the stinking enigma Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 He certainly has a good shit shield though. Earmarked for the top job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: He certainly has a good shit shield though. Earmarked for the top job. Do you mean Bill as the shield 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Just now, Banker said: Do you mean Bill as the shield 😂 The 'cant live on less than 50k' muppet ? Such a creep and brown nose ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Numbnuts said: You are absolutely correct and it was that muppet Harmer who stated the need for works was down to the many voids that anytime could swallow a vehicle. Zero voids found apart from opposite the Villa seaside that was a Victorian toilet . To be fair to Harmer we were talking about voids under the Prom on Manx Forums back in 2011, before Harmer was even in the Keys. Mind you the information came from the Government via the Man in the Pub rather than the Minister responsible. Maybe he got his info from the same place. But then you'd expect someone with a degree in Engineering from Cambridge to ask for more proof than pub gossip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Thanks for that link Roger, some very sage predictions in there too. Except for the cost, we're 3 times that now. Still, that's inflation for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I see that they have started to make a bit of an effort to remove the beach that has built up level to the sea wall on Central Promenade, seem to have dug down 3 to 4 feet. Perhaps they have suddenly realised this might help stop the sea from just washing straight onto the walkway and road 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: Perhaps they have suddenly realised this might help stop the sea from just washing straight onto the walkway and road ....the man in the pub would have told them earlier if they had been open.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Mr Black said, "However the contractor has a significant number of issues in securing labour. So for example some of the gangs are from Romania. They’ve gone back to the UK to work." What a weird and disparaging term to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, code99 said: Mr Black said, "However the contractor has a significant number of issues in securing labour. So for example some of the gangs are from Romania. They’ve gone back to the UK to work." What a weird and disparaging term to use. What exactly is weird and disparaging about that statement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 20 minutes ago, code99 said: Mr Black said, "However the contractor has a significant number of issues in securing labour. So for example some of the gangs are from Romania. They’ve gone back to the UK to work." What a weird and disparaging term to use. Gang is a totally normal description in the construction industry for a group of men working as a team. I would have used a different term myself, given the Romanian element, teams would have less of an overtone of criminality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 minute ago, GD4ELI said: What exactly is weird and disparaging about that statement? The word gang comes directly from the term 'work gang' which has echoes of 'slave work gangs'. I personally think that given all the delays/issues with the Prom, his language could have been more sensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 piss off 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman34 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, code99 said: The word gang comes directly from the term 'work gang' which has echoes of 'slave work gangs'. I personally think that given all the delays/issues with the Prom, his language could have been more sensitive. Not really true. Gang means 'to go' - still found in Scots and the German 'gangen' - thus a gang is a group who go about together. The stuff about slaves is just silly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShimmin Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Talking of questionable behaviour... Where has the money gone? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/doi-hiding-overspend-with-prom-scheme-split-says-mhk/ We all knew it would go over budget, but why try and hide it? Tynwald gave them permission on what to spend it on. DOI need to be held accountable if they've misused the funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, AlanShimmin said: Talking of questionable behaviour... Where has the money gone? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/doi-hiding-overspend-with-prom-scheme-split-says-mhk/ We all knew it would go over budget, but why try and hide it? Tynwald gave them permission on what to spend it on. DOI need to be held accountable if they've misused the funding. Penalty clauses against the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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