General Chat

dans le derriere???? :-S :-D

Would not surprise me if the Mayor Calais told our government where to stick the fences ;-)

I know where that is in English - alas I do not know what it is in French :-D

didn't see the fly over Bill

just saw that on the news - don't think that's solve the problem - the fences are not that high and it's hardly a solution now is it

The steel fences have been offered foc to Calais for the improvement of port security.

You'll be glad its all over-with Ann. did you see the Fly-over.

will do

tonight we've suffered the fly past of army helicopters - how noisy are they!!! probably on their way down to Cardiff Castle where Obama et al are having dinner this evening

policemen even on the A470 this evening just walking along the side of the road on my way back from Asda - not local police, from other forces - they wear pale blue baseball caps

Watch out for the fly past at breakfast time tomorrow Ann.

Gwyn

never thought of that :-D

wonder what will happen to these miles of steel fencing when it's all over?

AnnC

Have you considered that the miles of steel fencing and extra police presence, is to protect the good people of Cardiff and Newport from the delegates inside the Celtic Manor :-D

Tec :-)

I just keep thinking - "Why us, why us?"

Hubby had to drive daughter to train station this morning because she couldn't take her car into Central Cardiff, how ridiculous!

Keep an eye out for (men) in dark suits, sunglasses and hearing aides. They are probably armed and dangerous! :-D

getting even more ridiculous - there are now body scanners in the two main shopping streets in the city centre - Queen St and St Mary Street - all pedestrians have to walk through them

they are boarding up all the trees on Cathedral Road and other places to stop snipers getting in the branches

army helicopters are buzzing around all the time and Cardiff City football ground is now a car park for literally hundreds of police vans for the police who have been drafted in from around the country

I'm wondering if my council tax is paying for all this

it's killing Cardiff city centre and Obama is only there for a lunch - apparently he's never been in a castle and that's why Cardiff Castle is the lunch venue

nice break for burglars methinks!!!

Leeds Castle in Kent has been used as a secure setting for Northern Ireland Peace talks in 2004, but I don't know how large a number it can accommodate.

Gwyn

I remember that, wisechild, I saw Bill from a distance and he waved when we waved to him.

We got the train in that day and security at New Street was very heavy.

Same thing happened when the G8 was held in Birmingham & Bill Clinton attended.
I lived & worked in the city centre but had to go miles out of my way to get where I needed to be.. Not even in a car, no buses etc. I always walked anyway.
Ridiculous.

Thanks for the reminder. We are hoping to visit family in Cardiff soon but will delay until it's over.

I think they have to have that amount of security, given the current climate. I can't think of any NT place with enough space to host the delegates and all the security people.

Haven't they brought in 9,000 - 10,000 police for the duration? It will be a place to avoid but I bet, for once, there won't be roadworks or a contraflow in operation!