Killer Pot Holes

[Mr. Burns]

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I will not be vandalizing any of their property because that gets me nowhere and only costs everyone in the long term.

You suckas need to lighten up, it was a joke.

[Tuna]

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Sound like a plan?

Sounds like a very good plan. I think CFCN always has some kind of show that helps people that are getting the runaround. Perhaps if you knew the name of a specific Report (in the Herald, or CFCN, etc.) that may help in showing your serious (I will be forced to take this to the Herald's Blah Blah section). Just a thought. It's a flashy car that will stand out nicely in the report too.

[James]

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Let's not turn this into a bash City employees thread, as there are a few of us on this board who work damn hard, and put in way for this City than they are expected.

BullIsht

Give me one city worker who works harder than I do..couldnt find one eh?..and chances are they'll
make more money and have more vacation time than I do..So whos the sucker? Clearly its me. Maybe your right, maybe some do..but I have yet to meet, see or even HEAR of one. And if you work for the city, chances are your kinda biased and used to hearing the "slacker" comments that come from passing by vechicles but how about trying to meet a deadline now and again to prove me wrong?

aug 31
"paving anderson road sept 1-8"
sept 5
"paving anderson road spet 1-11"

sept 6
"bow bridge lane closures - Wensday Sept 8th"
sept 9
"bow bridge lane closures - Thursday Sept 9th"


and thats this week..Dont get me started on the BS that is deerfoot construction and the sad state of affairs the 37th st brdige has been under for the better part of a year.

/disgust

I dont mean this to offend anyone unless you are a slack city worker, then PLEASE take offense and get to work, damnitt! You've got to understand that I live deep south and work deep north..Rush hour both ways

[Billip]

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Wow... your ignorance is shocking.

For starters, the people building the roads you drive on most of the time are contractors, and not city employees.

Secondly, the City does a few more things that just roads. Parks, Insect Control, Taxes, Transportation, etc, etc, etc. Just because you see a few workers on the side of the road doesn't mean that thousands upon thousands of people don't do anything.

So I call ******** on you.

BullIsht

Give me one city worker who works harder than I do..couldnt find one eh?..and chances are they'll
make more money and have more vacation time than I do..So whos the sucker? Clearly its me. Maybe your right, maybe some do..but I have yet to meet, see or even HEAR of one. And if you work for the city, chances are your kinda biased and used to hearing the "slacker" comments that come from passing by vechicles but how about trying to meet a deadline now and again to prove me wrong?

aug 31
"paving anderson road sept 1-8"
sept 5
"paving anderson road spet 1-11"

sept 6
"bow bridge lane closures - Wensday Sept 8th"
sept 9
"bow bridge lane closures - Thursday Sept 9th"


and thats this week..Dont get me started on the BS that is deerfoot construction and the sad state of affairs the 37th st brdige has been under for the better part of a year.

/disgust

I dont mean this to offend anyone unless you are a slack city worker, then PLEASE take offense and get to work, damnitt! You've got to understand that I live deep south and work deep north..Rush hour both ways

[Billip]

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You suckas need to lighten up, it was a joke.

I knew that some people were joking, but I think that others may have been serious. And trust me, I don't take anything in these forums too seriously.

[liquid]

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BullIsht

Give me one city worker who works harder than I do..couldnt find one eh?..and chances are they'll
make more money and have more vacation time than I do..So whos the sucker? Clearly its me.

I'd love to work for the city... and would apply if the right position came up. Sure some city workers take advantage of it... but I also know others who work very hard. Saying all of them dont work is just stupid. Plus, like Bill already said.... their construction work is mostly sub-contracted out anyhow.

[bart]

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bill i'm sure when you first hit the pothole, you felt as if you wanted to burn the city down, i'm only guessing, because thats how i felt when i smoked that rock a year ago, my car literally took off.

in any case, you were probably pissed off. thats what the city does though, they stall you, and as time goes by, you start caring less and less. but i have not forgotten and wont, if they dont pay me, i will get my money back another way, this way i wont be sharing with any of you, not on here anyway

[James]

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Yeah, the effing signs they put up all over the place saying the contractors name doesnt give it away that they are contracted out eh?

Im a contractor at my work.I know the role of a contractor. I dont say "im a contractor who is contracted to FGL" I say "I work for FGL" . When you sign a contract with a company, you work for them wether its just for cutting an effing lawn or working a 5 year road construction contract they are working FOR the city which uses OUR tax dollars to pay for their services so when they slack off at work, who is to blame? The city for wasting tax money, and the contractors for being shitty workers.

While on the topic, lets examine parlament. A friend of mine works on parlament hill for a senator. she gets friday afternoon and all of monday off every week because the senator plays golf or skis on fridays and likes monday's off. We're paying both of their salaries. While I know this doesnt happen for every member of senate, Id say a shocking number of them operate like this.


Moral of the story: City workers (or contractors as the case may be ) are overpaid and underworked.

[Canadian Turbo]

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Please keep this discussion civil and based upon the topic at hand.

Everyone has opinions and probably suffers some grief because of road construction, however that does not mean we should make generalizations about certain groups of people. I have been seeing the Bow River Bridge Construction sign change everyday this week and still no work has started. We are not privey to all the facts so it is unfair to assume that we know why things occur. Lets just try and help Bill and prevent poor quality road work from damaging anyone elses car.

[James]

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Ohh, I've already kept to myself Not many people get away with calling my educated ass ignorant and dont have an earful of insult to deal with following it.

[Deuce]

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Sounds like a very good plan. I think CFCN always has some kind of show that helps people that are getting the runaround.

I believe it's called:
Consumer Watch with CFCN's Lea Williams-Doherty.

Perhaps you could find her home phone number on canada411 and get her to call the paving co. for you! lol

Cheers...

[Aleks]

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*sniffle*, I'm a hard working city employee.....*sniffle*

Yeah, the roads suck, and I hate construction as much as anyone....But I'll put it in the terms that a patient of mine did....He was from britain, here on vacation, and he told me he was shocked at how fast the road construction here is done, over there he said that it takes months to get the roads done, and here they fast track alot of it....And its true, aside from a few bumbling projects, they usually have the road milled down and repaved within a week, which is quick!

[Kor]

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Not many people get away with calling my educated ass ignorant and dont have an earful of insult to deal with following it.
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I'm jus a n*gga who loves t!tt!es

With the sig in there.... classic.

[R_Ethug]

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simma da na

[liquid]

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Yeah, the effing signs they put up all over the place saying the contractors name doesnt give it away that they are contracted out eh?
While on the topic, lets examine parlament. A friend of mine works on parlament hill for a senator. she gets friday afternoon and all of monday off every week because the senator plays golf or skis on fridays and likes monday's off. We're paying both of their salaries. While I know this doesnt happen for every member of senate, Id say a shocking number of them operate like this.

It's actually spelled Parliament... with an I. One of my families close friends has a head management position with the CCRA in Ottawa. Sure he isn't the hardest worker..... but he could also get paid more if he worked for a private company. The Government pay above average in lower skilled areas, and below average in higher skilled areas. This is only a rule of thumb..... but is usually true. I'm not defending their work ethics entirely, but I'm just saying that there's more to it than meets the eye. Government is Bureaucratic... it's a fact of life.