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fatlazyless · 08-27-2011, 08:15 AM

And, here's another weird story from the perpetually going round & round, NH roundabout, Winnipesaukee.com thread all about NH roundabouts and this one includes a decent photo of some big trucks!

http://www.concordmonitor.com/articl...ed-roundabout? "A roundly hated roundabout" State: Drivers need to get used to it (in Boscawen)

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The article mentions that the Meredith and Plymouth roundabouts were the first new ones installed in New Hampshire and were first open to use in the summer of 2007.

The chart attached to the article in the newspaper lists all the different roundabouts in the state, and what new roundabout construction is being considered. It has the Laconia-Weir's Beach 'malfunction junction,' Rt 3 & 11A, intersection at the top of the new construction list, slated for 2012. 'Malfunction junction' is listed to become a 120' diameter roundabout, while the existing Meredith roundabout is a 130' diameter.

Here's my suggestion for the Meredith and Plymouth roundabouts: Install a garden house WATER faucet in the center of the roundabouts so some local, elbow grease-volunteers can go build a decorative formal garden inside the roundabout! This is not a new idea because it happens all across countries like France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Great Britain....plus other countries too.

Both the Plymouth and Meredith roundabouts would be excellent spots for a public decorative garden and would improve the local roadside scenery for both towns by a big step. What is growing there now are some dried out, very weedy style plants that just barely survive on natural rainfall. For a tourist or university town, what do you want do see; a circle of water-starved weedy plants or a healthy and good-looking decorative garden that helps to define the home town with a garden display that shouts: This is Meredith, NH!....or....This is Plymouth, NH!...as opposed to...This is a sickly-looking circle of dried-out and almost dead perennials!

08-27-2011, 08:15 AM	#85
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	And, here's another weird story from the perpetually going round & round, NH roundabout, Winnipesaukee.com thread all about NH roundabouts and this one includes a decent photo of some big trucks! http://www.concordmonitor.com/articl...ed-roundabout? "A roundly hated roundabout" State: Drivers need to get used to it (in Boscawen) .................. The article mentions that the Meredith and Plymouth roundabouts were the first new ones installed in New Hampshire and were first open to use in the summer of 2007. The chart attached to the article in the newspaper lists all the different roundabouts in the state, and what new roundabout construction is being considered. It has the Laconia-Weir's Beach 'malfunction junction,' Rt 3 & 11A, intersection at the top of the new construction list, slated for 2012. 'Malfunction junction' is listed to become a 120' diameter roundabout, while the existing Meredith roundabout is a 130' diameter. Here's my suggestion for the Meredith and Plymouth roundabouts: Install a garden house WATER faucet in the center of the roundabouts so some local, elbow grease-volunteers can go build a decorative formal garden inside the roundabout! This is not a new idea because it happens all across countries like France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Great Britain....plus other countries too. Both the Plymouth and Meredith roundabouts would be excellent spots for a public decorative garden and would improve the local roadside scenery for both towns by a big step. What is growing there now are some dried out, very weedy style plants that just barely survive on natural rainfall. For a tourist or university town, what do you want do see; a circle of water-starved weedy plants or a healthy and good-looking decorative garden that helps to define the home town with a garden display that shouts: This is Meredith, NH!....or....This is Plymouth, NH!...as opposed to...This is a sickly-looking circle of dried-out and almost dead perennials! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 08-28-2011 at 09:51 AM.