Tim's rant of the day

[timwilky]

Time for another rant.

The road diggers have moved in. They are to replace the gas main. So they are causing parking problems as nobody can get near their houses. tough, the work has to be done. They refused to move their truck this morning for 30 minutes to let the refuse collectors do their work. Blaming parked cars stopping them from being able to do their jobs.

It is fine. They leaflet each house yesterday saying not to park in front of our homes. However, they seem to assume that the parked cars belong to residents. No they belong to the nuisance parkers who don't even live round here.

2 of my neighbours obligingly parked their cars on their drives. Guess what, a 4 foot trench has gone in front of their drives and they are unable to get their cars out. Apparently the contractors are waiting for covers to be delivered later in the week.

I won't move my car from in front of the drive, until such time as the covers arrive. Otherwise I won't be able to get the bike out the garage.

When they plan these exercises. do they not understand that they simply cannot prevent access to/from your property.

How are disabled supposed to get in/out etc?.

[Welsh_Wizard]

Muppets aren't they.

Mind you, if they had half a brain they probably wouldn't be digging holes in roads!

[hovis]

how big is the trench?

build a ramp, and jump the trench in a evil kinevil style (wearing of a cape is optinal)

[Dicky Ticker]

Sue Them:eek:

[timwilky]

how big is the trench?

build a ramp, and jump the trench in a evil kinevil style (wearing of a cape is optinal)


Like the thought of that one, the trench is only 18" wide. but 4ft deep.

I do feel for my next door neighbour with this going on. The poor girl is on nights with 2 JCB type diggers revving away with a pneumatic drill/compressor as well

[hovis]

Like the thought of that one, the trench is only 18" wide. but 4ft deep.


fill it with crocodiles to add the the effect

[454697819]

on a serious note call the HSE and inform them that they have left unprotected holes that cause a risk to the public.

The HSE will respond as thier method satatment should either be alon the lines of dig hole and cover with suitable road plate immediatly, or dig hole carroy out works then re fill all in one process.

These ppl do not fall outside the HSE...

Hth

[gettin2dizzy]

if you look you'll always find something to moan about. I'd ignore it and be grateful you get any gas delivered to your home.

Glad to hear your bins are being collected again

[hovis]

if you look you'll always find something to moan about. I'd ignore it and be grateful you get any gas delivered to your home.

Glad to hear your bins are being collected again:smt043

[Jelster]

It is an offence to prevent a vehicle access to the highway....


I know this because some muppet parked on my drive, so I parked behind, blocking them in and told them to p*ss off when they knocked on the door demanding that I move. I got a visit from a friendly policeman that suggested that I move my car "after I finished my dinner, which is probably 3 or 4 courses" I hadn't even started cooking at that time, what a nice bloke. :thumleft:

[Captain Nemo]

It is an offence to prevent a vehicle access to the highway....



unless your carrying out works on behalf f a statutary undertaker.............well kind off.............the contractor carrying out the works should be a member of the considerate contractor scheme..............theyre proper taking the pi55 if tehyre leaving excavations open and un protected, they should have plated so that you can get out of your driveways over night, they deff shouldnt have left vehicles locked in driveways, get on to your LA and complain, better still have some one drop a cpl of cube of excess concrete into the excavation or burn out their excavators, i know that might seem a bit medieval......but tough on em, ****s

[DoubleD]

I pulled a double shift and on my return home at 3am I started to reverse up to park in my driveway BANG the back wheels in a ditch and the car resting on the back bumper.

It was pitch black as the street lamps were out and I didn't see the note as I did a double shift.

I just left the car with a note saying thanks for the hole now get my car out, which they did without even waking me up.