tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post3156190097245933849..comments2023-10-21T14:30:15.714+01:00Comments on Helena Halme Author: A town I'm not going to missAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-5212356769177263762010-07-02T09:47:13.306+01:002010-07-02T09:47:13.306+01:00The town planners should be ashamed of themselves,...The town planners should be ashamed of themselves, where are they spending the money one wonders?? London beckons for you xxNorth West London Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157933476346944130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-41559014340990692092010-07-02T08:38:06.138+01:002010-07-02T08:38:06.138+01:00Tee Hee. Was talking about this very town last nig...Tee Hee. Was talking about this very town last night in EXACTLY the same way so you are not alone.Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608999005490622354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-23466340248216643102010-07-01T23:15:37.313+01:002010-07-01T23:15:37.313+01:00I have very strong feelings towards town planners ...I have very strong feelings towards town planners also. One enormous sickly yellow building in particular springs to mind because I pass by it so frequently and it sits so grotesquely near our beautiful waterfront. It's a testament to what can be the ugliness and blandness of the modern brick, perhaps forgivable when it's found in the burbs where there can be seen clusters of it in it's many other coloured variations, but please as a giant boxy monolith? With no less the later addition of a massive poorly constructed tuna tin, used for orchestral concerts etc. I say poorly constructed because it's been put together with large square panels and all the stuffing (some sort of batting to keep it sound proof) is now oozing out...I almost hope this was an intentional thing to make the building appear more interesting. I'll stop, gawd sorry I've ranted so.nerineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810273173149320365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-7240043866343413512010-07-01T16:55:24.885+01:002010-07-01T16:55:24.885+01:00oh dear yes- I like to try and see the positive in...oh dear yes- I like to try and see the positive in architecture but sometimes there just isn't any. Likewise there is nothing positive when towns become dependent on this out of town horrors based around supermarkets. It makes me very sad and GRUMPY. Surely Bath couldn't ever be in crap towns? it's so beautiful (except admittedly for it's own ramshackle car park area which is foul)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-79889057411788762432010-07-01T16:43:25.431+01:002010-07-01T16:43:25.431+01:00Mr London Street, how right you are...I do however...Mr London Street, how right you are...I do however think the same town planners must have worked in both places. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-25720073692411103322010-07-01T16:32:25.661+01:002010-07-01T16:32:25.661+01:00On the plus side, it's not Swindon.On the plus side, it's not Swindon.Mr London Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141191628680903646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-35501085782816654092010-07-01T16:31:16.711+01:002010-07-01T16:31:16.711+01:00Julie, I agree the town planners should be shot - ...Julie, I agree the town planners should be shot - ok perhaps not shot...<br /><br />Daniel, LOL xx<br /><br />Ruth, I used to feel exactly like you when the children were school age. Although this move is not entirely voluntary, it's something we've been talking about a lot through the years. So let's see how it really is to live in London full-time. I'll keep you posted. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-33838969921177906522010-07-01T16:08:43.542+01:002010-07-01T16:08:43.542+01:00Helena I have been thinking of you lately with som...Helena I have been thinking of you lately with some envy .. sometimes I miss being in the hub of it all too.... But I am obviously still not ready for it, as when I got home last night to my peaceful hamlet I could exhale and have decided I love to visit the city and my friends but love to live here xx<br />But that town looks sad and neglected .. its a shame wherever it isWildernesschichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204518870992194687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-3490817919623289122010-07-01T14:22:10.237+01:002010-07-01T14:22:10.237+01:00The Rive Walk. What a nice view. I just wonder wha...The Rive Walk. What a nice view. I just wonder what happened to the poor shopper? Fed to the crocs...??<br /><br />Love<br />DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-75975225515003803022010-07-01T14:14:33.704+01:002010-07-01T14:14:33.704+01:00Ha ha, I know where this is - have driven through ...Ha ha, I know where this is - have driven through a couple of times, but confess I have never had the urge to stop... I do think the so-called town planners of the 60s and 70s (come to think of it, even modern ones) have a lot to answer for in their quest for modernity. Where I live is just as bad, and I think there are very few towns that have survived totally unscathed, which is a real shame.Julie Sardinetinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541550094754392755noreply@blogger.com