tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post1362007090779156509..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Stepping stonesA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-3845946771639080652012-07-19T09:28:07.788+01:002012-07-19T09:28:07.788+01:00James - I think young kids are very similar in the...James - I think young kids are very similar in their behaviour and to a lesser extent their looks. <br /><br />At one time we had to look quite hard to spot our grandson among all the other kids when we picked him up from nursery.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-10606834225485548262012-07-18T22:35:22.712+01:002012-07-18T22:35:22.712+01:00If that's you on the left, it looks remarkably...If that's you on the left, it looks remarkably like me at that age. Do you think kids are similar and then branch out later?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-17485490351820691232012-07-18T20:38:19.596+01:002012-07-18T20:38:19.596+01:00Mac - "customers may observe the stones at a ...Mac - "customers may observe the stones at a safe distance before being ushered into 'the Stepping Stone Experience'."<br /><br />I like that! If the money was made available it would happen too. <br /><br />Or maybe a glass walkway over the river where customers are able to view the Stones beneath their feet.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-4870148984688048542012-07-18T17:49:38.847+01:002012-07-18T17:49:38.847+01:00A handrail? More likely a state-of-the-art pedestr...A handrail? More likely a state-of-the-art pedestrian bridge next to them - meeting all H&S requirements - from which paying customers may observe the stones at a safe distance before being ushered into 'the Stepping Stone Experience'.<br /><br />My uncle recently revisited a clifftop tourist site where he had often climbed many years before. Not only is climbing now strictly forbidden; the public are corralled well away from the cliff edge and, when he tried to approach the drop, he was firmly ushered back to the herd by a uniformed attendant.<br /><br />To add insult to injury, to his surprise, he discovered that one wall of the inevitable visitor centre is embellished with a vast, blown-up photo of him and his climbing partners on the cliff-face.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-66364232947709200572012-07-17T20:29:55.299+01:002012-07-17T20:29:55.299+01:00Roger - it's less beautiful than it was. One d...Roger - it's less beautiful than it was. One day there will be a handrail on those stepping stones.<br /><br />Sam - no we were fine, ice-cream was a powerful bribe in those days. Big sister snagged on the bridge downstream so Mum never knew.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-21816818938231877442012-07-17T15:52:19.691+01:002012-07-17T15:52:19.691+01:00"You may also have noticed that we are not we..."You may also have noticed that we are not wearing flotation aids in case we fall into the rive. No protective clothing, unsuitable footwear and our hands appear to be fully occupied with consuming junk food."<br /><br />Until I looked closer, I thought you were praying. <br /><br />"Please, Daddy, get us off these stones! Mum's gonna go mad when you tell her that our big sister's been swept away!"Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-24648291044380986072012-07-17T13:57:07.537+01:002012-07-17T13:57:07.537+01:00Unsustainable?
Cement - a hanging offence I think...Unsustainable?<br /><br />Cement - a hanging offence I think.<br /><br />I sit on a (very) minor committee and NO is often the hardest decision to reach - there being so many 'something must be done' influencers. Beautiful area though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com