tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post4022230789837260115..comments2023-12-21T00:14:07.455+00:00Comments on <center>EASTCLIFF RICHARD</center>: An Airport Supporter WritesRichard Eastcliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10514972891192411470noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-28872385373392599792009-09-01T02:49:24.745+01:002009-09-01T02:49:24.745+01:00I am sure a lot would like to live in Staines, Gat...I am sure a lot would like to live in Staines, Gatwick etc and have a job, I lived on the Nethercourt Farm Estate in the 1980, and during the Falklands and remember the Harriers ect all night, every night oh! for about 2 days then slept through, our house was so close to the end of the runway I was sure the wheels woud touch our house as it was on the direct path, never bothered us, we choose to live their.<br />JP and others with your six jobs to Thanet, I wish oh I wish I could tell you a family that did better in harder times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-21717959048394142192009-08-27T21:51:52.265+01:002009-08-27T21:51:52.265+01:009.23 pm If you like airports so much why don't...9.23 pm If you like airports so much why don't you move to Staines, or Hounslow or Hayes or West Drayton or some other formerly decent town that has been transformed into a polluted. noisy, traffic choked hell hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-87868416357397281652009-08-27T16:59:22.815+01:002009-08-27T16:59:22.815+01:0039,640 I have just moved here! :)39,640 I have just moved here! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-4875061153596536362009-08-27T13:12:26.395+01:002009-08-27T13:12:26.395+01:00And KCC's leader cllr paul carterAnd KCC's leader cllr paul carterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-66424478961823877202009-08-27T13:04:52.892+01:002009-08-27T13:04:52.892+01:00Yes Jeremy. They're calling themselves Thanet...Yes Jeremy. They're calling themselves Thanet District Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-37126167117527121222009-08-27T12:53:32.506+01:002009-08-27T12:53:32.506+01:00Is there an "Enlarge Manston Airport" ca...Is there an "Enlarge Manston Airport" campaign?Jeremy Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014279463894807064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-25809218189116104322009-08-27T11:52:15.823+01:002009-08-27T11:52:15.823+01:00Just a point of order but it is closer to 40,000 i...Just a point of order but it is closer to 40,000 in Ramsgate. 39,639 according to the 2001 census.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-63092883885390411392009-08-27T11:17:38.385+01:002009-08-27T11:17:38.385+01:00I have not been employed by Infrastil or any other...I have not been employed by Infrastil or any other airport operator. Just a disgruntled local.<br /><br />If said airport operator wants to sell itself as a community airport/regional airport, the councils do the same, they have to be prepared to take opinion of the locals.<br /><br />Both the councils and the operator are currently actively seeking feedback. My posting is, as advertised, a suggestion.<br /><br />That said, however, I think Infratil's first mistake was buying the airport in the first place. It did not take into consideration the previous "success" resulted in a bankruptcy, and the night time flying punitive fines were there to protect 35,000 Ramsgate residents + others starting at less than a mile from the runway.Head, SMEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065972461608526811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-39656824480241480312009-08-27T11:02:21.897+01:002009-08-27T11:02:21.897+01:00SMEG, seems like you know alot about what the busi...SMEG, seems like you know alot about what the business world wants from an airport...are you perhaps by any chance a disgruntled ex Infratil employee? If not, i'd suggest, leave the runnings of an airport to those who's commercial business is doing just that!<br />If Infratil decides to pull out and Manston closes, so be it. OTOH if they can make it work, best of luck to them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-215816757814399822009-08-27T10:55:06.598+01:002009-08-27T10:55:06.598+01:00Bought a house here, pay my taxes here, employ peo...Bought a house here, pay my taxes here, employ people here and therefore have just as much of a right to have my say in Thanet as anyone else.<br /><br />If those who have lived here all their lives had been doing such a fine job, how come the place is in the state that it's in? And don't tell me it's all the fault of Gordon Brown. It was dying on its arse decades before New Labour was even a twinkle in Mandy's eye.<br /><br />The airport is yet another blind alley that your incompetent leadership, and that includes Labour administrations over the years, are leading you along.a DFLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-32640352176999271022009-08-27T09:28:12.311+01:002009-08-27T09:28:12.311+01:00Here is another suggestion where Manston could ope...Here is another suggestion where Manston could operate as a regional airport and potentially live happliy everafter with its neighbours;<br /><br />ban on night flights<br />daytime hours start at 8am, cease at 9pm<br />daytime flight cap<br />no pure freight, passenger only<br />shorten runway so short haul/exec/aero club could only use it<br />flights to sunshine destinations for local's taking holidays, flights from city destination to bring in tourists<br />marketed as a parachute school,flying lessons, to bring people in for weekend stays<br /><br />Would ifnratil go fo that? It would surely be better for the locality and create more jobs, wealth?Head, SMEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065972461608526811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-85240622164289113112009-08-27T09:15:41.642+01:002009-08-27T09:15:41.642+01:009.23pm, not looking to change a thing. Manston has...9.23pm, not looking to change a thing. Manston has failed, is failing, will continue to fail. Night flights will cause unecessary disturbance and may lengthen its demise.<br /><br />The airport owners cannot operatte under restriction. They ask for an extra 1.5 hours, then they ask for through the night flying quotas (which are undefined) without penalty, next it will be totally unrestricted 24/7. <br /><br />I'm making a suggestion that life in Thanet without a failing airport will be better than a life with. <br /><br />Time is of the essence. 10 years have been wasted already, Thanet can't afford a further decade of decline.Head, SMEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065972461608526811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-64753668623059518872009-08-27T08:49:29.228+01:002009-08-27T08:49:29.228+01:00Ah yes, colonialist-hating 11.58pm, what did the R...Ah yes, colonialist-hating 11.58pm, what did the Romans do for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-46520954983962932222009-08-26T23:58:53.989+01:002009-08-26T23:58:53.989+01:00USAF bought a lot of money to Thanet and it suffer...USAF bought a lot of money to Thanet and it suffered when they left. Whilst most people in Thanet are outsiders originally, my paternal family came from Salford in 1920 and maternal came from Greenwich in the late 20s, one can draw comparisons with colonialists arriving on a foreign shore and telling the locals how to behave and improve their lot. Look at where that got us. If you move next to a quiet airport one has to suppose it could be bought and made busy later otherwise you're fairly dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-24017783059667912902009-08-26T23:38:05.711+01:002009-08-26T23:38:05.711+01:00The USAF provided no local jobs and one of their ...The USAF provided no local jobs and one of their jets destroyed a large chunk of St Peters High street , so I would not get too nostalgic about those good old daysMr Dickens of Broadstairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648219984846624395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-89069068389160306572009-08-26T21:23:53.440+01:002009-08-26T21:23:53.440+01:00If you don't like night flights MOVE back wher...If you don't like night flights MOVE back where you came from - the airport was here before you and I remember the US Air Force flying at night!<br /><br />That Steve (Smeg) person has only been living here for a short time and he wants to change our Thanet.. How dare he!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-9401911156138500172009-08-26T16:41:28.825+01:002009-08-26T16:41:28.825+01:00Peter, you said something funny! Well done.Peter, you said something funny! Well done.JPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-8084228991446338282009-08-26T16:03:13.864+01:002009-08-26T16:03:13.864+01:00Well I only come to Ramsgate ocne a year for a wee...Well I only come to Ramsgate ocne a year for a week but unless there seems to be a tidy up that it for now. I though this year I could do a day trip to Bolougne. Are TDC and the councilors so stupid that they together with Euroferries announce a date for the ferry starting - yes next week and there is no sign of it! I can see that local residents have no faith in the lot of them if they cannot negotiate a contract like this. Maybe TDC and councilors should issue a progress report. It looks very odd to me. If the council are involved then you have no fear of a Manston expansion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-83973344883966279462009-08-26T15:37:19.837+01:002009-08-26T15:37:19.837+01:00Any more live TV debates coming up? I missed the ...Any more live TV debates coming up? I missed the last one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-79174139853381191962009-08-26T15:35:44.299+01:002009-08-26T15:35:44.299+01:00Well done you. You deserve a reward.Well done you. You deserve a reward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-6071744480372398972009-08-26T15:32:53.772+01:002009-08-26T15:32:53.772+01:00THANKS FOR THE PUBLICITY RICHARD.
IN ANSWER TO TH...THANKS FOR THE PUBLICITY RICHARD.<br /><br />IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ABOUT MORE PROTESTS WE HAVE PLENTY OF IDEAS FOR MORE AND YOU WILL CERTAINLY NOT MISS THEM<br /><br />NO NIGHT FLIGHTS!NO NIGHT FLIGHTS!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-78405193221172241312009-08-26T15:25:34.294+01:002009-08-26T15:25:34.294+01:00I am an outsider and have bought a house and spent...I am an outsider and have bought a house and spent £50,000 doing it up.<br />I am changing the environment and looking to the future. The airport is a relic from the past. It offers no jobs and is a barrier to the progress of the region.<br />If you support it I am not clear what you are supporting. It is not jobs and it is not the wealth and progression of the area.<br />I suspect it is a love affair with the glory days of the Spitfire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-58521040663846480502009-08-26T15:17:38.575+01:002009-08-26T15:17:38.575+01:00It touched a nerve??? What the heck did you write...It touched a nerve??? What the heck did you write it with?!Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-83215186162733734732009-08-26T15:16:20.207+01:002009-08-26T15:16:20.207+01:00PLEASE can we have more protest like the writing i...PLEASE can we have more protest like the writing in the sand? It seems to have touched a nerve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20691138.post-62900111715648195972009-08-26T15:15:56.991+01:002009-08-26T15:15:56.991+01:00Most naturists tend to be middle-class, & most...Most naturists tend to be middle-class, & most of my models are well-educated ex-grammar school types.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.com