bigpete
23-Sep-06, 13:21
Apathetic? Pathetic? what word am I searching for?
On Wednesday next, Highland Council will finally decide on whether ASDA comes to Thurso.
At the time of initial refusal a petition was started on Caithness.org. and there are now some 2,929 signatures on the ASDA debate - these will count as just ONE objection.
By the amount of virulent utterances on that petition we would be led to believe that a vast majority of those who took the trouble to input their name and post code would be pretty certain to show their support if given the chance.
That chance was given, Caithness.org has continually published contact names and addresses on who to contact to register their support.
And yet in spite of all the hot air and empty statements a mere fraction of us got off our backsides and sent in their support:
73 individual letters of representation in support of the proposals,
a letter of “overwhelming” support for the application from the Thurso Community Council,
a petition with 13 signatures in support of the proposals and
200 pro-forma representations (179 – in support, 21 against and 1 undecided).
The original 71 Objections from the June meeting still stand..
Oh well 265 folk did their bit - wonder where the remaining TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTY FOUR are?
So what's the word I'm looking for?
On Wednesday next, Highland Council will finally decide on whether ASDA comes to Thurso.
At the time of initial refusal a petition was started on Caithness.org. and there are now some 2,929 signatures on the ASDA debate - these will count as just ONE objection.
By the amount of virulent utterances on that petition we would be led to believe that a vast majority of those who took the trouble to input their name and post code would be pretty certain to show their support if given the chance.
That chance was given, Caithness.org has continually published contact names and addresses on who to contact to register their support.
And yet in spite of all the hot air and empty statements a mere fraction of us got off our backsides and sent in their support:
73 individual letters of representation in support of the proposals,
a letter of “overwhelming” support for the application from the Thurso Community Council,
a petition with 13 signatures in support of the proposals and
200 pro-forma representations (179 – in support, 21 against and 1 undecided).
The original 71 Objections from the June meeting still stand..
Oh well 265 folk did their bit - wonder where the remaining TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTY FOUR are?
So what's the word I'm looking for?