thanks to the pettiness and general ignorance of the average planner/ planning dept, apart from Castle Drogo, there's not been a significant domestic building built in UK for almost 100 years. Would Castle Howard, Chatsworth, Woburn Abbey , even Sissinghurst or Great Dixter get through planning now? No chance "oh , it's not in keeping" is the mantra of the unimaginative. Georgian houses were not " in keeping" or "traditional " when they were built, they were unashamedly MODERN. St Paul's Cathedral was widely ridiculed and much hated when it was built. When our grandchildren as us " why did the Victorians leave behind such fabulous houses and there are vitually none from the 20th Century?" what will our answer be? " we only built Bland, bland and more pastiche bland"
New curmudgeonly rant coming up. There was a queue for the pay stations in the car park this morning. That happens so no problem. The problem is - why do people wait until they are actually at the paystation to start to search in their handbag for the ticket and means to pay? They know they will need both so why not get them out and be ready?
New curmudgeonly rant coming up. There was a queue for the pay stations in the car park this morning. That happens so no problem. The problem is - why do people wait until they are actually at the paystation to start to search in their handbag for the ticket and means to pay? They know they will need both so why not get them out and be ready?
Even worse are those stand in a massive queue as the theatre kicks out, and wait until they're at the front of the queue to get their wallets/ purse out. They've been standing behind about 30 other folk, it's not like they don't have time. Similarly those who walk into a pub, walk up to the bar and say " emmmmmmmmm ............... what shall I have?"
Similarly those who walk into a pub, walk up to the bar and say " emmmmmmmmm ............... what shall I have?"
Those along with the "Annas". The people who order one drink, wait for it to arrive and then say "Anna pint of .....". When that arrives "Anna white wine".....
What about the filling stations with shops and folk filling up with fuel, leaving the car at the pump whilst they spend half an hour strolling round inside????
Hostafan1 said: Are some folk totally oblivious to what's going on around them?
yep. People in train stations who walk in slow diagonal while thumbing their phones for directions. The combination of diagonal trajectory and trailing wheeled suitcase makes them almost impossible to get past, until they stop dead and look for a signpost (usually at the top or bottom of an escalator, for maximum effect). After a while, you begin to suspect it's deliberate. Organised, I assume, by whoever it is that controls HGVs on motorways to always bunch up and drive nose to tail as they approach motorway junctions.
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Would Castle Howard, Chatsworth, Woburn Abbey , even Sissinghurst or Great Dixter get through planning now? No chance
"oh , it's not in keeping" is the mantra of the unimaginative.
Georgian houses were not " in keeping" or "traditional " when they were built, they were unashamedly MODERN.
St Paul's Cathedral was widely ridiculed and much hated when it was built.
When our grandchildren as us " why did the Victorians leave behind such fabulous houses and there are vitually none from the 20th Century?" what will our answer be?
" we only built Bland, bland and more pastiche bland"
Similarly those who walk into a pub, walk up to the bar and say " emmmmmmmmm ............... what shall I have?"
After a while, you begin to suspect it's deliberate. Organised, I assume, by whoever it is that controls HGVs on motorways to always bunch up and drive nose to tail as they approach motorway junctions.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”