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by Tinnishill
5 Jun 2023, 7:21pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Dangerous bollard?.
Replies: 75
Views: 3503

Re: Dangerous bollard?.

Eh ? What ?
by Tinnishill
31 Jan 2023, 1:04pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Can a cyclist go past a No Entry sign where it says "except emergency vehicles" or "except buses"?
Replies: 46
Views: 3413

Re: Can a cyclist go past a No Entry sign where it says "except emergency vehicles" or "except buses"?

It might be worth contacting the road authority. I received a lot of verbal abuse from motor drivers for cycling in a particular bus lane which offered a short cut. I understood that bus lanes automatically include taxis and bicycles. I quized the roads authority, the county council in my case, and they put up some blue signs to clarify the rules. End of problem.
by Tinnishill
1 Nov 2022, 10:04am
Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
Topic: Christina Mackenzie's crash
Replies: 59
Views: 13438

Re: Christina Mackenzie's crash

Re: Christina Mackenzie's crash

Unread post by Paulatic » 1 Nov 2022, 8:45am
Interesting, I read that as MV65DSO which returns as 'no such vehicle'.
Yes that's odd. I found it last night but this morning it says " details not found". However,
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by Tinnishill
31 Oct 2022, 11:05pm
Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
Topic: Christina Mackenzie's crash
Replies: 59
Views: 13438

Re: Christina Mackenzie's crash

The DVLA MOT checker say's it's a white 2015 Landrover
by Tinnishill
17 Oct 2022, 11:32pm
Forum: Lands End to John O'Groats
Topic: Christina Mackenzie's crash
Replies: 59
Views: 13438

Christina Mackenzie's crash

Christina Mackenzie, women's LEJOG record holder. Her recent troubles,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... l-63292008
by Tinnishill
27 Sep 2022, 4:32pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Missing cyclist off the A82
Replies: 83
Views: 18639

Re: Missing cyclist off the A82

Trial date notified. What Thirdcrank said about Scottish contempt rules still applies.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... l-62913661
by Tinnishill
27 Sep 2022, 8:13am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: What's the best camping stove?
Replies: 214
Views: 14001

Re: What's the best camping stove?

I worked in Outdoor Education for 15 years. When alcohol gel was first sold it was heavily marketed as "safer" than meths. An office based halfwit at our local authority insisted on us using it. The calorific value of the gel is a lot lower than meths, many kids never had a hot meal. The "gel burner" is just a thin metal cup, you can achieve the same thing by taking a sharp knife and cutting off the bottom of a Coke can.

After a year of whining from the kids about the stoves not working some of The Youth started setting fire to spoon fulls of the stuff and flicking it at things. Gel use swiftly banned. We used the leftovers as firelighters.
by Tinnishill
22 Aug 2022, 1:12pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: CUK Scotland and Land Access
Replies: 5
Views: 705

Re: CUK Scotland and Land Access

The Ferret news website has published a report about Scottish land access;

https://theferret.scot/locked-gates-kee ... -111499234
by Tinnishill
20 Aug 2022, 4:36pm
Forum: Cycle Camping sub-forum
Topic: Extinguishing a Trangia
Replies: 46
Views: 4319

Re: Extinguishing a Trangia

Option B would be to replace the trangia burner with a speedster one, like wot I described on page 10 of this previous thread;

viewtopic.php?p=1694241#p1694241

Any adult with a normal set of lungs can blow out a speedster and there is no danger of an accidental spill.
by Tinnishill
18 Aug 2022, 9:37am
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: CUK Scotland and Land Access
Replies: 5
Views: 705

Re: CUK Scotland and Land Access

Thanks for the tips. I have managed to contact a committee volunteer who says that they will pass on my message.
by Tinnishill
16 Aug 2022, 5:42pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Tweed Valley Railway Path and beyond
Replies: 16
Views: 4481

Re: Tweed Valley Railway Path and beyond

Thread resurrection

Anybody been through Neidpath Tunnel and over the viaduct in recent days ?

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/scotlan ... unnel-loop
by Tinnishill
15 Aug 2022, 3:44pm
Forum: Campaigning & Public Policy
Topic: CUK Scotland and Land Access
Replies: 5
Views: 705

Re: CUK Scotland

Thanks for that. Today's issue is that ScotGov have quietly opened a Consultation on amendment of the Land Reform Act. As far as I can discern the only contributions so far have been from landed interests who ain't going to have the public interest at heart. None of the user groups on the National Access Forum appear to have been consulted. The consultation runs until 25th of Sept,

https://consult.gov.scot/agriculture-an ... sultation/

It's mostly about tracing land ownership and subsidy, but questions 28 and 44 are pretty open ended. I would have thought that "Landowners in receipt of any public subsidy must be able to demonstrate compliance with the Scottish Access Code." would be fairly clear public statement.