south inch Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Just heard bridge to be closed until early in the New Year. No problem with that, safety must come first, but I like to take the broad view of these things - how does it affect me! Usual route to Sunny Perth involves a stop at Kinross where Her Indoors has one or two favourite shops, then into town via the turn down to the Harbour at Friarton to see if any boats in (2nd childhood) then along by the old abattoir where I used to get chased for playing in the sand piles opposite before dropping HI as near to High St/St John St as possible.Now looks like M9 for a while, (Auchterarder instead of Kinross?), into Perth down the Glasgow Rd and South St where it might be cheaper to drop Her Indoors off at Scott St. Can you turn left up Scott St these days? Should not be too much of a problem, M9 is a fast road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 You can turn left at the Royal Bar into Scott St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 You can turn left at the Royal Bar into Scott St.Thanks Hoodlum, how did you guess that the best way to give me directions was to highlight a pub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejksjfc Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 M9 is fine but you need to be careful after it changes to the A9 as there are average speed cameras all the way to Perth (and beyond) also Broxden Roundabout is an absolute nightmare these days. Unfortunately no alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thanks Hoodlum, how did you guess that the best way to give me directions was to highlight a pub?It was always a common thing, ( before I left Perth in 1966) to give directions quoting a pub or a church, as they were plentiful then.Alas, not now the case, but glad you remember the Royal. ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) M9 is fine but you need to be careful after it changes to the A9 as there are average speed cameras all the way to Perth (and beyond) also Broxden Roundabout is an absolute nightmare these days. Unfortunately no alternative.Heard tonight that there was 25 minute wait at Broxden and the Keir roundabout at Dunblane.Allow an extra hour at least for your journey.Avoid Broxden, by turning off at the Tibbermore sign on the Windyedge straight, after ascending the Cairnie Braes and approach McD from the Crieff Road. Edited December 4, 2015 by HOODLUM65 avoiding Broxden hold up. fazman1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazman1977 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Heard tonight that there was 25 minute wait at Broxden and the Keir roundabout at Dunblane.Allow an extra hour at least for your journey.Avoid Broxden, by turning off at the Tibbermore sign on the Windyedge straight, after ascending the Cairnie Braes and approach McD from the Crieff Road.I never knew it was called the Keir roundabout.That is a bloody nightmare going towards Glasgow at night though, especially if there's football on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
541ntees Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 hope this gets sorted soon for someone in clackmannan it normally takes 5mins to get to the other side of the clackmannanshire bridge youe now quicker driving in the opposite direction to stirling then cutting back along past airth. my wife took a new job last week in Larbert this has now added 5hrs to her working day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_saint Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 surely cutting off fife from the civilized world is a plus? knock down the tay bridge and dig a bloody big trench just past kinross. Theiving across the country would be down 99+% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I never knew it was called the Keir roundabout.That is a bloody nightmare going towards Glasgow at night though, especially if there's football on.Supporters buses often travel through Dunblane to the Keir roundabout , to avoid queueing traffic approaching the roundabout from Perth.Amazing way to jump the queue. fazman1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
541ntees Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 surely cutting off fife from the civilized world is a plus? knock down the tay bridge and dig a bloody big trench just past kinross. Theiving across the country would be down 99+% the problem is the fifers are now coming into central scotland to get across the water at least with the forth rd br we never had to deal with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Gentlemen, this means war. Send the children to the hills, and man the barricades. Lock and load. May your God be with you....... HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Forth Road Bridge opens to traffic tomorrow ahead of schedule, with the exception of HGV's. 541ntees 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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