Guest Anonymous Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Perhaps I am the only person with this view, but...Having just seen a picture of the full sign, I think, it is the worst blot on the Shetland landscape I have ever seen.I hope that a turning circle has been provided so that shocked visitors can make an immediate U-turn before they throw up.The other words I thought about to describe it would all be edited out by admin.What do you guys think of it???? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ooops!!! Admin can you sort Poll Question 1,, just in case anybody wants that option .Perhaps the computers just voted and refused to allow that option cheers. (** mod edit - Consider it done **) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Don't really care about it but how can anyone seriously have and objection about any planning issue be it windmills, salmon cages or house sites if we are allowed to erect something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 It's neither interesting nor designed it's just - 'NORTHMAVINE' in stainless. If they were going to do anything, they should have done something interesting. I drove past it the first time without noticing, pretty dull really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandhopper Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 ... they should have done something interesting ...... probably painting it in rainbow colors ... 10£ for a nice mediumlight blue (#003FF4) going onto the A in Northmavine ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 ^^^ Not what I had in mind! (before anybody asks, no, I don't know what I would have liked instead.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I haven't seen the sign yet, so I haven't voted yet. Does anyone have a photo they could upload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Your not missing much, like I said - it's NORTHMAVINE in capitals in the very same font as you see it here. And it's made out of stainless steel. I would imagine the paper will have a photo tommorow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Link to picture; http://www.shetlopedia.com/Northmavine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 ^^^^Aaaaah!! The shame... I forgot the 'WELCOME TO' part. That makes all the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 http://www.fstdt.com/funnyimages/uploads/119.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 ^^^ excellant! Anybody know how much that thing cost? Just being nosy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I'd rank it alongside the iron man with aircraft wings for arms statue at Gateshead, okay enough for what it is in and of itself, but definitely looks a bit of an oddity on the chosen site. However if sombody did it over with good luminous paint, so that it glowed brightly at night, I could be persuaded to like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Don't really care about it but how can anyone seriously have and objection about any planning issue be it windmills, salmon cages or house sites if we are allowed to erect something like that? Can a tree fit high sign really fit in the same category? Like the "Angel of the North", folk will either love or hate it and it clearly identifies the gateway to Northmavine. The ethos behind the sign is to raise the profile of Northmavine and encourage people to visit or live in the area. Out-migration is common place in rural Shetland. Agencies and Communities need to come up with a range of initiatives to encourage young folk to stay in rural areas, and families from other areas to move in. The sign is a visible part of this process along with many other ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 max wrote:Out-migration is common place in rural Shetland. Communities need to come up with initiatives to encourage young folk to stay in rural areas. The sign is part of this process. How does that work, do you chain them to the sign if they get itchy feet.?By the way I just seen Carol Voderman driving down from Northmavine in a fork lift, laughing her head off, waving a hacksaw, she said that she had just made "NORTH CAVEMEN EMIT WOOL" before speeding off to the sooth boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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