Amadeus Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Taking that this will be the case for the next 5/7/? weeks.. ..why not open a "Now that it's closed" thread - rants, experiences and other stuff welcome Had a look around Douglas this morning - pretty busy on all roads, with not many happy faces to be spotted - the tailback at Summerland was quite impressive - spot your car: Rant away then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirdick Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I didn't realise it was closed until the lady at the petrol station told me. I swing by the coast road every day but didn't notice the traffic that bad, there was the usual slow-down by Summerland but that just gave me an opportunity to have a nose now they've taken the wooden boarding down heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 At least thr traffic lights have gone from Summerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 looking at the bungalow webcam it'll probably be pretty similar at 'windy', they will have to scrape the snow off to find the road !. I wonder do laser levels work in the fog ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I still think the Island should think about building new roads - bite the bullet and push ahead. Where exactly do you want the roads? In to Douglas? How about taking Mohammed to the mountain instead (no offence Rog) and de-Doulas some things?? Incetivise businesses to locate outside of Douglas; have a proper park and ride system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooahhdoo Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Why did they put a policeman at the corner of main road Onchan? He is there most mornings, just the local Bobby on the beat as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannay Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Taking that this will be the case for the next 5/7/? weeks.. spot your car: You go me on that one - I was wondering why someone was taking pics on the prom in the rain My trip in from Ramsey was fine really. Slower than using the mountain, as it was always going to be - but it was steady and the prom, although busy, was flowing quickly. I left Ramsey at 0755 and was in Shaws brow for 0840 ish If its like that every day, its going to be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 At least thr traffic lights have gone from Summerland I saw the guys removing the boards, lights, etc last night - bitterly cold, teeming rain and with waves coming over the sea wall - can't have been much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punchline Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Brilliant - First day of the road closure - Some fool runs over one of our ducks and another (maybe the same person) crashed into the entrance to our drive. Nobody leaves a note - instead a nice big crack in the wall, a squashed duck and glass all over the shrubs. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Wasn't too bad for me either - left Andreas at 7.05 and arrived into Chester St at 7.45. Ballacraine for me at that time of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Traffic in Onchan was stretched back to Molly Quirks Glen at about 8.15 this morning. Much less than when the road was closed last Monday. Enjoyed playing dodge the flooding on the way into Ramsey though. Fat tyres and deep puddles do not mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 To be totally honest, I expected a lot more chaos to ensue today, with the mountain road closed and all that - I guess the fact that people travelling to and from Douglas seem to cope quite well with the situation is a good thing, although you have another 5+ weeks to go.... You go me on that one - I was wondering why someone was taking pics on the prom in the rain Which one is yours then? TBH - I was just up way too early and bored, so went out for a drive in my fancy rental car (the Rover is feeling a bit sick at the moment, as Rovers usually do - although it's actually half a Honda - but it still breaks down all the time... BTW: Please don't tell anyone back home that I love my little Rover - I could get stripped of my German passport for that..) I saw the guys removing the boards, lights, etc last night - bitterly cold, teeming rain and with waves coming over the sea wall - can't have been much fun! Yep, it definitely was cold and wet out there, I agree - but once again, ze Germans got there first - IOM cab drivers, just can't keep up with the "continental pace" it seems Brilliant - First day of the road closure - Some fool runs over one of our ducks and another (maybe the same person) crashed into the entrance to our drive. Nobody leaves a note - instead a nice big crack in the wall, a squashed duck and glass all over the shrubs. Thanks! punchline: Did you report it to the police? I guess that it must be pretty easy to spot a car with broken headlights, or find out which garage has received a request to fix a car with damage matching your description. I know for a fact that the police can find out the type of car involved in the accident if you have a certain amount of debris at the scene - pieces of glass, bits of the bumper with the colour still on it - all enough to narrow it down to the make, model and year - that is, if they want to... Enjoyed playing dodge the flooding on the way into Ramsey though. Fat tyres and deep puddles do not mix Hehe - flooding..had loads of fun today... Flooding at Glen Helen, water at Tesco's, and other wet stuff (1min49sec): Wet.3gp (it's a .3gp clip, which is the mobile phone video format - RealPlayer should be able to handle that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannay Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 You go me on that one - I was wondering why someone was taking pics on the prom in the rain Which one is yours then? I was driving the grey BMW on the right of the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 seems Amadeus has a thing about following big yellow trucks ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 QUOTE WSAG: Where exactly do you want the roads? In to Douglas? How about taking Mohammed to the mountain instead (no offence Rog) and de-Doulas some things?? Incetivise businesses to locate outside of Douglas; have a proper park and ride system. I agree, but it won't work until there is a large financial dis-incentive to drive into Central Douglas..i.e road charging etc as discussed on previous thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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