SleepyJoe Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Like half the island's houses, the old building isn't worth the cost of retrofit or upgrading and it should be demolished & replaced with a building appropriate to both it's function & setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Hedging your bets there, Sleepy? Do you mean the proposed building or something more appropriate to the site and it's trad use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) How much for the new building? Anyone know? It matters because it's the difference between £9 or £ 15 for a Hamburger!!! Edited December 23, 2020 by Kopek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 37 minutes ago, Kopek said: Hedging your bets there, Sleepy? Do you mean the proposed building or something more appropriate to the site and it's trad use? A design appropriate to the site, it's function and it's heritage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Massive sandcastle. That'd fit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, quilp said: Massive sandcastle. That'd fit. And wash away every storm or very high tide. Then it could be rebuilt every few months in a different style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Pretty rare for the tide to get up as high as the cosy nook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, SleepyJoe said: A design appropriate to the site, it's function and it's heritage What function, specifically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: What function, specifically? Run down, much altered, ex fisherman’s cottage, built on sand, no foundations, riddled with damp, totally unfit for purpose, ex cafe with kitchens and loos that wouldn’t meet hygiene, health & safety or equality accessibility regulations. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, John Wright said: Run down, much altered, ex fisherman’s cottage, built on sand, no foundations, riddled with damp, totally unfit for purpose, ex cafe with kitchens and loos that wouldn’t meet hygiene, health & safety or equality accessibility regulations. Port St Mary commissioners might be interested then...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Run down, much altered, ex fisherman’s cottage, built on sand, no foundations, riddled with damp, totally unfit for purpose, ex cafe with kitchens and loos that wouldn’t meet hygiene, health & safety or equality accessibility regulations. Other than that though... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Pretty rare for the tide to get up as high as the cosy nook. Yes, we all reckoned 'The Morgue' building was way out of the reach of the tide, but that was pre 1980s. Edited December 24, 2020 by Barlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 7 hours ago, John Wright said: Run down, much altered, ex fisherman’s cottage, built on sand, no foundations, riddled with damp, totally unfit for purpose, ex cafe with kitchens and loos that wouldn’t meet hygiene, health & safety or equality accessibility regulations. Lob in "character" and it could read like any local estate agent's spiel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The point of view that it is too expensive to fix is only valid if the replacement costs less. Once it accepted that the replacement will cost more, you are straight into the world of "Wouldn't It Be Nice If". That is something the Isle of Man excels at. For example, someone said "the prom. needs a new layer of tarmac." Someone else says "well, while we are at it, lets throw in some green granite". And then someone else then says "obviously what is needed here is an extension to the MER - it will only take of few concrete slabs to take the weight". And you end up with a £30M nightmare. I look at those plans and see myself sitting at a window seat, with a nice view of salt on the outside of the windows and condensation on the inside, because no-one can afford the window cleaners. Cynicism, that's what you people need. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Two-lane said: The point of view that it is too expensive to fix is only valid if the replacement costs less. Once it accepted that the replacement will cost more, you are straight into the world of "Wouldn't It Be Nice If". That is something the Isle of Man excels at. For example, someone said "the prom. needs a new layer of tarmac." Someone else says "well, while we are at it, lets throw in some green granite". And then someone else then says "obviously what is needed here is an extension to the MER - it will only take of few concrete slabs to take the weight". And you end up with a £30M nightmare. I look at those plans and see myself sitting at a window seat, with a nice view of salt on the outside of the windows and condensation on the inside, because no-one can afford the window cleaners. Cynicism, that's what you people need. Ha Ha, there's already plenty of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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