tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post1054123284459105680..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: Tony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-44658040116896175202007-08-29T20:35:00.000+01:002007-08-29T20:35:00.000+01:00To be fair to "mein host"(not sure why I should be...To be fair to "mein host"(not sure why I should be), the issue was that he could not see why people were complaining about the horns on the new trains - a complaint led by Roger Gale. He and "Mrs Me" - how egocentric is that - were then having a riverside walk near a railway line, they heard the noise and decided it was/is intrusive. He then cosied up to the MP. Strange that he can find that noise a nuisance, but a low flying jumbo... Perhaps he thinks it's a sausage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-40181959490442410312007-08-29T18:30:00.000+01:002007-08-29T18:30:00.000+01:00I'm not entirely sure anon 8.58am has grasped the ...I'm not entirely sure anon 8.58am has grasped the plot. In fact one would have to question whether he or she has any kind of grip on reality. As I've said many times, I'm not arguing against:<BR/><BR/>1. Flights to Benidorm, or anywhere else for that matter.<BR/>2. Other light or even heavy aircraft taking off and landing when they're flying to/from a destination.<BR/>3. Maintenance, knackering old planes, whatever.<BR/>4. Light aircraft, private jets etc. doing circuits.<BR/><BR/>Clearly you do not live in Ramsgate, or, as 73% of Ramsgatonians have voted, you would find constant training flights by 747s a nuisance.<BR/><BR/>That said, if Infratil can't keep the airport viable without these nuisance flights, which seems likely as there's bugger-all else happening there, then yes, I would rather see it close.<BR/><BR/>As for the port, I'd be delighted to see traffic increasing, as indeed it currently is. We have the facilities in place to cope with increased traffic there, such as the superb access road, and plenty of space in the port. Bring it on!<BR/><BR/>And good point, anon 1.26pm about mein host being a nimby when it suits <I>him</I>!Richard Eastcliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514972891192411470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-62584937583104934722007-08-29T13:26:00.000+01:002007-08-29T13:26:00.000+01:00Of course, Tony, you were the one who did one of y...Of course, Tony, you were the one who did one of your classic face-changes over the noise from local train horns - eventually agreeing with Roger Gale. So a train horn is intrusive, in your book, but not a 400 tonne jumbo flying low?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-40780422879787889402007-08-29T08:59:00.000+01:002007-08-29T08:59:00.000+01:00For once ECR isn't taking the piss, sounds a nerve...For once ECR isn't taking the piss, sounds a nerve has been touched. How do you expect to be taken seriously?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-18465929399888984222007-08-29T08:58:00.000+01:002007-08-29T08:58:00.000+01:00I really hope Infratil eventually pull out of Mans...I really hope Infratil eventually pull out of Manston, not because I have any issue with them or the airport, it was noisy during the Cold War years with Jets taking off when as a school boy I lived in fear of being blown into constituent atoms. What I'd love to see is Infratil pull out, take their potential wealth creation with them and watch all these whinging twats moan even more. Then with a disused airport to see the whole ruddy lot built on with resiential and business park premises and listen to the howls of more (the same) whingers as HGVs thunder up from Ramsgate Docks. A business park at Manston would attract many more ferries and these idiots will moan even more. HA bloody HA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-39114166844578659202007-08-28T22:06:00.000+01:002007-08-28T22:06:00.000+01:00I voted at least ten times myself couldn't see a f...I voted at least ten times myself couldn't see a fellow blogger ignored.Tony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-26984118016868233162007-08-28T20:31:00.000+01:002007-08-28T20:31:00.000+01:00Sorry ECR as a test I tried voting on your poll a ...Sorry ECR as a test I tried voting on your poll a few times, with the same computer, and was able to register at least four votes. So how many of the 78 nuisance votes were mutiple votes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-57321964406879247642007-08-28T15:41:00.000+01:002007-08-28T15:41:00.000+01:00Well 78 people voted in the 7-day poll which has j...Well 78 people voted in the 7-day poll which has just closed on my blog, and 73% of them regarded the training flights as a nuisance (79% if you include the ones who couldn't hear themselves think).<BR/><BR/>Admittedly the turnout for my Downing Street petition (click <A HREF="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Manston/" REL="nofollow">here</A> to sign) has been a little disappointing. But it's running until next year, and I haven't even started campaigning yet.<BR/><BR/>Mark my words, this story isn't going to go away as easily as you and Sandy would like!Richard Eastcliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514972891192411470noreply@blogger.com