Passing Time Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 37 minutes ago, WTF said: one of these please Elf and Safety would have a field day with that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 2 hours ago, Non-Believer said: It's amazing how ebullient and great life is on the back of the Manx taxpayer. We've had Longworth and Co, trips to St Helena. Now we've got this lot flaunting their jollies all over socials too. How disconnected and arrogant are these people? Very arrogant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 (edited) I love the comment about 'making the most of our gravity'. Is there something special about Manx gravity? There's certainly something very special in the water they're drinking in the 'Visit & Business agencies'. The world's greatest BS merchants. Two parts of DfE that could be closed down to make some valid and quick savings. Edited June 15 by Hairy Poppins 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 1 minute ago, Hairy Poppins said: I love the comment about 'making the most of our gravity'. Is there something special about Manx gravity? There's certainly something very special in the water they're drinking in the 'Visit & Business agencies'. The world's greatest BS merchants. Two parts of DfE that could be closed down to make some valid and quick savings. St George's Court is just one big taxpayer-funded, entitled circle jerk and the number of contributors it despatches to this forum is a sure sign that they will do anything they can to defend it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primator Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 1 hour ago, Hairy Poppins said: I love the comment about 'making the most of our gravity'. Nothing to see here it was just a typo. it should have read ‘making the most of our gravy’ as in train obviously. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 9 hours ago, Hairy Poppins said: Is there something special about Manx gravity? Well, there’s the black hole in Tynwald where all the money vanishes over the event horizon… 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 9 hours ago, Hairy Poppins said: I love the comment about 'making the most of our gravity'. Is there something special about Manx gravity? There's certainly something very special in the water they're drinking in the 'Visit & Business agencies'. The world's greatest BS merchants. Two parts of DfE that could be closed down to make some valid and quick savings. and IOMG COMIN and the like massage their egos. This sort of nonsense, both the visit and high level idea and the presumably meetings held over the idea, suggests to me they are scrapping the bottom of the barrel. Yes, it looks fun and a possible attraction, or day out idea, it’s the sort of idea that would come up at a Visit IOM/Business Agency brainstorming session. Granted it may be a good idea, and has worked in parts of the UK. However, it’s not like the Victorian or Edwardian Era where elf and safety didn’t rule supreme. I would imagine that zip wire and other tourist attractions operators would possibly get taxpayer grants? Maybe, preferential treatment on the island if someone seriously wanted to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ram Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 5 minutes ago, 2112 said: would imagine that zip wire and other tourist attractions operators would possibly get taxpayer grants? Maybe, preferential treatment on the island if someone seriously wanted to do this? Good We need interesting things here and when we do them they should be bigger and better than you can get elsewhere. Why not build some really innovative and impressive adventure activities and push the island as a location for an interesting weekend away? The island has very little to offer that you can’t already get elsewhere. We need to look at ideas to bring people here. There is very little to attract someone in there 30s to the island for a break and yet the UK is full of DINKS with money to spend on weekends away. Who knows, some of them might end up liking the place and relocating which is exactly what we need. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiolistner Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 8 minutes ago, Roger Ram said: Good We need interesting things here and when we do them they should be bigger and better than you can get elsewhere. Who knows, some of them might end up liking the place and relocating which is exactly what we need. You must be a true fan of delusional Carol the “Maverick Maker” and all the other over hyped bullshitting ex IOM Gov failures 😂 Exactly like Wales except the £400 boat ticket for a 4 hour boat journey when you could just drive past Liverpool in your car and be in Wales in 45 minutes. “And who knows they might like the place and stay here” Has there been a detailed report compiled showing and correlation between using a zip wire and deciding to re-locate to the area where the zip wire is based? Maybe that’s something we need to invest into next? You seem to be either a very, very, poor troll, or very firmly embedded into the IOM Gov derangement circle-jerk circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 If we are going for gravity based attractions surely rolling people in barrels is the Manx way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 14 hours ago, John Wright said: We all know what a zip wire is. The company that did the Welsh Quarry is well known and documented. They over expanded and Covid hit them hard. Way back in December there was an R4 profile programme on the founder. Interesting guy. They didn’t need to go to Wales, they needed to get him here and to look at possible sites and discuss opportunities. However, we all know, even if that happens, they’ll stuff it up by putting a lease out to competitive tender ( after expressions of interest being requested in the most flowery of management speak - think Dhoon Glen Kiosk language ) with T&C that completely hobble it as an economic possibility. Agreed, particularly on inviting them here to look at possible sites. They know what is involved and what would work, far better than any visitor to their facility could ever get from a visit and 'having a go'. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ram Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 14 minutes ago, Radiolistner said: You must be a true fan of delusional Carol the “Maverick Maker” and all the other over hyped bullshitting ex IOM Gov failures 😂 Exactly like Wales except the £400 boat ticket for a 4 hour boat journey when you could just drive past Liverpool in your car and be in Wales in 45 minutes. “And who knows they might like the place and stay here” Has there been a detailed report compiled showing and correlation between using a zip wire and deciding to re-locate to the area where the zip wire is based? Maybe that’s something we need to invest into next? You seem to be either a very, very, poor troll, or very firmly embedded into the IOM Gov derangement circle-jerk circle. Nobody said anything about someone relocating here because of a zip wire. People who cost us for any reason are more likely to end up relocating than people who don’t. The more reasons you have for people to visit, the more of a cross section of people you get visiting and potentially falling in love with the place. Its pretty simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfc84 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 The Welsh have this on the doorstep of zipworld https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/vlymsgi-hilton-garden-inn-snowdonia/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 What is the purpose of Visit Isle of Man? To advertise what is here - desolate beaches, no drive-by shootings? Or to build something that will attract visitors? Why do that? Maybe they should buy London Bridge. The intent of pretty much everyone - gov. and people on this forum - is to have more. More residents. More visitors. Because more makes things better. But when you get more, all people will want is even more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 22 minutes ago, Two-lane said: What is the purpose of Visit Isle of Man? To advertise what is here - desolate beaches, no drive-by shootings? Or to build something that will attract visitors? Why do that? Maybe they should buy London Bridge. The intent of pretty much everyone - gov. and people on this forum - is to have more. More residents. More visitors. Because more makes things better. But when you get more, all people will want is even more. Those clowns on the quangos are paid handsomely, and I am afraid that just because there is a super duper zipwire doesn’t mean that hoards of tourists will flock to the island - as it’s something to do. The quango clowns will go off looking at various attractions off island, thinking that things like zipwires etc are the best solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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