Dumb Local Authority

[blueg33]

I left home at 5.00am this morningto catch a train. It was very frosty, I had to scrape thick ice off the car, so you could tell it was cold.

When I got to the nearest town, I found the roads were a sheet of black ice and very scary to drive on. After tiptoing along the high street I came across one of those road sweeper vehicles brushing the road and spraying a thin film of water onto the tarmac. It leaft a trail of black ice but the road ahead of it was clear and dry!

What sort of half witted muppet thinks its a good idea to spray a freezing cold road with water?

Sorry its too early for a proper rant with swearing etc

[Whitean3]

They just don't think, do they?
Worth contacting the local council with your rant? I'd love to think you'd get some sort of common sense intelligent response, but then again... it would probably be like talking to a brick wall...

[g3org3y]

blueg33 said:

What sort of half witted muppet thinks its a good idea to spray a freezing cold road with water?

One of those individuals who feels secure in a public office middle management job but in all honesty couldn't be trusted to flip burgers at McDonald's.

[Allblackdup]

Ring the council and complain! Shocking!

If that doesn't do anything, ring your local paper and see if they'll run a story on it. The latter will definitely cause a proper investigation into it if your call doesn't.

[PedantLosesGrip]

Or call your local councillor. That's what they are there for. As a point of escalation for local issues.

But wait, only about 15% of people know who their councillor is.
A minority of people vote in local elections.
Those that do treat it as a referendum on the the party in national power.

Call them...

(Sorry.... end of rant)

[Deva Link]

These days it'll probably be a contractor and they don't get paid if they don't do it.

[Vee]

It is meant to be salt mixed with brine.

[blueg33]

Vee said:

It is meant to be salt mixed with brine.

My steering says otherwise!

I have called the Council, but they are not awake yet, had to leave a message with a receptionist!

[Vee]

blueg33 said:

Vee said:

It is meant to be salt mixed with brine.

My steering says otherwise!

I have called the Council, but they are not awake yet, had to leave a message with a receptionist!

Sorry, just read it was a road sweeper and not a grit spreader.

[Fleckers]

email the BBC

[SLCZ3]

Vee said:

It is meant to be salt mixed with brine.

Brine is salted water!!!

[TheLurker]

SLCZ3 said:

Vee said:

It is meant to be salt mixed with brine.

Brine is salted water!!!

What I was thinking. Pehaps they are being extra safe?

[Vee]

SLCZ3 said:

Vee said:

It is meant to be salt mixed with brine.

Brine is salted water!!!

Yes I know. Apparently mixing it with grit means 25% less grit is needed.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Brine (heavily salted water) is actually very slippy/slimy!

Edited by Mr GrimNasty on Thursday 25th November 10:39