds grow on cobbled streets because the street cleaning machines cannot access parts of the surface due to parked
carstrinity tractors.Solution - ban all parking on cobbled roads.
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Is this the same Cllr Laidlaw who during the election campaign was banging on about dogs on the Prom?
Honestly the Tories are living up to the stereotype of petty grumbling hobby horse riders. Cllr "dogs and weeds" Laidlaw and Cllr "seagulls" Cook; Any other "campaigning" Tory councillors with pet peeves to air in the EEN I wonder?
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nature fighting back
Maybe if he learned the names of the plants he'd appreciate them more. Nature and education fighting back.
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Some (suburban) pavements near me in leafy Murrayfield have large weeds coming up through cracks in the concrete (poured not slabs) and that combined with the distortion from pavement parking means that it's really quite dangerous for my elderly neighbours.
Weeds in the gutter I can tolerate; weeds a foot high concealing a 3" pavement trip hazard, not so good.Posted 6 years ago # -
Agreed - but the weeds ("plants in the wrong place") along the edges of pavements can be lovely. I've started taking pictures of them when they're in flower. Certainly nicer than the post-weedkiller desert...
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I think it's great when households or businesses adopt these places and start cultivating them. A spot of guerrilla gardening needed?
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"Nature and education fighting back."
Nice!
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The weeds are growing through the cracks in the tarmac on roads near me which could lead to massive expenditure, but won't as the Council will never be able to afford to remedy the roads - enjoy them while ye may because they will never be better surfaced than they are now. Next winter should finish my street off.
The much bigger issue is the weed growth completely choking the sivers, and what can be seen is only the tip of the iceberg. Remedying this is going to involve massive works to clear the underground infrastructure, which again will not be seen as affordable - until the damage from flooding becomes intolerable, which can't be too far away, relatively speaking.
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Another reason to get rid of cobbles/setts.
I love many of my weeds on the low wall at the front of my garden
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A Labour councillor has hit out at the city’s new administration over how it is tackling weeds, calling the problem a “disgrace” to the Capital.
The criticism was dished out by new Colinton and Fairmilehead councillor Scott Arthur, who said residents were right to be concerned about the issue.
In an online blog, Cllr Arthur said it was a disgrace that visitors arriving in the Capital would be greeted with weeds reaching “several feet” in height.
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"Labour councillor"
"new administration"
Am I missing something (or is he??)
Posted 6 years ago # -
I have punched myself in the face putting on an arm warmer. Err, several times
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He and his mates want to be in opposition, so they are pretending they are.
quite sweet really, as long as they play nicely together.
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Has moved on from drains to weeds? Said willing to discuss twenty with me.
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"He and his mates want to be in opposition,"
Ok...
"so they are pretending they are."
Absurd.
"quite sweet really"
As in sweet and innocent?
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I don't think Dr Drains has found anything he doses not agree with that is not the SNP's Fault. He's really a Tory in Labour clothing! Pun intended!
The Green in me wants to see week killer banned. Its Bloody horrid stuff just asks the Bees. Can we not get Comunity Service people to pull them by hand?
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"Labour councillor"
Only in name, it would appear. He's just as much of a reactionary girner as the Tory councillors.
"He's really a Tory in Labour clothing! "
Certainly starting to look that way, on certain issues.
"Can we not get Comunity Service people to pull them by hand?"
Apparently this is not the Siberian gulag, neither is it the Deep South chain gang. Community Service folk are not keen on just using their charges as slave labour to replace paid council jobs, it seems.
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