ManxTaxPayer Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Jumpers for goalposts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) I think also the horse has bolted as such because you'll be lucky to drag kids away from their playstations or on line chat. Gone are the days when most kids would rock up , plant their coats or jumpers and away they'd go. Sad really as they were brilliant times. Edited March 12, 2022 by Numbnuts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Were being the operative? Brought up in Derby Sq we paddled our wooden scooters up and down Main rd, Back lanes and not a thought to stopping or looking, just go for it. No accidents that I remember but would we allow our kids to do that today??? Things have changed, including what kids want to do with their spare time, traffic levels and online activities. Would a closed street be more than a novelty? What will pertain when one of the Mums wants to get her SUV out? Where will people park if clearing the street? The organisers will have to have thick skins when the FB crowd start on them? Edited March 13, 2022 by Kopek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Kopek said: Where As in jumpers for goalposts ?? Loads of places. Crescent was a great place. Nobles of course , any of the schools , I could go on. If that wasnt what you were asking , sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Edited 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 What streets are we talking about? Railway Terrace? St Catherine’s Drive? Circular Road? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 It's a bit of a mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 It won't be 1st and 2nd avenues off Glencrutchery road that's for sure. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTucker Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 We are lucky to live on a no through road and we know lots of our neighbours not because we are busy bodies. Our kids play out and it generates a great community spirit. This is a great idea especially for streets that are used as rat runs for traffic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, offshoremanxman said: There are a few issues really. Not least if you actually have a job where do you park on the days these roads have closed? Or to you drive through a load of kids to leave your home. DTC would be better spending money on the numerous play parks and squares they have around town. The play park on the prom as people have said is a disgrace. The one on Westmoreland Road is grim too. But it seems we have a load of virtue-signallers in DTC now who just want to promote themselves as eco do-gooders. If I am not mistaken there was once a Bye Law in Douglas that prevented the playing of ball games in the street , and for the right reasons too , many residents were once plagued by youths kicking footballs up against the gable or walls of their neighbours property , damaging gardens, cars , and putting themselves in danger from traffic , we have many parks and open spaces in Douglas and most of the school playgrounds and sports fields are left open for use , outside normal school hours or during holidays ,we also have a National sports centre , so why would anyone on the council wish to see an opportunity for anti social behaviour to rear its ugly head again ,break down good neighbour relationships , in order to set Douglas back to the 1960's again , times have moved on , and children's expectations and ideas or recreation have moved on and I think the Council need a rethink on this matter , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 God forbid we let kids be kids. Seriously, sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Amadeus said: God forbid we let kids be kids. Seriously, sometimes... you want to ask some of your electors in Pulrose and Anagh Coar about the problems in the past caused by anti social behaviour before Gobbing off on here plenty of space for Pully kids to kick a football on the playing fields, or at the NSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, Omobono said: you want to ask some of your electors in Pulrose and Anagh Coar about the problems in the past caused by anti social behaviour before Gobbing off on here plenty of space for Pully kids to kick a football on the playing fields, or at the NSC It's a good point. I think it's about the age. Sure, kids that are too small to go to the park by themselves should be able to play in the street. Teenagers and youths though that (IMO) is a different matter. They can be a real PIA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 The sooner a law comes into force, that if you can’t park your car off the highway you can’t own a car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gizo said: The sooner a law comes into force, that if you can’t park your car off the highway you can’t own a car. That law will never come in to force. I guess you have a driveaway then? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.