People are tribal, unfortunately. In the same way motorcyclists ignore scooterists, and Harley riders ignore everyone, roadie cyclists don't acknowledge mountain bikers, and everyone discounts electric bike riders. As I look out the window it's snowing sideways, so ignoring other people is pretty easy.
Rob, clearly you haven't fully appreciated the Council's position. They implemented a new way of procurement=Self delivery by the Contractor !! This took a lot of the workload from the Council Employees, no inspections or condition surveys, no checking of works prior to paying contractors etc. This should have resulted in a redution of Council Staff, but, it didn't. All these Staff have to be paid for before they can allocate what is left of their budget to actually carry out repairs. BTW, the 2 M rule only applies to certain car drivers !!!!!!
I once read somewhere if all the councils in the country started tomorrow at the current council work rate it would take 300 years to make all the roads in Britain to a safe and satisfactory condition the infrastructure is in massive decline ๐ฎ๐ฎ
I enjoy your ranting itโs just like listening to myself ! Iโm also quite jealous of your lovely countryside and I live on the fringe of the Lake District !
What grieves me is we are expected to mot our car to keep it safe yet there are killer hazards in the roads. All motorists should refuse to pay road tax until the income is spent on the roads. The governmentโs are ing this country into the 3rd world. A๐ll eu roads are lovely
It's certainly an absolute nightmare out on the road's Rob. Some driver's are complete idiot's, when driving I've had them overtaking and flashing their light's as I've slowed down to avoid pot hole's!
That was an interesting ride out you did. You are doing very well on the bike again. Did not realise you were into pot hole Olympics Rob. ๐. Looking forward to riding some of those roads again soon.
Good one Rob – and thank you for confirming the old Service addage, that 'the troops aren't happy unless they're whinging!' ๐ Lovely countryside and delightful villages; pity about the connecting infrastructure…
Moan , moan, moan , Brilliantly and truthfully entertaining , the potholes here in Blighty are truly shocking thatโs a certainty , keep riding the ebike and above all ride safe ๐ค๐ค
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Great Title mate you should be sponsored by GCC
I'd pay money to watch you go actually potholing ๐๐๐
Rob, I thought it's bad in my 2nd world country but you are surpassing us with full steam ahead.
People are tribal, unfortunately. In the same way motorcyclists ignore scooterists, and Harley riders ignore everyone, roadie cyclists don't acknowledge mountain bikers, and everyone discounts electric bike riders. As I look out the window it's snowing sideways, so ignoring other people is pretty easy.
Rob, clearly you haven't fully appreciated the Council's position. They implemented a new way of procurement=Self delivery by the Contractor !! This took a lot of the workload from the Council Employees, no inspections or condition surveys, no checking of works prior to paying contractors etc. This should have resulted in a redution of Council Staff, but, it didn't. All these Staff have to be paid for before they can allocate what is left of their budget to actually carry out repairs. BTW, the 2 M rule only applies to certain car drivers !!!!!!
I once read somewhere if all the councils in the country started tomorrow at the current council work rate it would take 300 years to make all the roads in Britain to a safe and satisfactory condition the infrastructure is in massive decline ๐ฎ๐ฎ
I like to cee u get stuck, with me dangling a cheese stick, just out ov reach ๐๐
I enjoy your ranting itโs just like listening to myself ! Iโm also quite jealous of your lovely countryside and I live on the fringe of the Lake District !
What grieves me is we are expected to mot our car to keep it safe yet there are killer hazards in the roads. All motorists should refuse to pay road tax until the income is spent on the roads. The governmentโs are ing this country into the 3rd world. A๐ll eu roads are lovely
These arenโt potholes in the US, just normal state of roads.
Loving your upbeat , no problem , buoyant, happy go lucky outlook ๐ fabulous, thanks for the humour.
It's certainly an absolute nightmare out on the road's Rob. Some driver's are complete idiot's, when driving I've had them overtaking and flashing their light's as I've slowed down to avoid pot hole's!
Nice one Rob the next time your out can you take a look at Uley Long barrow
That was an interesting ride out you did. You are doing very well on the bike again. Did not realise you were into pot hole Olympics Rob. ๐. Looking forward to riding some of those roads again soon.
Good one Rob – and thank you for confirming the old Service addage, that 'the troops aren't happy unless they're whinging!' ๐ Lovely countryside and delightful villages; pity about the connecting infrastructure…
Well Rob Nottinghamshire has the worst pot holed roads in the country. The roads you showed us are like super highways to me.
And when you do finally find a 50 yard stretch without potholes … along comes the council and installs bloody speed humps on it!
I went from Nailsworth, Minchinhampton to Brimscombe the potholes were horendous!! Jan
Moan , moan, moan , Brilliantly and truthfully entertaining , the potholes here in Blighty are truly shocking thatโs a certainty , keep riding the ebike and above all ride safe ๐ค๐ค