1.2km zip wire fleetwith pike

[paulo]

I was interested enough to watch on iplayer after reading this thread. The things that really struck me, already familiar with the zipwire debate (I'm an anti as it happens) and the tragic bereavement of Weir's partner and kids, were firstly the appalling aggressive and bullying behaviour he exhibited with the FOTL people (and how much nastier would it have turned without the camera there?) and secondly the utter folly and arrogance of building the VF without planning permission. Both were, in different ways, examples of severely antisocial and unacceptable behaviour and demonstrated a lack of respect verging on contempt for other people in general. Being "larger than life", "plain speaking" etc is just no excuse for treating other people in that manner. Tellingly it then transpired that the calumny he was accusing the FOTL of spreading turned out to be verbatim from his own documents - hilarious. Whatever your feelings on the man and the ultimate fate of the VF ad the wire surely nobody can defend his deliberate "sod the lot of you" breech of the planning laws in an area of outstanding natural beauty. A sorry tale indeed

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[AndyH]

I'm a bit disappointed that none of the worshippers at the shrine of Bradbury have come on to honourably defend their heroine.... now Ellie Harrison, she can do no wrong :wink:

I'm struggling to remain silent against all the Bradbury haters:thunbdown:, although have to say that Ellie Harrison is pretty damn hot:thumbup:

[Richard Head]

I'm a bit disappointed that none of the worshippers at the shrine of Bradbury have come on to honourably defend their heroine.... now Ellie Harrison, she can do no wrong :wink:

Now you are talking nikalas. I even sat through the World Sheepdog Championships on TV because Ellie was presenting it. Pity that her co presenter was that tosser Guy Martin but you cant have everything

[Graeme78]

I've just watched this and I was reminded of John Shuttleworth while they were interviewing those Pensioners by Derwentwater

[IanDarkpeak]

I've not seen the programme yet, I'll try and watch it tomorrow but was there a plan to:

a) Get the people to the top of the Pike?
b) Get the zip wire trollies to the top of the pike?

I've worked on zips before and the only way to actually make money is to keep a high usage rate up

I was interested enough to watch on iplayer after reading this thread. The things that really struck me, already familiar with the zipwire debate (I'm an anti as it happens) and the tragic bereavement of Weir's partner and kids, were firstly the appalling aggressive and bullying behaviour he exhibited with the FOTL people (and how much nastier would it have turned without the camera there?) and secondly the utter folly and arrogance of building the VF without planning permission. Both were, in different ways, examples of severely antisocial and unacceptable behaviour and demonstrated a lack of respect verging on contempt for other people in general. Being "larger than life", "plain speaking" etc is just no excuse for treating other people in that manner. Tellingly it then transpired that the calumny he was accusing the FOTL of spreading turned out to be verbatim from his own documents - hilarious. Whatever your feelings on the man and the ultimate fate of the VF ad the wire surely nobody can defend his deliberate "sod the lot of you" breech of the planning laws in an area of outstanding natural beauty. A sorry tale indeed

P

ok I've just watched it, Paulo- spot on, I always thought he was an arrogant self publicist and this really showed him and his mother in law up. They had the opportunity to have a peaceful diplomatic word with FOTL instead they just shouted at them, so much for the peace ful lake district. I'll leave my thoughts on the way he flew the helicopter out of this thread.

No mention of the final planning permission being changed and calling it the Zip Weir?

So to my earlier comments a) and b)

Had he got permission for the VF or the cave walk i could have lived with it, my original concern was for the number of extra people going up the path and who would pay for the upkeep or worse if they were to be driven up.

Again I'd be interested in how they planned to get the large number of Heavy Zip trollies back up the hill. You couldn't walk up the hill with them? They would need to be either driven up again very noisy or winched up which meant he would need to make a ski lift style cable way??

[Askern]

He certainly was a Marmite character, I personally struggled with his show boating. Fine when dragging the sheep off the crag, it was only him, but placing an extended ladder on top of a scaffolding tower and getting two of your employees foot it for you while you prize out half tonne lumps of slate was going too far.

[Bogmonster]

He certainly was a Marmite character, I personally struggled with his show boating. Fine when dragging the sheep off the crag, it was only him, but placing an extended ladder on top of a scaffolding tower and getting two of your employees foot it for you while you prize out half tonne lumps of slate was going too far.

i watched it the other night and wondered whether any of the local H&S brigade were watching.

[Askern]

Another thing, wasn't he the bloke who described the 2008 OMM as coming close to turning the Lakes into a morgue?

[Askern]

I'm not local but I was cringing.

[that_fjell_guy]

Paulo and IanDarkPeak pretty much summed it up for me also. I think the VF could of been acceptable as it was a fixed route, therefore limited damage to the flora etc. I'd even, eventually come down as a 'worried' yes for the zip-wire. But the guy (who I have to say I never met...although I possibly did when buying my dads headstone!!!) didn't come across at all well on the film, and after the 2008 OMM and his comments, I wasn't a fan. Also, while I'm here, I tend to think orange for the sign frontage is a little bit off up there!!.....And I'm a bit off JB too, I'm a confirmed Dr Alice Roberts afficinado now! Surely she can do no wrong!!