tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4078560483280738277..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Which insensitive idiot let this happen?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45022026082560871792012-06-25T02:15:09.462-07:002012-06-25T02:15:09.462-07:00In a way, it would be better if it were just becau...In a way, it would be better if it were just because of idiocy - at least they could be re-educated.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51147346817821909102012-06-25T02:13:16.304-07:002012-06-25T02:13:16.304-07:00I know someone whose kitchen is paved with upside-...I know someone whose kitchen is paved with upside-down, Portland stone, Victorian grave-stone slabs from a Bristol cemetery which has just received a £500,000 grant for it's upkeep and restoration- the inscriptions on the bottom, of course. Lest we forget.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49752619484666085562012-06-25T02:10:01.321-07:002012-06-25T02:10:01.321-07:00You said that, not me, Broad.You said that, not me, Broad.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4904431966141005882012-06-24T23:15:56.837-07:002012-06-24T23:15:56.837-07:00That is just so wrong for Bath. Idiots.That is just so wrong for Bath. Idiots.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-24447333303946492602012-06-24T21:08:00.167-07:002012-06-24T21:08:00.167-07:00Perfidious Cretins and thieves!Perfidious Cretins and thieves!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53343116070801731092012-06-24T20:59:11.180-07:002012-06-24T20:59:11.180-07:00I hope you've sent a letter to them, asking!
...I hope you've sent a letter to them, asking!<br /><br />A friend of mine (who I think may live in The Royal Cres) has floor tiles from St Paul's in his kitchen over here. Amazing where stuff ends-up.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20161644194355568332012-06-24T14:56:19.997-07:002012-06-24T14:56:19.997-07:00If they sold them to China, that might have made s...If they sold them to China, that might have made sense, but I expect they might just have thrown them away.<br /><br />We too have lowered the kerbs at crossings to allow for wheelchairs, but what we do is cut all the stones diagonally (takes a bit of working out) then re-lay them at a gentle slope. It works fine, and nobody complains.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22588005096401836252012-06-24T14:13:00.065-07:002012-06-24T14:13:00.065-07:00My town is just 200 years old, but considers itsel...My town is just 200 years old, but considers itself incredibly historic, in an Irish brawling canal town sort of way. The fathers go to great lengths to preserve the sandstone sidewalks, quarried right in town back then. Talk about uneven, slippery and dangerous.<br /><br />Imagine the outrage a couple years ago when the State came through and at the intersections of its State highway replaced some slabs with concrete curb cuts to enable wheel chairs to cross. And everyone else who no longer must step up or down a three inch curb.<br /><br />But, the biggest question on the town fathers' minds: What did the State do with the sandstone slabs? <br /><br />Well, good luck.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48381713858128534452012-06-24T13:28:18.210-07:002012-06-24T13:28:18.210-07:00That's ok, Elegance, though one or two paragra...That's ok, Elegance, though one or two paragraph breaks would have been nice.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78591794486463648022012-06-24T12:58:11.264-07:002012-06-24T12:58:11.264-07:00OMG - another rant as long as your arm. So sorry, ...OMG - another rant as long as your arm. So sorry, Tom. Oh well back to watching Eng-er-land lose to Italy...elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11379648535383035382012-06-24T12:56:18.794-07:002012-06-24T12:56:18.794-07:00It's heartbreaking isn't it? But the same ...It's heartbreaking isn't it? But the same crass decisions are being made here in Salisbury. We don't have the magnificent terraces or architecture of Bath but it is medieval cathedral city that has suffered terribly at the hands of poor planning decisions in the past. And the state of the pavements are my current bugbear. The council puts huge floral planters on every corner each summer dangerously obstructing the view of traffic for pedestrians and the pedestrians for drivers. Then each few days a truck with a generator on board goes around the streets watering (i.e. hosing) them so violently that you have to cross the road. How "green" is that? But my point is that the money spent on these tourist trappings could better be spent on repairing the many paving stones/slabs that are cracked and broken and good for tripping on and making ideal ditches for rainwater to pool in. Most repairs that are done are just filled with tarmac instead of paving. So very attractive for a medieval city. The only repaving that is done properly is that after utility companies have dug them up. Presumably because they have to bear the cost. I'm almost wishing for more gas/electric/waterworks near me in the hope of getting nice new paving slabs ( even if they are made in China). Sigh.elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.com