BREXIT - Is This Really Still Rumbling On? 😴
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Von der Leyen has written to Johnson requesting his nomination for UK Commissioner. Best suggestions so far are Theresa May or Carrie Symonds.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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According to wikipedia, they were going to be 8 miles from the Needles and 210m high. I struggle to see that as an eyesore.mr_goo said:
Have a look at a map of South coast. Water between The Needles and Swanage. Now imagine 180 turbines sat in that bit of water. Each turbine blade is larger than the wingspan of a B747 jumbo jet.... The biggest turbines ever constructed.TheBlueBean said:I struggle to understand the objections to onshore wind, but now people object to offshore too?
That is why thousands objected to it. It would have been an industrial complex sat in a UNESCO world heritage site. The UKs only such designated site. Quite why the Crown Estates thought it a good idea in the first instance is beyond me.0 -
They would also be outside the UNESCO site which only covers the coastline so that's more hyperbole. There are, however, very stringent rules about development within the 'setting' of a UNESCO site and if those were being breached planning wouldn't be granted.0
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mr_goo said:
It would have been an industrial complex sat in a UNESCO world heritage site. The UKs only such designated site. Quite why the Crown Estates thought it a good idea in the first instance is beyond me.
UNESCO said:
There are 32 World Heritage Sites in the UK and its territories: 26 cultural, 5 natural and 1 mixed. The first seven sites were listed in 1987.0 -
I live there to and don't know anyone that objected to it as we recognise that needs of the many etc...., and we don't own a house overlooking the bay and worry the value might be marginally impacted. Most of those objecting are retirees moving to the area and moaning about anything and everything that doesn't fit with the dream they had before splashing out on their park-home/execute-pad perched on the cliff-edge. F-em all.
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darkhairedlord said:
I live there to and don't know anyone that objected to it as we recognise that needs of the many etc...., and we don't own a house overlooking the bay and worry the value might be marginally impacted. Most of those objecting are retirees moving to the area and moaning about anything and everything that doesn't fit with the dream they had before splashing out on their park-home/execute-pad perched on the cliff-edge. F-em all.
I suspect objections were based mostly on perceived falling property values.darkhairedlord said:I live there to and don't know anyone that objected to it as we recognise that needs of the many etc...., and we don't own a house overlooking the bay and worry the value might be marginally impacted. Most of those objecting are retirees moving to the area and moaning about anything and everything that doesn't fit with the dream they had before splashing out on their park-home/execute-pad perched on the cliff-edge. F-em all.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It is almost as if you are incapable of writing anything that is factually correct.mr_goo said:
Have a look at a map of South coast. Water between The Needles and Swanage. Now imagine 180 turbines sat in that bit of water. Each turbine blade is larger than the wingspan of a B747 jumbo jet.... The biggest turbines ever constructed.TheBlueBean said:I struggle to understand the objections to onshore wind, but now people object to offshore too?
That is why thousands objected to it. It would have been an industrial complex sat in a UNESCO world heritage site. The UKs only such designated site. Quite why the Crown Estates thought it a good idea in the first instance is beyond me.
There are 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK, four of them "natural"
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No offence Stevo but a sewage farm off the coast of Redcar would improve it.
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Tonight's blue pill from the ConJobs. Wankers. And this one sent in the name of wanker-in-chief BloJo.
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Talking of sewage farms, it's good to see the Westminster Sewage Farm aka Parliament being cleansed of anti-democrats ahead of the election.shortfall said:
No offence Stevo but a sewage farm off the coast of Redcar would improve it.
No matter what happens in this election this cleansing of anti-democrats was needed for the health of democracy in this country-1 -
Great - we invented something nearly 200 years ago which has been pretty much obsolete now for at least the last 50 years. Also, I'm disappointed by the omission of any references to Spitfires, or the Blitz...orraloon said:
[My bold] We invented the steam train. Gave birth to football. There’s nothing as a country we can’t do.0 -
Just wait till you see the replacements.coopster_the_1st said:
No matter what happens in this election this cleansing of anti-democrats was needed for the health of democracy in this country
Remember that those going were considered to be the pick of the bunch only 1-1/2 years ago.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Anybody else feel that Farage is more likely to have 100 candidates come Dec 12th?0
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Did think that was a tad unambitious. Could have had the World Wide Web, IVF, cloning mammals, graphene, carbon fibre, the digital computer, the jet engine, the cash machine....imposter2.0 said:
Great - we invented something nearly 200 years ago which has been pretty much obsolete now for at least the last 50 years. Also, I'm disappointed by the omission of any references to Spitfires, or the Blitz...orraloon said:
[My bold] We invented the steam train. Gave birth to football. There’s nothing as a country we can’t do.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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Yebbut. Think of his target audience of c150,000 gammon pensioners. Computers? Carbon fibre? IVF? What are you talking about?rjsterry said:
Did think that was a tad unambitious. Could have had the World Wide Web, IVF, cloning mammals, graphene, carbon fibre, the digital computer, the jet engine, the cash machine....imposter2.0 said:
Great - we invented something nearly 200 years ago which has been pretty much obsolete now for at least the last 50 years. Also, I'm disappointed by the omission of any references to Spitfires, or the Blitz...orraloon said:
[My bold] We invented the steam train. Gave birth to football. There’s nothing as a country we can’t do.0 -
Which brings us back to my surprise at him not mentioning Spitfires, or the blitz...orraloon said:
Yebbut. Think of his target audience of c150,000 gammon pensioners. Computers? Carbon fibre? IVF? What are you talking about?rjsterry said:
Did think that was a tad unambitious. Could have had the World Wide Web, IVF, cloning mammals, graphene, carbon fibre, the digital computer, the jet engine, the cash machine....imposter2.0 said:
Great - we invented something nearly 200 years ago which has been pretty much obsolete now for at least the last 50 years. Also, I'm disappointed by the omission of any references to Spitfires, or the Blitz...orraloon said:
[My bold] We invented the steam train. Gave birth to football. There’s nothing as a country we can’t do.
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Farage doesn't want any candidates, all those deposits he'll need to fund. And why the flip is he allowed on the telly every day when he has no mps and isn't even standing?surrey_commuter said:Anybody else feel that Farage is more likely to have 100 candidates come Dec 12th?
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As mentioned in the other thread I got an email from Jeremy himself asking me for help to write the Labour manifesto. They must be clueless w@nkersorraloon said:
Yebbut. Think of his target audience of c150,000 gammon pensioners. Computers? Carbon fibre? IVF? What are you talking about?rjsterry said:
Did think that was a tad unambitious. Could have had the World Wide Web, IVF, cloning mammals, graphene, carbon fibre, the digital computer, the jet engine, the cash machine....imposter2.0 said:
Great - we invented something nearly 200 years ago which has been pretty much obsolete now for at least the last 50 years. Also, I'm disappointed by the omission of any references to Spitfires, or the Blitz...orraloon said:
[My bold] We invented the steam train. Gave birth to football. There’s nothing as a country we can’t do.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
And this one from Team New Old Labour about those nasty Torwies using postal votes to try and win the election:
"Dear [Stevo],
Before November ends, the Tories will have millions of votes. Why? Postal voting.
In 2017, 8.4 million people voted by post, and most will probably have voted Conservative. One in five votes were by post, and postal voters were 20% more likely to cast a ballot than people who voted in person. With a winter polling day in 2019, Boris Johnson must be rubbing his hands with glee.
Don't let the Tories post their way to victory. Will you register for a postal vote today?"
Not a hint of leftie desperation there "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The UNESCO status for the Jurassic Coast would have been lost had this scheme gone ahead.surrey_commuter said:
It is almost as if you are incapable of writing anything that is factually correct.mr_goo said:
Have a look at a map of South coast. Water between The Needles and Swanage. Now imagine 180 turbines sat in that bit of water. Each turbine blade is larger than the wingspan of a B747 jumbo jet.... The biggest turbines ever constructed.TheBlueBean said:I struggle to understand the objections to onshore wind, but now people object to offshore too?
That is why thousands objected to it. It would have been an industrial complex sat in a UNESCO world heritage site. The UKs only such designated site. Quite why the Crown Estates thought it a good idea in the first instance is beyond me.
There are 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK, four of them "natural"
Below are couple of images. Top one shows size comparison of the proposed 8mw turbines. Second one is computer generated image of what the wind farm would have looked like.
The objections were nothing to do with drop in house prices. Everything to do with killing off tourism, industrialisation of an area of outstanding natural beauty, etc etc etc.
Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
Adds a bit of interest to an otherwise boring scene.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I love the idea that whoever made that graphic thought the Gherkin was a really tall building. I get that not everyone likes the look of them, but I do think the idea that local tourism would be wiped out because you can see a bunch of them on the horizon is a bit far fetched.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I love that in the simulation photo you can barely see them on the horizon. It is more useful as support for the scheme.0
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From the beach they would be invisible. Curvature of the earth, haze, salt spray, southerly aspect.0
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Then they should build more, closer to the shore. I think they look majestic and would happily sit on a beach looking at them.darkhairedlord said:From the beach they would be invisible. Curvature of the earth, haze, salt spray, southerly aspect.
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If you hold a biro horizontally at arms length, it would more than cover them.0
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Somebody should tell Trump about the wind farm... I don't think he's too keen on them either.0
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I'm sure the place will look better under water, so no worries.mr_goo said:
The UNESCO status for the Jurassic Coast would have been lost had this scheme gone ahead.surrey_commuter said:
It is almost as if you are incapable of writing anything that is factually correct.mr_goo said:
Have a look at a map of South coast. Water between The Needles and Swanage. Now imagine 180 turbines sat in that bit of water. Each turbine blade is larger than the wingspan of a B747 jumbo jet.... The biggest turbines ever constructed.TheBlueBean said:I struggle to understand the objections to onshore wind, but now people object to offshore too?
That is why thousands objected to it. It would have been an industrial complex sat in a UNESCO world heritage site. The UKs only such designated site. Quite why the Crown Estates thought it a good idea in the first instance is beyond me.
There are 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK, four of them "natural"
Below are couple of images. Top one shows size comparison of the proposed 8mw turbines. Second one is computer generated image of what the wind farm would have looked like.
The objections were nothing to do with drop in house prices. Everything to do with killing off tourism, industrialisation of an area of outstanding natural beauty, etc etc etc.0 -
Its almost like they're saying they weren't in government for the last 3 years or that they didn't create and perpetuate the 3 years of fecking going nowhere!orraloon said:
But recently we’ve spent far too long going nowhere, spinning round in a hamster wheel of doom.
Gridlock. Indecision. Uncertainty. It’s time to put the last three years behind us.
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