Omobono Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Annoymouse said: I’ve never heard such nonsense, just because an RNLI boss man says it’s safer it’s considered a positive change yet that’s only one opinion. Will pedestrians walking on the promenade be able to spot anyone struggling in the water easier or will it actually make it more difficult? Who is it that typically raises the alarm? We should tell all the UK seaside towns about this amazing discovery because they suffer from more light pollution than we ever have done. no doubt about it the corpy have buggered up the street lighting specification , the coloured lights are just a waste of money , and when the winter nights come you will require a torch to find your way along the promenade , Considering they have an electrical department with a highly paid officer in charge ,they aught to be ashamed of the lighting scheme ,and some of the councillors should be asking who provided the specification for the lighting and did they actually get what was agreed , I had to laugh today a couple of men pushing a home made trolley along the prom with a disc grinder attached for the so called cleaning of the rails , 3 UK reg vehicles and a gang it must be costing thousands , it must be like taking sweets from children or money for old rope , I cant believe we don't have local engineering staff on the railway capable of doing this job , and if the rails are so bad with rust scale , after being down 2 years is this going to be a regular expenditure , the whole prom is a mess and the Island has become a laughing stock , and to add insult to injury the tractor was dragging sand and weed from the summer hill end back down the beach to the waterline , WHY? 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/17/2022 at 5:23 PM, Roger Mexico said: The argument about the old lights hindering rescues at sea is almost a definition of clutching at straws. If they were such a problem, why weren't they simply switched off on the very rare occasions this happened? If someone did try to end it all by swimming out to sea, nobody on the prom would see them to intervene now anyway! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Annoymouse said: I’ve never heard such nonsense, just because an RNLI boss man says it’s safer it’s considered a positive change yet that’s only one opinion. Will pedestrians walking on the promenade be able to spot anyone struggling in the water easier or will it actually make it more difficult? Who is it that typically raises the alarm? We should tell all the UK seaside towns about this amazing discovery because they suffer from more light pollution than we ever have done. Strange, our government doesn't usually value the opinions of volunteers, until it suits their agenda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Max Power said: If someone did try to end it all by swimming out to sea, nobody on the prom would see them to intervene now anyway! If someone decided to end it all by swimming out to sea they would be more likely to trip and kill themselves on the sand free beach full of head wrecking boulders. The LED lighting does look shit. Went down there last night and its like we are in "Air Raid Mode" Just because we have a German as A DBC member I don't think he is planning on bombing us again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 No, plane fuel is way too expensive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De nada Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Amadeus said: No, plane fuel is way too expensive. Oh come on, get a go fund me page set up... A good bombing of the prom can only improve it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Has no-one noticed that the rail grinding firm is actually German. It is only a branch of it in England. One of their company vans on the Island is registered in Hamburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 59 minutes ago, monasqueen said: Has no-one noticed that the rail grinding firm is actually German. It was mentioned in a recent news article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, De nada said: Oh come on, get a go fund me page set up... A good bombing of the prom can only improve it. I know a chap called Vladimir. He would probably do it for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, monasqueen said: Has no-one noticed that the rail grinding firm is actually German. It is only a branch of it in England. One of their company vans on the Island is registered in Hamburg. No, that's the hamburger van.... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, monasqueen said: One of their company vans on the Island is registered in Hamburg. Correction, just been to Douglas, and saw two of their company vans next to the work site. Both registered in Hamburg. That work must be paying well if they can afford to bring 2 vans that far (with 2 ferry crossings). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 This sanding/grinding down of rails is supposed to be finished a week today. The work is set to get underway next Friday (15 July) and will last until 26 July. Not looking likely to me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 was on the prom yesterday morning , ( Tuesday) a whole tram full of inspectors and officials came riding by all clad in high vis clothing in a tram pulled by a pick up truck , they went as far as the points system at Castle mona avenue , but once the tram changed to the other inland rail , the grating noise and screeches coming from the wheels as the tram entered the curve were terrible , still not seen a horse attempt the exercise , and No sign of the germans who have come to polish the rails , this whole operation must be costing a fortune , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Omobono said: was on the prom yesterday morning , ( Tuesday) a whole tram full of inspectors and officials came riding by all clad in high vis clothing in a tram pulled by a pick up truck , they went as far as the points system at Castle mona avenue , but once the tram changed to the other inland rail , the grating noise and screeches coming from the wheels as the tram entered the curve were terrible , still not seen a horse attempt the exercise , and No sign of the germans who have come to polish the rails , this whole operation must be costing a fortune , The Horses are still undergoing their Rocky style montage training regime... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Omobono said: still not seen a horse attempt the exercise , I saw a test run quite a while ago. The trailer got part-way round the curve and the horse gave up. The men in orange had to get off the trailer and push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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