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Big Trees Down on the Innocent

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  • Started 12 years ago by Wilmington's Cow
  • Latest reply from LivM

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  1. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    There I was riding along musing to myself that save for a few bits of branch debris the Innocent was pretty clear. Bang. Two big trees down together between the Tunnel and Duddingston Road West.

    There is a route through, but it's a bit of a clamber and the bike gets constantly snagged on branches and there's a trunk 3-4 feet high to hurdle. I battled through, by which time there were about 4 or 5 other cyclists behind. I played porter with the first girl coming through and took her bike. Propped it on a branch then went back to help the next when I heard the girl I helped saying that she'd then do what I did for the next in line. I assume it got passed all the way down. Which was nice.

    Interesting to note that the council has been brilliant at getting trees cleared. The ones that have fallen on roads at any rate. Let's start the clock counting on this one being cleared...

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. chdot
    Admin

    "
    If you have issues with fallen trees please phone the Council's Forestry section on 0131 311 7074. #edincouncil #wind http://ow.ly/8hBsF

    "

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. SRD
    Moderator

    Canalpath blocked at Harrison park last night too - according to Mr SRD trying to get baby to sleep c 10pm

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. thebikechain
    Member

    http://www.facebook.com/TheBikeChain

    Pics here of WOL and Harrison Park at the Canal

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Boo! Can't access FB at work - as long as it's dry I might wander along at lunchtime for a bit of fresh air.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. amir
    Member

    I can and I liked it (to music from ex of hairy thin dodgy comic)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. thebikechain
    Member

    2 biggies

    Posted 12 years ago #

  8. thebikechain
    Member

    Posted 12 years ago #

  9. kaputnik
    Moderator

    There's a good Flickr set here of the tree down at the western end of Meadows.
    I picked a good day to miss all this. There's a wee tree down in out back green.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  10. amir
    Member

    Apparently the fallen tree is still blocking the Innocent. Not sure if situation is improved as got message from another cyclist allowing me to divert well before.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  11. crowriver
    Member

    @anth: Boo! Can't access FB at work.

    Can't see Flickr or Guardian images either, eh? Seems your employer is trying to cut out 'leisure' browsing during working hours.

    I note you are getting around this restriction by posting away on CEE mind. ;-)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  12. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    :D

    My posts tend to come in bursts (see current list of latest posts!) then I disappear for hours on end.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  13. spitters
    Member

    I disappear for weeks on end. (watch me go again)
    I really only came back to say RIP to the Lanark Road cyclist

    Water Of Leith impassible thanks to tree coming down from the slope. Walkers can get past but I wasn't able to haul my heavy hybrid up the muddy slope with not very grippy shoes on.
    Apparently there are a total of 6 trees.
    Pity I was up for an adventure yesterday afternoon as there was still some daylight at 3.30 but it was fading fast by the time I got there and would have been cursing myself getting trapped between two trees a river and an unclimbable slope and a longer route home if I did get out.

    Oh and Happy new Year folks for what it's worth

    Posted 12 years ago #

  14. ruggtomcat
    Member

    Anyone been that way today? is it clear yet?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  15. riffian
    Member

    Anyone been that way today? is it clear yet?

    It was still very much there at 0845 this morning.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  16. Kirst
    Member

    Has anyone reported it?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  17. riffian
    Member

    Clarenced it just now.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  18. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    I have! *smug*

    Posted 12 years ago #

  19. Kirst
    Member

    I tweeted it just now, with a passive aggressive followup that I haven't seen it for myself because I have a suspected fractured hip owing to a fall on the ungritted path. I'm not bitter though. :-)

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  20. Dave
    Member

    There are a load of trees down in North Edinburgh. The Leith river path, Trinity and Canonmills->5 ways are all blocked, although by Water of Leith you can just ride around on the grass (which is now destroyed), the other two require cyclocrossing.

    As usual, we're the last priority.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  21. chdot
    Admin

    "As usual, we're the last priority"

    Previously when there were trees down on the Roseburn Path they were removed in hours.

    This storm was more significant. 40 trees down in the Botanics.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  22. Kirst
    Member

    Are we the last priority? We have no idea when problems were first reported. There does seem to be a pattern on this forum (and others) of complaining about a problem but not thinking to report it.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  23. spitters
    Member

    I think the council have a lot more to worry about making buildings safe so people don't get killed by falling slates...

    Posted 12 years ago #

  24. Dave
    Member

    That might be a valid comment if the same staff do tree surgery and slate repairs.

    I would have thought a council the size of ours (20,000+ employees) has separate teams doing roofing and road maintenance, but maybe not.

    Any council workers able to comment?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  25. Kirst
    Member

    Roofing and road maintenance are completely different, but tree removal is neither of them. East Team tweeted me back to say "Thanks for the tweet. We're already on it. This is already on the Forrestry Department's action list."

    Posted 12 years ago #

  26. ruggtomcat
    Member

    well forced to take the road round the seat for the first time with the trailer, actually not so bad, might do it again!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  27. chdot
    Admin

    I'm quite sure Forestry staff don't just sit around waiting for high winds.

    I'm also sure that latest galicane blew a lot of trees and branches down.

    There may be an argument for initial action to make routes passable rather than wait for complete tree removal, but I'm not sure that that would be particularly efficient.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  28. Kirst
    Member

    Don't they sit around counting up their gold plated pensions and dreaming of the mountain of diamonds they'll collect when they retire, like all of us council workers do?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  29. LivM
    Member

    The big tree across the Trinity tunnel path has been chopped into tiny bits today. All clear (bar some sawdust).

    Posted 12 years ago #

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