Comments on: Birmingham's Flapper and Firkin faces demolition – Birmingham Mail http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/07/birminghams-flapper-and-firkin-faces-demolition-birmingham-mail.html Mildly Sarcastic Since 2002 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: simon gray http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/07/birminghams-flapper-and-firkin-faces-demolition-birmingham-mail.html/comment-page-1#comment-2479 simon gray Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:30:28 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/07/birminghams-flapper-and-firkin-faces-demolition-birmingham-mail.html#comment-2479 i could <strong>almost</strong> bring myself to support it (well i couldn't, but you know what it mean) if the development was remotely guaranteed to do something about the shortage of residential / long term moorings provision in birmingham for boat owners. as it is, i expect it'll actually even be counterproductive on that score, by taking the existing moorings away from cambrian wharf in favour of providing more balconies for the restaurants, or at best just shuffling around the temporary moorings for the holiday boaters. i could almost bring myself to support it (well i couldn’t, but you know what it mean) if the development was remotely guaranteed to do something about the shortage of residential / long term moorings provision in birmingham for boat owners.

as it is, i expect it’ll actually even be counterproductive on that score, by taking the existing moorings away from cambrian wharf in favour of providing more balconies for the restaurants, or at best just shuffling around the temporary moorings for the holiday boaters.

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