Neighbours are at loggerheads over a plan to restore bollards around the village green - why am i not suprised this is happening around richmond?!
By yilla6 at 2013-07-27 21:58:24
Richmond, Greater London, UK
11 replies
2177 views
This is the most beautifully stupid dispute I've seen.
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/10572283._/
Shit is without a doubt going down in zone 3!
Absolutely right.
Absolutely right.
Counter balancing that -- when metal was taken from railings/bollards for the war effort, it was every time on the arrangement that it would be replaced.
Also worth noting that these bollards are relatively small, and the bar is easy to walk over.
Quite how they could be a serious hindrance to anybody of average walking aptitude is a tad confusing.
Seems a bit harsh to single out folks of below average walking capability for more inconvenience.
Absolutely right.
Counter balancing that -- when metal was taken from railings/bollards for the war effort, it was every time on the arrangement that it would be replaced.
Also worth noting that these bollards are relatively small, and the bar is easy to walk over.
Quite how they could be a serious hindrance to anybody of average walking aptitude is a tad confusing.
Yes but the war was a very very long time ago and if it hasn't been done so far I don't think there is any need to do so now.
It's merely a quaint misuse of money.
Most heritage refurbishment is a quaint misuse of cash if you look at it in entirely economic terms, except we elect to waste it for the social good it delivers.
Just for the reason that it took 70 years to fix the damage done by WW2 doesn't mean the repairs shouldn't be carried out.
Just for the reason that it took 70 years to fix the damage done by WW2 doesn't mean the repairs shouldn't be carried out.
Just for the reason that it took 70 years to fix the damage done by WW2 doesn't mean the repairs shouldn't be carried out.
The tax donation is 5% of the total and comes from cash already earmarked for local improvements.
It may be debatable whether the council ought to spend money on making the place we live in seem nicer -- but if they are to do so, then £5k is barely a rounding error in their yearly budget.