I came down the NEPN from Russell Road, there was no ice at the zig zag but our usual lake of water near Selex car park is still an icy mess.
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Most of the pavement ice in EH12 has been killed by the rain and slightly warmer temperature. Thicker patches still persisting and the odd occassional slidy patch hiding under mud, leaves etc. Altogether much better going under-tyre though.
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Jim Eadie asked a supplementary in First Minister's questions today about keeping cycle paths cleared. FM's response was about Transport Scotland working with communities to help them clear paths in their areas if they're able to.
So, just in case your working days weren't long enough, you've now got to head out to work clearing the paths you take so you can go home and pick up your bike for the commute.
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Aye, as soon as you let your guard down, off you go. Path was ice free all the way to Silverknowes tonight. Slowed to go slowly through what was left of the sheet ice from yesterday and it was fine. Got to the next one and assumed it would be the same. Still went slowly but no, ice covered by a thin layer of water. TIMBER!
No harm done apart from a wet arse and a water-filled boot from landing in the cold surface puddle.
Braved the path between the golf courses and found a similar icy puddle at the lowest point but just walked round that.
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Steve, you are a braver chap than I ever will be. I took the bus.
On the subject of community spirited path maintainance. I have bought a couple of 10kg bags of salt to put down on my local path and drive. I have also salted the path and pavement of my elderly neighbour but I stop short of salting the whole street as its costing me personally. If the council were to leave salt in bins at the end of streets as we had in the street I grew up in I'd happily do my bit. I was told last year that the local council recycling centre had salt and grit but when we turned to collect some we were told a local contractor had come and taken their entire supply. I later found out they were selling it! The cheek!! I will have to get round to our recycle point again and get on to my councillors to stop this happening again.
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Looks set to freeze again tonight.
Take care in the morning.
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I'm on the bus the morra. Not cos of the ice, I'm quite happy with those ice claws, but work Christmas lunch in the afternoon, so just easier all in all (except for having to use public transport... Just not a fan of sitting in a tin box with 20 coughing and spluttering other members of the public. I'm just anti-social that way).
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It was nasty enough (and early enough for empty roads) this morning that I took the road rather than Broomhouse path. I don't know if the gritter folk got lulled into false security by last evening's mildness, but the roads looked less treated than they've been.
Saw a couple of cars slipping a fair bit on bus routes, and a couple of folk apparently driving with their fingers in their ears going lalalalala-there-is-no-ice-lalalaaso so decided that I would wait at roundabouts until I could see there was going to be nothing behind me until I was clear.
It was early enough that this meant no delay, but those two eejits did a Bermuda Triangle on my bottle.
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Mark Cavendish (@MarkCavendish)
06/12/2012 17:25
Aaaaand another spill today on the bike! Uphill. On ice. It was only a small one so I'm fine. Just the usual bruised cyclist hip!"
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On the bus just now. Some dicey looking patches about, take care folks (still wish I was on the bike mind you....).
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It's very very bad out there. Thin layer of snow has frozen. Stick to the main roads. I was walking this morning. Pavements are a death trap.
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@uberuce I took the broomhouse path as another testbed for the spiked tyres.
Again, superb even though the conditions were terrible in spots. One 6 inch rear slide which was down to me 'pushing it'.
I think CEC had a real dilemma last night, as they cant really grit until the rain stops - rain went on for a bit, froze hard, hence the problems this morning.
That said, even priority 1 routes (Grange Road/Beaufort Road/Strathearn road) were bad at 6.30, and the lorry was only doing that route then.......
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by jingo its bad today
I was out at 5am(in the car) and it was terrible
gritters seemed to be just starting at that pointPosted 11 years ago # -
Off road gravel (i.e the Water of Leith path from Colinton) is white (with occasional mud), crispy and grippy as you would expect, so fine for those of a fat tyre persuasion. Main roads are fine.
Back streets and basically any tarmac that is not a main road is hilarious. Not necessarily in a good way. Choose your routes and bikes appropriately folks.
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Worst for ice I've seen in a long time. Stuck to main roads all the way in and was ok. Did foolishly turn off London Rd on to Hillside Cres but quicky retreated. Walked the final 100metres to work.
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I didn't realise that Princes street Gardens were a priority 1 route. At least, I presume that's why there was a flatbed with grit on it and four people sprinkling away to the detriment of the pavements along Princes Street which had lovely little frozen patches ready to catch the unwary...
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AOL
I stuck to main roads too (well, the QBC) and much of the way also stayed out of the quantum lanes as they still had snow or ice in them. Normal tyres too. My own road and the destination were covered in ice; I walked the bike to/from the main road very gingerly.
I had expected to walk to work today and avoid the icy roads but in the end the pavements were far more treacherous.
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All of A8 Path from newbridge to Edinburgh Park very icy.
A8 path Airport roundabout to Edinburgh Park extremely icy, passable only with spiked tyres, and then with care.
Airport roundable secion requiring tight manouvering especially hazardous.
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The canal tow path was covered in crunchy snow this morning but ride-able. Be wary of the bit along the top of Harrison Park as it was very icy. Lower Gilmore Place requires extreme caution. Take care!
Cheers
ColinPosted 11 years ago # -
In the tin box today for various reasons, our street this am was so bad I couldn't stand up to de-ice the car until I went back and dug out the yaktrax.
Def a spiky tyre day for those bold enough!Forecast to get cold next week too...:-o
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"the met office says it'll remain above freezing for the rest of the week. So I guess this thread is done :)"
-- oops. Sorry people! That was a very poor prediction.
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@DaveC that's terrible, did they catch the people selling it? That could be a custodial sentence...
Also: You should report the lack of grit in the boxes to clarence - find out which box it is on the map:And their email address is on there.
I reported the absence of a grit box that's marked on the map. I spoke to passerby who said that until quite recently there was a grit box (she pointed at a blank wall).
I'll see if a new one appears soon.
I was a bit slow getting up this morning - so by the time I was out on the roads it seemed fine enough (just stuck to the main routes though). I went 'cross country' on the meadows - really fun :D Feel like a tank crunching across the tundra :D
Also gritting the pavement slopes nearby flat (esp on way from Slateford Road to the medical centre) is fantastic, partly because it gives me a warm glow to help my fellow man, but mainly because it gives me an excuse to be outside and not doing my PhD write up!
Posted 11 years ago # -
ice and grit, like the onset of mørketid, getting used to it now
its the dramatic increase in chain / cable maintenance that gets me
from weekly to daily, for a winter commute
gotta stay on top of it !
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When you pull your gloves off with your teeth when you get to work and they taste of salt, you get an idea of the "gets everywhere" nature of the corrosive salt spray off the road.
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I live in Dalgety Bay and it was the council employees at the recycling point who told me about this.
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I would just like to say. one ride in like 6 months.
I note I picked up a puncture!
thats just not rightPosted 11 years ago # -
Yesterday I made the decision that cycling was the way to go, even though the snow in the hilltop village where I live was not yet dispersed by the glorious lothian buses. My alternative was to be inside a lothian bus, I am just recovering from four week lurking cold/man flu virus so that prospect was not thrilling me. I went on sturmey 3 spd with 32 mm schwalbe marathon plus. I went slowly and held up a fair bit of traffic, always coming in to let it past if this was possible. The forecast thaw then kicked in and I cycled back then over to a canal side village then back. 30 miles of slow cycling so much better than being on the bus
Posted 11 years ago # -
Nice here: sunny and crisp :)
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