well, we're not going to win any awards or travelling light....but heading to Haymarket shortly.
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Yellow weather warning
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Posted 12 years ago #
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Brrrr - cold this morning. Had my winter gloves on but finger tips were still cold.
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Too windy for me today. I have to cross the Forth Road Bridge if I cycle into work. The bus stop is 20 yeards from my house and My office is above the bus station. The down side is I don't think I can bring a non folding bike on the bus, I have emailed cust serv to ask. The train lets me bring in the bike but the tickets are weekly (33 GBP) as oppossed to the bus where they just stamp on of the 12 journeys I get for 24 GBP, so offering a time loss but cost saving.
(Sorry my stupid PC on Citrix over Linux keyboard at work doens't let me use the pound sign.)
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DaveC - Stagecoach conditions of carriage:
http://www.stagecoachbus.com/conditionsofcarriage.aspx
This states:
"6) Carriage of Bicycles
Non folding bicycles are only carried on a very limited number of buses specifically modified for the purpose. Generally, bicycles may be carried at the owner’s risk on coaches, as opposed to buses, where luggage boots are available.Safety notices governing their carriage are clearly posted on the relevant vehicles with further information available from the local Stagecoach operating company.
Folding bicycles, safely and securely stowed in the designated luggage area in a suitable bag or box, may be carried on all vehicles."
Now, whether the drivers all know this is another question, but folding bikes can clearly be carried on these buses, as long as you have a bag for them.
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It was pretty unpleasant riding in this morning, but not necessarily the worst of the year. With the sun now out my troos are draoed over the wee cabinet under my desk on the window side gently drying off.
Hoping I'm not held up at work tonight and can get down to TBC finally for my new 'guards.
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Thanks guys, I read this yesterday on their website. My query with them is whether I can carry my non folding bike to work on the particular service I use as the bus does not differ daily. It is a bus and not a coach so I assume limited under seating space avaialble. My plan would be to bus to work and cycle home.
Currently the train one way is 4.40 GBP but a 12 journey pass is only 24 GBP (2GBP per journey). I don't mind what the weather is like on an evening but heading into work where I have a start time and an early start in order to get showered etc.. makes it less attractive. My current comute is approx 1hr 20 mins by bike.
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Thanks for the link chdot. I'm looking at a slightly later service which may use a coach.
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"
Meanwhile, experts said the Lothians and the rest of the country could be in for another brutal “Siberian winter”, bringing increased energy bills and transport chaos.Despite a £15 million spending spree on stockpiling salt and snow-clearing equipment, forecaster Jonathan Powell said it was likely there would still be some problems.
He said: “The coldest spells will not be as sustained as last year, but these episodes are expected to be severe, with freezing temperatures, snow, ice and harsh frosts. They will bring Siberian temperatures.”
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Posted 12 years ago # -
anth - hope you had a spare pair of trousers with you!
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I can confirm that there is snow on the hills at Aviemore. And that it is freezing cold.
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Not seen any snow but the M9 from Falkirk to Edinburgh was freezing cold with lots of standing water at about 0615 this morning, and the rain smashing off the right side of my helmet* was verging on the headache inducing!
*On motorised bicycle all this week due to a crazy schedule :-( ...before nuptials on Friday then HOLIDAY :-)
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could be in for another brutal “Siberian winter”,
Sorry to dissapoint the over-the-top adjectives desk at the Hootsman, but our 2 recent cold winters were about 20-30 degrees warmer than your typical Siberian winter.
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frickin' nippy today tho, actually wished I had two buffs (one for the face).
Posted 12 years ago # -
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A five-year plan has been drafted to research the effects of climate change on historic buildings in Edinburgh's World Heritage site.
It is feared changes in rainfall patterns, heavy winds and rise in temperatures could increase the damage and weathering of the site's buildings.
Over the past four months, Edinburgh World Heritage has been looking into the issue of climate change.
It said rainfall was the big thing Edinburgh had to address.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15353402
http://www.ewht.org.uk/news/211/102/New-Management-Plan-Launched
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I think the introduction of Statutory Notices in the mid 2000's will have a greater affect on buildings in Edinburgh than a slight increase in the overall temp. Cycling through Edinburgh recently, for the first time in 6 years, before I moved to Cambs. I saw stretches of nearly 100% new stone work on a lot of 1900's Sandstone tenement buildings, which can only be attributed to the Statutory Notices served on Tenement blocks whose faces were crumbling on a dangerous scale.
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And allegedly the council makes a tidy profit on the backhanders from housing work, so everyone's a winner?
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Don't know about weathering from the rain, as I suspect that the key issue there is the quality/durability of the sandstone used.
From experience, a bigger issue is likely to be tenements' valley roof, which is often a tiny diameter pipe which can't cope with some of the torrential downpours we've been having the past few summers...
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On the plus side, I had a stonking tailwind on the ride back from work down the (west) coast. Makes up for the freezing rain this morning!
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metofficeScot:Yellow Warning of Rain for Central, Tayside & Fife : Angus, Dundee, Fife & Perth and Kinross valid from 0300 Tue... http://t.co/YLo5g7io
Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/metofficeScot/status/128412874149343233
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Posted 12 years ago # -
Yep, tarmac was wet this morning in central Dundee. Luckily rain had stopped by the time I arrived. Could be more on the way though, and also this evening when I get back to Edina.
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