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You may also find the current flag status of the river useful. This page tracks the level of the Isis at Friar's Wharf; Geraint Jones informs me that 15" to 20" above normal there seems to be a good match for a flooded path.
The Environment Agency has an automated level meter at the Southern end of Mesopotamia with two readings available: upstream and downstream. Once calibrated against the flooding of the path these should provide a useful warning mechanism.
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Tuesday 9 September 2008 21:39
: Nigel Berry () said:
Tuesday, 9 pm; first signs of water on the very edges of the path at the Mesopotamia end.
Friday 1 August 2008 15:39
: Helen () said:
Traffic seems now (Friday 15.38) to be flowing freely through, and there is no sign of the police at the Marston end.
Friday 1 August 2008 00:15
: Elisabeth () said:
(I'm meaning Friday afternoon/morning in that last post of course!)
Friday 1 August 2008 00:14
: Elisabeth () said:
Just spoke to one of the policeman at the parks end of the path, and he said it now looks likely to be tomorrow afternoon at the earliest before it reopens. Definitely won't be open in the morning.
Thursday 31 July 2008 20:30
: Gordon Snow (lumi@lumilinna.co.uk) said:
At 8 pm, police are still on duty at both ends of the cycle track, which is now being treated as a scene of crime. They think it may be clear tomorrow (Friday), but there are no guarantees.
Thursday 31 July 2008 20:28
: Helen () said:
I have just been down and spoken to the police - it will be closed all night & possibly tomorrow
Thursday 31 July 2008 15:55
: Socks (socks-psychopath@earth.li) said:
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.2413997.0..php confirms the path is likely to remain closed for the rest of the day.
Thursday 31 July 2008 13:52
: Nigel Berry () said:
According to the local BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7534529.stm
\npolice would like to hear from anyone who was in the area of the parks yesterday evening or in the early hours of this morning.
Thursday 31 July 2008 09:38
: Elisabeth () said:
When I spoke to the policeman at the bottom of Ferry Road about half an hour ago he thought the path might be closed all day.
Thursday 31 July 2008 08:03
: Nigel Berry () said:
Latest is that the path is expected to remain closed for the morning.
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\nIt sounds as though pedestrians should be able to use Rainbow Bridge and so go through the Parks themselves.
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“ An A-road walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman serves him, but he looks really tough and the barman worries that there'll be trouble.
“ Then a dual carriage way walks in and buys a pint. The barman again notes that he looks tough and says, ‘Look, I don't want any trouble, so could you sit in that corner away from the A-road?’ So the dual carriage way does.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
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