George watsons business empire non - charity is closed early for Xmas. Not sure about similar businesses such as george heriots. But can this be enough to have reduced the traffic? Apparently watsons have gone with longer days and more holidays. Which is interesting. If I was given special powers I might be inclined to go with shorter days and fewer holidays....
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Quieter roads this week
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Posted 6 years ago #
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Heriot's last day yesterday, if I recall overhearing someone correctly. Our school finishes twenty-five minutes earlier.
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personally, i'd like to see schools running year round with just a couple of shorter breaks (like 2 wks at christmas and maybe two weeks in July) but with much shorter days--half days for primary and a 10am start for secondary. kids would be allowed to take holidays anytime during the year except for exams periods (two per year, followed by the holiday break).
when i rule the world.
i love the school hols, as i have to pass two of them on my commute and the parental driving is a nightmare.
Posted 6 years ago # -
If I was given special powers
@gembo I think life under your benign but occasionally theatrical rule might be... interesting?
Posted 6 years ago # -
“might be... interesting“
Yes. (Scary thought.)
Posted 6 years ago # -
Did I ever post about my ideas for better city governance? Basically, bloodless coup, Edinburgh becomes small city state (...well. We might want a fair chunk of the Lothians too), a Ruling Council of CCErs is drawn by some form of lottery and given ultimate power for four years at a time.
(It is true that there are a few details still to be worked out. Like what sort of robes we would get to wear, and whether or not to demand the Kingdom of Fife pay tribute.)
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Holiday in Kingscavil maybe a little harsher then my proposed regime, but who knows where it might lead?
Posted 6 years ago # -
Fife would have to pay tribute of all their erstwhile private motorcar commuters, delivered to Newhaven by hovercraft every morning.
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@unhurt was indeed channeling j biafra on that one, well spotted
@wingpig 'i'd rather be a lifer than a motoring fifer'
Posted 6 years ago # -
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Boxing Day is predicted to be the most congested day over the Christmas period, with 5.3m separate leisure journeys expected as shoppers head to festive sales.
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Posted 6 years ago # -
was pretty quiet on Ferry Road today,
lonely ride in , in the fog - only saw 2 riders!
Posted 6 years ago # -
in most parts of canada, boxing day is a holiday, shops are closed. which i think is a fabulous idea.
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@the canuck - it's a public holiday in Scotland too. I have no idea what this actually means, since clearly a lot of places are still open.
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I've lost count of the number of times I've seen flashing blues lights these last few days. Someone had managed to prang their Maserati just up the road from Summerhall last night. Earlier today the missus reported an NHS van looked like it had rear-ended a car on Comiston Road, and there was a casualty being attended by paramedics in the car park at the Straiton Sainsbury's this afternoon. And that's just the incidents where we could see the emergency. At times last night Clerk Street almost seemed to be a dedicated thoroughfare for emergency vehicles - mostly headed in to town.
I think people go a bit bonkers at this time of year - the 'pressure' of the season causes some folks to disregard basic road safety, whether on foot on driving/riding. I saw a middle-aged couple set off across the the block paving in front of a departing tram at Haymarket yesterday. It was already moving and the driver was dinging his bell but they seemed oblivious/not to care. You do have to wonder...
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Also Two separate instances of people being hit by trains.
Posted 6 years ago #
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