On Mon, 3 May 2021 14:01:26 +0100, alan_m
wrote:

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All the idiot complaining that their recycling wasn't collected sees
is that their recycling wasn't collected, blaming the council not
themselves.

But in my area all the multi-million pound follies are there for all to
see and even the council have admitted they have made mistakes.

I'm sure they get it wrong, not helped by the idiot residents who
can't seem to follow simple instructions.

I see from my local council news letter that they have finished with a
road improvement project which, with a series of other road
improvements, has meant many years of major traffic disruption. Good
news you may think but....

The road improvement included extending a right turn lane as well as
providing more lane space for those travelling straight on. The problem
with the latter is that as soon as the junction is cleared three lanes
immediately go back to two. The former improvement has resulted in a
narrowing of the central reservation area. Now they seem to have
discovered that they need a pedestrian crossing in the same place and
the central reservation is too narrow for a pedestrian safety island -
guess what they are going to do next?

LOL.

Is that local council or county highways stuff though?

And that (once again) brings me back to us voting these people in who
are expecting to be selected based on whatever promises they write on
a bit of paper then stick though your door?

What is their skillset, experience, how much time and energy can the
offer to the role etc?

I have known of many people who have accepted a role I (and they in
some cases) know they aren't really equipped for and in some cases
when I knew they were unlikely to ever be. The only question then is
how much damage they cause before everone else sees that and they get
the elbow.

So it's like any competition when the 'World Champion' isn't really
ever likely to be 'the best', it's just 'the best' of those who wanted
/ bothered / could turn up.

I wouldn't put myself forward for any role where politics were a major
part as I know how bogus it can and will continue be until really good
people are given these key roles, rather than those who hold their
hand the highest.

The 'good people' are likely best voted in by those who actually know
them and of their long term work / personal ethics.

How likely it is to do that ITRW is another matter. [1]

Cheers, T i m

[1] One way would be if from within a group of people they (secret
ballot) voted for those people that 'the people' knew and considered
to be the best people for that role, even if they didn't actually put
themselves up for it. They would still have the option *not* to accept
of course but they may accept a role even if they wouldn't consider
personally that they would be suitable.

'Who do you think would be the best person for this job?', rather than
'who would you pick from this bad bunch?'.