You my remember way back on 25th May, the lad and I had a visitation at 11pm from a Gas Man saying there was a leak in the road outside and he needed to check our property.
Well, yesterday......yes, that's 33 days later......the chaps from Cadent arrived unannounced on the street, waved some sensors around and decided it really did need doing. So now we have a contraflow outside the house, big queues of traffic in every direction, a large hole in the ground and all the chaps went home about 4pm. No doubt they wanted a cup of tea. Hoping they return this morning LOL
So naturally, I found myself thinking of Bernard Cribbins and another classic song.
@phil_sandford crazy, eh? Just waiting to see how long it takes. Council apparently fines them if it takes too long.....because we are a main artery into the town, it causes chaos to put roadworks on our street! Nice chaps though. Been out chatting with them. Doing a good job, I think.
I can't say nice capture but an important for those responsible to ensure traffic flow. We have many like this in Malta and they take several days and sometimes months to complete. And we poor people have to withstand the inconveniences.
@nigelrogers Ha ha, now that would be a fun thing to tell them! I actually felt quite sorry for them. Nice blokes. Helpful whenever I talk to them. Yesterday they had abuse hurled at them from cars passing. Kind of sad. I mean......we had a major gas leak needing fixing. What did they want the guys to do??
Good shots with a story - fav! One of our millenium memories involves the smell of gas on the road beside the nearby library, and several attempts to fix it, but eventually a disgarded cigarette set the gas on fire. Fortunately there was no explosion, just an impressive light show, followed by evacuation and spending the night staying with friends. Hopefully the workmen will solve the problem outside your home without all the drama that we had!
Tried to follow the link you gave for Bernard Cribbins. My computer kept buffering but I did catch the first few lines of that song. LOL I'll go back later to see if I can hear all of it. Definitely fitting your photos today and narrative.
Well isn’t the just typical? Never mind the fact that you could have all been blown up too! The workman these days! You have some lovely trees on your road! Hope they don’t go near those !!
Ian