Happier diner Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 9:42 PM, Non-Believer said: To be fair, I could understand the installation of the dropped kerbs there in the name of inclusion and ease of crossing for those requiring it. But the rest of the Full Monty...? Unless there is a legal requirement for it all to be included? There is no legal requirement. There is guidance but as you say the full monties are not required for every situation. It becomes silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Meanwhile, an issue in Ramsey that DOES need money spending on it gets knocked back by the DOI and becomes the subject of a wrangle.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ativa Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 9:42 PM, Non-Believer said: To be fair, I could understand the installation of the dropped kerbs there in the name of inclusion and ease of crossing for those requiring it. But the rest of the Full Monty...? Unless there is a legal requirement for it all to be included? Aren’t there already dropped kerbs outside the chippy, a whole 20 yards away? Are those knobbly bits they put down to assist sight impaired people? The new ones run from the kerb under the barriers outside The Royal George and into their outdoor seating area. Surely that can’t be right? Having an obstruction in the middle of the knobbly paving? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Presuming the hill climb that ran yesterday means the DoI have nothing left to do up there and the Mountain Road will be open next week ahead of schedule? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: Presuming the hill climb that ran yesterday means the DoI have nothing left to do up there and the Mountain Road will be open next week ahead of schedule? At least another week of work to do to stabilise a rock face after a large landslip. Hill climb ran as they placed safety fencing below the unstable cliff (fencing was reused from elsewhere apparently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ativa Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 The new Windy Corner is superb!! Easily another few MPH on a race bike and I reckon an easy run at 80 in my car. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Ativa said: The new Windy Corner is superb!! Easily another few MPH on a race bike and I reckon an easy run at 80 in my car. But this is what pisses off a large proportion of the motoring public who perhaps aren't dyed in the wool TT fans. In the meantime, the route that visitors to the Island take when making their way from the airport (when the planes can actually land, that is) resembles a motocross track. Hardly a good first impression for our visitors? I can attest to that, having taken the bus down there a couple of weeks ago. The section southbound from the bottom of Brown Cow Hill is a disgrace (and the bottom of Richmond Hill too) and yet there's "no funds available" to do it. But Windy Corner that was subject to a major engineering overhaul only 17 years ago and was in perfectly serviceable condition for normal motoring is having another fortune splashed on it, no doubt in the hope of the Holy Grail of another lap record reached, which your experience would appear to support. The priorities need to be addressed. 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Ativa said: The new Windy Corner is superb!! Easily another few MPH on a race bike and I reckon an easy run at 80 in my car. More deaths on the horizon. Better alter my predictions. Glad my hard earned is being spent well on these Darwin Award winners. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Ativa said: The new Windy Corner is superb!! Easily another few MPH on a race bike and I reckon an easy run at 80 in my car. FFS - Really? Unless you post a video on here with your cars speedo in the video going round that corner, it did not - or should I say, will not, more likely - Ever have happened with you behind the wheel .......... PROVE me wrong, please. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ativa Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Non-Believer said: But this is what pisses off a large proportion of the motoring public who perhaps aren't dyed in the wool TT fans. In the meantime, the route that visitors to the Island take when making their way from the airport (when the planes can actually land, that is) resembles a motocross track. Hardly a good first impression for our visitors? I can attest to that, having taken the bus down there a couple of weeks ago. The section southbound from the bottom of Brown Cow Hill is a disgrace (and the bottom of Richmond Hill too) and yet there's "no funds available" to do it. But Windy Corner that was subject to a major engineering overhaul only 17 years ago and was in perfectly serviceable condition for normal motoring is having another fortune splashed on it, no doubt in the hope of the Holy Grail of another lap record reached, which your experience would appear to support. The priorities need to be addressed. It has been explained by the DOI and th minister a number of times why the Road down south isn’t done yet. it is happening, but is a much bigger job than planing the top off windy corner and putting down new tarmac. It is a complete new road build from a couple of feet down on a major route that will take many months to complete. The two jobs aren’t even remotely comparable Edited April 30, 2023 by Ativa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Ativa said: The new Windy Corner is superb!! Easily another few MPH on a race bike and I reckon an easy run at 80 in my car. Only once though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ativa said: It has been explained by the DOI and th minister a number of times why the Road down south isn’t done yet. it is happening, but is a much bigger job than planing the top off windy corner and putting down new tarmac. It is a complete new road build from a couple of feet down on a major route that will take many months to complete. The two jobs aren’t even remotely comparable Sooner the better then. It’s horrendous as it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Ativa said: It has been explained by the DOI and th minister a number of times why the Road down south isn’t done yet. it is happening, but is a much bigger job than planing the top off windy corner and putting down new tarmac. It is a complete new road build, on a major route that will take many months to complete. The two jobs aren’t even remotely comparable So rather than conserving the funds for the bigger job, we'll just make a big job out of doing a perfectly serviceable piece of road that was done in the recent past? There was no requirement whatsoever for Windy to be planed and resurfaced at this time, the road edge vegetation needed to be scraped off to improve water run off, that was all. This is just a prime example of "using up the annual budget" IMHO. If they had money that needed to be spent then sort Sulby Straight out before it kills somebody in the races. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ativa Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: Only once though. Well, twice this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ativa said: Well, twice this morning If you went over the line at that speed, cops will still nick you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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