A fool and his money..... Posted Tuesday at 09:47 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:47 PM This one, I'm sure there are some tanks underneath or near this building. It may have been those beefy looking lamp posts that were ventilation, can't remember, old age is a terrible thing. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted Wednesday at 04:05 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:05 AM 6 hours ago, A fool and his money..... said: This one, I'm sure there are some tanks underneath or near this building. It may have been those beefy looking lamp posts that were ventilation, can't remember, old age is a terrible thing. There are huge holding tanks under that area and you're quite correct, those lamp standards are the ventilation towers for them, supposedly to raise ventilated smell above pedestrian level on the prom. What I can't remember is whether they were only a temporary construction system for holding sewage whilst the rest of the Iris system (as it is) was constructed/installed (to include Meary Veg) or whether they form a current working part of that system. It may be that they are now part of an overflow holding system rather than the main processing system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted Wednesday at 05:12 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:12 AM (edited) Correct on the original holding tank at Walpole and Bath place. The main tanks are under the Bottle neck and are huge and are also part of a stepped(one tank is full it then overflows into the next tanx)set of tanks that go under the promenade. Eight if I remember, all the way to the start of the sunken gardens memorial end. At one end of the main tank there is a overflow that dumps the sewage out through the sea wall if they become overwhelmed, just by the little Pier at lower Peveril steps. Why do you think the gates are locked these days, to discourage people rock poo ling. Edited Wednesday at 05:14 AM by Dirty Buggane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted Wednesday at 05:22 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:22 AM Oh and the picture of the building, that is the main pump house. All under ground, you often see the DOI team swapping out the pumps through an access panel in floor with the winch system over head. As the foreman said when he looked at the wedding cake, "Were going to need a bigger pump" 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted Wednesday at 06:26 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:26 AM 8 hours ago, A fool and his money..... said: This one, I'm sure there are some tanks underneath or near this building. It may have been those beefy looking lamp posts that were ventilation, can't remember, old age is a terrible thing. That's correct. That pump station pump the sewage that is collected all along the prom and pumps it up old castletown road. There is an intermediate pump station at white ho. Not been known to flood afaik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted Wednesday at 06:40 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:40 AM The tale is told of an MHK was taken on a tour of the holding tanks, the smell mede him giddy and hr stumbled and fell into the main tank, he was a poor swimmer, he just went through the motions---i'll get me coat. 🤐 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted Wednesday at 07:37 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:37 AM 11 hours ago, Gladys said: What does it matter? It only really matters to those who buy, and if people are put off by the flood risk, they won't buy. No one has advanced any arguments about environmental damage (bat and bird boxes were included in the application), increased risk to neighbouring properties or even that they are unsightly. Because if people buy or rent and then discover the flood risk (or that it's greater than they thought) then they're going to be straight on to their MHKs demanding expensive flood prevention measures paid for by the taxpayer. With lots of sob stories and threats of legal action. And our politicians and civil servants, who just love big projects to do something unnecessary, will give in and we'll all have to pay. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted Wednesday at 07:57 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:57 AM 11 hours ago, Gladys said: What does it matter? It only really matters to those who buy, and if people are put off by the flood risk, they won't buy. No one has advanced any arguments about environmental damage (bat and bird boxes were included in the application), increased risk to neighbouring properties or even that they are unsightly. i've never seen a developer advertise that the houses you are looking at have been built on a flood plain but it's up to you to make a decision about buying . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted Wednesday at 08:31 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:31 AM 50 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: Because if people buy or rent and then discover the flood risk (or that it's greater than they thought) then they're going to be straight on to their MHKs demanding expensive flood prevention measures paid for by the taxpayer. With lots of sob stories and threats of legal action. And our politicians and civil servants, who just love big projects to do something unnecessary, will give in and we'll all have to pay. No doubt they will be HNWI and must be placated, me I'd just have them rolled in shite and told there may or may not be a boat in the am/pm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted Wednesday at 08:45 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:45 AM 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: Because if people buy or rent and then discover the flood risk (or that it's greater than they thought) then they're going to be straight on to their MHKs demanding expensive flood prevention measures paid for by the taxpayer. With lots of sob stories and threats of legal action. And our politicians and civil servants, who just love big projects to do something unnecessary, will give in and we'll all have to pay. Which is pretty much what happened here, right? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.3212278,-4.4764231,570m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted Wednesday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:56 PM DFE think it's excellent, so that's all that matters. Only 900 more to go (by 2026 🤣🤣) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted Wednesday at 06:02 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:02 PM Never buy a place on Lake Road, Riverflood Drive or Noah's Avenue. They're named so for a reason 😀 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted Wednesday at 06:43 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:43 PM 40 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: Never buy a place on Lake Road, Riverflood Drive or Noah's Avenue. They're named so for a reason 😀 Don't forget River Close... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted Wednesday at 06:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:56 PM During the 2007 Great Flood of Gloucestershire, I was driving my mother around, looking at the desolation. Near Tewkesbury there was a just-started housing estate with a big sign at the entrance saying its name was "River Meadows". I wonder if it was ever completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted Wednesday at 08:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:48 PM Some people will complain about anything. I've had a look at the plans for Lake Road and I think the renders look great. They'll really fit in with the general vibe if Douglas City. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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