Jump to content

Cycleracer

Members
  • Content Count

    4,429
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Cycleracer


  1. Times and habit's change and making it hard for cars is just one of the problems why the High Street is dying out.

    It is on line buying that has really cut the throat of the Town centre and places like Meadowhall.

    The reason I stopped going many years ago now was the parking price's that went up and up and the Council just got greedy and now they are paying the price.

    Me personally won't miss the High street that ship sailed for me years ago but there are many jobs at risk and that is the sad side to this.

    The pandemic as put the nail in the coffin but it has been going down hill for years, we all need to embrace the new shopping way by technology like it or lump it on line buying is not going away and is going to get even more popular.

    You can blame the council for making motorist's life harder to get there, you can blame lack of investment for years as another, you can blame greedy landlords who charge extortionate rents for the premise's, online buying and the pandemic but the fact is I can't see any foreseeable recovery.


  2. 14 hours ago, Mister M said:

     

    I just hope when this pandemic is over, people will stop buying online and stop shopping at Meadowhall.

    I don't think that will happen, on line buying is here to stay like it or loathe it and people will always go to Meadowhall.

    I really think the Town centre is dying a Death


  3. This is the downside of having an electric bike as the battery deplete's or becomes a problem.

    There great when they work.

    Butterworths will probably not be able to do it, they are very good with bike's but electric ones are not there forte, I had a problem with mine but my battery is a Brompton and need's to be taken back to the dealer in my case JE James and it was under warrenty.


  4. 35 minutes ago, redruby said:

    The council have big part to part to play but it is not all down to the council to deal with this.  Just one example is Endcliffe park. The litter there was so bad last year, that several industrial sized bins were put there. It helped but there was still a lot of litter strewn around. Two truck loads of rubbish were taken from the park every morning.  A lot of people need to get away from the notion that it’s always someone else’s responsibility to clean up their rubbish.  I think a lot of people forget that if they go to a festival, music event etc they are paying for the clear up as part of their ticket price and think there should also be someone clearing up after them when they drop litter in the park, on the street or in the countryside.

    I couldn't agree more, it's the people that cause the problem.

    What's wrong with people who think it is alright to throw there rubbish on the floor.

    The binmen also have to pull there finger out, every time they come on my road they leave a trail of rubbish and never pick up after themselves.


  5. The responsibility lies solely with the council and the culprits that are causing this influx of litter.

     

    We pay enough Council tax and they should get on top of this and though the council should take some of the blame why our streets look something like a 3rd world Country because that is how bad it's becoming, the people that cause this are the ones responsible.

    Thankfully we have volunteer's to pick it up in there own time and though I don't join them I have purchased a litter picker for my own Street so I won't have to rely on our good volunteers to do what the council should be doing.


  6. I have been trying to find an album the Hollies recorded during a live concert at the City Hall in 1974.

    I cannot trace this album anywhere but I know they recorded the concert at the City Hall as I was there.

    I have been in touch with there current manager (this is a few years ago though) I believe he was not the original manager of that time and he has come up with nothing.

    Was anyone else at that concert in 1974, it wasn't a massive audience it was quite modest who may remember it


  7. Don't think you have prostate cancer because you probably have not.

    It is likely to be a BPH which is what I have and I have had it since 2012.

    I have had two tests and there not pleasant but it gives you a clear diagnosis or will show any other problem.

    I take Tamulosin which definitely helps and I couldn't do without them.

    My PSA was 12 and it is usually over the maximum 2 though my issue is a problem at times I just live with it.

    I'm close to getting an small operation to widen the blockage but I am waiting for this virus to bugger off before I go in.

     


  8. I know this is a long shot but can anyone tell me who the photographers were taking pics of cyclists going up Winnats.

    I thought I saw bikepic.com but I couldn't find them on line.

    I'm asking because they obviously do it for a living and I was interested in buying the pic they took.

    Not sure if they do this regular but any help will be appreciated ..

     

    UPDATE..Thanks I have now found the website.. 

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.