observer Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Well the roads been dug up near St Mary's Church for weeks now; no sign of anyone working on it on Friday - why do these jobs take so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 These things take a lot of looking into. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 one team digs the hole and another fill them in. if they used different sat navs they have probably filled the wrong hole in, or dug up the wrong road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 When these jobs come up - why don't they work in 24/7 shifts to get it done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 When these jobs come up - why don't they work in 24/7 shifts to get it done? Too easy. You have to inconvenience the peasants to keep them in their place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 the answer to that question obs is simple. if they were working in your road would you be happy at a road digger operating at two in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 It has happened Sid; when UU had to deal with a water burst - so yes, quicker somethings done, the sooner it's over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 the answer to that question obs is simple. if they were working in your road would you be happy at a road digger operating at two in the morning. Since nearly 25% of people now work some sort of shift pattern based around earlies, lates or full 24/7 then digging up the road at 2am and getting the job over and done with as fast as possible isn't going to cause any more inconvenience than digging up bits of it every morning for a week. .......except to the poor shovel monkeys who can't skive off down to the butty shop quite as easily on a night shift, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Disagree with that post. If you are on 6-2 all week and have to be up 4.30/5. you don't want your sleep disturbing because of road works, No better if you work nights as you want to sleep duriong the day. At least with the latter, you might be able to sleep at someone else's house until it is finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Much better to get a job done in one hit by crews working around the clock. That way you only get one - or at most two - disturbed sleep periods, rather than trying to get through an entire week of nights with no proper sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Much better to get a job done in one hit by crews working around the clock. That way you only get one - or at most two - disturbed sleep periods, rather than trying to get through an entire week of nights with no proper sleep. Yes, but do we have companies with that drive and ability? I thought when they planned these things, they thought of a number and doubled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 In Florida the summer time road crews work from 7PM to 7AM - to avoid heat prostration; otherwise they work 7AM-7PM, Monday through Saturday. There is a bridge in a place called John's Pass that has had construction going on for over 4 years. They have just finally finished. I do not want to know how many millions it cost us. As in Ancient Roman times -- civilization crumbles from within faster than any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 On the Swiss-Italian border; they've just built the longest rail tunnel in the world; it took them 14 years and ?billions; wonder how long (if we had the money and the will) would it take us for such a "big job"?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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