Boris Johnson 907 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) As long as we have independent candidates with no party it will stay the same. Individuals cant take on the CS. Its that simple. Edited February 25 by Boris Johnson 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maire 53 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 4 hours ago, Apple said: And tell your bank manager about the increases in salary to explain the new car and booking holidays etc. Waste a lot of time sitting on one's backside on a Tuesday (Weds and Theirs) etc to listen to prearranged speeches, previously agreed replies and rubber stamp decisions made the week before behind closed doors. (If an MHK does not want to spend time answering or asking questions, just spin them out till 11 o'clock, turn them into written answers and the rest of the day is your own). Tell constituents you cannot possibly reply to all the calls and emails due to being overwhelmed and can not chase lost causes as political colleagues will not support it. When "working" in Douglas go shopping and see what bargains there are there, but don't mention the state of the place. Other than that maybe someone could give us an example of a typical working week then ? If you get elected Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maire 53 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 4 hours ago, Peter Layman said: If somebody fancies a career in politics then it is very easy to get started. Posts like the one above sound like it has come from an MHK trying to protect their seat. Nope just someone who stood and lost in the past Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Apple 1,331 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 2 minutes ago, Maire said: If you get elected 1 minute ago, Maire said: Nope just someone who stood and lost in the past A risk well worth it . We never seem to be too short of candidates, but just not the right ones it seems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallMeCurious 285 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Don't recall where I heard/read it but I've always been of the opinion that wanting to be a politician should automatically exclude you from being one. Do it like jury service. You get a 4 year stint on a good salary and that's it. No return. Standard exclusions for armed forces, services, etc. Never happen of course. Turkeys don't vote for Christmas. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 13,278 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) Latest from Prom meeting minutes on iomtoday. Nick Black "pursuing budget discrepancies". Hope he's got his fastest Nikes on. Repairs to red concrete cracking not looking good, Auldyn's responsibility. Curved walls built and then demolished by the Sefton not within acceptable tolerances, location-wise. Auldyn's responsibility. Relaying of block work "not down to subsidence" but blocks to be relaid on different substrate. DOI responsibility. Edited March 5 by Non-Believer correction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Banker 1,964 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Well all stopped for another few months FFS!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ellanvannin2010 573 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Relaying of block work "not down to subsidence" but blocks to be relaid on different substrate. Blocklaying contractor's responsibility. DOI workforce did the bit at Senna Slip though AFAIK. In that case the DOI will pay for it to be done again then, how is that at no cost to the taxpayer? Edited March 5 by ellanvannin2010 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pipsqueak 354 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 13 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Relaying of block work "not down to subsidence" but blocks to be relaid on different substrate. Blocklaying contractor's responsibility. i liked this one, it wasn't subsidence, if the foundations/substrate have moved and the blocks have moved that IS subsidence in my books. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallMeCurious 285 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, ellanvannin2010 said: DOI workforce did the bit at Senna Slip though AFAIK. In that case the DOI will pay for it to be done again then, how is that at no cost to the taxpayer? It would cost us the same whether they were working there or on another DoI project goes the Government logic. However, when you don't have the resources and time to do that other project and get outside contactors in. Then that is an extra cost but it can't be attributed to the Promenade directly so hey presto problem solved. 🙈 Edited March 5 by CallMeCurious spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Numbnuts 1,548 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, ellanvannin2010 said: DOI workforce did the bit at Senna Slip though AFAIK. In that case the DOI will pay for it to be done again then, how is that at no cost to the taxpayer? Your not supposed to notice that ! Yes I dont get it either as they say it often . We are paying twice for sure . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanShimmin 252 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 2/25/2021 at 9:11 PM, CallMeCurious said: Don't recall where I heard/read it but I've always been of the opinion that wanting to be a politician should automatically exclude you from being one. Do it like jury service. You get a 4 year stint on a good salary and that's it. No return. Standard exclusions for armed forces, services, etc. Never happen of course. Turkeys don't vote for Christmas. Sortition. It has a lot going for it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boris Johnson 907 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) 2 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Latest from Prom meeting minutes on iomtoday. Repairs to red concrete cracking not looking good, Auldyn's responsibility. Anyone with any engineering understanding will know the red concrete has cracked because of bad design, not Auldyn. Concrete shrinks as it "sets" or more correctly cures, this will always cause cracking unless the width of the poured bay is roughly equal to the length OR it is full of rebar/ mesh to stop the shrinkage. On the prom design the bays of concrete were far far too long in comparison to their width AND there was no rebar/ mesh AND when they did put some rebar/ mesh in it is FAR FAR too light a gauge. I am pretty sure casting it against a rail that expands at a different rate to the concrete will also not be good design but cant say for sure on that point. ETA Auldyn have built some of the best engineering projects on the island, do you really think they have become incompetent just when this job started? Edited March 5 by Boris Johnson 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTeapot 11,336 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 4 minutes ago, Boris Johnson said: Anyone with any engineering understanding will know the red concrete has cracked because of bad design, not Auldyn. Concrete shrinks as it "sets" or more correctly cures, this will always cause cracking unless the width of the poured bay is roughly equal to the length OR it is full of rebar/ mesh to stop the shrinkage. On the prom design the bays of concrete were far far too long in comparison to their width AND there was no rebar/ mesh AND when they did put some rebar/ mesh in to is FAR FAR to light a gauge. I am pretty sure casting it against a rail that expands at a different rate to the concrete will also not be good design but cant say for sure on that point. There did seems to be a fair bit of rebar going into the bays from what I saw, although I rarely go to Douglas and maybe it was just on a good day. Your last point is a major problem in my view. They also poured the concrete, and then smashed the roads out either side. Those big vibrations through still curing concrete will not have helped. At all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two-lane 307 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 There is a 6 or 8 inch thick concrete slab beneath the rails - that is there to take the weight of an electric tram. But I do not understand the need for red concrete as the top surface. Is there a technical reason for this - or is it just to make the road surface a different colour? If so, could they not just have laid tarmac and painted it red? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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