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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11/03/2008 : 20:18:55
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Personally I detest the things. I've never liked them. But where next one has to ask oneself. The council claims it is concerned about the environmental impact of the 5-10% of balloons that do not burst at high altitudes. quote:
But a study used by balloon manufacturers argues that the small percentage of balloons that do not burst at high altitude are unlikely to be eaten in any great quantity by one animal and that latex balloons are non toxic and biodegradable, breaking down at the same rate as oak tree leaves.
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Martha Gunn
Barsoom
226 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2008 : 22:00:23
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| Methinx some people at the council have too much time on their hands. Was this dreamed up by the esteemed sustainability team or external (££££££££££££ etc etc) consultants. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5851 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2008 : 22:06:32
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What on earth is a sustainability team? One would have thought that the prospect of sustainability is one of the first things to look at when contemplating spending vast sums of public funding.
Oops sorry, for a moment there I forgot we were talking about Brighton & Hove City Council. Whatever next? A committee for sharpening pencils and a water-cooler moments team? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Martha Gunn
Barsoom
226 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2008 : 22:16:28
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Originally posted by Miriam Binder
What on earth is a sustainability team?
I know! Its a team of (no doubt well paid) staff who think up schemes like this one, wind turbines on Kings House roof etc all in the name of a more sutainable city.
In this era of meagre resources for basic, everday services like education, healthcare etc, you'd have thought that the more fanciful departments might ought to be culled? |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1292 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2008 : 23:28:24
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| These proposed bans - such as dogs... - are certainly ballooning under this Council. |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2259 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 08:56:30
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| More hot air from a council that should be concentrating on local services. As I understand it, that is their job! |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Tombstone Blues
Earthsea
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Borninhove
Discworld
1028 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 13:00:41
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Talking of hot air balloons ...
I'm getting withdrawal symptoms
If I don't get an LTNS-fix soon
I don't know what will happen
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 Valhalla, I am coming! |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1224 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 13:18:04
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If LTNS were on any as simple as a holiday, he would be wearing out the seat in an internet cafe of scrambling about for a Wi-Fi connection for the laptop with his lifetime's thoughts upon its hard drive.
Can he have been taken into custody? Perhaps, right now, he is shaking the bars and demanding that the warder fulfil his "human rights" to log in... and the warder just looks up, smirks and goes back to his newspaper and coffee.
If this is the case, then Heaven help us when he is released and we get to hear about about what s t i n ki n g New Labour has gone and done now. |
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rudeboy
Alagaësía
United Kingdom
14 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 14:21:06
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Been on a few sites searching for "LT" but cannot find him or any recent posts!! hope he is ok ."LT" is a pain sometimes but his banter can lift me out of my depressive moods,I actually love the repostes to Miriam and from Miriam to LT,(its better than any Morcambe and Wise skits)So come on Lt stop Sulking or working so hard(he is a self confessed workaholic,hence his dislike of tramps ) |
my word is my bond |
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No Expert
Barsoom
430 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 21:18:47
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| Gah! LT said goodbye on this thread and now it's gone. Come back LT! |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
479 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 23:38:19
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LTNS, if you are reading this: It seems you have said your goodbyes on this thread, but unfortunately I didn't get to see them.
I am sorry that you have left. I miss your posts and I miss you. I always looked on you as a friend, even though we had never met, and basically thought of you as one of the "good guys".
Take care,
Pel
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1292 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 10:37:38
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| LTNS must have fetched up (in the sense of turned up, I mean) somewhere else? Difficult to believe he no longer wishes to voice an opinion on Greggs and other stores in tandem with the shortcomings of the American political scene. |
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No Expert
Barsoom
430 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 10:50:42
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| He said he tried to make a deal with admin but can no longer post if he can't use his favourite words. And the post signed off with sign of the times. Predictably enough! |
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livewire
Forum Admin
105 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 10:53:23
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| Admin doesn't do deals. This is a forum not a television game show! |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1224 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 11:41:32
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quote:
Originally posted by No Expert
He said he tried to make a deal with admin but can no longer post if he can't use his favourite words. And the post signed off with sign of the times. Predictably enough!
That's life in the city. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
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No Expert
Barsoom
430 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 12:35:05
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| Arf! You lurker! |
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FUBAR
Barsoom
427 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 14:15:13
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So once the balloon has been banished what next I wonder............
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I came into the world with nothing and still have most of it left.. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1224 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 14:48:31
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| Flattered that LTNS - on that link - has awarded me post of the year. And he is right about borninhove's collages. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1224 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 16:30:59
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| No mention of Greggs in LTNS's new haunt... |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5851 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2008 : 18:10:46
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"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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thedelboy
Discworld
United Kingdom
1404 Posts |
Posted - 14/03/2008 : 09:28:44
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I seem to be to blame for "LT" leaving the forum !! he told me on "5" forum that because I whinged about him using the word pathetic admin stopped him from posting pathetic ,now Idid NOT complain to admin I made a comment directed to "LT" asking him to refrain from generalisation . but well it is his choice whether he posts or not!I find he is being petty,why does he blame me? |
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1186 Posts |
Posted - 14/03/2008 : 18:16:37
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| Well, balloons or no balloons, I`m glad to hear from LTNS. It`s sad, because it takes me all my time to just keep up on this forum, without having to go to another forum just to debate with LT. |
Row faster, slaves! Caesar wants to waterski! |
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moon23
Calaspia
841 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2008 : 10:13:32
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| It's kind opf pointless worrying about ballons when we still haven't tackled things like power generation, manufacturing and transport. |
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Brighton bid to ban balloons