Sharp Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 David Christian of Douglas Corpy fame want to build a Greenhouse in the Sunken Gardens, Loch Prom as part of the £10million improvements to Douglas prom due to start in 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 He actually said he would like to see the sunken garden with a roof on and possibly a cafe, so it can be used all year round, what's the problem with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 he's not going to be paying for it is he so he can suggest anything - as far as he's concerned he will spend as much of your money as he wants and you can't do anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboy Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 he's not going to be paying for it is he so he can suggest anything He pays Douglas rates as he's in Hills ward so technically that statement is incorrect. Or, indeed, ILLOGICAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 he's not going to be paying for it is he so he can suggest anything He pays Douglas rates as he's in Hills ward so technically that statement is incorrect. Or, indeed, ILLOGICAL. Indeed Mr Spock! But aren't the sunken gardens a bad idea? i.e. in the winter when the sea washes over the prom and brings with it stones and debris, isn't there a chance that the glass might get broken on a frequent basis and because they are sunken stand a greater risk of being flooded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 and lets not forget the dog turds, what about the dog turds copycat spock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 What have dog turds got to do with the sunken temple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Why they can lob the bagged turds thru the broken glass of course, good for the roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Douglas-pro...cost.3765099.jp Exactly what kind of justification I wonder have they dreamed up for this? Even the man himself has stated it would result in 3 to 4 years of mayhem (and I don't doubt that for one second). Yet there's no mention on there of what the reason/benefit for this vast expenditure is, so can anyone else figure out what the money wasting crackpots might have in mind besides moving a few palm trees that are probably just fine where they are? I like the comment about not being able to afford a bit of a roof over part of the gardens too. It's probably for the best given that they'd probably do a bad job to begin with, then let it get vandalised & ruined so it looks like an eyesore anyway. Can you imagine the traffic bedlam? Given that they've already quite cleverly made other roads one way and ruined the traffic flow in Douglas as it is, the consequences of chopping up & rebuilding the prom for no good reason (apparently) doesn't bear thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Douglas-pro...cost.3765099.jp Exactly what kind of justification I wonder have they dreamed up for this?........ Merged... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Oops! Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbones Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Well it's not exactly a clear thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogie boogie Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I quite like that 'aged' look that Morcombe has managed to acheive. Can't we just go for that? we already have the bronze statues of wisdom and formby, i do wonder how what we're going to use instead of the massive derelict polo tower though. A jar of manx knobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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