England! This is how stupid it is here......

[Stevelegh]

Hi Everyone,

I've been ranting on the other thread about Sharia law being recognised in the UK, but this warrants it's own thread.

I got into work today. Outside was a road sweeper's rubbish bag awaiting collection and 2 Jerry cans and a toy. Someone had dumped the cans and the toy there for the refuse guys to collect. It's called 'fly tipping' here and is illegal.

After about 2 hours, the bag had been removed, but the cans and toy were moved onto my property at the front of my shop.

I called the council and asked for these to be removed.

The very nice lady at the end of the phone asked me if I could prove if the council appointed street cleaners had moved them. I didn't see them do it, so I replyed 'no'.

The lady then told me that it was my problem as 'someone else' may have moved them.....

Hmm.... Why anyone would have moved them is a complete mystery to me, and I offered this to the nice lady. She wasn't interested. 'Your problem, I'm afraid'.

So I asked her what would happen if I put them back from where they originally were.

'You will be fly tipping and we will send the police around to arrest and fine you' she said.

So I can't touch this stuff as I'll get arrested.

So I suggested that it may be likely that 'someone else' may move them.

She said that as the call has been recorded, I would be the prime suspect in an investigation.

Fortunately 'whoever' put this stuff on my property has placed it about 60% on the street and 40% on my property. My mate is coming around shortly. I do hope that no one accidentally 'trips over' these dangerous obstacles on the public footpath.

Video at the ready.........

[NuclearArms]

Grab the Jerry cans and put them for sale on E-Bay.

[dbx]

Am I missing something here, or did you just start a thread because a city worker acted indifferently toward the problem you reported? If that's the case, you wouldn't last 5 minutes in the states :D.

[Stevelegh]

Grab the Jerry cans and put them for sale on E-Bay.

Holy crap!

I just checked. They are worth money.....

Thanks Nuke!

[Stevelegh]

Am I missing something here, or did you just start a thread because a city worker acted indifferently toward the problem you reported? If that's the case, you wouldn't last 5 minutes in the states :D.

No, because they won't remove them and if I put them back where they came from I'll be prosecuted!

[rpaul11]

Holy crap!

I just checked. They are worth money.....

Thanks Nuke!

see that...the gooberment just made you some money and yer complaining :D

[dbx]

No, because they won't remove them and if I put them back where they came from I'll be prosecuted!

Yeah, but it's still indifference between a city employee and a citizen over something stupid, which is commonplace here as well. For example: My city water company just replaced all of the water meters in my neighborhood this summer, OK? This involved digging up a sizable area of my Bermuda sod (grass), and they also broke one of my in-ground sprinkler heads. So, they replace meter, the broken sprinkler head, and put down new sod to cover the bare area. New sod will die if not thoroughly watered so it can take root. Well, we've had a watering ban for quite some time because of drought conditions. So the water company could have fined me and shut my water off if I'd been caught trying to water the new grass that they put down because they killed the old grass to do work. A bit of irony, eh?

[Stevelegh]

Yeah, but it's still indifference between a city employee and a citizen over something stupid, which is commonplace here as well. For example: My city water company just replaced all of the water meters in my neighborhood this summer, OK? This involved digging up a sizable area of my Bermuda sod (grass), and they also broke one of my in-ground sprinkler heads. So, they replace meter, the broken sprinkler head, and put down new sod to cover the bare area. New sod will die if not thoroughly watered so it can take root. Well, we've had a watering ban for quite some time because of drought conditions. So the water company could have fined me and shut my water off if I'd been caught trying to water the new grass that they put down because they killed the old grass to do work. A bit of irony, eh?

One to add to the Favourite film thread:

Falling Down. Michael Douglas.

[dbx]

One to add to the Favourite film thread:

Falling Down. Michael Douglas.

Now you've got it! ;) Exactly. You've merely run into the kind of thing that we all do from time to time. Stuff that defies logic :D

[Marius_Ursus]

What I love most about bureacracies is that no one has to take responsibility for anything.

[snoack]

Man, your country is a screwed up place.

[Stevelegh]

Man, your country is a screwed up place.

Won't let me rep you..........

[biggaz]

Won't let me rep you..........

Sorted ;-)

[partsRheavy]

I second the comment to sell those jerry cans on eBay. That gets rid of them in a manner advantageous to you and not hurtful to anyone.

Or, if there is a flea market, show up there early on Saturday morning...

And, dbx is correct - Brits don't have the monopoly on officious officials.

Good luck. I'm decluttering, too, but I promise I won't send any of the discards your way! :-)

[gleko]

ah that was funny thanks.
In Perth Australia last year, the local council guys found themselves with so much spare time on their hands they decided to go around people's houses and measure the length of their steps, front and back porches. If the steps were too high or too short they were told to fix them or be fined. If the porches were not wide enough, same deal.
Imagine owning a house for years and the council comes round and tells you to rebuild your steps?
My brother, after almost twelve months of trying to get the council to fix up his driveway access to the street, gave up and called a few mates and decided to fix it himself. After about two weeks, the council workers turned up, tore up his new driveway and put in a new one. AHhahahah
I love govt workers, they have no idea about what it's like to work for a living.

Why aren't govt workers allowed to look out the window in the morning?









cause they'll have nothing to do in the afternoon.