tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post73211635799470604..comments2024-03-16T16:32:29.320+01:00Comments on #Brighton Bits: Wheel row rumbles on . . .quedulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-22715553353383237952011-06-14T13:13:59.634+02:002011-06-14T13:13:59.634+02:00I would like it outside your or just near enough t...I would like it outside your or just near enough to be a complete pain...and I would like it outside the homes of all the Councillors who voted for it...Im sure you realise that none of them live anywhere near the Wheel.<br />Why was it not placed outside the Odeon or the Brighton Centre, then no residents would have been affected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-24792682413044559822011-06-10T14:21:52.872+02:002011-06-10T14:21:52.872+02:00No I would not like it "outside" my home...No I would not like it "outside" my home. But let's face it, unless someone is camping out on Madeira Drive, it won't be outside anyone's home.quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-86671785000018472992011-06-10T13:02:48.440+02:002011-06-10T13:02:48.440+02:00As you like the wheel so much...its a great pity y...As you like the wheel so much...its a great pity you could not have it outside you home for 14 hours a day...imagine the joy you would have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-39019183954345664612011-05-19T13:58:39.564+02:002011-05-19T13:58:39.564+02:00Absolutely agree. :)Absolutely agree. :)quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-38823844895242758332011-05-19T13:20:10.175+02:002011-05-19T13:20:10.175+02:00Hi Quedula: I think I do know the vociferous minor...Hi Quedula: I think I do know the vociferous minority you refer to! I agree; this seems to be an old school "I was here first and back in the day we had no need of large hamster-style- wheel-scifi-contraptions blocking out the sea". The view east of Palace Pier is very serene and beautiful. The wheel will be high, but it's infrastructure is open-framed and light; hardly a looming great concrete wall or block for goodness sake! The sea and sky are endless there, and nothing will change that. I think the wheel, rather than being obtrusive, will add a continuity to the front and bring prosperity, family spirit, and pleasure. And isn't that what this city has always been about? :)Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592406521067190359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-18355623372200153032011-05-18T18:16:36.489+02:002011-05-18T18:16:36.489+02:00The only thing you may be missing Gigi is knowledg...The only thing you may be missing Gigi is knowledge of the source of most complaints - a vociferous minority living in the area who can't abide the thought of anything new intruding on a view that they seem to regard as a personal right. Along the whole of the seafront, just east of the pier seems a near perfect location for the Wheel and the arguments against are vague, irrational and without substance.quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-77031758701918728472011-05-18T17:24:48.054+02:002011-05-18T17:24:48.054+02:00Well said. I was living in London before The Londo...Well said. I was living in London before The London Eye was erected and I well remember the staunch protest and rather irrational horror it's creation prompted. As you say, tearing down the London wheel would now be deemed unthinkable by most London residents.<br />Unless I am missing something major here, I cannot see that residential privacy will be threatened, or that the Brighton wheel will detract from the view along the front. Surely the inevitable focus on the east side of Palace Pier and it's industry is to be welcomed, particularly in this economic climate. I have had "flights" on the London, Belfast and Paris wheels in autumn and winter; surely a similar extension of the tourist season in Brighton should be embraced?Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592406521067190359noreply@blogger.com