I think it's just one more aspect of the UK going to pot.
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostI think it's just one more aspect of the UK going to pot.
Probably all because of global warming, or because you have to use green-friendly vegan tarmac or something.
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Presumably the thinking is that they don't know to what standard the repair has been done. And the council will be liable for compensation that is not covered by insurance should anyone suffer a loss as a result of it failing in any way (e.g. a stone coming off it injuring someone).
It is the pernicious effect of excessive risk aversion and compensation culture.Comment
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...and outsourcing to the lowest bidder.Originally posted by GJABS View PostIt is the pernicious effect of excessive risk aversion and compensation culture.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Yes that'll be the reason but if you look at the standard of official repair its usually crap. Around us some bloke turns up with some tarmac filler and stamps it into the hole. Next time a tractor passes over it pulls it out and we have a hole again, rinse and repeatOriginally posted by GJABS View PostPresumably the thinking is that they don't know to what standard the repair has been done. And the council will be liable for compensation that is not covered by insurance should anyone suffer a loss as a result of it failing in any way (e.g. a stone coming off it injuring someone).
The problem is in giving one contractor a long term contract and its not in their interests to solve the problem 
What we need is the job done properly in the first place with proper kerbs and drainage
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There is a road near Slough crematorium that is hopeless, I drove down it the delivery truck Saturday night!Comment
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Surprised no-one at Slough council has yet seen that as an opportunity to branch out into low-cost burials - and less man-made materials needed to fill the hole.Originally posted by vetran View PostThere is a road near Slough crematorium that is hopelessComment
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the chances of them actually clicking to that is remote..Originally posted by Paralytic View Post
Surprised no-one at Slough council has yet seen that as an opportunity to branch out into low-cost burials - and less man-made materials needed to fill the hole.Comment
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There are stretches of the M6 that are full of potholes - specifically lanes 1 & 2. And that M'lud is why I was driving in the 3rd and 4th lanes.Comment
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