Kopek Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) So which DoI Minister are you? Just joking! Traditions are fine when we had a traditional tourist industry with trillions of tourists but we don't and we never will. Would you put a horse track down the M1 because there used to be horse drawn wagons there in 1387??? Times change, we have to move on and provide for the needs of todays' society. Edited February 26, 2022 by Kopek 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Horses do not drag trams they push into the bridles like the dray horses and the horses who were used with a plough. The only time they use energy is to start the tram then the tram runs on the lines without much effort. The horse trams are great and much more appealing to the tourists and locals than a knackered flume and add a bit of colour to a boring and third rate promenade. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, hissingsid said: Horses do not drag trams they push into the bridles like the dray horses and the horses who were used with a plough. The only time they use energy is to start the tram then the tram runs on the lines without much effort. The horse trams are great and much more appealing to the tourists and locals than a knackered flume and add a bit of colour to a boring and third rate promenade. well its a fourth rate promenade now , with significant on going maintenance and drainage problems , ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 ......... but not as appealing as Bushy's in the Villa or even the Food Festival, 50k visits??? ......and then there is the inconvenience on a major thoroughfare................ It makes us look foolish to outsiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 25 minutes ago, Omobono said: well its a fourth rate promenade now , with significant on going maintenance and drainage problems , ! But you must admit it's colourful. Not very nice colours or well applied, but there's certainly a lot of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Went to the Villa last night and had a pre-show drink in the Sefton. That area is quite nice and I am sure when summer comes along it will be brightened with attractive planting and the cultural vibe. But the practicality of delivering visitors to the Sefton must be a challenge as there is no longer a road directly outside. Perhaps it is OK for visitors to be deposited on the main prom and then carry their cases to one of the premier (?) hotels on the island. The other real gripe is the patchwork of paving. It kind of works outside the Sefton, but when you look along the colonnade, it looks mismatched and disharmonious, if that is a word, with the old paving. Replacing the old colonnade paving with similar on the prom walkway would bring the whole thing together. It may be planned for later but it just doesn't look like it is a whole, if you get what I mean. It's a shame because this area was to be a major feature of the works, but it looks like someone has put a Georgian portico on their 1990's new build. FWIW, the old square paving in the colonnade is much more attractive than the disjointed new paving outside it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Gladys said: Perhaps it is OK for visitors to be deposited on the main prom and then carry their cases to one of the premier (?) hotels on the island. There's a drop off spot by the bus stop literally about 30ft from the front door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, 0bserver said: There's a drop off spot by the bus stop literally about 30ft from the front door. There is, that is where I was talking about. Not quite the same as being dropped off on the pavement just outside the Sefton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 11 hours ago, 0bserver said: A enlightened society wouldn't let a horse drag a cart with 40 overweight tourists along a main road. the chances of the annual tourist count all being on island at the same time and then on the same horse tram are nil. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Sounds very disabled friendly... not.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, Manx17 said: You love the buses don’t you. Do I? Or perhaps you just have a very unhealthy relationship with horses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 First images of the completed Douglas Promenade. C.2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war baby Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Is that after WW3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, war baby said: Is that after WW3? After BAL. Black And Longworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, war baby said: Is that after WW3? It's after the Prom refurbishment scheme. A Russian nuclear strike is rumoured to be worth about £2bn in improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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