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nigelswift Oct 8, 2013 17:34:50
Replying to tjj

tjj wrote:
I was merely documenting a news item on the plight of local people.
Quite, and it doesn't take much checking to see they have every right to complain. Just because most of us are happy the A344 has gone doesn't mean we should pretend they they have been badly affected. They have, it's an inconvenient truth that their problems have been caused by people who like Stonehenge!

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Oct 8, 2013 17:49:34
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
tjj wrote:
I was merely documenting a news item on the plight of local people.
Quite, and it doesn't take much checking to see they have every right to complain. Just because most of us are happy the A344 has gone doesn't mean we should pretend they they have been badly affected. They have, it's an inconvenient truth that their problems have been caused by people who like Stonehenge!
And EH who didn't like the public seeing it for free, likewise as will be the case of the A303 when it is tunnelled. It's gone from being free for the Nation to walk through freely to a 100% cash cow! None of it is being done to return the stones to a more natural environment but to make money. End of!

M Mustard
Mustard Oct 9, 2013 09:48:48
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
...and it doesn't take much checking to see they have every right to complain. Just because most of us are happy the A344 has gone doesn't mean we should pretend they they have been badly affected. They have, it's an inconvenient truth that their problems have been caused by people who like Stonehenge!
Can you explain to me why the closure of the A344 would increase traffic through villages? The only difference I can see is that cars now need to approach the A303 along the A360 - which doesn't pass through any villages along the stretch in question.