hippo Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Driving to work seems to get slower and slower, and thats even without the hassle of finding somewhere to park. It got me thinking on average how far you could drive before you hit road works - ? - I had a figure in my mind of maybe 10-11 miles - but very unscientifically I know - I reckon the figure is about 6 (and I don't work in Central Birmingham) 9 Mile trip to villa park yesterday - I encountered 3 sets - Friday night I drove 15 miles to Boldmere 2 sets 6 miles to work - I currently encounter 1 - although thinking back throughout the year it has on occasions been 2 or 3 Staggering really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2018 Would you prefer that the roads weren't repaired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted December 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Would you prefer that the roads weren't repaired? I'd prefer thwey weren't repaired on the cheap. The same pothole has been 'fixed' on my street 4 times in the last year. It gets bigger each time. It seems they're being repaired with a combination of papier máché and prayer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: I'd prefer thwey weren't repaired on the cheap. The same pothole has been 'fixed' on my street 4 times in the last year. It gets bigger each time. It seems they're being repaired with a combination of papier máché and prayer. Yes what used to happen was that a hit squad - would quickly drop a bit of tarmac in - and then a proper repair would follow on - but I would a agree the second part doesn't seen to happen any more. I got chatting to an ex brummie who now runs a bar in Lanzarotte - said he hasn't been to Brum since the 80's - he asked me if all them road were still going on ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 its not just the tarmac issue, the smart motorway stuff which i keep being told does work and stop phantom traffic jams which is great but the installation of them has royally **** the region, it seems impossible to me to avoid some sort of traffic or speed restriction on a motorway now, north from me is the M5 junction 1 stuff, south on M5 you have the 50mph stuff outside worcester, south on the M42 unless you are on it before 7am you are hitting problems before the M40 split, the motorways just dont work anymore, way too many projects going on then you add to that severn trent have had a major infrastructure update project going on for a while now, firstly because all the clay pipe they installed some 50-60 years ago all hit its use by date and had to be changed to plastic and then you have the lickhill to frankley project which is 26km of i think 450mm pipe, thats a big project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted December 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: I'd prefer thwey weren't repaired on the cheap. The same pothole has been 'fixed' on my street 4 times in the last year. It gets bigger each time. It seems they're being repaired with a combination of papier máché and prayer. Council departments have to spend all their budgets to justify their existence and guarantee they'll get the same budget next year. Fixing a pothole correctly costs 75% of the cost of fixing it poorly 4 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: I'd prefer thwey weren't repaired on the cheap. The same pothole has been 'fixed' on my street 4 times in the last year. It gets bigger each time. It seems they're being repaired with a combination of papier máché and prayer. Started with Thatcher and "competitive tendering." The councils used to do the majority of the repairs but the Tories decided that it could be done more cheaply and efficiently by companies bidding for the work with the cheapest quote getting the work. As we all know, the cheapest quote gets the shittiest repairs. When the councils did the jobs, they did them properly, so they wouldn't have to come back for years, that's why the jobs were more expensive. It's also why they leave a huge amount in the pot until the last couple of months, then spend the money like crazy because if they don't spend it this year, they get less next year. It's a totally ridiculous situation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Council departments have to spend all their budgets to justify their existence and guarantee they'll get the same budget next year. Fixing a pothole correctly costs 75% of the cost of fixing it poorly 4 times. Off topic, but the end of March scramble to spend left over budget reminds me of this - Edited December 16, 2018 by Shropshire Lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2018 it's about 25 feet for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 17, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: it's about 25 feet for me That's because someone reported a gas leak, turns out it was the smell of your unsocked feet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, bickster said: That's because someone reported a gas leak, turns out it was the smell of your unsocked feet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I don't drive over here, but this city is renowned for traffic (top 5 in Europe) yet they close a major road for 2/3 years for renovations all the **** time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: You use that picture to try and belittle Bicks, and I agree - they are an absolute sham of a regular footware. But my God, as long as Bicks wears socks with those mother ****, he still canes your ass style-wise. What you do with your footware, in 10-20 years time will be the same way I feel about the following "fashion" (I.e. you're a dumb word removed for even trying); v 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: You use that picture to try and belittle Bicks, and I agree - they are an absolute sham of a regular footware. But my God, as long as Bicks wears socks with those mother ****, he still canes your ass style-wise. What you do with your footware, in 10-20 years time will be the same way I feel about the following "fashion" (I.e. you're a dumb word removed for even trying); v Cool story. Edited December 17, 2018 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Cool story. Only dress like that on camera fat boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, bickster said: Started with Thatcher and "competitive tendering." The councils used to do the majority of the repairs but the Tories decided that it could be done more cheaply and efficiently by companies bidding for the work with the cheapest quote getting the work. As we all know, the cheapest quote gets the shittiest repairs. When the councils did the jobs, they did them properly, so they wouldn't have to come back for years, that's why the jobs were more expensive. It's also why they leave a huge amount in the pot until the last couple of months, then spend the money like crazy because if they don't spend it this year, they get less next year. It's a totally ridiculous situation if you knew your music you would have known that there were 4000 holes In Blackburn Lancashire in 1967 , long before Thatcher came to power Edited December 17, 2018 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: You use that picture to try and belittle Bicks, and I agree - they are an absolute sham of a regular footware. But my God, as long as Bicks wears socks with those mother ****, he still canes your ass style-wise. What you do with your footware, in 10-20 years time will be the same way I feel about the following "fashion" (I.e. you're a dumb word removed for even trying); Hello Keenan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 17, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: if you knew your music you would have known that there were 4000 holes In Blackburn Lancashire in 1967 , long before Thacther came to power Hmmm, if you knew music you wouldn't be listening to shite by the lemon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 27 minutes ago, Xela said: Hello Keenan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Erm, guys, do you mind? I'm here to read about roadworks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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