tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post280592263478233947..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Will Streetscape 2 solve this Nairn High Street HazardGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-47999898803892634422011-05-23T12:25:59.125+00:002011-05-23T12:25:59.125+00:00have you got a problem where on earth else would i...have you got a problem where on earth else would i have parked that street is jut not the type of street for that sort of sized lorryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-64965891351329113062010-03-29T12:27:57.138+00:002010-03-29T12:27:57.138+00:00Cant wait till the completion of
the Maggot Flats,...Cant wait till the completion of<br />the Maggot Flats, all hell will brake loose when the caravaners &<br />visitors hit the town to make their<br />way to The East Beach & Parkdean Site, plus the residents of the flats as the access road at the moment seems awful narrow & when<br />they want to get back on to the A96<br /> there will be a gridlock of traffic & Nairn will grind Peep Peep Peep Peepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-4997592576537083782010-03-28T23:56:12.322+00:002010-03-28T23:56:12.322+00:00The comments here are already a record... but I co...The comments here are already a record... but I couldn't resist picking up on jayteescot's comment:<br /><br /><i> As it happens I saw another good reason today for a Nairn bypass. A foreign lorry took the front wheel off a car coming up from harbour st trying to cross at the A96. </i><br /><br />The Harbour Street/A96 intersection surely deserves a new blog entry and separate discussion.Archie Tectnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-270815059687851162010-03-28T19:24:42.654+00:002010-03-28T19:24:42.654+00:00Yes it seems like a comments record, obviously the...Yes it seems like a comments record, obviously the Streetscape and traffic issues in the High Street and Nairn generally are hot topics around town. <br />It looks like nobody got what they wanted from the brae development, will the same thing happen with Streetscape? We have no choice, we are going to get it whether we like it or not so all we can do is wait and see.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84414713195839285492010-03-28T18:25:31.552+00:002010-03-28T18:25:31.552+00:00Oh, if only we lived in an ideal world – but we do...Oh, if only we lived in an ideal world – but we don’t. Not everyone is in the position to be able to give up cars; for example, some people still have to go to work and have to have some means of transport as they are not always able to rely on public transport or borrowing someone else’s car. Also many who live in the High Street area do not have the luxury of garages or driveways to park carsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-59219570062047887322010-03-28T17:44:08.828+00:002010-03-28T17:44:08.828+00:00I've really nothing to say on the subject but ...I've really nothing to say on the subject but wondered if I might leave a comment in a hope that I'm assisting the Gurn with what seems like an all time record for comments?!<br /><br />The google ads should have a link to computer mice as I'll need a new scroll wheel soon if I'm to keep reading this thread :-)diced carrotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-80050877697133520002010-03-28T17:18:45.614+00:002010-03-28T17:18:45.614+00:00The High Street caters for all tastes in scavengin...The High Street caters for all tastes in scavenging with culinary<br />tastes to suit all, the pickled eggs a pure delight, but the ambience is slightly lacking.Gregory Pecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-23204052710994145452010-03-28T12:36:10.378+00:002010-03-28T12:36:10.378+00:00"I live off the high st, more people should t..."I live off the high st, more people should try it"<br /><br />You're right of course JayTeescot1, plenty of food is carelessly thrown away and we should all see what we can scavenge<br /><br />Good for you!Bob Seegallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-29932972721073910252010-03-28T12:06:47.784+00:002010-03-28T12:06:47.784+00:00I got rid of my car 6 years ago and I live off the...I got rid of my car 6 years ago and I live off the high st, more people should try it . I dont work for the planning dept, my initial comment was tongue in cheek, but meant to show that where there's a will there's a way.Solutions can be found, but not if they keep throwing money away in senseless projects !jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-9178376494377701352010-03-28T11:11:20.984+00:002010-03-28T11:11:20.984+00:00"Let's also hope no pedestrians get squas..."Let's also hope no pedestrians get squashed on the brae too!"<br /><br />Aye let's hope eh, the Gurn would get swamped with sensible comments if that happenedBoy Racernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-4633660211412832942010-03-28T10:55:26.532+00:002010-03-28T10:55:26.532+00:00'Lets hope we don't have to solve any real...'Lets hope we don't have to solve any real problems any time soon, I'll know where not to ask'<br /><br />Let's also hope no pedestrians get squashed on the brae too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-67187738386169144962010-03-28T09:41:46.242+00:002010-03-28T09:41:46.242+00:00Help ma Boab! I switch on the Gurn for a wee quiet...Help ma Boab! I switch on the Gurn for a wee quiet Sunday read but it looks at those WWIII has been declared?<br /><br />All I can say is some Nairn folk need to get a grip. The lorry in question is the biggest that delivers to our High Street, it comes once a week from mainland Europe to bring as flowers<br />It is perhaps in the way for all of half an hour but here folk are wanting to spend What a fussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-36422137603999254542010-03-28T08:56:31.124+00:002010-03-28T08:56:31.124+00:00"A bypass, and the lorry wouldn't have be..."A bypass, and the lorry wouldn't have been there !"<br /><br />If the lorry had been delivering to Nairn it would have been there bypass or not<br /><br />Even if residents in and around the High St had parking permits there are not enough parking bays for us now let alone after street scape, and has been mentioned already, parking even near to the High St can be sometimes be a High St residents campaignnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-83972767032623638252010-03-27T23:21:20.679+00:002010-03-27T23:21:20.679+00:00to E FP LPED PECFD EDFCZP ... I thought the idea ...to E FP LPED PECFD EDFCZP ... I thought the idea is to keep lorries away from the brae and the high st. The high st residents could surely walk from the car park, or have special permits for residents only. problem still solved ?<br /><br />As it happens I saw another good reason today for a Nairn bypass A foriegn lorry took the front wheel off a car coming up from harbour st trying to cross at jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62534273608824652532010-03-27T19:36:51.546+00:002010-03-27T19:36:51.546+00:00Hey! Let's get the UFO's to deliver them....Hey! Let's get the UFO's to deliver them. In exchange for a few specimens to do tests on and such like. I am willing to offer myself up - but I have tried and they keep turning me down. Sob!Jane Harkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054385327054073767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-59741461428561585712010-03-27T09:42:39.062+00:002010-03-27T09:42:39.062+00:00"Pedestrianise the High st and have goods tak..."Pedestrianise the High st and have goods taken to shops with electric low loaders.<br />Problem solved!"<br /><br />Aye and as has been said several times what about us folk that live on or just off the High Street?<br /><br />Not sure about thinking but some joined up reading is needed by some peopleE FP LPED PECFD EDFCZP etcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84301985390307771072010-03-27T08:05:49.762+00:002010-03-27T08:05:49.762+00:00"There's no such thing as an insoluble pr..."There's no such thing as an insoluble problem"<br /><br />Yes there is Archie Tect, how would you solve world peace or poverty for example? The list is endless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-72254663062717556242010-03-27T00:42:47.604+00:002010-03-27T00:42:47.604+00:00I may be way of the mark but i dont think "T...I may be way of the mark but i dont think "Thought" was having a go at The Gurn as Seafield stated<br />it depends on ones attitude to life<br />in general & this blog gave him or<br />her their chance to gurn & maybe<br />they felt that compared to some countries we have a charmed life<br />in Nairn, from working abroad myself for many years they have a<br />point.The Park Street Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-78483929633456500672010-03-26T22:46:32.620+00:002010-03-26T22:46:32.620+00:00Use the money to Dismantle the Court house, rebuil...Use the money to Dismantle the Court house, rebuild it beside the Museum in viewfield. That will leave a nice big gap leading from the A96 car park for all the lorries to deliver goods to the edge of the high st. Pedestrianise the High st and have goods taken to shops with electric low loaders.<br />Problem solved!jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-27070555817519505762010-03-26T22:06:46.698+00:002010-03-26T22:06:46.698+00:00I think that 'Thought' has missed the poin...I think that 'Thought' has missed the point and the very essence of the Gurn!Seafieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-45597051194682110772010-03-26T21:33:46.502+00:002010-03-26T21:33:46.502+00:00I remember in the 1960's and 70's there wa...I remember in the 1960's and 70's there was traffic running through the High Street in both directiona and loading/unloading carried out successfully. I do not remember lots of fatalities or pedestrian injuries? Of course there wasn't a huge department of planners paid to conjure up endless schemes and introducing lots of painted lines and street furniture back then...and council tax Seafieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-64975897759752843332010-03-26T21:30:09.929+00:002010-03-26T21:30:09.929+00:00The Gurn made a very good point about the problem ...The Gurn made a very good point about the problem of large lorries parking on the pavement in Nairn High Street<br /><br />How on earth is the Nairn by-pass (if it ever happens) going to offer a solution to this immediate problem?<br /><br />If we are going to speculate in the realms of fantasy might I suggest that shops and shoppers look forward to the day when the new Nairn space station will complete egyptnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-59276635425292401022010-03-26T21:21:40.469+00:002010-03-26T21:21:40.469+00:00Aye Welcome to Nairn / Fàilte gu Disneyland.
And i...Aye Welcome to Nairn / Fàilte gu Disneyland.<br />And it is compared to some communities. I think a lot of Gurnites are motivated by a desire not so much to preserve Nairn in aspic but to ensure it remains as nice a place to live for future generations. Hence the gurning, hence the vigilence, hence the desire for the best for the community.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-3725699478241502712010-03-26T21:12:39.407+00:002010-03-26T21:12:39.407+00:00what privileged lives we lead in this town of Nair...what privileged lives we lead in this town of Nairn we can complain<br />about The High Street, the Sandown<br />Development,the proposed nightclub,closure of of our tourist<br />office in the community centre, the<br />dogs on the beach,the pontoons at the harbour, the Bailey bridge closure, don't feed the swans,even<br />our local football team & Tildas <br />new perfume, etc etc, but Thoughtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-88235358718072501172010-03-26T21:12:39.406+00:002010-03-26T21:12:39.406+00:00'While ideally I think pedestrianisation is a ...'While ideally I think pedestrianisation is a good thing, I'm also painfully aware that this would create a major traffic run through Waverley Road'<br /><br />So why suggest it in the first place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com