tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post8532385639024163933..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Bit of a ramble about the art police and the HSEMichael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-19121194333825307142010-10-09T17:47:00.553+01:002010-10-09T17:47:00.553+01:00Peter I have to admit that I don’t like the situat...Peter I have to admit that I don’t like the situation, I would also say that we are badly lacking in interesting blogs, I can’t think why as it doesn’t take much time or effort to write one.<br /><br />As far as the local politicians blogs go, I don’t really know why they are so dull, the people writing them must know much more about what is going on locally than I do and with the elections coming along you would think they would want to show that they were interested in local matters.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-15832928270658289922010-10-09T17:46:00.314+01:002010-10-09T17:46:00.314+01:00To Cllr David Green,
Most of us do take make Mic...To Cllr David Green, <br /><br />Most of us do take make Michael seriously and I have evidence that suggests this includes TDC.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-10136853920960640162010-10-09T17:38:12.332+01:002010-10-09T17:38:12.332+01:00Thinks, how did both my versions get in? Must have...Thinks, how did both my versions get in? Must have hit the wrong button.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-47260207477974745802010-10-09T17:36:14.433+01:002010-10-09T17:36:14.433+01:00To Cllr David Green,
I have just read your post t...To Cllr David Green,<br /><br />I have just read your post to Michael Child. At the risk of being frank, I found it gratuitously rude. <br /><br />I spent 40 years in Government service. If I had replied to a member of the public in such a rude tone then I would have got my backside kicked. But then may be things are different in Local Government. <br /><br />It is wise never to tell a member of the public that you are too busy to deal with them. It can make you appear pompous, which I am sure you are not.<br /><br />All that aside, I am are grateful for your advice and guidance on the subject under discussion.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-162237131998963392010-10-09T17:33:59.072+01:002010-10-09T17:33:59.072+01:00To Cllr David Green,
I have just read your post t...To Cllr David Green,<br /><br />I have just read your post to Michael Child. It was gratuitously rude. <br /><br />I spent 40 years in Government service. If I had replied to a member of the public in such a rude tone then I would have got my backside kicked. But then it may be that things are different in Local Government. <br /><br />It is wise never to tell a member of the public that you are too busy to deal with them. It can make you appear pompous, which I am sure you are not.<br /><br />All that aside, I am are grateful for your advice and guidance on the subject under discussion.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-77379947371358826842010-10-09T15:33:07.444+01:002010-10-09T15:33:07.444+01:00Keep up the great work Michael! With pretty much ...Keep up the great work Michael! With pretty much every other Thanet blog now either dormant or (perhaps worse) obsessed with party politics & ignoring Thanet, yours is one of the very few worthwhile local blogs remaining.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-82171949656770990882010-10-09T13:42:06.745+01:002010-10-09T13:42:06.745+01:00Thanks for the clarification Dave, there are a few...Thanks for the clarification Dave, there are a few points that I didn’t understand and I am sure you will be able to sort them out for me.<br /> <br />Correction 1 I had assumed from the IOTG article that Gerry was speaking as a town councillor, rather in the same way that when any other councillor, county, distinct or town is quoted in the paper, they are usually speaking as a councillor.<br /> <br />Strangely the Great Wall project is perceived in the town as a town council initiative, in fact it is perceived as the only visible and tangible positive result of having a town council and people are both very pleased with and proud of what has been achieved.<br /><br />Are you saying that the council has nothing to do with this project?<br /> <br />Correction 2 I have just been down to the Custom House, there is no signage inside relating to accessing the town council, the only desk being the tourist information one which says nothing to suggest that it is related to the council in some way.<br /><br />All the indicators are that the council is upstairs and that there is no public entry.<br /><br />Are saying that the tourist information desk is also the council reception desk, if so how is the council contributing to staffing it and why isn’t there anything to say it is?<br /><br />Correction 3 With the sale of artefacts, all you or any other member of the council has to do is to tell us what it is you are actually doing, the problem here is not so much what the council is doing, but people’s perceptions of what the council is doing.<br /><br />The last minuets I can find published on the council’s website are dated June as is the last news. You can send me the information and I will publish it as I did when the council first started, you can publish the information yourself, but if you don’t tell local people what the council is actually doing then you are bound to get misunderstandings.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-9161105912357130822010-10-09T09:13:35.287+01:002010-10-09T09:13:35.287+01:00Like so many of your posts, you collect a small po...Like so many of your posts, you collect a small portion of the truth, complain because busy people do not jump to answer your questions immediately and then publish a half cocked story.<br /><br />Correction 1 - The great wall of Ramsgate is not the responsibilty of Ramsgate Town Council. As I understand, it was the idea of the Eastcliff Residents Association, and the driving force behind it is Mike Samson, one of the artists.<br /><br />Correction 2 - Ramsgate Town Council has a reception desk on the ground floor of the Custom House available 6 days a week. We only employ 1.5 staff and they are very busy, but will always respond if called from the reception desk.<br />We are also available through our web site http://www.ramsgatetc.kentparishes.gov.uk<br />either by email, or through the "message centre" feature.<br /><br />Correction 3<br /><br />With regard to the sale of artifacts. We are only disposing of furniture that we physically cannot accomodate in the Custonm House and which either we or through request to the public cannot identify any significant civic relevence.<br /><br />I know, its your personal blog, but if you wish to be taken seriously, and I assume you do, you really should check before you publish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552625950299268077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-25144825063037359122010-10-08T20:03:10.567+01:002010-10-08T20:03:10.567+01:00Invite HSE to sit on that fence.Invite HSE to sit on that fence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-2456585674164992152010-10-08T19:49:01.169+01:002010-10-08T19:49:01.169+01:00I thought, given its backdrop, the "graffiti&...I thought, given its backdrop, the "graffiti" artwork was quite in proportion and very bold...to diminutise it will spoil the visual effect. <br />All very small minded...Pat Mnoreply@blogger.com