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Apart from the misuse of a semicolon... which Bluto still doesn't understand, despite being pulled up for it numerous times.

right sotr min.

 

There are clearly two separate clauses in that sentence which are both I dependent and linked in theme and content.

 

Don't mess with the best. And never underestimate me.

 

:cool:

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right sotr min.

 

There are clearly two separate clauses in that sentence which are both I dependent and linked in theme and content.

 

Don't mess with the best. And never underestimate me.

 

:cool:

 

One of the first things you learn, during primary school English grammar, is that you should never use a semicolon with a conjunction. There is absolutely no need and it's just retarded.

 

You do it all the time.

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Zip.

 

But it's a cracking idea!

 

I'm all for pedestrianising Onion Street, preferably give the building facades a good scrub and polish like they did with Marischal College at the same time.. However it is still a major thoroughfare for traffic, especially buses. Would need some proper joined-up-thinking from the cooncil regarding transport and infrastructure in order to avoid chaos and that's not very likely

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Who's going to pay to get all the seagull shite cleaned off of the Perspex?

 

and if you're not a fan of the various beggars and homeless people about, you'll really hate a covered area. where they'll take up residence.

and it'l not only be covered in seagull shite, but reeking of piss.

 

 

EDIT: it was done in Ottawa years ago. i can't say i find pedestrianizing streets massively successful in general. a lot of through traffic and trade is then lost. but presumably there's some kind of middle ground to be had.

 

but not one that includes enclosing whole sections of street.

 

millions of dollars were spent to shelter pedestrians from the elements. shopowners thought it would draw more people to the area. but it had the opposite effect.

 

This would block off all of the traditional storefronts with a continuous shed-like structure. If you were there at the time you will remember it as a nightmarish fetid space. Even though they opened the sliding glass doors in the summer, it was cramped and claustrophobic. In the winter the enclosures were warmed by open electrical heating coils hanging from the roof. It was a bit like walking through a tubular toaster. At night the sidewalks were lit by harsh sodium vapour lamps.

 

Had the City persisted with the minimal shelter plan it might have been a success, but the enclosed sidewalks' notorious social problems (public urination, sleeping homeless people, and perceived security concerns) quickly turned the experiment into a costly embarrassment.

 

within a few years, they were removed. and the transmit mall concept abandoned, and the road re-opened to traffic.

 

Aberdeen's obviously a different place than here. but even given the more inclement weather we have, it's clear people want some form of shelter from the elements perhaps, but don't like being trapped like bugs in a jar. i''d discourage anyone from promoting an enclosed pedestrian area in an effort to build foot traffic.

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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/scotland/article1473210.ece

 

Granite City loses its sparkle

 

For all its vast oil wealth, Aberdeen is in line to win a national award for being ugly, reports Marc Horne

Marc Horne Published: 19 October 2014

 

IT REPORTEDLY has the highest concentration of multimillionaires anywhere in the UK and prides itself on being Europe’s oil capital.

 

But Aberdeen is now in danger of being named the most dismal community in Scotland.

 

The Granite City has emerged as an unlikely front-runner in the annual Carbuncle awards, which name and shame towns and cities that have been scarred by woeful planning and unsightly architecture.

 

Over the years the contest has been dominated by concrete-blighted, central belt new towns, such as Cumbernauld, Glenrothes and Linwood.

 

But now it has just been confirmed that Scotland’s affluent third city has been shortlisted for the unwanted accolade.

 

John Glenday, editor of architectural magazine Urban Realm, accused Aberdeen’s civic leaders of squandering the city’s oil wealth and of presiding over a “decaying” city centre.

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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/scotland/article1473210.ece

 

Granite City loses its sparkle

 

For all its vast oil wealth, Aberdeen is in line to win a national award for being ugly, reports Marc Horne

Marc Horne Published: 19 October 2014

 

IT REPORTEDLY has the highest concentration of multimillionaires anywhere in the UK and prides itself on being Europe’s oil capital.

 

But Aberdeen is now in danger of being named the most dismal community in Scotland.

 

The Granite City has emerged as an unlikely front-runner in the annual Carbuncle awards, which name and shame towns and cities that have been scarred by woeful planning and unsightly architecture.

 

Over the years the contest has been dominated by concrete-blighted, central belt new towns, such as Cumbernauld, Glenrothes and Linwood.

 

But now it has just been confirmed that Scotland’s affluent third city has been shortlisted for the unwanted accolade.

 

John Glenday, editor of architectural magazine Urban Realm, accused Aberdeen’s civic leaders of squandering the city’s oil wealth and of presiding over a “decaying” city centre.

 

Cumbernauld, Glenrothes, Linwood, Aberdeen.

 

Ouch.

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Aberdeen is in danger of absolutely failing to capitalise on the oil boom. I have made this point before. Easy come, easy go. I've witnessed exactly what happens when the industry dries up. Aberdeen should be investing in its future now. Get the infrastructure in. Build for the future.

 

Nothing like that is actually happening or likely to happen...

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Aberdeen is a beautiful city and you know what the first time I stepped into the South Stand was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I think we beat hearts 4-1. Or maybe it was the time Charlie Nic. Curled that volley past Pat bonner from Theo's kick out.

 

Awesome city and team. Probably a bit harder to get it when you live there.

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