Idiocy beyond belief

[OneDay]

At the beginning of last week a crew arrived outside my house and installed a new street light. They dug their hole about a meter from the existing light and put the new lamp post in.

On Saturday my neighbour came around to complain that my main drain is blocked and is pouring water and sewage onto her drive. I've just had the drain clearance guy round.

They only dug their hole straight through my drain and out the bottom, then just carried on and erected the lamp post anyway!!

Now waiting for the highways dept to come and sort it out

[GunJack]

what a bag of, well,... crap!! How the hell did they manage that? Sue the barstewards!!!

[Blownupdolly]

I was about to post the same as gunjack. That is an unbelievable level of incompetence. Have you complained to anyone yet?

[OneDay]

Yes Dolly, I've complained to the county council and awaiting their arrival

On this pic you can see the drain cover and the new lamp post (on the right) - a straight and obvious line or what??

[Blownupdolly]

Feb 3, 2014 12:37:49 GMT OneDay said:

Yes Dolly, I've complained to the county council and awaiting their arrival

On this pic you can see the drain cover and the new lamp post (on the right) - a straight and obvious line or what??

What a bunch of dumbarses! Hope you get compensated. And your neighbour!

[OneDay]

So....
The Highways (County Council) arrived. They said they can't remove the lamp post until the Water Company are there to dig up the sewer.
They left.
The water company arrived and said they can't start digging until the council are there to remove the post. They waited two hours. No CC.
They left.
The CC came back and said they can't remove the lamp post until the Water Company are there to dig up the sewer.
They left.
All day to and fro, and still sewage runs over my neighbour's garden. And will continue to do so all night!!

[Greg]

Maybe the two could ring each other and arrange a mutually agreeable time, is that too much to ask.
These people shouldn't be let out the house alone !

[Blownupdolly]

Feb 3, 2014 18:26:04 GMT OneDay said:

So....
The Highways (County Council) arrived. They said they can't remove the lamp post until the Water Company are there to dig up the sewer.
They left.
The water company arrived and said they can't start digging until the council are there to remove the post. They waited two hours. No CC.
They left.
The CC came back and said they can't remove the lamp post until the Water Company are there to dig up the sewer.
They left.
All day to and fro, and still sewage runs over my neighbour's garden. And will continue to do so all night!!

At 9am tomorrow morning, you phone both parties telling them that if they have not arrived with each other in attendance by 2pm, you will be contacting your local MP. Also tell them a photographer from the local newspaper is coming. In fact, give the paper a call as they might make a good story out of it.

What a bunch of arseholes.

[boyofford]

Feb 3, 2014 18:30:11 GMT Greg said:

Maybe the two could ring each other and arrange a mutually agreeable time, is that too much to ask.
These people shouldn't be let out the house alone !

[enjay]

Lmao you couldn't make this stuff up! Bloody friggin morons.

[dagl]

You might want to consider contacting local radio too, and the opposing political party to your local council. I'd make as much fuss as possible.
(I resisted the urge to say- Kick up a stink!) (nearly)

[Blownupdolly]

@oneday any news?

[OneDay]

Feb 5, 2014 15:48:09 GMT Blownupdolly said:

@oneday any news?

They have literally just finished.

The original contractors who installed the lamp post not only dug their hole through the sewer pipe but then poured concrete around the post - which of course got into the broken sewer pipe, blocking it even further

[Blownupdolly]

Feb 5, 2014 15:58:50 GMT OneDay said:

Feb 5, 2014 15:48:09 GMT Blownupdolly said:

@oneday any news?

They have literally just finished.

The original contractors who installed the lamp post not only dug their hole through the sewer pipe but then poured concrete around the post - which of course got into the broken sewer pipe, blocking it even further

OMG!... Surely these people have to have special training to do this kind of work? I suppose it's the turn of the sewer company to come next?

[OneDay]

Feb 5, 2014 16:17:09 GMT Blownupdolly said:

I suppose it's the turn of the sewer company to come next?

They've been and finished too - it was the sewer guys who discovered the concrete.

So, all flowing freely again and the rain will help wash away the mud and other 'debris'