Minor town update, and pre-fab homes.

Ah traffic lights on Hartlebury Road, joy of joys. Of course this means that the traffic backs down to the island, which holds up traffic in Gilgal (which hardly needs the added help) and... well you should know the litany by now Vale Road to High Street to Bridge Street to Dunley Road to... I was lucky in that I got some fore-warning and left early; still only just got in on time too. No doubt there are people still trapped in the queue wondering what the hold-up is. Perhaps a weekly timetable of such events could be put up on the WFDC site or <gasp> the official Stourport town site

I notice that the CCTV camera post at the bottom of York Street (Lion Hill end) appears to be fully in place (finally) with a sticking out arm to hold the camera, it's difficult to see when you're driving so I'll head up and get some shots sometime soon. Looking at the bulk of it though makes me wonder where they're going to put one in Bridge Street, as I've already mentioned it doesn't make it on to the refurbishment plans and I've not seen any work started. For it to be overseeing the skate-park leaves a limited range; unless it's not a Bridge Street camera, but a Riverside one. I suppose I could delve back into the DC minutes and see if anything gets mentioned, but I won't hold my breath.

After the past couple of windy days the workman have re-wrapped the bridge ironwork in what appears to be dark binbags, presumably to protect the paintwork from the continuing construction on the roadway. I wonder why it couldn't have been left until last?

[Addendum] - The covers are off, a smell of paint is in the air, and of course it's raining. I also note the replacement bus shelter on High Street is going up, something I believe should have been done last week [Nope my mistake it was reported last week to start this week]. Of course the fitters have parked their truck in the bus-stop so the buses are having to park in the road, not good when there's a car parked opposite. Ah well the traffic wardens'll get them... oh I crack myself up at times.


The BBC were talking about the new Ikea pre-fab homes. Apparently they only take four days to build, a fact that had one wag call in to say in that case it'll take four months when they're assembled here. How cynical can you get :-P