I'm not a building expert but are they building it out of wood? That can't be the best option for longevity.
It's much bigger than that picture seems. Goes outside as well.Waterworld, (I think that's what it's called), in Stoke on Trent isn't very big but there's a fair few slides in there. They all criss cross each other.
It's much bigger than that picture seems. Goes outside as well.
Might just be the angle the picture is taken from
Just been down town this morning. Never ever usually go into the city centre on a Monday and it's been 6 years since I worked in the city centre and was there every day.
Certainly a sea change I noticed. There were more people down there today at 10.15 in the morning than I ever saw at 1pm in my lunch break when I worked.
Also went into Primark, which was very, very busy. Queues at all the tills and before anyone scoffs and says 'Ah, well, Primark' that's not the point I am making. i am just taking about in terms of footfall and I found it heartwarming that people do still want to shop in person.
There is no substitute for looking at the clothes, feeling the texture, looking at yourself in the mirror when you hold it up to your body and trying clothes on. That's exactly what people were doing today. Havinga long good look at the clothes, holding them up and feeling the material.
I do think certain kinds of shops will die in the high street due to online transacting, but there will always be a place for others.
looking at yourself in the mirror when you hold it up to your body
And the gusset, need to feel the gussetNever mind the quality feel like width!!
I find the need to touch and feel merchandise particularly true with food shopping.Just been down town this morning. Never ever usually go into the city centre on a Monday and it's been 6 years since I worked in the city centre and was there every day.
Certainly a sea change I noticed. There were more people down there today at 10.15 in the morning than I ever saw at 1pm in my lunch break when I worked.
Also went into Primark, which was very, very busy. Queues at all the tills and before anyone scoffs and says 'Ah, well, Primark' that's not the point I am making. i am just taking about in terms of footfall and I found it heartwarming that people do still want to shop in person.
There is no substitute for looking at the clothes, feeling the texture, looking at yourself in the mirror when you hold it up to your body and trying clothes on. That's exactly what people were doing today. Havinga long good look at the clothes, holding them up and feeling the material.
I do think certain kinds of shops will die in the high street due to online transacting, but there will always be a place for others.
Was a pain to get to in Cov if you were coming from the wrong direction. Put me off on many occasions.Interesting to see that the Cotswold store in Leekes closed/closing down, yet a new Cotswold store being opened up in Leicester...
Was a pain to get to in Cov if you were coming from the wrong direction. Put me off on many occasions.
I have my fingers crossed for crazy golf!!No doubt about it, it suffered due to its location. Just interesting they didn't relocate into our city centre. Walked past the old BHS today and thought that at least part of that building would have been a decent location.
Was a pain to get to in Cov if you were coming from the wrong direction. Put me off on many occasions.
Which direction were you coming from?Never put me off or some of my colleagues. It’s one of the few stores on coventry worth visiting. I’d say I’ve spent more money there then any other store in Coventry over the last few years.
Which direction were you coming from?
I always was coming from the wrong direction, so it was a bit of a pain and of course you had to time it with missing the rush hour.
I only ever went the once, though was keen to go a bit more. Always ended up looking at my watch and thinking it's not a good time.
The one time we went we went well out of rush hour traffic.
Have spoken to a few people who were put off coming from that direction.
Not at peak hours it doesn't.Always the wrong direction - it took two minutes round the island
They tried that in Greater Manchester in 2007. Had a referendum on the congestion charge which was rejected. They managed to raise the finance for a massive tram expansion without it anyway.Interesting to hear that Birmingham may implement a congestion charge in the next couple of years.
Apparently £6-£10 per day to use a vehicle inside the ring-road.
Pretty shocking in my opinion. It's the proliferation of buses which stink out their City Centre (and London's as well).
Fortunately my office is bang on the ring road in B'ham and although using the ring road itself, I don't have to go inside it, so shouldn't affect me personally.
Some of the locals are a bit cheesed off at the prospect. Apparently the local government issued a bit of an ultimatum... "we need a tram system, or we'll have to start applying a congestion charge...". They've had the tram update, and now they are still planning the congestion charge scheme as well!
Interesting to hear that Birmingham may implement a congestion charge in the next couple of years.
Apparently £6-£10 per day to use a vehicle inside the ring-road.
Pretty shocking in my opinion. It's the proliferation of buses which stink out their City Centre (and London's as well).
Fortunately my office is bang on the ring road in B'ham and although using the ring road itself, I don't have to go inside it, so shouldn't affect me personally.
Some of the locals are a bit cheesed off at the prospect. Apparently the local government issued a bit of an ultimatum... "we need a tram system, or we'll have to start applying a congestion charge...". They've had the tram update, and now they are still planning the congestion charge scheme as well!
Latest pic of the water park.
Bet it was great fun taking stuff down to the post room.I cannot believe I used to work in that building...
Agreed. Buses and Taxis are on the whole old, high mileage diesels which are filthy.
What I resent, however, is being encouraged to buy diesel by a government telling me it's cleaner, to then have my car potentially taxed into worthlessness by the government!
And that's also not taking into account the pollution that will come from producing a new car to replace mine, along with disposing of mine.
Natural wastage will get rid of sufficient older cars in time, I don't see why we have to go all draconian. Also not convinced that electric is the way forward, either. Not sure it's as straightforward as that,.
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