Lack of maintenance (Rant)

DerbyBoy · 2011-08-02T21:01:02+00:00

Lack of maintenance is rife!A metal railway bridge near me used to be blasted and painted every few years when I was kid - now it is flaking with rust and hasn't been touched for about 25 years.A pub garden I sat in for a pint showed that no-one had taken an interest since installing a patio heater. The slabs need power washing - the picnic tables need de-crapping and maintaining.In the toilet the push down taps either shut off immediately or rune for 10 mins.At work, no-one replaces failed light bulbs as it now needs a requisition to be completed and signed by the head of the function. It will then be fixed within the 7 day service level agreement by the people who wander past it several time a day and stand around waiting for something to do.EtcEtcRegardsJohn

Aug 02, 2011 45 Replies

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stephen.hull 14 years ago

Seems to be the norm now, a kind of asset stripping process.

Stphen.

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stephen.hull 14 years ago

I like that comparison! LOL

Stephen.

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J.G.Harston 14 years ago

I've met him, he's a fairly down-to-earth bloke and does know how to change a plug.

JGH

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Andy Champ 14 years ago

You met the Dalai Lama and talked about changing plugs???

Andy

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Grimly Curmudgeon 14 years ago

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Andy Champ saying something like:

The medieval shithole that was Tibet probably didn't have any plugs, save those in the DL's palace.

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Mark 14 years ago

I used to live near a siding where they parked trains at night. It did keep me awake :-(

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