by Reenie Bujman » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:46 pm
I suppose I'm a tourist...
I went to the Burrell Collection a couple of years ago and I've been back to Pollok Park in more recent times. All that spoilt it was the sound of (I presume) the M77 motorway which runs close by. I believe there was a protracted protest before that was built...
Vandalism isn't just the preserve of behooded youth:
I guess there will be well greased funny handshakes at the back of Go Ape in Pollok Park. Just another way to fleece the retarded hominids that will flock there to swing through the trees instead of dragging their knuckles along the ground.
A hundred years ago, Cheddar Gorge, in my old part of the world was an unspoilt gorge of astounding beauty. Today it has gift shops and lord-knows-what at it's foot to extract pelf from unsuspecting Brummies on a day out. There's even talk of putting a cable car in... If that doesn't finish it, the local quarries will eventually eat into it. The view from the top has long been ruined by the industrial park on Wedmore Road. No doubt a similar fate will in time befall Pollok Park. I hope not.
For the time being, Pollok Park provides an almost rural retreat, a managed estate reminiscent of those of yore, an enclave of a previous time. We'd better get down there with our cameras and record it so that future generations can be pissed off about it too.