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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm not one to usually rant but this mornings events have really boiled my piss!
Just recently the local council have been working to improve the pavements in the area where I work. We received a letter about it and a visit from a nice man in a hi-viz jacket to explain what was going to happen and assure us that we would have full access to the building and carers and emergency services would also have full access. We were also told that the work would take two weeks to complete both sides of the footpath.
The work started on time, I was impressed, there was no disruption, I was impressed. This was 6 weeks ago and they've not even finished one side of the footpath yet, I'm unimpressed but not surprised, still, no disruption.
Until this morning...
They've dug the road up outside the driveway, not just a little but an enormous trench. Now no one can get here and my car is stuck in the carpark until the work is complete!
We received no letter or advance warning of this work and after speaking to the works foreman this morning, it was only decided upon last Friday.
I can't get an ambulance into the building, no carers or nurses can get in and neither I nor 6 of my patients can leave via our cars!!
How stupid and thoughtless are the people that plan these works?!...It's a brain injury unit fer crying out loud, people's lives depend on this place and they've put people at risk...
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ha Mr who! I'm glad that I'm not the only one that thinks our conservative led local council is a pile of poop!"
They've also trapped about 30 residents of the streets in too!...No one had prior notification. |
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By *ourbonKissMan
over a year ago
a land up north..... of leicester |
"Ha Mr who! I'm glad that I'm not the only one that thinks our conservative led local council is a pile of poop!
They've also trapped about 30 residents of the streets in too!...No one had prior notification."
Mate they handed out parking permits for the residents of the street for the apparent '2weeks' that the work should have taken when there was no need.
Personally I think that the money should have been spent on the roads that are in a worse than the footpaths, but hey.... What do I know |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ha Mr who! I'm glad that I'm not the only one that thinks our conservative led local council is a pile of poop!
They've also trapped about 30 residents of the streets in too!...No one had prior notification.
Mate they handed out parking permits for the residents of the street for the apparent '2weeks' that the work should have taken when there was no need.
Personally I think that the money should have been spent on the roads that are in a worse than the footpaths, but hey.... What do I know"
Tell that to wheelchair users!....the whole network has crumbled round here as I'm sure you've noticed.. |
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By *ourbonKissMan
over a year ago
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"Ha Mr who! I'm glad that I'm not the only one that thinks our conservative led local council is a pile of poop!
They've also trapped about 30 residents of the streets in too!...No one had prior notification.
Mate they handed out parking permits for the residents of the street for the apparent '2weeks' that the work should have taken when there was no need.
Personally I think that the money should have been spent on the roads that are in a worse than the footpaths, but hey.... What do I know
Tell that to wheelchair users!....the whole network has crumbled round here as I'm sure you've noticed.."
Yes I have to be fair and you're right. It's all been very poorly handled, my friend who lives on the street only the received notification and the form for the parking permit a day before the deadline to get them returned. The letter itself was only dated a couple of days the deadline. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Ha Mr who! I'm glad that I'm not the only one that thinks our conservative led local council is a pile of poop!
They've also trapped about 30 residents of the streets in too!...No one had prior notification.
Mate they handed out parking permits for the residents of the street for the apparent '2weeks' that the work should have taken when there was no need.
Personally I think that the money should have been spent on the roads that are in a worse than the footpaths, but hey.... What do I know
Tell that to wheelchair users!....the whole network has crumbled round here as I'm sure you've noticed..
Yes I have to be fair and you're right. It's all been very poorly handled, my friend who lives on the street only the received notification and the form for the parking permit a day before the deadline to get them returned. The letter itself was only dated a couple of days the deadline. "
Spoke to NWLDC and they've told me its all down to highways at county hall who are saying it should have been completed on Friday! Quite how when they only started it today is beyond me and the guy I need to speak to is unavailable! |
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"Ha Mr who! I'm glad that I'm not the only one that thinks our conservative led local council is a pile of poop!
They've also trapped about 30 residents of the streets in too!...No one had prior notification.
Mate they handed out parking permits for the residents of the street for the apparent '2weeks' that the work should have taken when there was no need.
Personally I think that the money should have been spent on the roads that are in a worse than the footpaths, but hey.... What do I know
Tell that to wheelchair users!....the whole network has crumbled round here as I'm sure you've noticed..
Yes I have to be fair and you're right. It's all been very poorly handled, my friend who lives on the street only the received notification and the form for the parking permit a day before the deadline to get them returned. The letter itself was only dated a couple of days the deadline.
Spoke to NWLDC and they've told me its all down to highways at county hall who are saying it should have been completed on Friday! Quite how when they only started it today is beyond me and the guy I need to speak to is unavailable!"
Get the local paper and radio involved.... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Update:
After many, many phonecalls and threats they've caved in and admitted that they didn't follow correct procedure. The work was commissioned on Friday and they were supposed to give 14 days notice to all residents.
This only happened after I'd called social services and raised the issue as a safeguarding case due to vulnerable people being unable to obtain vital medical support due to negligence, the social services even went as far as to call the police!
I also reminded them that the offices for our local paper were only at the end of the street they had disrupted and I would be calling them too.
The trench has now been filled in and work will only go ahead once proper notification has been served by the highways agency.
Score one for common sense... 
Thanks for the advice and taking the time to listen guys, it sometimes pays to vent...  |
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By *obbygggMan
over a year ago
Birmingham |
"Update:
After many, many phonecalls and threats they've caved in and admitted that they didn't follow correct procedure. The work was commissioned on Friday and they were supposed to give 14 days notice to all residents.
This only happened after I'd called social services and raised the issue as a safeguarding case due to vulnerable people being unable to obtain vital medical support due to negligence, the social services even went as far as to call the police!
I also reminded them that the offices for our local paper were only at the end of the street they had disrupted and I would be calling them too.
The trench has now been filled in and work will only go ahead once proper notification has been served by the highways agency.
Score one for common sense...
Thanks for the advice and taking the time to listen guys, it sometimes pays to vent... "
Well done you! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered.."
Well damn the man, at least you're in the know. So many of these road workers have absolutely fuck all common sense or consideration |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered.."
What does CIEH stand for ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered..
Well damn the man, at least you're in the know. So many of these road workers have absolutely fuck all common sense or consideration"
In all fairness they were simply doing as they were told but it wouldn't have killed them to walk 30 yards and knock on the door!
It's the moron planners that annoy me, they're what we used to refer to as REMF's and their most essential qualification is that they have no common sense or consideration... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered..
What does CIEH stand for ? "
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered..
What does CIEH stand for ?
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health."
Thank you x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered..
Well damn the man, at least you're in the know. So many of these road workers have absolutely fuck all common sense or consideration
In all fairness they were simply doing as they were told but it wouldn't have killed them to walk 30 yards and knock on the door!
It's the moron planners that annoy me, they're what we used to refer to as REMF's and their most essential qualification is that they have no common sense or consideration... "
That's true, no flying off the handle helps in that situation, but they did go against their word, did they not?
AND it's up to the workers to report back to the planners if they think there could be a problem, before they've caused the problem. So it's still a failure of safety and communication when they've ignored their initial plans. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered..
Well damn the man, at least you're in the know. So many of these road workers have absolutely fuck all common sense or consideration
In all fairness they were simply doing as they were told but it wouldn't have killed them to walk 30 yards and knock on the door!
It's the moron planners that annoy me, they're what we used to refer to as REMF's and their most essential qualification is that they have no common sense or consideration...
That's true, no flying off the handle helps in that situation, but they did go against their word, did they not?
AND it's up to the workers to report back to the planners if they think there could be a problem, before they've caused the problem. So it's still a failure of safety and communication when they've ignored their initial plans."
They should have exercised some common sense and knocked the door or reported that they were obstructing the entrance to a medical practice, but I'm guessing they're possibly worried about their jobs etc because, as we all know, councils are looking to save money wherever they can.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yeah you need health and safety on that one
Sadly, due to my position I'm also a CIEH qualified risk assessor so that one was well covered..
Well damn the man, at least you're in the know. So many of these road workers have absolutely fuck all common sense or consideration
In all fairness they were simply doing as they were told but it wouldn't have killed them to walk 30 yards and knock on the door!
It's the moron planners that annoy me, they're what we used to refer to as REMF's and their most essential qualification is that they have no common sense or consideration...
That's true, no flying off the handle helps in that situation, but they did go against their word, did they not?
AND it's up to the workers to report back to the planners if they think there could be a problem, before they've caused the problem. So it's still a failure of safety and communication when they've ignored their initial plans.
They should have exercised some common sense and knocked the door or reported that they were obstructing the entrance to a medical practice, but I'm guessing they're possibly worried about their jobs etc because, as we all know, councils are looking to save money wherever they can.."
Terrible to have to think that way but unfortunately yes, a fearful worker is less of an obstruction than an endangered tax payer. You can lose your job either way these days though. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Why didn't they just use road plates to allow access on and off whilst the temporary works were going on..?"
Because the trench was a couple of feet deep and two hundred yards long! They also didn't have any. |
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