WTF Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 5 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: Don’t be surprised if DBC introduces a premium bin collection service at a premium price. they have had the premium pricing for quite a while , the collection aspect went down the shitter in recent times though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josem Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 4:13 PM, Clondike said: ....he’s only using the free ride he got on Council as a means to stand for Keys next time so he can emulate Josem as Douglas’ worst and most unsuccessful general election candidate.... Oh please, I received far more votes than Schuengel did when he ran: he came stone last. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 22 minutes ago, Josem said: Oh please, I received far more votes than Schuengel did when he ran: he came stone last. How many times did you lose now? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Oh, get a room, you two! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxieover65 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Right so in the interest in fairness . They finally got in touch with the waste section . Each bin has a number on it apparently. Due to a lot of the bins being not marked . People were mixing bins . Because of this one of the other neighbours had their other bin which cannot be used currently until they meet with assessment. This is why it's happened twice as it appeared to the workers that they were filling two which wasn't the case . So just incase anyone else has these issues mark your bins . I believe they are going to get assessment soon and then hopefully mark their bins . Still stuck with a full bin currently but at least they will be sorted . They only found this out when they were asked to put their second bin out and a neighbour had another one of their numbered bins and they had a blank spare one (which hadn't been used since changes) . All well that ends well . Hopefully they get sorted now . One bin for that family isn't anywhere near enough. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majkul Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Back lane blocked because of construction works/road digging around the corner. BIG well done to the team that still emptied the rubbish bins this morning, must have come through from the other side 👏. THANK YOU. Not so much the "recycling" team, who never even bothered trying on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, majkul said: BIG well done to the team that still emptied the rubbish bins this morning, must have come through from the other side 👏. THANK YOU. For context, and to know whose team is being praised, can I ask where you live - Douglas? Ramsey? Peel? South? Elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majkul Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: For context, and to know whose team is being praised, can I ask where you live - Douglas? Ramsey? Peel? South? Elsewhere? Douglas. Not sure if the rubbish bins and "recycling" teams are the same, but now have a feeling they're not, seeing as today they did a good job, as expected, whereas on Friday the "recycling" boxes were never emptied. Mind you, the "recycling" is always a bit haphazard, already a few times that they turned up a few days late. Some of the neighbours take their boxes back in. I don't, in the hope that at some point, they will turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, majkul said: Douglas. Not sure if the rubbish bins and "recycling" teams are the same, but now have a feeling they're not, seeing as today they did a good job, as expected, Thanks - good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cissolt Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Any news on what is happening with the much vaunted swimming platform? Fit for the bin already? Will it be recycled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Its been condemned by a swimming inspector and sold it on the cheap to one of his mates who has installed it into a councillor's hot tub for a tidy profit. Even chucked in a free mayoress chain! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 hours ago, cissolt said: Any news on what is happening with the much vaunted swimming platform? Yesterday I saw some people on the beach tying plastic boxes together. Maybe that is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, Two-lane said: Yesterday I saw some people on the beach tying plastic boxes together. Maybe that is it. It’s now been reported on. https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/beach-raft-damaged-by-stormy-weather-627197 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberttwatmunch Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 minute ago, offshoremanxman said: It’s now been reported on. https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/beach-raft-damaged-by-stormy-weather-627197 Shouldn’t the anchor blocks be buried in the sand? The raft is going to smash against them in a storm as it is being picked up and dropped down again as the tide comes and goes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Alberttwatmunch said: Shouldn’t the anchor blocks be buried in the sand? The raft is going to smash against them in a storm as it is being picked up and dropped down again as the tide comes and goes! Precisely. But...in Douglas we actually have not recently had any truly stormy weather. Douglas Bay has been relatively calm for months. When we have a proper storm (storm that brings overtopping) the raft will be ripped from its mooring and crushed against the concreate Promenade seawall. Unlike Port Erin, which channels the prevailing southwesterly winds but never gets really rough, Douglas Bay has occasional days when it gets pretty wild. IMHO, for that reason, this 'installation' will likely turn into a waste of ratepayers money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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