Pipsqueak 499 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 7 hours ago, Peter Layman said: One of the most scenic "roads" on the island and would benefit from having the horse trams up there. Big car park at the Port Soderick end would be ideal for stabling the horses. it has been mentioned before, but horse trams are no use on hills, marine drive is a lot of hill in places, the horse trams should be between the road and the walkway single track with passing places 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowman 356 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Douglas does look like a shithole but its partly due to the council. Lake Road ex corpy site. There's also places such as Chester St and Lord St that are absolute dumps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTeapot 11,709 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Remember Douglas2000? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 13,391 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Remember Douglas2000? And the Douglas Development lot? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTeapot 11,709 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 13 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: And the Douglas Development lot? The Douglas Development Partnership!! That Pycroft fella is still about, assistant chief something or other these days. He's been involved the whole time with all these schemes, including The Masterplan. I had wondered in one of the other threads about DC having to come to the conclusion after 20 years in charge that he's really not very good at his job. But it's not just him is it? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two-lane 307 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 23 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Remember Douglas2000? At around that time I went to a public meeting about Douglas planning stuff. There were discussions about grandiose schemes around Lord Street bus stop (and there still are). Chris Robertshaw suggested flattening Victory House on Prospect Hill just so that some kind of sky walkway or whatever could be built from Strand Street up to Prospect Hill. This must have been one of the first public meetings I went to on the IoM, because I was astounded at the irrational thinking of the people at the front of the room. I now know better. Well, actually I was wondering if a monorail would be more suitable, but I now realise ManxForums members have already got the patent on that idea. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2112 2,452 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 19 hours ago, piebaps said: That'll be cleaned up easy There is more intelligence in the chewing gum removal machine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2112 2,452 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: Remember Douglas2000? And Cleansweep. More like Sooty and Sweep. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2112 2,452 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 25 minutes ago, Two-lane said: At around that time I went to a public meeting about Douglas planning stuff. There were discussions about grandiose schemes around Lord Street bus stop (and there still are). Chris Robertshaw suggested flattening Victory House on Prospect Hill just so that some kind of sky walkway or whatever could be built from Strand Street up to Prospect Hill. This must have been one of the first public meetings I went to on the IoM, because I was astounded at the irrational thinking of the people at the front of the room. I now know better. Well, actually I was wondering if a monorail would be more suitable, but I now realise ManxForums members have already got the patent on that idea. Monorail is a great idea. I went on the monorail which went around Sydney, Australia, just before they dismantled it. Nice ride. Unfortunately anything with wheels here you can bet your pound. that our politicos, civil servants and contractors will completely mess it up, overbudget, overpriced and completed years behind schedule. Everyone’s a winner except the taxpayers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two-lane 307 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 6 minutes ago, 2112 said: Unfortunately anything with wheels here you can bet your pound. that our politicos, civil servants and contractors will completely mess it up Unfortunately not only wheels. I was at the airport today for an injection. I had time to marvel at the skirting boards in the "hub"- all over-designed. Also I took a look at the airport control tower - a megastructure that looks like an East German border gun post - also substantially over-designed. And upstairs there are still the 4 or 5 bar-code scanners which are all unnecessary (because there are at max. two baggage scanners, and one person with a hand-held scanner can keep up with that). On the way there and back I traversed Douglas Promenade - need I say more. Granite blocks, concrete blocks, brick blocks, multi-coloured paving, walls, rumble strips, insets, outsets, fake pedestrian crossings, ground level fibre lighting ... I imagine it in a scene from a film, with Michael Caine standing there saying "I only told you to lay some bleedin' tarmac". 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CowMan 368 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Non-Believer said: And the Douglas Development lot? They’re still there aren’t they? Tucked into that funny old shop next to the Rovers. I saw Pyecroft coming out of there just this week. It does raise an interesting point about how many people Douglas employs to make it look like such an awful dump. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
finlo 5,285 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Remember Douglas2000? Over one billion in to date apparently, anyone care to speculate where it was lavished? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 13,391 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 30 minutes ago, finlo said: Over one billion in to date apparently, anyone care to speculate where it was lavished? I was thinking of asking how much has been spent.... really? £1Bn?!! You could drop lots and rebuild for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AcousticallyChallenged 1,633 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 4 hours ago, Pipsqueak said: it has been mentioned before, but horse trams are no use on hills, marine drive is a lot of hill in places, the horse trams should be between the road and the walkway single track with passing places Maybe we just need some bigger horses. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowman 356 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Inward investment is not always welcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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