That’s generally not the fault of the guys working but the utilities company itself, The on-site workers can lay as much pipe or duct but the owners won’t sign off until they’re totally happy with the installation. And if the utility is water there’s a few hurdles before that happens
To be fair, when there was a mains leak outside our place there was a man to hold a pencil and a man to hold the clip board - after that it got ridiculous... finally two blokes turned up and worked like Trojans. There until 02:00am digging by hand as they couldn’t get an excavator. They dug a bloody big hole to fix the pipe. They deserved a bonus - the other lot? Eh, not so much...
Well the installation is still in bits on the side of the hole, I understand that all companies have hitches and hurdles but if that's the case why can't the "workers" but sent out to another job until it's sorted????
They haven’t the computer system clever enough to calculate the logistics. Invest in me and I’ll develop some Quantum Annealing Algorithm and make us millions... DD can dig holes if he wants... I’m aiming for a bigger prize!
Mate apply for a job in utilities repair and installation and you’ll change your view to saying those lazy workers who are stood looking at a hole. Too F*+# me these guys are heroes to go through that amount of shit to replace a foot of pipe.
Now DD have you decided that pencil holding job was too hard on you so you’ve decided to go self employed?
When u drove to pick up the wheels/tyres, did you happen to notice if there were many wheel-less cars perched on bricks along the way? Maybe the seller had a pile of very similar looking bricks and a jack nearby...
£1000 EACH?!? Wow. (I assume that emoji is someone letting out a long whistle... Must be a massive weight saving... I saved my son 80g by getting him some titanium tent pegs - £15... Not quite the same...
It was actually quite interesting. This explained it reasonably well. I had reservations about using a search recommended on the forum as last time I typed in an innocuous looking search term, I had to burn the hard disk because of what it dredged up
F#cking scumbags I understand your frustration DD but they do look pukka, good buy, did you manage to sell your other set?
I was meaning the grey set you had in the "bikes for sale" thread mate, I was half tempted to ask if they'd fit my Focus but as I'm in Dorset it wouldn't have worked
Mines a 2012 mate, would my tyres fit do you think? I'm not 100% sure what size tyres are on mine, they are 17's, I'm at work at the mo but will check later.
So as some of you know my Suzuki branded Givi top box broke whilst on the Scottish tour and thanks to the mechanical skills of @Ken walburn it lasted the remainder of the trip. Went to the dealer to arrange a repair or a new one. The dealer leant me one of theirs whilst Suzuki decided what they were going to do. So today I called into the dealer (was in the car) to get some oil and they told a new box had been delivered for me. So later this afternoon, (again in the car) I took back the top box they’d leant me. And there in the shop was my new box. Great I thought!! He opened the box took it out of its “protective” bag and there right on the front in plain sight was the most horrible big scratch. So another top box has been ordered which he said would be delivered tomorrow. TBF it looked like they were trying it on by trying to send me an already rejected/returned box. The top box saga continues. I’m trying to get packed ready for Saturday’s German adventure so this isn’t helping. Rambling Rant is now over. Grrrrrr.
Can you take the new one for the trip then swap it by prearranging this with the dealer, if its for the bin anyway then they loose nothing and get it back in a week anyway.
No James because they’re sending it back. But I could re-borrow the dealers box if there’s a problem with the new box (better not be !!) or the delivery is somehow delayed
Good plan Jez, and thanks for offer, but my box is 55 ltr Also I ordered the box with the bike so didn’t pay for it separately. What they could do is swap out the good new springs and put them in my original box. But surely the new box, I’m hopefully getting tomorrow, will be ok. Keep your fingers crossed
No kidding! You have got the A-Team looking out for you... Edit: who would be each character? 1) H.M. "Howlin' Mad" Murdock, 2) B. A. Baracus, 3) John "Hannibal" Smith and 4) Templeton "Faceman" Peck. What any of this has to do with the thread is anybody’s guess...
My rant for yesterday is this, I went around the Pennines and Teesdale in my car having a leisurely drive to get to my walk, so not fussed about getting held up by bicycles too much, it was easy to pass them in time. On my way back from the walk I was driving down the roads at just under 60, Just taking it easy, I notice in my mirror a car coming up at pace behind me, it starts tailgating, right up my arse on the bends etc, I’m getting right pissed off with him so after about 10-15 mins I pull into a lay-by and let him pass, he shoots past accelerating fast, you guessed it a BMW but what’s worse is he’s got a bicycle on the roof!!!
There certainly are lessons taught today that would of been offensive back in the 70s. They call it progress - I call it waste of education, not once have I needed religion or what someone of the other persuasion gets up to behind closed doors.
I wonder if the local Catholic priest has a reciprocal agreement to go and teach Catholicism at the Islamic Schools / Mosque... It’s all nonsense anyway. What god, having created the universe would expect and demand the insignificant life forms it created to suck up and pray to it?!? It suggests God is a narcissist. Somehow I find it hard to imagine that he/she/it gives a damn... as for beating each other up over the way different religions pray to the same God is totally bonkers. Bloody idiots.
Feckin little Kents. For a couple of months now in the park at the end of my road these two yahoos and their half a dozen knuckle dragging acolytes have been riding a 125 dirt bike and a scooter in the park and on the footpaths around it. I spoke to them and tried to take the reasonable approach, "im a biker, i know the fun, but stupid shit like this makes the police think all bikers are idiots and makes the world worse for everyone". Needless to say i just got abuse. Since then they have been trying to goad me which i have ignored but tonight I am raging. I was walking the dogs in the park when they started shouting "you are going to lose your dog and never get it back", being a bit slow on the uptake i didnt really get what they were inferring as one of my dogs likes a good wander and is very often out of my sight. Anyway a few minutes later another 17 year old retard arrives on a push bike, said assembled dickwads start shouting "grab that dog", my dog was hidden from view in some trees but he started making an almighty racket so said wanker definitely tried something. Bearing in mind both my dogs always give a good old attempt at biting vets when they try and hold them, usually resulting in the extra charge of a "wait and see if it gets better" or a general anaesthetic, do i a - let the dogs bite the stupid barstewards b - carry a hammer to smash the fuck out of anyone who comes near c - both of the above
The only one finishing banged up would be the person dishing out the retribution the little scum bags would have allsorts of reasons for thier behaviour broken home miss understood, post tramatic stress because thier pet hamster died when they were 5 or any thing else the snowfalkes can think of to get the little scumbags off. Bitter yes it's only the normal DECENT hardworking people that suffer in this modern snowflake society.
Find out where they live or just offer up and give, or let them steslr a 16 oz. Package of harbro suger free gummy bears. Taste great and nobody can eat just one.
Their bikes probably not insured - shame if they got accidentally damaged. Must say - hurt the dog and unleash hell.
