Don't Use Flooded Towpaths

[Alan de Enfield]

 

Do not use flooded towpaths, says Oxford City Council | Oxford Mail

 

RESIDENTS are being urged to avoid using towpaths in Oxford due to flooding.

The city council says the edge of paths have become completely obscured with cross currents and strong flow rates of water.

 

[Athy]

27 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Wally of the week award.

 

 

[Hudds Lad]

that bloke needs a helmet, he’s plainly fallen on it so many times its rubbed the hair clean off his head.

[ditchcrawler]

14 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

that bloke needs a helmet, he’s plainly fallen on it so many times its rubbed the hair clean off his head.

Or a lifejacket

 

[Dav and Pen]

5 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

Or a lifejacket

 

Hell be alright so long as he falls to starboard.

[Sea Dog]

21 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

that bloke needs a helmet, he’s plainly fallen on it so many times its rubbed the hair clean off his head.

And some bicycle clips. His trousers will get stuck in his chain and he'll be up sh¹t creek, never mind the Oxo!

(I put these flagrant breeches of conformity and failures to take sensible precautions down to poor potty training)

[Wittenham]

another use for oxford tow and cycle paths....

[ditchcrawler]

Do you need a licence to canoe down the cycle path?

[Wittenham]

18 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

Do you need a licence to canoe down the cycle path?

I think it's ok as long as you're wearing a helmet.

[David Mack]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

Do you need a licence to canoe down the cycle path?

And if they are the ones with a white line down the middle with bike symbols one side and pedestrian symbols on the other, which side should you canoe down?

[Jerra]

41 minutes ago, David Mack said:

And if they are the ones with a white line down the middle with bike symbols one side and pedestrian symbols on the other, which side should you canoe down?

Along the white line in the middle obviously.

[Mike Todd]

13 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Do you need a licence to canoe down the cycle path?

No, but you do need to be certified . . .

[Wittenham]

13 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:

No, but you do need to be certified . . .

I am curious:  why?  I noticed the comments under the Oxford Mail article quoted at the top of this thread, universally condemning the cyclist in the photo for the danger in cycling through the water.  It looked pretty straightforward to me, hard to miss the path under the foot of water and - assuming i did not mind getting my feet wet - if i needed to get to the other side, I would have cycled it without a second thought.  

[mrsmelly]

24 minutes ago, Wittenham said:

I am curious:  why?  I noticed the comments under the Oxford Mail article quoted at the top of this thread, universally condemning the cyclist in the photo for the danger in cycling through the water.  It looked pretty straightforward to me, hard to miss the path under the foot of water and - assuming i did not mind getting my feet wet - if i needed to get to the other side, I would have cycled it without a second thought.  

This is why you are a cyclist. ?

[Sea Dog]

3 hours ago, Wittenham said:

assuming i did not mind getting my feet wet - if i needed to get to the other side, I would have cycled it without a second thought.  

This is why we should campaign for more Alligators in the canals - those Terrapins just ain't scary enough to get the job done!

 

[Wittenham]

 

or perhaps....  Although they would need to be trained to stay off the paths when no longer flooded.

 

Edited February 4, 2021 by Wittenham