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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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Monday 19 February 2024 19:32
: Ig () said:
On my 29" wheels my soles were just in the water at deepest point.
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Monday 19 February 2024 19:26
: Jeff () said:
The kids causing trouble earlier are currently on the city side of the bridges, looked like they were trying to climb into 'music meadow'.
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\nWater is 10-15cm for most of the straight.
Monday 19 February 2024 19:26
: Lavina () said:
Please can all people who have been threatened/harassed/assaulted report it to the Police. You will get an incident number. There have been many incidents recently and they are aware and take it seriously. Video/photo footage to accompany your report will be useful so they can show it to the local schools to obtain their identities.
Monday 19 February 2024 19:01
: Danny (rowlhouse@gmail.com) said:
Dry feet cycling through at 6.30pm - only by rocking pedals.
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\nI also went through at around 4.30, saw the two boys, got shouted at by one ("don't push me off my bike"). They were standing with bikes in the water by the cattle grid, started cycling towards me/away from town as I approached, and then shoved me as I went past after forcing me into the deeper part of the path.
Monday 19 February 2024 17:37
: Milena (milena.melfi@classics.ox.ac.uk) said:
My daughter was kicked into the water in the same way as described in the previous message: she got hurt by the kick, by the fall, and got wet in the water. She said there were many cyclists around but nobody reacted. This is a dangerous behaviour, I hope no more people get hurt, and I would encourage passerby to react and help if they see this happening.
Monday 19 February 2024 17:29
: Gary (kllai0914@gmail.com) said:
Still flooded. My shoes and lower part of trousers were wet with 29 inch wheels.
Monday 19 February 2024 17:26
: Angela () said:
When I crossed the cyclepath today at around 4:30pm (which worked well when cycling in the middle), I was kicked into the water by two probably 14 years old boys. They were driving towards me from Marston and first tried to block my way and then when I was cycling past them the one at the front kicked me with his foot making me fall over. The one at the back quickly stopped but the one who kicked me cycled on. Hope this hasn't happened to anyone else!
Monday 19 February 2024 12:13
: Katy () said:
About 4 inches maximum, but felt lower know than a couple of hours ago, so wellies required for pedestrians
Monday 19 February 2024 08:09
: Iain () said:
Flooded 80% way to bend. 75 mm/3"
Monday 19 February 2024 06:58
: tamburlane () said:
Flooding last week suggested following correlation with King's Mill upstream measure: 2m - walking boots ok; 2.22m - size six wellies needed (cycling difficult but possible); 2.34m - size 9 wellies just possible. In other words, max depth of water across path is approx King's Mill upstream measure less 1.99m.
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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!’ ”
(supplied by Ændr)