planting flowers on turbo island

[electrogirl]

Bit random but has anyone walked down cheltenham road/stokes croft and seen that people have planted pretty flowers all over turbo island and painted pictures of chickens on the wall of jamaica street?

they've also planted grass and flowers on the steps of that massive derelict building, and there is a little plastic dinasour there!

it's really sweet and cool.

 

[Orang Utan]

Is Turbo Island a real place then? I thought it was a website for exiled obsessive inadequate no marks with a pointless axe to grind

 

[Crispy]

it is both a real and an internet place, yes.
http://www.uwesu.org/westerneye/?q=node/61
a quick google brings up many references.

 

[electrogirl]

yeah sorry to anypne expecting a bunfight thread.

(should've thought about that)

 

[Sunspots]

Bit random but has anyone walked down cheltenham road/stokes croft and seen that people have planted pretty flowers all over turbo island and painted pictures of chickens on the wall of jamaica street?

they've also planted grass and flowers on the steps of that massive derelict building, and there is a little plastic dinasour there!

it's really sweet and cool.

Ta. I hadn't noticed, but then I tend to only go through Stokes Croft when it's dark. I've got to go over there later today though, so I'll have a look...

I keep seeing groups of besuited property developers touring 'round Stokes Croft, particularly outside the Carriage Works/Westmorland House site. It's been derelict for the last 20 years, but I think things are finally going to change. Last I heard, there are proposals for an arts centre and a couple of hundred flats. (-Hopefully affordable/social housing, rather than more luxury apartments or student accomodation. Whatever... something needs to be done with it!)

I do worry though that places like the Here Shop, Cafe Kino, The Croft, Sofa Riot (-and maybe even The Cube) might get priced out of the area if the rents went up as a result of redevelopment.

Very informative site telling the history of Stokes Croft: http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/streets/stokescroft-05.asp

Excellent panaroma by some bloke () and his camera: http://www.urban75.org/vista/bristol01.html

 

[pk]

LOL how funny, so it's not just a website for easily wound up urban75-obsessed jobless alcoholic webcafe warriors then?

 

[Crispy]

This must be where the name came from

 

[Sweaty Betty]

I wondered how long it would take you to find this

 

[marty21]

there are some attractive flowers on bog island in bath

 

[pk]

I'm probably banned from looking at the flowers too... ROTFLOL!

 

[Isambard]

"The Patch of Grass by the All Night Offie" on another site was indeed named for that patch of grass.

 

[pk]

I thought that was a reference to their threats to get the cops involved whenever they get some of the shit they throw out back in their faces.

Scratch an "anarchist", etc... They can dish it out but threatening to dial 999 when inevitably they are called to account only makes me pity them more...

 

[Isambard]

I though that was all a no street drinking zone anyway, so how come people drink on that patch of grass? Don't the police come and take their drink?

Not that I'm in favour of drink bans mind.

 

[electrogirl]

I though that was all a no street drinking zone anyway, so how come people drink on that patch of grass? Don't the police come and take their drink?

Not that I'm in favour of drink bans mind.

dunno but for ages noone was there, but just recently there is a group of them there all day drinking and smoking.

 

[Sunspots]

Despite the street drinking ban on Stokes Croft, I bet that shop would probably go bust pretty sharpish if it weren't for the patronage of the hardcore boozers.

Near-legendary place though; it never seems to be shut, regardless of the hour!

 

[Isambard]

I'm guessing its trade is more flaggons of cider and own brand vodka rather than Pimms and Bolly?

 

[Sunspots]

I'm guessing its trade is more flaggons of cider and own brand vodka rather than Pimms and Bolly?

People can say what they like about that place, but nobody can fault 'em on their market research.

 

[editor]

Is Turbo Island a real place then? I thought it was a website for exiled obsessive inadequate no marks with a pointless axe to grind

 

[electrogirl]

Is Turbo Island a real place then? I thought it was a website for exiled obsessive inadequate no marks with a pointless axe to grind

very perceptive for 26 posts.

 

[Isambard]

Is there a discreet entrance at rear?

</cheezy local joke>

 

[Orang Utan]

very perceptive for 26 posts.

What can I say? I have an all seeing eye

 

[electrogirl]

asn i was taking the photo for Isambard, i thought i'd take some photos of the pretty flowers aswell. i'll post them when i get home.

it's really cool seeing people stop and smile at them, the steps of westmorland house now have grass, flowers and not one dinasour but a whole family!

the grit bin thing outside turbo island also has flowers growing out of it.

dunno if i'm easily pleased but i liked it.

i wonder who did it?

 

[electrogirl]

got home at unreasonable hour

westmorland house steps



a little close up of the dinosaurs

turbo island

 

[Sunspots]

LOL, that's great, particularly the Westmorland House steps. The dinosaurs are the best touch.

Any idea what's written on the little black sign that's hanging on the handrail?

 

[pk]

So basically a place for winos with serious mental health issues to rant about a world they will never understand, and occasionally slap their women about if they've necked the cider too quickly.

Often accompanied by a fat dog, they'll spend all day there and claim bi-weekly benefits for keeping out of society's way.

There's one in every town, if you look for it.

 

[Isambard]

Any chance we could stick to a nice fluffy B&SW thread about somewhere in Bristol rather than doing a call out of people on other boards
who for better or for worse, aren't here to be able to defend themselves. Cheers.

 

[pk]

I was talking about the patch of grass outside the offie, naturally.

All towns boast a group of alcoholic dossers, united in their appreiciation of budget grog.

They're mostly harmless, though it's not wise to get in their way if they've been made to wait at the Jobcentre for their Giro.

 

[electrogirl]

So basically a place for winos with serious mental health issues to rant about a world they will never understand, and occasionally slap their women about if they've necked the cider too quickly.

Often accompanied by a fat dog, they'll spend all day there and claim bi-weekly benefits for keeping out of society's way.

There's one in every town, if you look for it.

go away please.

 

[pk]

Shouldn't that be

"ffffarrk offfs... yer not getting my drink.... gerroutofit... *puke* ffffuggin'... drink...*stagger*...."

 

[The Sick Anchor]

AK has been of the booze for ages iirc, and no one there really strikes me as having any kind of alcoholic problems