Big Wheel for Leeds

liits · Post by **liits** » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 9:23 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: But it is Leo.It will also be utilised as the mooring station for the Leeds hot air balloon service to Manchester. Ravey mentioned it the other day when we fail to get the HS2 rail link to Leeds. The balloon will be called the Leodis Zappalon Another crackpot transport idea brought to you by Leeds City Council. Transforming travel back to the dark ages since 1974 Leeds Zeppelin......Wasn't that something to do with music?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 9:25 pm

liits wrote: . Yes just another play on Moon the Loons words and thoughts about the New Yardbirds Nice bit of artwork by the way Liits.You shouldn't give L.C.C anymore daft ideas though. They'll waste millions on feasibility studies

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 10:24 pm

Too late Liits, I see they trialled astronaut suits in the 70's already.I blame David Bowie for that one

book · Post by **book** » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 11:18 pm

Will the wheel be self financing or is it a cost to us?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 12:10 am

book wrote: Will the wheel be self financing or is it a cost to us? Hi book not heard of this - is it to be like the London Eye? Or that crappy thing at Lightwater Valley.Or maybe (Blakey take note)Vienna 3rd Man style.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 12:16 am

That's a nostalgic photo Phill with your "astronaut suits" (on page 1). I'm fairly sure it is looking up King Edward Street from Vicar Lane. Cashdisia (mens clothes), Kitchens (music) and the Wimpy (burgers) and other places. Ah, Double Two shirts. There seem to be decorations so it may have been taken around Christmas time. I went in that small Wimpy a few times but never into Kitchens nor Cashdisia (that was for old men!). Edit added later. The street may be Queen Victoria Street (well before it stopped being a road between Vicar Lane and Briggate and became the covered Victoria Quarter). Edit added much later (on March 9 2013, see my post on that date). The street is Queen Victoria Street.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 12:44 am

Or maybe (Blakey take note)Vienna 3rd Man style. Now that really would be something Jogon, but then I'd have the local embarrassment of not daring to go on it - at least in Vienna nobody who knows me saw me "chicken out" on two occasions - a great shame because I've no doubt the views will be fantastic

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 11:48 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: Too late Liits, I see they trialled astronaut suits in the 70's already.I blame David Bowie for that one What are all those bollards on the right for?

liits · Post by **liits** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 12:14 pm

Cardiarms wrote: What are all those bollards on the right for? It looks like they're protecting a couple of very spindley saplings.

Derculees · Post by **Derculees** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 12:57 pm

liits wrote: .