fairydust Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 4 hours ago, forestboy said: Remember the days when the Colonnade was hosed down in the early hours of a summer’s morning. Yes I do and the toilet facilities in the Villa Marina Arcade had staff on duty who kept them clean. Sad that times have changed so much 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Found the solution for the horse tram: we just build an overpass! A horse tram skyway. So the prom would look like this, and all we need are five years and maybe ten million: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: It's a long time since any of that sort of cleaning happened, and if you think that the previous gang who ran the Town were interested in socialist dogma (or indeed any sort of ideas at all) then you must have been smoking something strong. The area in front of the Sefton was always going to end up looking dreadful because the DoI used the same old Chinese granite and it always looks terrible after a short time because it is so light in colour. Lessons are never learned. The use of this pale granite, a material not local to the island, the fact that it's bloody absorbent unless properly sealed, the fact that it's use here is money for the ccp while we talk about bringing in hate crime laws, somewhat irks me.............................. Why Roger, I do believe you've triggered me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Just who decided that the granite would be a good idea. Was it one person or was there a committee who traveled to far flung places to marvel at its wondrous lustre covered in bird shit and dross. Who signed off on the purchase. Please do not tell me it was Black, would not trust him with the kitty on a night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 39 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Me too. When I came back to the Island and saw the village and town squares with this installed I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought the painters had dropped paint all over it and it was waiting to be cleaned up - but no - that was actually how it looked. Age has not made it look better. `What a wasted opportunity to use our native materials instead of dragging this stuff half way across the world. They used some sandstone in Peel. It was the wrong colour sandstone but at least they tried 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 God(other deity's are available)loves a trier. manx forums don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 It's not just the granite, the wooden seating is black and slimy, who knows what diseases are lurking there amongst the piss and hoop juice! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: The area in front of the Sefton was always going to end up looking dreadful because the DoI used the same old Chinese granite and it always looks terrible after a short time because it is so light in colour. Lessons are never learned. The Sefton Group should be obliged to utilise that area, for outside eating and drinking, bearing in mind that it was built free of charge for them. But I guess that they know they can't compete with the more nimble, innovative and imaginative hospitality providers who are already there, or coming soon, to the colonnade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The area in front of the Sefton is the "Cultural Area", where all sorts of cultures can be found. 🙄 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Max Power said: It's not just the granite, the wooden seating is black and slimy, who knows what diseases are lurking there amongst the piss and hoop juice! Hoop juice 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, monasqueen said: The area in front of the Sefton is the "Cultural Area", where all sorts of cultures can be found. 🙄 I thought it was the artistic quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 It's actually..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Roxanne said: Sometimes, it does well to read the room. Fine, horse salami then. But don’t forget I offered to fight for an eight lane horse tram skyway with a monorail in the middle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Dirty Buggane said: Just who decided that the granite would be a good idea. Was it one person or was there a committee who traveled to far flung places to marvel at its wondrous lustre covered in bird shit and dross. Who signed off on the purchase. Please do not tell me it was Black, would not trust him with the kitty on a night out. The problems were already known and identified from its installation in Parliament St, Ramsey. Allegedly the sealing process in Ramsey was descoped in the name of saving money, that left the granite open to staining from any number of sources, if not footfall itself (Ramsey Commissioners current whipping boy is dog piss, requiring owners to wash it away after their pooch has leaked). Bar natural rainfall the only solution would be regular scrubbing and washing, all on the ratepayers tab naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 We should stop Aliens coming down to the Island throwing their rubbish and pissing everywhere!!! The Island should be reserved for Humans, who never do these things, do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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