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by Scoop
18 Dec 2012, 21:48
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
Replies: 69
Views: 68230

Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park

Oh, is it a game? Like "The minister's cat"?

Ok, I'll go first........



They've always been quite aggressive on here....now they're quiet
by Scoop
18 Dec 2012, 19:52
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
Replies: 69
Views: 68230

Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park

Call me a cynic, call me suspicious, or just call my comprehension skills into question, but is it a coincidnece that since the bragged about, and subsequently condoned, "do one" episode, things have gone a tad quite on here?
by Scoop
08 Dec 2012, 18:58
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
Replies: 69
Views: 68230

Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park

seashell wrote:Oh, what a pity I missed that.
This is what you said, Seashell. Like you said, cheery bye.
by Scoop
08 Dec 2012, 18:27
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
Replies: 69
Views: 68230

Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park

Perhaps you are having trouble linking posts together. What Stephen's distasteful post did was recall a confrontation between him, Diana Cairns and Stephen Hawkins. What you posted was : "Oh, what a pity I missed that. I would so love to meet the dynamic duo." No wishful thinking on my part necessar...
by Scoop
08 Dec 2012, 17:57
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
Replies: 69
Views: 68230

Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park

What a telling couple of posts. The first from Porty, and then that gem from Seashell, who would love to witness open and public confrontation against people she hasn't even met, and doesn't even know! Seashell, you have no idea how many FOI's Diana Cairns may have requested, and yet you use inflamm...
by Scoop
26 Nov 2012, 23:43
Forum: G&TT
Topic: seeking rental property
Replies: 5
Views: 2997

Re: seeking rental property

Take it you've seen the post re. someone renting out a 3 bed property in pbay?

Good luck!
by Scoop
05 Nov 2012, 19:38
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Umless it has indeed been preserved. Wonder how we can find out.
by Scoop
05 Nov 2012, 18:34
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

"Sexto. That if my said disponees or their foresaids shall act contrary to any of the reservations, conditions, provisions and declarations herein expressed then this Feu Right and all that may have followed upon the same shall become void and null and the said area or piece of ground hereby dispon...
by Scoop
05 Oct 2012, 13:33
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Porty wrote:great guess..back of the net.
...and without the benefit of all weather pitches..... Who'd have thought it?
by Scoop
05 Oct 2012, 12:56
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Once the accessible all weather pitches are in place, the usage figures for the park will increase, possibly by a factor of 10 or more on a weekly basis. One only has to look to the Powerleague site to appreciate what all weather and floodlights can do for a site, in terms of usage. The open air po...
by Scoop
03 Oct 2012, 06:32
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

....and I am, kind of! Ah.I see you were off the day they held the, never call a child thick workshop. And you must have missed the whole debate on how the environment affects learning. No offence but I'm glad I can be fairly certain you don't teach my child. Sorry wangi Thickness tends to be a gen...
by Scoop
02 Oct 2012, 16:37
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Got 2nd year tracking report home tonight, youngest Tufty has achieved straight Excellents. Now he may be a bit of a clever clogs, but he needed the teachers to do it. Yet again the staff at Porty have delivered exactly "what it said on the tin", even though it's badly bashed from over use. =D> I'v...
by Scoop
02 Oct 2012, 13:40
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Got 2nd year tracking report home tonight, youngest Tufty has achieved straight Excellents. Now he may be a bit of a clever clogs, but he needed the teachers to do it. Yet again the staff at Porty have delivered exactly "what it said on the tin", even though it's badly bashed from over use. =D> I'v...
by Scoop
28 Sep 2012, 17:44
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Welcome back Commander. I've missed you.
by Scoop
26 Sep 2012, 10:47
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Welcome Miss Moffat. I agree with most of what you said, except you haven't gone back far enough and seen what Porty has been saying about Epykat and others. This is a long running issue. Be fair, rathbone. MIss Moffat stated exactly which statements of Epykat's she objected too and why. And also s...
by Scoop
24 Sep 2012, 18:05
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

PoP, I agree with you entirely. This is a great design, low-rise and shrouded in trees but this type of design is not popular around here. On the contrary, its not popular with PPAG, a tiny group of people, but the vast majority of those who have expressed an opinion are all for it. A school like H...
by Scoop
24 Sep 2012, 06:59
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Think about your 1972 VW, Epykat. Did VW stick with that same design and spec or have they changed it radically, several times? I sincerley hope you never have a head on collision in that car, wouldn't it be nice to have an airbag if you did? (and I don't mean Betty in the passenger seat) Don't eve...
by Scoop
23 Sep 2012, 22:26
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Re the whole refurb debate. I am not sure it is actually viable to repair that building, even then can we please get off the old 'it was ok when i went there' years ago. In the 70's I had a fab wee Austin 1100. Great little car, a bit knackered now but could be patched and still be good. Yes, but I...
by Scoop
23 Sep 2012, 19:38
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Sceptic wrote:To those who doubt me
This is just getting funnier and funnier.
by Scoop
23 Sep 2012, 17:36
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Porty wrote:Don't forget the Blackpool tower scoop
Different kind of education, Porty, but no harm in adding it into the mix. Oh, and what about the old Dick Vet building? I like this game, it's like Trumps. With Towers. Wait a minute.......
by Scoop
23 Sep 2012, 17:11
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

A refurb will be off the table because the building form is fundamentally ill suited to a school. It certainly wouldn't be a cheap or cost effective option, even before you consider the cost and educational disruption of an extended decant. At the end of it you'd still have a inadequate building co...
by Scoop
22 Sep 2012, 11:20
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Should we ask Commander to draw us two skip loads of gold bulllion? Like I said, until the council qualify the budget, you're shooting in the dark. One skip of bullion, two skips.... even the council don't know. And even then we'd have the issue of how many cubic yards you'd like your skips to be. ...
by Scoop
22 Sep 2012, 10:11
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Commander- your idea is starting to come together. Please could you draw us a skip load of gold bullion and we can get to work. Last night I asked what the budget was for a new school and was told that it depended on the building. We were asked to come up with ideas with no set figure to work with....
by Scoop
22 Sep 2012, 08:15
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

tufty wrote: I'll sleep soundly as I know I live and work for the greater good.
Greggs?
by Scoop
21 Sep 2012, 22:15
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Sorry, I know I shouldn't but having spent a very long time in drawing offices, I can't help myself. Drawings really really poor, a reflection perhaps of the idea, not the design as such, a wonderful thought given that brief, but in this case where finance is a factor, it's like asking Easy Jet to ...
by Scoop
20 Sep 2012, 18:11
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Scoop, from around 400 respondents so far on the online poll, 356 have indicated that Portobello Park is their preferred site. I'm sure they will be delighted to know that you consider them to be 'spoiled brats'. Where do you think the new school should be built, if not on Portobello Park? Bob, of ...
by Scoop
20 Sep 2012, 13:02
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Should allow for reasonable schools on both sites, good sports facilites ( the 'lower' school could use Leith Nautical College?) Are you making the jump that a possible merger of Jewel & Esk, Telford and Stevenson would result in the Jewel campus on Milton Rd surplus to requirements? This has alrea...
by Scoop
20 Sep 2012, 08:37
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

seanie wrote:Any substantive comments on the issue of replacing PHS?
Not from me. I'm not smart enough. And it would appear that you are not smart enough either.
by Scoop
20 Sep 2012, 08:22
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Like I said, you don't come up with any ideas of your own. Ah well, when I try to think about alternatives I limit myself by trying to keep a grip on reality. That inevitably reduces the options. If reality isn't a limiting factor, then admittedly the options increase significantly. Your blinkered,...
by Scoop
20 Sep 2012, 07:17
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Portobello Park was chosen for a good reason. It's well located in catchment, had good accessibility, avoids the cost and disruption of a decant and at 5.6Ha is large enough to accommodate all the facilities required by the school, including two all-weather pitches. There are NO quick or easy alter...
by Scoop
19 Sep 2012, 23:21
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

seanie wrote:I would respond in more detail, but life's too short to respond to each and every bat-shit insane idea that someone comes up with.
End result is the same. You don't put any of your own ideas forward.
by Scoop
19 Sep 2012, 22:58
Forum: G&TT
Topic: "Sort it out yourselves" (PPAG win legal appeal)
Replies: 220
Views: 81152

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

seanie wrote:Why bother with stilts? Just attach skyhooks to the school and give the kids jetpacks.

Crisis over everybody. It's all sorted.
Ah Seanie, you never fail to disappoint.
by Scoop
19 Sep 2012, 22:57
Forum: Portobello Matters
Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Replies: 886
Views: 312191

Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal

Bob Jefferson wrote:commander114, your idea is brilliant, bold, innovative....and completely bonkers. I'm out.
But why is it completely bonkers? And where is your idea for an alternative?