OT: Today in South Yorkshire

Bill Wright · 2019-06-08T01:35:26+00:00

At 8am on Friday 7th June there was a fatal accident on the M1 at j34 (Tinsley). The northbound was closed and remained so for most of the day. Shortly after that accident there was another one, this time on the A1(M) near Doncaster, between j36 (Marr) and j37 (Warmsworth). Both accidents closed both carriageways. In both cases the northbound stayed closed for most of the day.Traffic on the M1 northbound was soon queuing back to M18 j1. Traffic on the A1 (M) was also queuing back to the M18, in this case to j2 (Wadworth). Many drivers on the M1N approaching j32 diverted onto the M18, so soon the whole stretch of the M18 between j1 and j2 was slow moving or stationary.The A1(M) tailback soon reached Blyth. Drivers there left the A1 and headed north on the A614, which soon had a queue from the Bawtry traffic lights all the way back to Blyth. Some of the traffic heading for the east left Bawtry on the A614 so there was severe congestion at Hatfield Woodhouse. Most of the Bawtry traffic headed north towards Doncaster. Traffic was also leaving the A1(M) at Warmsworth and either heading through Sprotborough, which soon became very congested, or into Doncaster. By 4pm Doncaster was virtually gridlocked. To the north of Doncaster the A19 and the A638 were very congested.As soon as the queue on the M18 had reached j1 traffic started to leave the motorway there. Some went along the East Bawtry Road towards the town, so that road became very congested. Some of the M18 traffic followed the satnav through the Hellaby Industrial Estate. There was then a queue a mile long to leave the estate at the northern end. That traffic then found various routes through the lanes, causing congestion and damage to trees and walls.Bill

Jun 08, 2019 Last reply: 7 years ago 59 Replies

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Dave Plowman (News) 7 years ago

Yup. Only about 40 years after needed. ;-)

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Java Jive 7 years ago

No planning or political system is perfect and fully immune to pressure, and we weren't the only victims, there have been many others across the world. If you haven't seen it already, next time it is repeated I suggest you watch:

"Dark Side of the Greens"

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Java Jive 7 years ago

Ah! I was thinking of Travis Tritt, or some such name. If you've heard him, you'd understand my reluctance to let the piece play.

Yes, thank heavens!

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Java Jive 7 years ago

Actually, there's a hotel with a bar.

I'm the person who got Tescos to deliver here, so when I need help in collecting new floorboards from Perth, I get it, and am grateful.

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Java Jive 7 years ago

If any human laid an egg, it would be a biological first, and you'd expect them to make a racket.

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Java Jive 7 years ago

It doesn't say much for the English here that they have to dredge up centuries-old insults rather than devise their own.

Perhaps you all should go and play spacemen with plastic bags?!

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Bill Wright 7 years ago

Yet no-one nominated you for a medal!

Bill

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Java Jive 7 years ago

Why would they? I don't suppose anyone has ever nominated you for one either ... at least, not one anybody would want to receive.

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Bill Wright 7 years ago

In fact I was awarded a CDM following a recommendation by a lady up the street.

Bill

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Java Jive 7 years ago

Like I said, why would they ...

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Tim+ 7 years ago

Cadbury?s Dairy Milk?

Tim

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ARW 7 years ago

Imagine what she could have given you instead of a recommendation.

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Bill Wright 7 years ago

Oh dear.

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Bill

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Java Jive 7 years ago

So whether you were joking or not, it's not an award I'd want, I can't stomach milk chocolate. This would be more my style:

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Bill Wright 7 years ago

It's only 43%. You need a lot more cocoa solids than that to help a serotonin problem.

Bill

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Java Jive 7 years ago

I don't have a serotonin problem, I am going on taste.

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tony sayer 7 years ago

Got many of those streets here in Cambridge several of them, bloody great big wagons then people take the works van home, transit stylee and then wonder why theres no parking!..

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