RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2020 Good to see the Cornish welcoming the bill payers arriving on the A30 near Bodmin this afternoon. 3 2 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2020 So much more imaginative than the people who some years put up a sign at the Menai Bridge simply saying "Anglesey Full!" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted July 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, gwrrob said: Good to see the Cornish welcoming the bill payers arriving on the A30 near Bodmin this afternoon. Didn't you realise - they were trying to find an imaginative use for that Wills "Hall's distemper men" kit? 2 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: So much more imaginative than the people who some years put up a sign at the Menai Bridge simply saying "Anglesey Full!" But that's in "The Land of My Father's" - so it's known as "keeping a welcome in the hillsides". OK - perhaps not ... . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted July 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2020 A final few for today. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted July 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2020 This is something I really wish I hadn't seen: although a pannier rarely offends, this is the exception. 5 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Bishop of Welchester said: This is something I really wish I hadn't seen: although a pannier rarely offends, this is the exception. At least it's not a Bachmann one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted July 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nick Gough said: At least it's not a Bachmann one. A black Bachmann pannier never offends. 11 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Bishop of Welchester said: This is something I really wish I hadn't seen: although a pannier rarely offends, this is the exception. I guess it’s good to see Western practices spreading out to the great unwashed.... how history would have been different if the GWR had agreed to build the Castles for the LMS. 1 4 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Oldddudders said: "Anglesey Full!" ...of what? 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: ...of what? Whatever the Welsh equivalent of grockles/emmets is! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 Just the straight translation of tourist is a goodun' twristiaid 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Bishop of Welchester said: This is something I really wish I hadn't seen: although a pannier rarely offends, this is the exception. Abomination. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, A Murphy said: Gardeners Question Time That feels about as unnatural on this forum as having Alan Titchmarsh presenting a radio show about classical music. Whatever next, the Prime Minister starting his own TV show about the Art of Coiffuring or DJ Models being restarted and producing beautifully running loco chassis? Edited July 5, 2020 by Captain Kernow 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Abomination. I quite liked it. 1 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 As a Welsh couple living in Cornwall, but with family in North Wales & Anglesey, we have been fortunate, so far that none of us have been medically affected by the current crisis. Having lots of holiday makers descend on both areas is a concern, as the health care infrastructure is already stretched. And after seeing the litter left behind, I fully agree with the sign above held over the A30. And that LMS pannier is awful. 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: I quite liked it. There are times when I feel your stirring merits you name changing to 2ManySpoons! 2 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 16 hours ago, gwrrob said: Good to see the Cornish welcoming the bill payers arriving on the A30 near Bodmin this afternoon. Well said those people. Yesterday we saw an influx of houses on wheels arriving here in the middle of nowhere Lincolnshire. How long before we are no longer virus free? 14 hours ago, Bishop of Welchester said: This is something I really wish I hadn't seen: although a pannier rarely offends, this is the exception. Painful to the eyes, a real railway's livery applied daubed on a Swindon thingy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 Talking to a friend yesterday who lives in Exeter, he said the M5, A30 etc were like caravan parks. I feel for the locals. Strangely, the roads around here were very quiet... 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: There are times when I feel your stirring merits you name changing to 2ManySpoons! Moi?! I don't know what you mean... 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Having lots of holiday makers descend on both areas is a concern, as the health care infrastructure is already stretched. The South West is by far the least affected part of England. Locals have every reason to fear an influx of visitors. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 5, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Stubby47 said: Having lots of holiday makers descend on both areas is a concern, as the health care infrastructure is already stretched. And after seeing the litter left behind, I fully agree with the sign above held over the A30. I understand a lot of locals opinions. I've been a supporter of holidays in the West Country for 40 years, I feel they should be obligatory instead of jetting off to sunnier, cheaper places in the sun. I have a great fondness for the area. However, tourism is a massive part of that area and I feel some businesses etc will not have been there for future generations , my grandchildren for example, if the government hadn't relaxed lockdown. My father had to leave Devon to get a job in the late '50s. The economy needs the tourism and not all holidaymakers are reckless litter louts, some of us worship the scenery. 3 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) I agree Robin, it's the very few that spoil it for the vast majority. This is a quote from the Council newsletter: Saturday 4th July is the day central government has said that hotels, holiday lets, cafés and restaurants can reopen and visitors return to Cornwall. We understand, reopening tomorrow brings economic relief for many businesses. For some residents, Cornwall's release from lockdown brings the fear of a second wave that could put loved ones at risk and see our health services overwhelmed. As a Council, we will keep urging caution. We will keep reminding residents and visitors that the actions of every single one of us can make the difference between a safe reopening and a second wave that sends us all back into lock down. So it's not just a few locals who are worried, it really is a county-wide (and Devon as well) concern. And the police are saying this: Is it any wonder, at the moment, visitors are not welcome ? Edited July 5, 2020 by Stubby47 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted July 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2020 Barnstaple and Newquay are hell holes at the best of times, when it comes to idiots and alcohol. It must be absolutely terrifying for folks just trying to get by and stay safe. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 The simple answer would be to stop selling alcohol in the affected areas, making them safe and clean for both locals and visitors. Or would the financial impact be too great on the local economies? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, 2750Papyrus said: The simple answer would be to stop selling alcohol in the affected areas, making them safe and clean for both locals and visitors. Or would the financial impact be too great on the local economies? Visitors would likely still bring their own booze giving the worst of all worlds. No revenue from booze sales and the consequences of non-sober visitors. Prob more litter too if pubs were closed... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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