Ray Manx Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Does anyone know if the new Led coloured lights on Douglas Prom are faulty? It seems quite bizarre that they have not been lite up properly since The Pride weekend. For the last few weeks (including MGP) none of the coloured lights or top cones have been light at all. Broadway has some of the top led cones flickering, and if you walk the whole prom during the day you will notice a hand full of the lights are on, indicating to me at least that the whole prom led light system could indeed be faulty! if anyone from Douglas Council knows the situation of the functionality of the new street lights (or lack of) I would be interested to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Would you expect anything less? They'll have paid a King's ransom for some Chinese crap that doesn't like salt air or something. Some supplier will have made millions out of the deal with no need to guarantee any of their products or work, if they ever even worked in the first place (unlikely). It's like the NSC flumes - how many hundred thousand did they spend on them? They never worked, they had to throw another couple of hundred thousand at the contractor to get them working, they lasted a couple of weeks and one had to be closed again. Nine months later it is still closed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 The person they employed to switch them off and on every now and then is on holiday, or sick leave due to the work pressures or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 On 9/21/2022 at 9:15 PM, x-in-man said: The person they employed to switch them off and on every now and then is on holiday, or sick leave due to the work pressures or something. Is it the same guy who is in charge of pushing the seawed back to the sea again and again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) No, but they both have the same management structure behind them who wouldn’t hire assistants for such eventualities. Edited September 24, 2022 by x-in-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 They're powered by Rates money and it's run out, need to get some more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raffles Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Yes they are faulty. DBC decided to buy crap lights that break every time the wind blows. The obvious choice for Costa del Douglas. Now waiting for 256 new parts and hoping the weather doesn't happen again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Manx Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 9/21/2022 at 4:45 PM, x-in-man said: The person they employed to switch them off and on every now and then is on holiday, or sick leave due to the work pressures or something. I find that very hard to believe. It’s pretty obvious that they have developed a major, if not catastrophic fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 24 minutes ago, Ray Manx said: I find that very hard to believe. It’s pretty obvious that they have developed a major, if not catastrophic fault. Oh Christ! I bet they love you in the pub. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 5 hours ago, x-in-man said: Oh Christ! I bet they love you in the pub. He has the ability to empty any room he walks into... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesde Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I live on the prom. I reckon these lights will be good once they switch them on. They are just for decoration aren't they. There is a blue one on currently just opposite where I live. Very pretty. Once Christmas gets closer I guess it will look stunning. Next year we will get street lighting hopefully.. Can't see what people are complaining about. 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Manx Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, emesde said: I live on the prom. I reckon these lights will be good once they switch them on. They are just for decoration aren't they. There is a blue one on currently just opposite where I live. Very pretty. Once Christmas gets closer I guess it will look stunning. Next year we will get street lighting hopefully.. Can't see what people are complaining about. 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 You live on the prom and yet you have not yet realised that they have all developed a major fault? 🤣 they stopped working soon after “isle of pride” and not been working since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Ray Manx said: You live on the prom and yet you have not yet realised that they have all developed a major fault? 🤣 they stopped working soon after “isle of pride” and not been working since! shows how effective they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Maybe they are off for the winter but some stayed on for “reasons”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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