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But I bet it is flowing more freely. Take a look at London Road and Abbeydale Road. Often, the buses cannot pull into bus stops because of parked cars. Hence when the bus stops you get a backlog of traffic behind the bus causing jams. With no buses, the parked cars are irrelevant and traffic is flowing freely up and down. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the same can be said of Chesterfield Road through Woodseats. I do not doubt for one minute the service that buses provide. I also accept that the amount of traffic on the roads generally is less during the holiday period - no school runs! But you cannot doubt that traffic is flowing more smoothly without the buses. So who are to blame for the jams?

I don't think the problem is totally an anti bus attitude. I think its the fact that everything is weighted against the car. Everyone accepts that buses provide a service for those that are unable or unwilling to drive. However, we have a council that seems to totally anti car. For years people have said that bus lanes do not solve the problem and actually make it worse. If anything the past couple of weeks has proved this. With fewer buses, traffic has flowed more freely and quicker. Why is this?

But I also think this lack of buses has made people do what they havent done for years - WALK. Although I think the funniest is I saw in the paper yesterday that the Council are now putting up the prices of parking in the City Centre car parks. £7.20 to park a full day in the city centre. Outrageous. Same in Barnsley costs £3. No wonder the City Centre will never, ever recover when people are not encouraged to go in there.

Not anymore. Shall we just say I'm a neutral observer!

I take it you're with Frechville then? Should be a good game at your place on Monday

And you put up with that? More fool you.

If you ever want to know why Wendy fans are called pigs I think this pictures says it all: http://www.owlstalk.co.uk/images/laura2.jpg

This week has been total bliss on the roads. I know some of it is to do with the holidays (I was in Barnsley yesterday where the buses are still running and it was quiet) but even getting through Woodseats has been easy .... with the road works as well.

I left in 1976. Bumped into Mr Chambers about a month ago. I remembered him (he's no beard now) and he remembered me! Totally amazing given not seen him for nearly 30 years! He's retired now (still in his 50's) and is looking and doing very well. His wife is still teaching at a school in Derbyshire. Great fella.