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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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How come every time you go through a road works, 95% of the workers are either sat there doing nothing or sat there in a van/jcb/truck with their feet on the dash.

And more often than not your almost guarenteed to see one worker working his tits off but with half a dozen others huddled around just watching him. No wonder it takes them forever to get the job done!



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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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Roadworks ongoing outside my office at work, regularly sit and watch them doing fuck all for hours, then they all disapeer to their vans for some lunch and a read of the paper.

Guess like most tradesmen they can only do so much without the other tradesmen doing their bit though. (gas pipe guys, water board, BT etc etc)
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Whats even more annyoing is that now the the roadworks at J31-32 on the M1 are completed and the traffics flowing nicely, they decide to start some more between J25-28 now and thats going to last about 3 years.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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There was a sketch, dont know where it was Triggerhappy tv or something but they set up road works signage etc, and put up barriers into a square shape and in the middle there was a dining room table and chairs with candles on and they were all sat round it eating in the middle of a town with cars going past
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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I remember that one!

Couldnt find that one, but found this one instead!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wrcxaHPBho4
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by S1rst
I remember that one!

Couldnt find that one, but found this one instead!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wrcxaHPBho4
Like how he just runs off randomly
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Trigger happy was one of my all time favourite programmes.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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dont suppose it's any different to any of u lot sitting on ur arse at work......skiving is skiving...........
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Thats right mate everyone skives every now and then, its just road workers seem to do 95% skiving and only work for 5% of the time.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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And at least not many people know about your lack of work, unlike when road workers are not working, EVERYBODY and their dog knows and they make it so obvious
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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To be honest on a serious note, i really cant see how its allowed to go on. I can do around 500 miles a day so i see it all and it really is bad. Still, if they get away with it you cant blame them i suppose.
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