Dirty Ol' Spire

hedgetrimmer · 13-08-2003 10:24am #1

Passing the wan in 1 yesterday and I noitced that there were trails of brown muck on the spire - no doubt as a result of rain/ condensation reacting with smog the same way it coats buildings. It made the spire look a bit manky. I was wondering how much it would costs to clean it, whether they are palnning of cleaning it annually, or whether it'll just be a big manky dirty pole.

Ideas?

MDR · 13-08-2003 11:16am

I think that would be a good question for Dublin city council.
They are quite a nice bunch, send your question on and let us know what they say.

Dustaz · 13-08-2003 11:24am

Originally posted by MDR
I think that would be a good question for Dublin city council.
They are quite a nice bunch, send your question on and let us know what they say.

They must have loads of money available to them for projects such as this when you look at how much they charge pubs rent for pavementspace too!

MDR · 13-08-2003 11:40am

Who stole the jam from your donnut Dusty ?
don't write the whole bunch of em off 'cos the pavement space thingy, they are a nice bunch, and have gratefully entertained my mad rantings more than once

hedgetrimmer · 13-08-2003 12:40pm

Just an idle query really Ray. And if anyone knew. As a Civil Servant meself, I wouldn;t want to be bothering fellow adminstrators with idle queries

MDR · 13-08-2003 12:43pm

As a Civil Servant meself, I wouldn;t want to be bothering fellow adminstrators with idle queries

Civil Servant's are payed to be bothered with my idle queries ....

Specky · 16-08-2003 10:28am

I think a lot of civil servants are "idle" but I'm not sure you're allowed to say that they're all "queries".....not very PC

Barry Aldwell · 31-08-2003 5:15pm

Originally posted by hedgetrimmer
I was wondering how much it would costs to clean it, whether they are palnning of cleaning it annually, or whether it'll just be a big manky dirty pole.

A long, sharp, dirty spike in Dublin? Never.

Liquorice · 31-08-2003 6:46pm

I have two contradictory arguments for this:

1. The government used money that could have been used on the education system or on the hospital system on that big needle, they might as well keep it looking nice.
2. The government used money that could have been used on the education system or on the hospital system on that big needle, why waste more money cleaning it? Yes, it will be a miniscule amount compared to the cost of the building of the Spike, but still, it will cost money to clean.

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-08-2003 7:13pm

It wasn't the f*&^$£% Government, it was Dublin City Council (Corporation). There is a difference. Think of another arguement.

Liquorice · 31-08-2003 9:53pm

But wasn't it the Government who funded it? Or am I misinformed?

Specky · 01-09-2003 7:44am

errmm.....

....actually it was us tax payers that funded it

Liquorice · 01-09-2003 7:10pm

Well, because the Government can use our tax money on whatever they choose(within limits), they directly funded it, we indirectly funded it. Am I making sense or do I need to elaborate for the fourth time?

Gordon · 02-09-2003 1:13am

Presumably, Scarlett, the Government should have put the price of yearly maintenance onto the total cost of the needle , and this is all budgeted into the... budget? Wasn't it? Or is there no five year budget thing and the media are not mentioning the cost of maintenance?

Victor · 02-10-2003 5:25pm

Looks like there is a pretender to the throne. Not that you'd sit on the spike.

http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/1599191?view=Eircomnet

Europe's tallest sculpture unveiled in Dublin
From:ireland.com
Thursday, 2nd October, 2003

Europe's tallest moving sculpture was unveiled by its creator in Dublin today.

Irish Wave - a 116-foot structure weighing more than 20 tonnes - is more than 50 foot taller than north-east England's Angel of the North.

Sculptor Angela Conner took two years to design the structure, which towers above the landscape of west Dublin's Park West business site.

Ms Conner gained her inspiration for the sculpture from Islamic calligraphy, and by watching saplings move in the wind.

The creation is made of stainless steel and carbon fibre and is powered by the wind. It can sway up to 20 feet and returns to its central position with the help of a nine-tonne underground counterweight.

Speaking at the official unveiling today Ms Conner said: "The idea behind the sculpture comes from the sense that people or things always regain a sense of centre.

"This, philosophically, is something that interested me very much. I particularly like people who get into all sorts of trouble but manage to keep their sense of balance."

The sculpture was built in a workshop in Norfolk usually used to build constructions for the motor sport and aircraft industries.

PA

Dirty Ol' Spire

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