mean gene wrote: » this shopping centre was on its knees before the fire -footfall there has been decimated in recent months and a number of shops closed due to high rates by clayton love and dwindling footfall caused by the bottle neck that is douglas aswell as gowls working in clamping all which will be made worse by the traffic lights there putting up by willow park
Heckler wrote: » Agreed. Douglas is a nightmare in terms of traffic management, parking etc. I've lived on the south douglas road and the Well Road and it was faster to go to Wilton, city centre or mahon point than to go near douglas centre.
the beer revolu wrote: » If people routinely drive from the Well Road to Douglas shopping centre, it's no wonder the traffic situation is so dire there.
Dbu wrote: » How would you propose they bring home a trolley full of groceries while walking or on a bike?
the beer revolu wrote: » If you live a few minutes walk from a shopping centre, why would you need a trolley full of groceries? You don't have to do all your shopping at once, you know.
Dbu wrote: » I shop once a week for groceries, because it suits me to do same When I was a singleton, no problem with a few trips a week
the beer revolu wrote: » If you live a few minutes walk from a shopping centre, why would you need a trolley full of groceries? You don't have to do all your shopping at once, you know. I manage perfectly fine with very rarely bringing the car to the supermarket, and then, I'm usually passing anyway.
Dbu wrote: » How would you propose they bring home a trolley full of groceries while walking
pwurple wrote: » How many kids do you have again?
bladespin wrote: » Push it maybe????
the beer revolu wrote: » You'd be surprised what you'd fit in a backpack. There are also wheeled shopping carts. Most people have two hands as well.
mean gene wrote: » Pensioners have to go to blackrock for their pensions now which is miles away from the one on the Douglas Road surely they should be allowed choose where to collect it
Blitzkrieger wrote: » They can - Blackrock was probably the default. They can pick somewhere else if they want.
the beer revolu wrote: » Are pensions not paid into bank accounts, now? Surely there's no need to collect?
my3cents wrote: » They can be paid into bank accounts but some old folk still like to collect from the post office, it may be the only day they get out to met people and I guess you want to stop them doing that?
Dbu wrote: » Think I might send you my shopping list for Saturday morning, and I will leave out the washing powder and the loo roll to make it handy for you to carry everything else:p;)
the beer revolu wrote: » I never suggested doing a weekly shop on foot. But you know that. All I'm saying is that if you live close to shops, there are alternatives to routinely doing a big shop in the car once a week.
snotboogie wrote: On topic the rumour I've heard is that the whole centre has been compromised and may need to be knocked....
snotboogie wrote: » That would be the shopping centre where M&S doubled its floorspace and where Born opened a huge store all in the last 6 months? Some of the smaller stores in the middle of the centre have always struggled and have gone through various cycles of opening and closing but to say the centre was "on it's knees" is total crap
mean gene wrote: » I worked there up to last week I know the footfall where do you work there
the beer revolu wrote: » None. If walking 5 or 10 minutes to the shops a few times a week is deemed impossible for people with children, then we are rightly fcuked regarding traffic and transport.
