Chris Paton

Software engineer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

[Chris Paton @chpaton]

@edinhelp Hello – There's been a sudden degradation in the Leamington Walk cycleway at the crossing near Marchmont Street. The surface has broken into pieces, which could cause an accident. Thank you

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@edinhelp Red aspect from the primary signal head on Whitehouse Loan at the junction with Strathearn Road has failed. Been at least a week now. Can you get Signals Team to look? Thanks!

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@voitechnology Great to see the bikes come a bit further south! Do you know when they will extend west/north to Stockbridge/Inverleith?

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@edinhelp Hello! 4-way signals at junction of Holyrood Park Road and East Preston Street and Dalkeith Road are offline (both the regular and temporary signals). Quite an issue as there's limited widths due to roadworks.

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@EDI_Airport What's the situation with the bike racks? Disappointed to find that they're taped off as they're really useful for keeping the bike covered when flying off on a short business trip. Thanks!

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@MishaalRahman @GreenShades9 Thanks for this. Any insights as to whether that could change in future? Pixel Tablet with a second screen would be amazing! I see that the Android blog post discusses tablet-specific desktop behaviour when connecting an external display. cc @madebygoogle

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@edinhelp Hello! Can you help me escalate street light issue XCT4GKH0-101002798703? I reported it 3 months ago and no action has been taken despite it being directly on a school route - the footway at this part of Warrender Park Road is completely dark as a result. Thanks!

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@edinhelp Hello! Can you get the signals on-call to look at the junction of Whitehouse Loan and Strathearn Road/Place? Never seen a red/green phase before! 🙈 Thanks

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@edinhelp Please can you get the signals folks to inspect the pedestrian crossing at the east end of Melville Drive? The beeper isn't working, but worse it was giving a green signal to vehicles while people were still crossing – looks like the detector isn't working. Thanks!

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@RoyalMailHelp Hello - I'm trying to do a return at https://t.co/SFsAGLeqYL but the page does nothing when I click the "Create your label" button after filling all required fields. Tried multiple times in two web browsers. Is something broken?

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@DavidHorne Thanks for the updates. It looks like some services from KGX are _not_ cancelled – I presume they're diverted around the incident? If my service is running does that mean I'm expected to get it and can't use my ticket on another day or operator? cc @LNER

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@DoorsOpenDays Hello – looks like an issue with your website? All pages give a 404 not found. Hope you can fix it soon so we can plan our weekend in Edinburgh!

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@parktool Thanks for the speedy reply – I've sent off a contact now. Unfortunately another issue: I separately ordered a MB-1 from @TredzBikes and there's a bump in the bottom meaning it doesn't sit flat. Again, can you confirm that this is a defect? Maybe a screw under the rubber?

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@parktool Hello! I bought an ATD-1.2 from @AmazonUK (not a third-party seller) and there was discoloration on the metal around the drive head. I requested a replacement, which also has similar marking that won't wipe off. Product seems to work, but is the discolouration normal??

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@shephard_mark @CyclingWorlds Thanks for sharing! How long did the event take roughly? Thinking of taking my kids tomorrow but the schedule only shows start times and not duration. Cheers!

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@ThreeUKSupport Hello! Can you clarify why Three forces 2G to be enabled on my Pixel 6 Pro? Seems silly as Three don't operate a 2G network! I want to disable 2G as it has known security vulnerabilities. Thanks!

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@edinhelp Hello! One of the signals at the junction of Waterloo Place and Leith Street is pointing the wrong way. Fortunately it's not pointing at another traffic stream so there's only low risk that it will cause someone to go when they shouldn't, but still needs fixing. Thanks!

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@edinhelp Hello – The toucan crossing of Leamington Walk across Whitehouse Loan has failed again. This is the third time I've reported it failing, so can you get them to do a deeper inspection this time around? Thanks!

[Chris Paton @chpaton]

@edinhelp Hello! This toucan crossing on Leamington Walk across Whitehouse Loan has failed again. Can you get someone to look? Thanks!

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@edinhelp Street lighting column at 45° on Fingal Place where it meets Argyle Place – wasn't like this yesterday evening! The number is worn, but think it ends DA1. Can you attend urgently before it falls over completely and squishes someone! 😬

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@edinhelp Morning! Can you confirm that Leamington Walk is still a priority gritting route as per https://t.co/St7SlKqFUZ ? Just seen 3 bikes and 2 pedestrians go down on black ice at the bottom of Leamington Walk. Treacherous and no sign of grit.