Well Said TonyK..
Am I the only one that see's these Zip wire things as the modern fad that once was the Bungee ??
As soon as a few 'Hen' nights and 'Stag' days do them who will go around boasting about how fantastic it was then it stops being the 'latest thing' and popularity wains and the Zip wire will be left to rot and become an eyesore... I give them 5 years if they get the go ahead which means with build time the Lake District will be blighted by the 'Zit' that is the 'Zip on the landscape' will be 7-10 years. Lets hope they never get built in the first place...
Another thing is, how can a Zip wire be a 'Tourist Attraction' ? Surely once the zip has been done a couple of times the 'Tourist' will go home and not hang around ? Who is going to book a weeks holiday in a guest house or Hotel just to do the zip wire ? Currently the Guest houses etc are booked for a week by those that wish to enjoy the Majesty and splendour of the scenery, if your interested in the Zip or Honiston you will only be booking for a night or two ? This means there are going to be fewer whole weeks for those of us who DO want to be in the Fells and want to travel 300 miles, if the only option is a 3 day break, I for one will not drive that distance..
Or have I got this wrong ?