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Well that pot hole has been fixed then
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http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. -- Adam |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
ARW wrote:
That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On 24/03/2018 10:13, Andy Burns wrote:
ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... Probably the same bloke that painted up to front and back of the parked up car with the yellow lines and never came back to finish the job off. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...ellowlines.jpg I assume that these double yellow lines are unenforceable. -- Adam |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
"Andy Burns" wrote in message
... ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... I'm not sure what they use for surfacing roads these days, but my impression is that potholes are becoming more an more common. Near me there is a trunk A road which is managed by the Highways Authority, rather than the local council. That developed a series of potholes - for locals it became a memory test to remember the sequence of them and which way you needed to steer to avoid either clipping the kerb or going over the centre line. Those were patched several times but after a few weeks most of the tarmac had some out and we were back to square one. This is on a road which gets a lot of heavy traffic so they should have used a suitable repair. They *can* get it right. When a lorry caught fire and melted a large patch of the road surface, the road was repaired overnight by an emergency team, and that bit of road is still as good as new after five years. I think the problem is that they try to patch too small an area and don't manage to stick the new tarmac sufficiently well to the existing surface, so it comes out again. At the very least, they need to dribble tar around the border between old and new to act as a seal to prevent water seeping into the crack and doing the old freeze/thaw thing. Of course you can't plan for idiots. There was a road in Scarborough along the seafront which was newly surfaced. The local lads in their souped-up cars like to parade up and down late and night, and then test their 0-60 acceleration. During a planned meet of car enthusiasts (all approved by the police and the local council), one member decided to do wheelspins and destroyed a large area of the surface. The organisers of the meeting were appalled at this, and did not hesitate to shop his identity to the police. There was talk of charging him the repair cost of the road... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-41686558 |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On 24/03/18 10:11, ARW wrote:
FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. Looks like the road down from the station here! |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On 24/03/18 10:30, ARW wrote:
On 24/03/2018 10:13, Andy Burns wrote: ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... Probably the same bloke that painted up to front and back of the parked up car with the yellow lines and never came back to finish the job off. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...ellowlines.jpg I assume that these double yellow lines are unenforceable. Should nip along with a can of yellow floor paint and stick a couple of end bars to complete it :) |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On 24/03/2018 10:51, Tim Watts wrote:
On 24/03/18 10:11, ARW wrote: FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. Looks like the road down from the station here! And this in a minor road that was resurfaced less than 8 years ago. -- Adam |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
I can do better than that, but no pictures. its in a dead end close called
The Retreat in Surbiton in Surrey. its been there for five years and is the result of a botched job by the then called EDF Energy new feed to a building. The folk at the council claim they do not know where it is having sent out people to look, well according to my spies, it got painted by somebody in blue paint about 2 years ago, and nothing has been done since. I spoke to the council just after Christmas and they claimed it was the contractors issue not theirs, to which I pointed out that EDF no longer handle road works its London Power Networks now who I doubt even have records for this hole. They just told me they would look into it. Now most of the residents in that road know its there and have moaned several cab firms have reported it. In the end I can see the cable being damaged and a big bang occurring, at which time London power networks will be asked to fix it. Have we really come down to this lark of its not my hole guv? Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "ARW" wrote in message ... FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. -- Adam |
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On 24/03/2018 10:44, NY wrote:
They *can* get it right. I started reading this link, but gave up, as it's rather lengthy. http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/d...703C6A36E7C811 The short story is that it can be harder to repair potholes than you'd expect. One reason is that there may be inadequate foundations, which is why the pothole appeared in the first place. |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:52:16 +0000, Tim Watts wrote:
On 24/03/18 10:30, ARW wrote: On 24/03/2018 10:13, Andy Burns wrote: ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... Probably the same bloke that painted up to front and back of the parked up car with the yellow lines and never came back to finish the job off. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...ellowlines.jpg I assume that these double yellow lines are unenforceable. Should nip along with a can of yellow floor paint and stick a couple of end bars to complete it :) And, to be really naughty, add some kerb bars. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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ARW Wrote in message:
FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. -- Adam Hi Adam There was a Facebook post this morning showing a "crew" from Hull City Council working on a hole. The guys gathered around watching we Human Resources Manager, Marketing Manager, Logistics Manager, Project Manager, Technology Manager, IT Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Business Analyst, P R Manager and Product Developer. The guy doing the digging was "Bloke from Poland". Phil -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:11:03 +0000, ARW wrote:
FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. As with all such cludges, carried out by Splodgitt, Bodgitt and Scarper (very) Ltd. -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On 24/03/2018 12:10, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:44:34 +0000, NY wrote: "Andy Burns" wrote in message ... ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... I'm not sure what they use for surfacing roads these days, but my impression is that potholes are becoming more an more common. Near me there is a trunk A road which is managed by the Highways Authority, rather than the local council. That developed a series of potholes - for locals it became a memory test to remember the sequence of them and which way you needed to steer to avoid either clipping the kerb or going over the centre line. Those were patched several times but after a few weeks most of the tarmac had some out and we were back to square one. This is on a road which gets a lot of heavy traffic so they should have used a suitable repair. They *can* get it right. When a lorry caught fire and melted a large patch of the road surface, the road was repaired overnight by an emergency team, and that bit of road is still as good as new after five years. I think the problem is that they try to patch too small an area and don't manage to stick the new tarmac sufficiently well to the existing surface, so it comes out again. At the very least, they need to dribble tar around the border between old and new to act as a seal to prevent water seeping into the crack and doing the old freeze/thaw thing. Of course you can't plan for idiots. There was a road in Scarborough along the seafront which was newly surfaced. The local lads in their souped-up cars like to parade up and down late and night, and then test their 0-60 acceleration. During a planned meet of car enthusiasts (all approved by the police and the local council), one member decided to do wheelspins and destroyed a large area of the surface. The organisers of the meeting were appalled at this, and did not hesitate to shop his identity to the police. There was talk of charging him the repair cost of the road... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-41686558 I think one cause is the force of HGV wheels turning when manoeuvring while stationary. They just start digging a pit and then water and ice rip it to shreds. They should ban power steering. Especially on cars. Wimps. -- Max Demian |
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In article , briang1
@blueyonder.co.uk says... ... They just told me they would look into it ... :) -- Terry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
On Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 10:11:06 AM UTC, ARW wrote:
FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. -- Adam Call that a pothole... Around here they are a good 4" deep and will easily puncture a tyre. Come to think of it there is a whole stretch of the A27 (a major trunk road - pretty much a motorway) where the current tarmac surface is delaminating from the concrete old surface underneath it and nothing has been done about it for years (someone counted 130 pot holes recently) |
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In article 79qdneyxr-
, says... I'm not sure what they use for surfacing roads these days, but my impression is that potholes are becoming more an more common. I'm sure thar Redbridge Borough Council used potholes as a source of revenue for paint endurance tests! Several potholes had appeared in a much used side road. Then, one day, white paint appeared round all the potholes and we assumed they were to be repaired. Over time, the paint gradually wore away and then a fresh paint application appeared! I think this happened three times in total - presumably to compare three different brands of paint - before the road was eventually resurfaced. -- Terry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On 27/03/18 11:24, wrote:
On Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 10:11:06 AM UTC, ARW wrote: FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. The darker stuff higher up was laid down two weeks ago. If you are blind then it a picture of a pot hole that has not been fixed properly. -- Adam Call that a pothole... Around here they are a good 4" deep and will easily puncture a tyre. I destroyed £1000 quid of alloy and tyre in a pothole once. Come to think of it there is a whole stretch of the A27 (a major trunk road - pretty much a motorway) where the current tarmac surface is delaminating from the concrete old surface underneath it and nothing has been done about it for years (someone counted 130 pot holes recently) Year ago when I used to commute to Brussels a section of raid outside Calais was missing 'Chausseé Deformé'... two years later I went by the same route. It was still missing. -- Theres a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good. Burton Hillis (William Vaughn, American columnist) |
Well that pot hole has been fixed then
"Tim Streater" wrote in message .. . In article , ARW wrote: On 24/03/2018 10:13, Andy Burns wrote: ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... Probably the same bloke that painted up to front and back of the parked up car with the yellow lines and never came back to finish the job off. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Yellowlines.jpg He should have painted over the car. like this? http://media.techeblog.com/images/yo...e-job-fail.jpg |
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Tim Streater wrote:
In article , tim... wrote: "Tim Streater" wrote in message .. . In article , ARW wrote: On 24/03/2018 10:13, Andy Burns wrote: ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... Probably the same bloke that painted up to front and back of the parked up car with the yellow lines and never came back to finish the job off. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Yellowlines.jpg He should have painted over the car. like this? http://media.techeblog.com/images/yo...e-job-fail.jpg Assuming the lines are real and not photoshopped onto the car, then yes. That'll learn the ****er. Too thin, too close together. Photoshop gets my vote. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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On Friday, 30 March 2018 22:37:14 UTC+1, Tim+ wrote:
Tim Streater wrote: In article , tim... wrote: "Tim Streater" wrote in message .. . In article , ARW wrote: On 24/03/2018 10:13, Andy Burns wrote: ARW wrote: That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and gave them a bollocking. Looks like they only sent a bloke with a single bag of cold-lay tarmac ... Probably the same bloke that painted up to front and back of the parked up car with the yellow lines and never came back to finish the job off. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Yellowlines.jpg He should have painted over the car. like this? http://media.techeblog.com/images/yo...e-job-fail.jpg Assuming the lines are real and not photoshopped onto the car, then yes. That'll learn the ****er. Too thin, too close together. Photoshop gets my vote. Tim also the bucket with paint transfer wheel used could not do that job. NT |
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On Saturday, 31 March 2018 10:53:31 UTC+1, Tim Watts wrote:
On 31/03/18 01:51, tabbypurr wrote: also the bucket with paint transfer wheel used could not do that job. And melted polymer lining paint is probably not easy to apply with a brush. Had work is usually done by pouring a metal can of it into a metal square form on a stick and moving the form as you pour to paint the line. That's done for small things like parking markings. Long road yellow lines are done with a wheel that indirectly runs in a trough of paint. It's wheeled along. There is a flame-on tape version, but I suspect the car owner and us would notice the burnt paint and bare metal a foot wither side of the lines!!! possibly :) I've never seen that stuff used. I think it's chosen more for complex logos where using a box would be tricky or fail-prone. NT |
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http://media.techeblog.com/images/yo...e-job-fail.jpg Assuming the lines are real and not photoshopped onto the car, then yes. That'll learn the ****er. Too thin, too close together. Photoshop gets my vote. Tim also the bucket with paint transfer wheel used could not do that job. The colour does not pass over the windscreen wiper, I reckon it could be yellow self adhesive tape or yellow ribbon glued on and the wiper was moved out of the way and then put back. Hope they used a low tax glue |
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On Tuesday, 3 April 2018 23:14:07 UTC+1, Marland wrote:
http://media.techeblog.com/images/yo...e-job-fail.jpg Assuming the lines are real and not photoshopped onto the car, then yes. That'll learn the ****er. Too thin, too close together. Photoshop gets my vote. Tim also the bucket with paint transfer wheel used could not do that job. The colour does not pass over the windscreen wiper, I reckon it could be yellow self adhesive tape or yellow ribbon glued on and the wiper was moved out of the way and then put back. Hope they used a low tax glue yes, otherwise it'll be taxing to remove |
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