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Originally Posted by tomz
Well yes I am offended. I see how hard my Dad works, at all times of day and night. And to say that workmen (which im guessing includes my Dad) have no pride in their job is quite offensive. But then again, not every workman is the same, and its nothing to do with my Dad anyway, he's an overhead linesman. And works on pylons. Not underground. So yeah...
Oh and before I go, your council tax doesnt pay UU. It pays HBC who spend the money on essential work in the borough? Perhaps they didnt pay enough for the slabs to be re-paved to 100% satisfaction?
Ah well. Im going now. Nice debating with you this evening. No hard feelings.
Cyaz.
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How can they be including your dad, he's an overhead linesman, he doesn't work on underground cables. I would suggest though that you go out and watch a few teams dig up pavements, that have plenty of time, and you'll see that they don't care what damage they do. They don't care because as you've said it's not their job to put it back, it's reinstatements job. They just back fill and make it safe(ish). Saying that hbc should pay is completely ludicrous hbc don't own the services, they give permission for them to be under their pavements. UU have to have permission to run them, and permission to close the pavement and permission to dig the pavement up. If they didn't we could all do it. I could just dig the road up and run a cable to over the road. When they get that permission they agree to make good, which is the reinstatement departments job.
Someone should be round to take the slabs back up and relay them properly replacing the broken ones. That is unless thats already been done.
Our council tax or to be more precise the other posters council tax has already paid for them, paid for them to be laid, and they were to 100% perfection, uu undone that work. UU are paid by it's customers, to maintain its supply systems, and that includes, repairs and reinstaments after repairs. If I am wrong, prove it so that i can dig the pavements up and run an unmetered supply over the otherside of the main street so I've got a third christmas light supply, this ones up to it's maximum now, and this and the pub are on the wrong side of the road. Unless your dad can run an overhead for me??