Hilarious take on Sheriffhall Roundabout prompts hundreds of jokes from residents
One former resident said they’d moved to Australia just to avoid the nightmare roundabout
A Fife man who joked on Facebook about spending his holiday at Sheriffhall Roundabout has sparked a hilarious response online, with hundreds of residents jokingly declaring their love for the chaotic roundabout.
Allan Miller penned an elaborate post detailing his frustrating experience at the roundabout during a recent journey from Fife to Robin Hood's Bay on a family holiday.
The 53-year-old said: “I don’t know what you lot did with your family for the Easter hols, but we spent ours at the Sherrifhall Roundabout just south of Edinburgh.
“I know people say you should never go back, but I’ve got very fond memories of sitting in traffic there as a kid, and I was delighted to find the place hasn’t changed a bit.”
He continued: “It was supposed to take four hours to get there and it ended up taking six, and most of that was getting out of Edinburgh.
“We had a lovely holiday and it was nice and relaxing and then the realisation hit that we have to do it all again.
“We tried to dodge the roundabout on the way back and go through Dalkeith, but we went to wrong way and ended up at the roundabout anyway.
“We were starting to see the funny side of it. All roads lead back to Sheriffhall.”
The post, which has garnered over two thousand likes, prompted hundreds of local residents to jokingly share their feelings about the roundabout.
“I moved to Australia to get away from the Sheriffhall Roundabout,” said one resident.
“It’s a lovely spot, I spend as much time there as I can, around 4-5pm is the time to catch it at its best,” another local wrote.
Another post joked: “Just can't beat it when heading north, the joy you feel as you come on to the bypass at Newcraighall and the anticipation of just how far back the queue will begin.
“Then you come past the off ramp for Millerhill, and it's there, right there, the back of the queue, all the way from Sheriffhall back and beyond the Millerhill on ramp.
“Oh what a junction, what a joy, what a thing of wonder!”
Mr Miller said he has been taken aback by the response his post has received.
“I was quite surprised because the first day it got just a few likes,” he said.
“And then it just took off. I can see how people relate to it and share it with each other.
“It’s the worst roundabout in Scotland and now the comments show that it’s known worldwide.”