Passing Time Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 32 minutes ago, Gladys said: Does this mean I can herd my cats up Victoria Street if I get Freeman of the City status? Or does it mean I can do a 30 second supermarket dash round Deals? the latter worries me somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: That actually about the only difference that there is between an English[1] Town and an English City. A Town has a Mayor, a City has a Lord Mayor. [1] Or Welsh. Scotland as usual has its own funny names for things and no one is really quite sure what the situation is in Ireland. As usual. We'll need to fund an extension to the Town Hall if there egos get any bigger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 50 minutes ago, Kopek said: .... and that is what we expect from City status !!! If we are representative of Dlas voters/ public opinion, how is Amadeus going to vote on this now? I'm onboard with the cat idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 You try putting a lead on my Cat! Better have pretty thick gloves!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Kopek said: You try putting a lead on my Cat! Better have pretty thick gloves!!! No, you can put a lead on them, just don't expect them to do anything but lie on their sides. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 5 hours ago, Non-Believer said: I'm not belittling anything - I just want to know what attributes Douglas has that would warrant city status? When I think of Salisbury I think of cathedrals, architecture, long history? Ahh, Salisbury../Russian accent/..... “famous not just in Europe but in the whole world. It’s famous for its 123-metre spire, it’s famous for its clock" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Manx17 said: I thought you need a cathedral for a town to be called a city? It’s been explained many times in this thread that’s not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Non-Believer said: So is St. Helier, with a greater population and a far better ambiance and appearance; and still a town? Ridiculous argument. Is Douglas supposed to wait it’s turn until St Helier’s been a city for a while before applying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 43 minutes ago, Gladys said: No, you can put a lead on them, just don't expect them to do anything but lie on their sides. Mystery is like a dog by now. Walks around on a leash no problems. I wish I could let her run around on her own but she's not car aware. Ever since I caught her shagging her boyfriend in the middle of the road, it's leash only. This is boyfriend by the way, or ex-boyfriend now as the two have broke up. Pretty sure she ended it. The local guys just don't know how to treat a Greek lady right... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, Declan said: Ridiculous argument. Is Douglas supposed to wait it’s turn until St Helier’s been a city for a while before applying? I think Douglas might be waiting a while...but maybe Liz will be feeling sympathetic to the Govt-burdened Manx and decide to gift a ray of sunshine to lift local spirits in their time of darkness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Roxanne said: Perhaps it could be a smaller type of city. An inner city perhap? Ghetto perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysteron Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Over the weekend I received a Christmas postcard from my South Ward Councillors, which besides bestowing seasonal greetings, also just contained their contact details, the latter of which are already publised on the Douglas Town Council website. Not quite sure what the point of the card is to be honest, possibly for those without Internet access maybe? Anyway, looking to the future, and presumably if city status is accorded, Douglas ratepayers can look forward to receiving many other such pointless 'freebies'...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Mysteron said: Over the weekend I received a Christmas postcard from my South Ward Councillors, which besides bestowing seasonal greetings, also just contained their contact details, the latter of which are already publised on the Douglas Town Council website. Not quite sure what the point of the card is to be honest, possibly for those without Internet access maybe? Anyway, looking to the future, and presumably if city status is accorded, Douglas ratepayers can look forward to receiving many other such pointless 'freebies'...... You mean this one? My idea and we created that to a: introduce the two new councillors to the residents of Douglas South, b: give easy access to our contact details (and also in case someone doesn’t have internet) and c : wish people Merry Christmas. Total cost to Douglas ratepayers: zero, as we paid for this ourselves. Done using a local printing company of course. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 20 minutes ago, Amadeus said: You mean this one? My idea and we created that to a: introduce the two new councillors to the residents of Douglas South, b: give easy access to our contact details (and also in case someone doesn’t have internet) and c : wish people Merry Christmas. Total cost to Douglas ratepayers: zero, as we paid for this ourselves. Done using a local printing company of course. What about the biosphere? How many carbons could have been saved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 This city status crap is all so they can throw a bigger party for her majesty. This is what happens when you elect krauts. They love the royals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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