And the rain came down

The rain last night was a complete relief not only did it clear my aches and pains (still some left so the weather's still on the move), but it returned Bridge Street's pavements to their original brightness... no I'm kidding off course, they still look like something a bird left behind.

On the plus side though the rain did fade a bit of the dirty black tire marks that were all over our 'gateway' feature as you left the bridge. Dirty marks, there who could possible have foreseen that, who could possibly have mentioned in an email to the council prior to the refurb that putting a light colour there might not be the best of ideas? Gee I've no idea -

I also note nothing is said about the material to used in the laying of this feature. With the heavy traffic load anything ‘flimsy’ will soon be worn away, and anything too light in colour will become a mess of tyre marks. Something sturdy and mark-resistant will be required. [Me to the council, May 29 2007]

On another point -

matches the blue and gold motif of the refurbished bridge ironwork. [ibid]

So that would be black and gold bins and black posts with black and gold signs, yeah that blends in so well with the blue and gold as chosen by the public for the bridge ironwork.

On an apologetic note I did also ask for more signage, I just didn't expect them to use fat-bottomed posts.