Anthony Ingham Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Alleged route for blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) 4 hours ago, Anthony Ingham said: Alleged route for blades. Up Ballakillowey and the Sloc.....? Hmmmm, will be interesting for H/LGV movements on that scale. I could see them doing what they did on the Tholt-y-Will Road for construction of the Sulby Dam ie driving through new straight sections of road to bypass the tighter, steeper hairpin parts. Edited April 25 by Non-Believer Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 6 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Up Ballakillowey and the Sloc.....? Hmmmm, will be interesting for H/LGV movements on that scale. I could see them doing what they did on the Tholt-y-Will Road for construction of the Sulby Dam ie driving through new straight sections of road to bypass the tighter, steeper hairpin parts. Maybe there was a point to the pointless bypass in Ballasalla then, but not the one championed by a moron ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 15 hours ago, asitis said: Maybe there was a point to the pointless bypass in Ballasalla then, but not the one championed by a moron ! And the Ballakillowey roundabout too ! Incredible foresight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 9 hours ago, Mercenary said: And the Ballakillowey roundabout too ! Incredible foresight Nah, that was just pure profligacy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopsaa Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 On 4/24/2024 at 6:23 PM, asitis said: What I can't get my head round,( please bear in mind I am all for saving the planet and conservation ) is just how much we are prepared to pay and or sacrifice for our minuscule effect, if any, on the global situation. It seems odd to me that Government behaviour, recently, suggests we are financially in the doo doo ! Penny saving is going on in every area, but we continue to progress a scheme that will cost, well if it comes in anywhere near it's starting point I'll be amazed, at least 40 million. What effect will this have, will it mean we don't have to create greenhouse gases by using fossil fuels NO, will it mean we don't have to source energy elsewhere NO, will it enhance our tourist offering for countryside NO, will it pay off the power station illegal loans NO, will it make life financially easier for the end user NO, will it persuade the major global polluters this is the way to go NO. Will it make a few have a warm fuzzy feeling about our virtue maybe YES. We could be doing far more than we are in respect of helping individuals in the way of grants, we could be coming up with recycling initiatives and re use of materials on island, but none of this will have the impact the turbines will on the front page. Sorry to be a cynic but until the major global polluters come in from the cold as it were, the rest of us are bankrupting our economies for sweet fanny adams ! I talked to an engineer over here who is well known for his green credentials, he said the best thing they could do is go from house to house installing insulation where it's needed. But they do like their big 'look at my legacy' capital projects 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 27 minutes ago, hoopsaa said: house installing insulation where it's needed. That would be impossible. Unless he only means loft insulation which most people have already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 4/25/2024 at 4:21 PM, Mercenary said: And the Ballakillowey roundabout too ! Incredible foresight And the £250k cost of it has just been beaten hands down, 'twould appear. Any advance on £1.9M...? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyWolf Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 A lot of southern folk refer the Ballakillowey roundabout as Gawnes roundabout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, GreyWolf said: A lot of southern folk refer the Ballakillowey roundabout as Gawnes roundabout. I'd prefer 'Gawnes folly' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 4 hours ago, Albert Tatlock said: I'd prefer 'Gawnes folly' Too broad and non-specific. He had a few... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, Non-Believer said: Too broad and non-specific. He had a few... 'Cock Follies' maybe then? ...You need to be a certain age to remember what that's from 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 26 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: 'Cock Follies' maybe then? ...You need to be a certain age to remember what that's from 😀 Rula Lenska and co? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 It really was a load of tripe if I remember correctly, a bit like Howard's Way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lamb Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 5 hours ago, Dirty Buggane said: It really was a load of tripe if I remember correctly, a bit like Howard's Way. Had some fit women in it, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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