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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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Friday 19 December 2014 11:03
: Geraint () said:
http://www.parks.ox.ac.uk/ claims that reopening is at midnight, but experience in the past is that it is more like when the Parks open in the morning.
Friday 19 December 2014 10:52
: Stephanie () said:
Don't forget the holiday closures of the cycle track and Mesopotamia. I am spelling it out very pedantically as I am never sure of the exact timings: I hope I have got it right.
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\nChristmas Eve: Cycle track open until midnight
\nChristmas Day: Cycle track closed all day
\nBoxing Day: Cycle track open from 1am
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\nNew Year's Eve: Cycle track is open until midnight
\nNew Year's Day: Cycle track is closed all day
\n2 January: Cycle track open from 1am
Monday 13 October 2014 10:01
: Sarah () said:
Found: front bike light by the cattle grid at the Marston end of the path the end of last week - email me if it is yous: sazzymiddleton[at]yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 1 May 2014 11:22
: Nigel Berry () said:
In reply on the resurfacing work - I believe that is confined to Mesopotamia, not to the cycle track. The cycle track was fine first thing today.
Thursday 1 May 2014 10:44
: Eugene () said:
Did I see there was some resealing planned - is this preventing passage?
Wednesday 12 March 2014 14:16
: Fred () said:
The 'cyclist dismount' signs are there to warn you that cycling across the grids can damage your wheels and will lead sooner or later to broken spokes. No legal force, unlike walking on the wrong side of the track, which most people do. Face the traffic, folks.
Wednesday 12 March 2014 14:15
: Dominic () said:
Blue signs are advisory only, so they are simply advising you that it might be safer to get off and walk across the cattle grids.
Wednesday 12 March 2014 13:46
: Josh () said:
Does anyone obey the 'cyclists dismount' sign near the cattle grids? Is it illegal to ignore them? If not, why are they there?! My conscience is troubled...
Tuesday 11 March 2014 13:55
: Helen (helen.moorhouse@virgin.net) said:
Lost! Right foot start-rite school boy's shoe last Friday afternoon. Mostly black and rather expensive. Would be very glad to get it back. 07906075248
Thursday 20 February 2014 08:48
: Steve () said:
No more water left on the track. No need for wellies, although it is slightly mucky on the track.
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\nLets hope for a BIT of rain to clear it up!
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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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