22 August - “The fencing has eradicated the problem” but the motorcyclists can’t read
We
don’t know which of Bexley’s many idiots
said that
but we do know that it was a lie. Today the sound of poorly silenced exhausts and the smell
of two-stroke oil filled the woods at Lesnes Abbey for much of the day. This rider was
travelling at high speed along narrow paths occupied by walkers and families with dogs. It
is difficult to estimate his speed but it must have been at least 40 m.p.h.
The extensive fencing also seems to have created a ‘Forth Bridge’ scenario requiring
constant attention with preservatives. The short section fronting Abbey Road
took two men at least three days to paint last week and that is only a small
part of the entire folly and with the shortest posts. It’s a waste of money from every point of view. When
a car ploughed into the fence last year
and ripped it up, it was obvious that posts which appear to be in good condition were rotten below ground.