Funky_Gibbon   42 #25 Posted June 28, 2017 Just what I was thinking ! They could have swept it up in the time it took to pose and have their picture taken. Some people have far too much time on their hands  Apparently some of those people work for Sheffield Star... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Blade73 Â Â 10 #26 Posted June 28, 2017 Anyone's grates/drains/gutters flood this morning? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Glennis   15 #27 Posted June 28, 2017 Anyone's grates/drains/gutters flood this morning?  Not mine, so far anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
silentP Â Â 10 #28 Posted June 28, 2017 Anyone's grates/drains/gutters flood this morning? Â This sounds like the start of an ad for NEW UNBLOKO or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kidorry   188 #29 Posted June 28, 2017 Anyone's grates/drains/gutters flood this morning?  If they get flooded it will be bad luck for the rest of Sheffield because they live on one of the highest points in Sheffield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ANGELFIRE1 Â Â 10 #30 Posted June 28, 2017 Out here in S35 we get the exact same problem, made worse if it's cut when damp. When the mowers drive back to load up for the off, you don't need an aborigine tracker to follow them, just follow the grass tracks through the estate. It's not the guys who drive them at fault, no doubt they are doing as told to do by their gaffers. Â Angel1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bob Arctor   11 #31 Posted June 28, 2017 Every few hours I start to doubt that I've really seen that photo, then I look at it again, and it is real isn't it? But by the morning I'll be doubting it again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,827 #32 Posted June 28, 2017 I really don't get the outrage on this thread . if OUR council pay a private company to do a job , why shouldn't people complain when the job is substandard . people saying cut it or sweep it up yourself , you yourself are paying for this . you would soon be complaining if your bins were not emptied and were told , empty them yourself , even though a private company are paid to do it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dales   10 #33 Posted June 28, 2017 I really don't get the outrage on this thread . if OUR council pay a private company to do a job , why shouldn't people complain when the job is substandard . people saying cut it or sweep it up yourself , you yourself are paying for this . you would soon be complaining if your bins were not emptied and were told , empty them yourself , even though a private company are paid to do it  But bins are being emptied and it would cause a lot more grief if they were not at this time of year! I personally am more worried about: The Manchester arena victims and their families. The Grenfell Tower victims and families. A bit of grass on the road?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #34 Posted June 29, 2017 Contract awarded. Specifications given. Substandard implementation. No enforcement by officers.  Yet you think it is OK. Was it OK in Kensington, too?  Obviously not .... the culture needs eradicating at all levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
monkey104 Â Â 10 #35 Posted June 29, 2017 It's a bit of grass for goodness sake. Yes, by all means complain to the council/amey who are normally quite good with complaints then get on with your life. I would have put in the complaint then cleared it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #36 Posted June 29, 2017 It's a bit of grass for goodness sake. Yes, by all means complain to the council/amey who are normally quite good with complaints then get on with your life. I would have put in the complaint then cleared it up.  It is not just a bit of grass.  It is another example of the disregard contractors and officers have for their responsibilities. Amey will respond to this locality and ignore the miles of grass-cutting debris elsewhere.  I agree that Star articles and glum-face photos just invite ridicule, but the principle is not wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...