The Chief Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) our monorail is already on the way. Sadly this will be as close as it gets to running. Edited June 21, 2021 by The Chief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Taken from the other thread, but pray tell, what the fuckety bollocks is this? Roundel Training Area (RTA) !? Edited June 21, 2021 by b4mbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 37 minutes ago, b4mbi said: Taken from the other thread, but pray tell, what the fuckety bollocks is this? Roundel Training Area (RTA) !? Have those lines just appeared last few days do you know ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 42 minutes ago, b4mbi said: Taken from the other thread, but pray tell, what the fuckety bollocks is this? Roundel Training Area (RTA) !? I wonder if that’s a new Covid testing area? It looks very similar to the drive through testing sites I’ve seen in the UK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Pipsqueak said: sections doesn't necessarily mean the full width of prom, it could have been done carriageway at a time to meet between the 2 tram lines. with no parking on the prom traffic could have flowed in both directions all the time and it could have been one long rolling section or separate sections. They have the 'luxury' of the parallel carriageway sized walkway along side, for a running diversion. The job should have been straightforward enough. A mate of mine was a project planner in the oil industry and civil engineering, and offered his services to the contractor sometime before the job started. He didn't even receive an acknowledgment. (Oh, and knew plenty about concrete cube testing). Edited June 21, 2021 by Barlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmpton Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Have those lines just appeared last few days do you know ?? Yes. It was still a working car park a few days ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Maybe it's the new training and practice area for elliptical roundabout painters...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Barlow said: A mate of mine was a project planner in the oil industry and civil engineering, and offered his services to the contractor sometime before the job started. He didn't even receive an acknowledgment. (Oh, and knew plenty about concrete cube testing). Hmmm! Over the last few years, I have heard on many occasions that the project is constantly struggling to find enough skilled workers. But, your ‘mate’ is not just a suitably skilled worker, he/she is a professional, and that makes a big difference. Maybe he/she would be just what this project needed, but maybe he/she would also be a threat (too much experience, too much knowledge). In which case, it should not be a surprise that the application was promptly rejected. A cynical view I know, but these are the times we are living in. Here, we're constantly at risk that incompetence is richly rewarded and professional competence gets overlooked or even trashed. Until this mentality changes, and quickly, the so-called “freedom to flourish” sound bite might as well be toilet paper. This apparent episode reminds me of the saga when Dr Glover, another skilled professional, was poorly treated. Edited June 21, 2021 by code99 typo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog's Dangly Bits Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, code99 said: Hmmm! Over the last few years, I have heard on many occasions that the project is constantly struggling to find enough skilled workers. But, your ‘mate’ is not just a suitably skilled worker, he/she is a professional, and that makes a big difference. Maybe he/she would be just what this project needed, but maybe he/she would also be a threat (too much experience, too much knowledge). In which case, it should not be a surprise that the application was promptly rejected. A cynical view I know, but these are the times we are living in. Here, we constantly at risk that incompetence is richly rewarded and professional competence gets overlooked or even trashed. Until this mentality changes, and quickly, the so-called “freedom to flourish” sound bite might as well be toilet paper. This apparent episode reminds me of the saga when Dr Glover, another skilled professional, was poorly treated. A mate of mine offered his services too. Didnt get an acknowledgement. That's BS by the way. Which is far more likely to be where you should take the cynical view. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Dog's Dangly Bits said: A mate of mine offered his services too. Didnt get an acknowledgement. That's BS by the way. Which is far more likely to be where you should take the cynical view. Happy to provide you with all the details. Provided - once you have been shown to be wrong - that you run up and down Tynwald Hill on Tynwald Day, in front of your pals and paymasters, screaming that you are a bit of a silly billy. Edited June 21, 2021 by Barlow 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShimmin Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Barlow said: Happy to provide you with all the details. Provided - once you have been shown to be wrong - that you run up and down Tynwald Hill on Tynwald Day, in front of your mates and paymasters, screaming that you are a bit of a silly billy. He's just being a bit hysterical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Barlow said: Happy to provide you with all the details. Provided - once you have been shown to be wrong - that you run up and down Tynwald Hill on Tynwald Day, in front of your mates and paymasters, screaming that you are a bit of a silly billy. As I have said before government here at won't ever employ anyone competent/intelligent as it would just highlight their own failings/inadequacy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Barlow said: Happy to provide you with all the details. Provided - once you have been shown to be wrong - that you run up and down Tynwald Hill on Tynwald Day, in front of your pals and paymasters, screaming that you are a bit of a silly billy. Why the condition? Is it not enough to be proved right? ( If indeed you are) No need for a game of “ Call my bluff” If you have the evidence just provide it. You can still then be smug and superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyone Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I like the roundels , they remind me of those mysterious corn circles. Maybe that is how they appeared , like by magic or some pagan stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Tynwald approved the scheme. Well, there's an election coming up but I don't expect that to make any difference!!! Should the DoI have kept an eye on the way things were proceeding> Yes, they should have looked at what was wrong and gone back to Tynwald. So who's fault was it? Got to be DoI for not looking again at the origional scheme, to iron out the excesses, but we have abunch of people who have made their derisions and are not willing to admit that they were wrong and look again at the mess they have made. This reluctance to admit an error happens time and again in public and private enterprise, when it's the shareholders loss, we are not too concerned but when a public purse loss then we are naturally concerned even if we can't remember our MHK voting for it? So don't expect Sept to make any difference in that! It boils down to who is going to admit to being wrong? Nobody !!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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