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Sun 25 May 2003 11:16
Moron councils ... - Ian (Cape Town)
Today, you may have noticed, is Sunday.
This is an important day of the week for our local council, as it is the only day they can get out onto the roads, and pick up the rubbish, dead dogs, change blown lightbulbs on streetlamps etc.
However, today it is also persisting down with rain here, and we have an satanic black-overcast at about 200 feet, as well as patchy ground mist. Visibility is down to about 50 yards in places.
Hence we have absolute chaos on the [quiet] roads as, looming out of the mist, there is either a dead dog wagon or a 'cherry picker' stopped to do this essential work. No vehicle lights, a crew of disgruntled workers wearing minimal reflective materials and no bollards/warning lamps.
I also wonder about the logic of changing lamps on such a wet day - they turn on ALL the lamps, so the workers can see which are blown, then hoist the poor man up on the cherry picker, in the howling wind, where he has to wrestle with a lamp, and 'as any fule kno' water and electricity don't mix too well ...
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Sun 25 May 2003 12:24
Moron councils ... - THe Growler
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Sun 25 May 2003 12:52
Moron councils ... - Pugugly {P}
At least the excuse from the local council. "Can't do it in the rain - Health and Safety you know". Effective policy in writing off at least 50% of the working week.
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