Black ice

The Weegie · Post by **The Weegie** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:27 pm

thescruff wrote:I think the Councils first responsibility is to get/keep the main roads open, after that they systematically attack the side road and urban areas.

It would be impossible to grit ever road/pavement before someone tried them out, unless they have a curfew saying this road is closed till the gritters have been along it.

I wish they would close the road that leads into my work

Then again the council would tell me to take it as Annual Leave or unpaid leave.

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:32 pm

Our yard is right next to the council depot where all the gritters etc are based

Unlikely to get blocked

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:36 pm

The topic is my main gripe about taxing 4 x 4 for rural use. Where I live on the top of a hill, they're essential for safe driving.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:39 pm

Hitch wrote:Our yard is right next to the council depot where all the gritters etc are based

Unlikely to get blocked

Is that the Chippenham one off the roundabout. I did all the plumbing in there.

IDontBelieveIt · Post by **IDontBelieveIt** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:57 pm

Were there an option when it comes to councils... I would close all the buggers down and fire all the staff and close down the flash offices.

Everyone can take their own rubbish down the the tip, they will be charged a nominal amount to enter the site each time.

Each street light wold have a coin operated meter at the base.

The Gestapo, sorry the police, have to earn their income just like the rest of us. If they decide this is speed fine based then that is OK as it is anyway.

Schools all of them are privatised - we have PAYE so why not PAYL (Pay As You Learn).

Put down ya own salt on the ice and dont be so mamby-pamby.

Would the average Brit be better off? Yes by MILES. Don't forget that 'lady' that 'managed' the child protection section of Haringey Council was earning some £100K a year - and she was one of the cheaper ones

Rant may be over....

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:37 pm

main thing is the gritting is for roads/cars and we pay way over the odds for a poor service

The Weegie · Post by **The Weegie** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:03 pm

handyman wrote:main thing is the gritting is for roads/cars and we pay way over the odds for a poor service

Here Here

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:34 am

thescruff wrote:The topic is my main gripe about taxing 4 x 4 for rural use. Where I live on the top of a hill, they're essential for safe driving.

Nah - don't need a 4x4 to gone down the hill

- unless you want to be able to get back up again

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:16 am

thescruff wrote:The topic is my main gripe about taxing 4 x 4 for rural use. Where I live on the top of a hill, they're essential for safe driving.

its not a tax on 4x4's

Its a tax on inefficient/dirty engines

Raf · Post by **Raf** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:39 am

handyman wrote:
thescruff wrote:The topic is my main gripe about taxing 4 x 4 for rural use. Where I live on the top of a hill, they're essential for safe driving.
its not a tax on 4x4's Its a tax on inefficient/dirty engines

its not a tax on either in reality.... its a tax for the priviledge of keeping a car; now called car tax (instead of road tax). i bet soon they will get rid of SORN and simply state that if you have a car, regardless of where you keep it, you must pay the car tax.

in a few years when we sort of forget they will add a green tax to fuel to cover inefficient engines or heavy cars.