WTF Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Fire at the Ellan Vannin hotel jewish lightning or someone who didn't get a refund ? Edited August 31, 2020 by WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, WTF said: jewish lightning or someone who didn't get a refund ? Unexcitingly a kitchen fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 No sign of any urgency (barely any work at all) over the last four days seeing on the 8th September Broadway and Summerhill are supposed to be open and two way traffic resumed on Central Prom. To add to the probable congestion King Edward Road is shutting on the 9th just as the schools go back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ellanvannin2010 said: No sign of any urgency (barely any work at all) over the last four days seeing on the 8th September Broadway and Summerhill are supposed to be open and two way traffic resumed on Central Prom. To add to the probable congestion King Edward Road is shutting on the 9th just as the schools go back Going to be a embarrassing press release in the next few days !! Cant see how Broadway will be open or Summerhill . Also how is the two way going to work as again doesnt look as if they have a hope in hell of the road is close to taking two lanes . Edited August 31, 2020 by Numbnuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Going to be a embarrassing press release in the next few days !! Cant see how Broadway will be open or Summerhill . Also how is the two way going to work as again doesnt look as if they have a hope in hell of the road is close to taking two lanes . Douglas has had it. Destroyed by the DOI. Was up in Castletown Saturday and it was as it should be for a bank holiday weekend. Live bands on, table football tables outside in the Square, children’s play area rammed with mums and dads buying coffees and food while watch to their kids. All pubs busy and cafes crammed. Go to Douglas today and a load of shops hadn't even bothered opening. Nothing on. Nowhere to park even if there was. It’s so sad. Council sat on its big fat lazy ass watching the town fall apart while the rest of the island is trying to keep their towns afloat and give traders a chance to survive. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of the blue Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, thesultanofsheight said: Douglas has had it. Destroyed by the DOI. Was up in Castletown Saturday and it was as it should be for a bank holiday weekend. Live bands on, table football tables outside in the Square, children’s play area rammed with mums and dads buying coffees and food while watch to their kids. All pubs busy and cafes crammed. Go to Douglas today and a load of shops hadn't even bothered opening. Nothing on. Nowhere to park even if there was. It’s so sad. Council sat on its big fat lazy ass watching the town fall apart while the rest of the island is trying to keep their towns afloat and give traders a chance to survive. Douglas’s loss is the outlying towns gain. I have been to many of the events around the island, but never once felt the need to set foot in Douglas. As you rightly say the promenade works are destroying the capital this year, but hopefully it may have opened people’s eyes to what is available elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, thesultanofsheight said: Douglas has had it. Destroyed by the DOI. Was up in Castletown Saturday and it was as it should be for a bank holiday weekend. Live bands on, table football tables outside in the Square, children’s play area rammed with mums and dads buying coffees and food while watch to their kids. All pubs busy and cafes crammed. Go to Douglas today and a load of shops hadn't even bothered opening. Nothing on. Nowhere to park even if there was. It’s so sad. Council sat on its big fat lazy ass watching the town fall apart while the rest of the island is trying to keep their towns afloat and give traders a chance to survive. Ramsey equally as welcoming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Castletown was great this weekend, Sunday evening was mental. That square needs to be closed to cars all summer holiday every year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Peel busy today too with the bike show and general holiday atmosphere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Numbnuts said: Going to be a embarrassing press release in the next few days !! Cant see how Broadway will be open or Summerhill . Also how is the two way going to work as again doesnt look as if they have a hope in hell of the road is close to taking two lanes . Don’t think the prom is intended to be two way yet, is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 26 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Peel busy today too with the bike show and general holiday atmosphere. Don't worry the DoI have got things in hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: Don't worry the DoI have got things in hand. 2 winters-worth as well. And all the while the've got Douglas Prom ongoing together with all their other projects. I bet the Peel quayside businesses that have been doing so well of late are dreading the thought of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, dilligaf said: Don’t think the prom is intended to be two way yet, is it ? Yes think so when Broadway and Summerhill opens on 8th !!!!! That was the intial press release and plan . DOI clearly didn't read the script . Also Finch Road was to revert back but thats already been ditched to a few weeks time I believe . Edited August 31, 2020 by Numbnuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Did DOI have a script? Indeed, have they ever had one? Too much seems to be done off the cuff. Months ago some subsidence and potholes in Johnny Watterson's lane in the "new" section up past The Cat were marked out with paint for repair. It's been waiting so long now that the paint has worn off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelslike Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Did DOI have a script? Indeed, have they ever had one? Too much seems to be done off the cuff. Months ago some subsidence and potholes in Johnny Watterson's lane in the "new" section up past The Cat were marked out with paint for repair. It's been waiting so long now that the paint has worn off. Let's be thankful that they haven't started that yet. Getting into Douglas from the North is difficult enough with their new layouts, bus lanes and one-way prom - it's only bearable now because the schools are closed. Don't give them the idea that anyone wants any other main arterial routes into Douglas dug up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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