bluemonday Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Clicky Theyll be recruiting more PC Flats as well will they? Just in case of shoplifters etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Finally! Toy Town for real.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather of Manx House Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 For fuck's sake. Is this why we are paying these clowns ???? What about some real initiatives instead of papering over cracks ? Are you sure this isn't an early April fool ?... ...GOMH*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 smoke and mirrors idiotic idea, hope it's not coming off my rates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Rather an unfortunate line break there... I thought they were going to put up pictures of customers indulging in vice. Anyway, working on the council's principle that pictures of cigarettes discourage smokers, won't pictures of full shops discourage customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 What a waste of money, they should spend more on the rest of the town, some of which is no better than a public dump. Drove down Tynwald Street today, and what a dump, the whole street should be knocked down and new town houses built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambster Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 If they are thinking of doing that to Woolworths aren't they going to have to paint some pigeons helping themselves to pic'n'mix for authenticity? And I'd personally put one of the fabricated shoppers struggling with a load of JML tat at the door like they are leaving and see if any thicko's try and open the door for them out of politeness and we can subsequently chuckle at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 After this mad idea, they could apply the the same notion to Tynwald! Or they could paste the windows with this crime-busting 'muriel' click Anyway, what about an indoor market? Local craft centre? Auction house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immortalpuppet Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Maybe they should ask the landlords to let them on a temp basis to other shop owners so they can train staff on how to dress a shop window, as i understand "window dressers" get paid a fortune so why not train local staff to do it using the empty shops as a practice base. Or rent them out to advertising companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Pictures showing a full shop with loads of people are in my opinion, a good stop gap idea. Yes, they're showing a false situation which gets on my wotsits as there should ideally be something there, but I think its trying to make the place look lively instead of an empty shell. I've seen some ugly places like this where the main shops include a large supermarket, takeaways and loads of charity shops. These places feel dead and drab as if the very heart and soul of the community have been torn out, leaving that empty soulless shell. So as a stop gap, I think its a good quick fix idea instead of displaying an empty store, but real shops need to urgently take its place to avoid a gloomy shopping area. Edit: I liked Addie's idea of an indoor market so that small traders can sell their unique wares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Jebus! I've heard everything now, next it'll be dressed manequins placed all along Strand Street to simulate busy shopping days. Get your finger out Pitts and Co and do what you were voted in to do - improve Douglas. Push with the government to get the promenade sorted whilst giving work to construction workers and sorting out the thousands of trenches and potholes, getting the trams onto a single central track saving the corpy running costs, and allowing more free parking to get people into town using the shops. Instead, all we are getting is absolute gibberish like this, never mind all the focus on wardens, dog shit and fag ends. The place is falling to bits and rapidly heading downhill. In the meantime far too many supposedly responsible people are sat with their thumbs up their bums and living in dreamland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearz Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Absolute waste of time and money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 What they could do is ask the land lords to charge less rent, encourage regrowth rather than waste more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smelly Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 You cannot polish a Turd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Dear me, such negativity! Look on the bright side, now we can have everything that everyone has always wanted - Pizza Hut, Burger King, Primark, the limit is but our own imagination, lol,lol......... I'm now looking forward to a Selfridges food hall not opening next door to Moochers. I'm going to stuff my pockets with Monopoly money and head down there as soon as the development is complete - should take all of a couple of days........ ; )) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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