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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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Wednesday 5 September 2018 13:04
: Tony Brett (tony@tonybrett.org.uk) said:
How about "Please cycle at walking pace". I'm perfectly capable of doing that on my bike and I'm much more in control of it riding it at 3mph than I am walking it. It's also a narrower configuration!
Wednesday 5 September 2018 12:51
: Emily () said:
I would think people have different definitions of 'slow' cycling, so in my opinion it's not unreasonable to ask cyclists to dismount and walk alongside pedestrians for a short stretch. I have noticed nothing inconsiderate about this maintenance work on my travels except for cyclists who refuse to do this.
Wednesday 5 September 2018 11:46
: Elizabeth Lock (Waltraute@yandex.com) said:
Anyone else think the maintenance could have been done a bit more considerately? Fewer badly placed signs (the one at the Marston end has been restored to its position blocking the exit, I see)? Fewer barriers when work is not actually taking place? Maybe not starting until after morning rush hour? And what's wrong with 'cyclists slow' rather than always 'cyclists dismount'?
Wednesday 5 September 2018 11:38
: Nigel () said:
A reminder that the cycle track is due to be closed Thursday and Friday this week (6 and 7 September) for maintenance.
Monday 30 July 2018 21:18
: Bill () said:
https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/da/230034/Witness_Appeal_after_Robbery_in_Ferry_Road_in_Oxford.html
Monday 30 July 2018 21:12
: Bill () said:
witness appeal - street robbery in Ferry Road late on Saturday night
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Monday 9 April 2018 18:28
: Nigel () said:
No sign of flooding as of 5.45pm this evening.
Monday 9 April 2018 17:57
: Eve () said:
Water back again, at 2pm today Monday, just six inches either side of the path, all the way along the first part of the track coming from town. So completely walkable. But will it rise overnight?
Sunday 8 April 2018 06:24
: Puff () said:
Path is now clear.
Saturday 7 April 2018 10:38
: Puff () said:
Path is now clear.
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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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