And don't I know it!
Diesel spill closes Blackwall Tunnel and gridlocks SE London and Kent
- Thread starter Greg Masters
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Should have been here yesterday - it was worse
I was!!!
Left home at 06.30hrs - just made a 09.45hrs appointment in Southwark!
Today I left home at 06.45hrs for a 10.00hrs at Elephant & Carsehole - turned around at Mottingham at 09.45hrs.
Maidstone to Greenwich - 2.5 hours. I blame everyone else except me 
Bones
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Dartford Crossing yesterday, Blackwall Tunnel today, didn't make too much difference to me on my bike. If you go in the car what do you expect?
Les Shoes
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Sometimes I love my job! I joined the Dartford crossing queue at 05.30 yesterday morning, was only about 30 minutes to get through then. Then I headed up the A1 and hopefully won't be back in Kent until Thursday evening!
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Left home at 7.25 a long commute of 4 miles traffic was very heavy this morning and at work for 7.45 the pleasures of been upnarth 
RJT_Berlin
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walked from my bedroom to the office. Flight of stairs was a challenge but thankfully only minor hazards
Les Shoes
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Left home at 7.25 a long commute of 4 miles traffic was very heavy this morning and at work for 7.45 the pleasures of been upnarth
I was in Ull last weekend, Mrs Les's gran lives in Cottingham and I bought my bike from a chap in Driffield
Don't worry, they're gonna dig a new, cheap, railway from the north. Move to Birmingham, problem solved.
Les Shoes
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I'm in Darlington now, it's about as hectic as that!
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Some very good roads north of Driffield I hope you had time to go for a play before going back darn south
I expect the Dartford Crossing tunnel workers to finish their work before the rush hour - not over-run until gone 9am on a Monday morning.
I expect diesel vehicle users to be able to keep their diesel fuel in their tanks.
It's not too much to ask is it?
(Blackwall Tunnel is still shut according to latest reports)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36371284
It seems that the Blackwall Tunnel is still closed - over 1km has had to be resurfaced.
It seems that the Blackwall Tunnel is still closed - over 1km has had to be resurfaced.
Les Shoes
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Unfortunately not but I reckon I'll make it back up that way sooner or later, Scotland keeps calling me
Les Shoes
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Christ the traffic must be a right mess, glad I've been able to stay away. Night in Oakham and heading to Derby in the morning.
It was hydraulic fluid which, from personal experience of Farmer Giles' skill at spreading it over half of Leicestershire, I can vouch is bloody slippery...
Baldwins will be hoist up for this little mess:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...parts-of-london-to-a-standstill-a3255966.html
Baldwins will be hoist up for this little mess:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...parts-of-london-to-a-standstill-a3255966.html
You can keep your gridlocked traffic but can we have some leaky cranes in South Wiltshire as we desperately need a lot of roads resurfacing. This years budget will be less than the cost of resurfacing the length of blackwall tunnel.
Bones
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The whole of South East London was gridlocked last night. Nightmare. 15 mins extra journey time even on my bike. I discovered a new segment on the GS temp gauge. If I had been in a car I would have given up and gone into the nearest pub.
