The 'Today's Job' thread

sfrs4

sfrs4

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the big car park outside my yard used to be invaded by pikies twice a year ... morning noon and night I would ring the local office asking when they were moving them ... usually cost thousands to shift and clear up after them ... I offered to make them SUBSTANTIAL height barriers FOC, it they planted them ... never took the offer up ... but spent thousands twice a year shifting and clearing up after the bas*rds ... 🤬 🤬
That's Councils for you! The yellow markings on the road outside my lads primary school have almost worn away, another of the parents that is a good mate of mine and owns a lining and antiskid company asked the school on their Facebook page if they would like the lines redoing FOC. The local councillor said NO they can't do it as they're not approved and listed, they need to be approved and on the books to do it..... baring in mind there have been 2 near misses and a fatality in the last 3 years with kids and cars.
Now if they were some cowboy outfit with some yellow paint and a piece of wood I could understand, but they have a nice big internet presence and loads of pictures of the work they have done for other companies around the UK with testimonies, all the relevant paperwork is in place for other jobs they have done, or if they were presenting a bill at the end of it, so needed to be on the approved list. But neither of those things is applicable! we did discuss just cracking on with it one night and get it done, but sods law says no good deed goes unpunished!
 
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Smiffy

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That's Councils for you! The yellow markings on the road outside my lads primary school have almost worn away, another of the parents that is a good mate of mine and owns a lining and antiskid company asked the school on their Facebook page if they would like the lines redoing FOC. The local councillor said NO they can't do it as they're not approved and listed, they need to be approved and on the books to do it..... baring in mind there have been 2 near misses and a fatality in the last 3 years with kids and cars.
Now if they were some cowboy outfit with some yellow paint and a piece of wood I could understand, but they have a nice big internet presence and loads of pictures of the work they have done for other companies around the UK with testimonies, all the relevant paperwork is in place for other jobs they have done, or if they were presenting a bill at the end of it, so needed to be on the approved list. But neither of those things is applicable! we did discuss just cracking on with it one night and get it done, but sods law says no good deed goes unpunished!

It's also to do with how the roads are managed. For example if they employ Kier/balfours/ringway/colas/amey then they will get upset i.e. start sueing,
if the work isn't done through them as it is in their contract that they get to skim x amount of all works for the council.
 
doobin

doobin

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Added some tripod legs to the sawdust burner. A big improvement for half an hours effort before we lit it for the day!
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Monkeybusiness

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I’m in a Facebook group for people who have VW Crafter/MAN TGE vans and a lot of them convert them into campers. There is a (really expensive!) composting toilet some of these weirdos were raving about! Literally crapping in a bucket inside your little metal box and then storing it/adding to it for a few weeks! Mental…
 
hiluxman

hiluxman

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I’m in a Facebook group for people who have VW Crafter/MAN TGE vans and a lot of them convert them into campers. There is a (really expensive!) composting toilet some of these weirdos were raving about! Literally crapping in a bucket inside your little metal box and then storing it/adding to it for a few weeks! Mental…
If I had such a thing, it'd be deemed a bio hazard after 2 days.🤣🤣
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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I’m in a Facebook group for people who have VW Crafter/MAN TGE vans and a lot of them convert them into campers. There is a (really expensive!) composting toilet some of these weirdos were raving about! Literally crapping in a bucket inside your little metal box and then storing it/adding to it for a few weeks! Mental…
It's not very sexy really is it?
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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They are driving around in vans worth more than a house in some areas and yet are crapping in a bucket which they then store in their kitchen. Definitely not sexy. Surely these people should really be sectioned?
I think there's different tiers of insanity here though. We go camping- like in a field- in the summer months, it's quite enjoyable when it's sunny and dry but if it starts raining I must admit the thought of a camper suddenly seems quite appealing- there'd be no bucket shitting allowed though! Actually even the presence of a makeshift toilet in an enclosed space with the family gathered round, no thanks!
 
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Smiffy

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I think there's different tiers of insanity here though. We go camping- like in a field- in the summer months, it's quite enjoyable when it's sunny and dry but if it starts raining I must admit the thought of a camper suddenly seems quite appealing- there'd be no bucket shitting allowed though! Actually even the presence of a makeshift toilet in an enclosed space with the family gathered round, no thanks!

Can't be much worse than the welfare van the tarmac crews have. Really must have to 9f drawn the short straw to be driving that
 
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Stroppymonkey

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I think there's different tiers of insanity here though. We go camping- like in a field- in the summer months, it's quite enjoyable when it's sunny and dry but if it starts raining I must admit the thought of a camper suddenly seems quite appealing- there'd be no bucket shitting allowed though! Actually even the presence of a makeshift toilet in an enclosed space with the family gathered round, no thanks!
Only my Wife and I use our van. We have full flushing Ceramic WC. Its never smelt in 103 nights and 15000 miles. We take it in turns to go for long walks if the occasion requires it, although free public loos usually preferable as means the van can go more days between tank filling/emptying.
 
hiluxman

hiluxman

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Seen as we have gone on to the subject which we have. How do we deal with the needing to go whilst on a job. In this instance I'm not talking about a job lasting x weeks where you'd factor in a portable shite house but the day here n the 3 day there jobs.
 
Giles

Giles

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Seen as we have gone on to the subject which we have. How do we deal with the needing to go whilst on a job. In this instance I'm not talking about a job lasting x weeks where you'd factor in a portable shite house but the day here n the 3 day there jobs.
behind the dumper lol or in the hedge or open both doors on pickup lol if we dont take the groundhog unit we make do if its city centre etc then its macy’s/Tesco etc, have got a normal portaloo as well but still involves trailer etc
 
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