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**SasortFkire** · 08-20-2012, 11:51 AM

It's strikingly reminiscent of when I lived in Cardiff 20 years back, and the proposed Cardiff Bay Barrage.

"IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE!! IT'LL TURN THE WHOLE AREA INTO A STINKING OPEN SEWER!! IT'LL DESTROY THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF TIGER BAY!! IT'LL BE A WHITE ELEPHANT!!! THINK OF THE DUCKS AND WADING SEABIRDS!! IT'LL DESTROY THE FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE AS WE KNOW IT!!!"

But they built it. And it was great, and turned the Bay into a lovely place whilst providing a big boost to the local economy. With fewer Shelducks, admittedly, but you can't win 'em all.

So if they do take the cheapest option which would close Bristol's docks to container ships, that could move about 500 jobs to Port Talbot- which (with the improved transport links provided by the Sever Barrage) would be about a 20 minute drive away. I know- it's the end of the world. Plus there would be some 20,000 local jobs in the construction, followed by longer-term employment from the ongoing operation of the barrage.

Plus roughly a million environmental arguments in favour of it, of course.

I'll definitely take the barrage, thanks.

08-20-2012, 11:51 AM	#6
SasortFkire Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 377 Senior Member	It's strikingly reminiscent of when I lived in Cardiff 20 years back, and the proposed Cardiff Bay Barrage. "IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE!! IT'LL TURN THE WHOLE AREA INTO A STINKING OPEN SEWER!! IT'LL DESTROY THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF TIGER BAY!! IT'LL BE A WHITE ELEPHANT!!! THINK OF THE DUCKS AND WADING SEABIRDS!! IT'LL DESTROY THE FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE AS WE KNOW IT!!!" But they built it. And it was great, and turned the Bay into a lovely place whilst providing a big boost to the local economy. With fewer Shelducks, admittedly, but you can't win 'em all. So if they do take the cheapest option which would close Bristol's docks to container ships, that could move about 500 jobs to Port Talbot- which (with the improved transport links provided by the Sever Barrage) would be about a 20 minute drive away. I know- it's the end of the world. Plus there would be some 20,000 local jobs in the construction, followed by longer-term employment from the ongoing operation of the barrage. Plus roughly a million environmental arguments in favour of it, of course. I'll definitely take the barrage, thanks.
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