Muppet Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 The caravan site at Annesbrae and I think at the Jubilee as well were evacuated and badly damaged in the New Years morning storm in the early nineties. Many caravans were blown over or torn apart that morning. They were removed shortly after that. Maybe not the greatest long term solution in Shetland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandagirl Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Just who would be paying for those big mobile homes that families of four could live in unlinkedstudent? And scorrie i didnt say the young couples trying for accommodation expect to get housed exactly where they choose. What Im saying is they arent being housed at all, even if they try to get housed in private accommodation they will find it difficult to get housed and will struggle with renting costs. As Im sure you are well aware Shetland is an expensive place to stay with all the greedy landlords filling their pockets with the profits of properties they rent out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 With the lack of sympathy or support you've received here one would think you'd take the hint. Your opinion of the situation doesn't match with most peoples, obviously. Probably time to give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Just who would be paying for those big mobile homes that families of four could live in unlinkedstudent? No one gets to live in me, pandagirl, and I'm not a mobile home called unlinkedstudent. Well, they are cheaper than a four bed house, that's for sure. Besides, given that the SIC have this habit (or did) of housing someone in a 3 bed when a 2 bed would have been suffice, given the bedroom tax situation, some may downsize ... so they might only require a 2 bed mobile home. The static mobile homes of today are sturdier than those previously built. The siting of them would have to be taken into consideration with regards to the forces of the elements, etc. But to suggest that they are unsuitable for families is crazy; some are like blooming palaces compared to a room in a B&B. As for cost, who knows? The SIC are saying they can't afford to stump up the dosh despite getting a grant from the Government towards building X No. of houses towards the cost. Static mobile homes can cost the same as a house out in the sticks. Plenty of people have lived in pre-fabs, and plenty of people in the USA live in trailer parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbie Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I have heard that local authorities are duty bound to provide caravan sites . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandagirl Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 With the lack of sympathy or support you've received here one would think you'd take the hint. Your opinion of the situation doesn't match with most peoples, obviously. Probably time to give up. Have you ever heard of freedom of speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbie Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 The caravan site at Annesbrae and I think at the Jubilee as well were evacuated and badly damaged in the New Years morning storm in the early nineties. Many caravans were blown over or torn apart that morning. They were removed shortly after that. Maybe not the greatest long term solution in Shetland. Well if your caravan does get blown over oh dear how sad never mind you would then be homeless and the SIC would have to house you.The old tricks are always the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbie Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 As for this bedroom tax what happens if you don't have one because you live in a bedsit do you get a discount ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 OP Have you considered shared ownership (part mortgage, part rent)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggins Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The caravan site at Annesbrae and I think at the Jubilee as well were evacuated and badly damaged in the New Years morning storm in the early nineties. Many caravans were blown over or torn apart that morning. They were removed shortly after that. Maybe not the greatest long term solution in Shetland. Well if your caravan does get blown over oh dear how sad never mind you would then be homeless and the SIC would have to house you.The old tricks are always the best. not nesessarily the case , you would get shared emergency which is not free , theres a direct debit to sign , and then you get lumped in wi some vermin that winna let you sleep n steals whats left of your stuff , please dinna scoff at a situation til you've been in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I have heard that local authorities are duty bound to provide caravan sites . wrong there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 not nesessarily the case , you would get shared emergency which is not free , theres a direct debit to sign , and then you get lumped in wi some vermin that winna let you sleep n steals whats left of your stuff , please dinna scoff at a situation til you've been in it Yup, everyone in emergency accommodation are just like that. Do you write for the Daily Mail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The caravan site at Annesbrae and I think at the Jubilee as well were evacuated and badly damaged in the New Years morning storm in the early nineties. Many caravans were blown over or torn apart that morning. They were removed shortly after that. Maybe not the greatest long term solution in Shetland. Granted, not a permanent solution, but a perfectly viable temporary solution IMHO. While there was damage in the '92 New Year's gale, many caravans in Shetland survived it unscathed too, plus that gale is now touted as being the "once in a lifetime", "perfect storm" etc.... At the time of their demise Annsbrae had been there relatively unscathed for at least 25 years, and if memory serves more than one of the structures had all the appearance of having been there and been poorly maintained since the start - what I'm saying is given the condition of some of them, damage from wind of even half that strength wouldn't have been surprising. Add to that the site was about as unsuitable for the job as can be imagined, it had no shelter from any direction, and it was something of a miracle it lasted as long as it did. The Jubilee one, if memory serves comprised more of a hotch potch of mostly smaller touring caravans, as opposed to static moble homes, and as such weren't best suited either as permanent accomodation of staying on site throughout winter weather anyway. Proper static caravans, carefully sited, adequately secured, in good condition and preferably with some form of shelter constructed will ride out anything the Shetland weather has yet thrown at us. They of course have a very finite lifespan, and should only be considered as suitable whilst they remain within it, and to be removed/replaced or modified to extend that lifespan. There are several "houses" in Shetland which started out as static caravans or similar which have been block or timber clad, which is little different to building a modern timber frame house, which extends their useful life considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggins Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 not nesessarily the case , you would get shared emergency which is not free , theres a direct debit to sign , and then you get lumped in wi some vermin that winna let you sleep n steals whats left of your stuff , please dinna scoff at a situation til you've been in it Yup, everyone in emergency accommodation are just like that. Do you write for the Daily Mail? Shetlandpeat , the single greatest reason for Shetland folk to not express Shetland opinions on a Shetland website , what a tosser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 How much do you get paid for your column? C'mon, everyone in emergency accommodation is not as you say, going into that sort of accommodation will not result in your stuff being stolen, stereotypical view there. You appear to be one of them. Stereotypical that is. Anyhow, been called worse. Thanx for the complement. It must of taxed you to think of that. Perhaps you're crabbid and need sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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