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Offline Barman

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Roadworks
« on: October 09, 2007, 02:20:01 PM »
Took SF to B and long Q in Slough this morning…

Bloody massive traffic jam on the way into Slough… could have crawled on my belly faster.  noooo:

Eventually approached some signage which indicated there were ‘road works’ and a lane closed that was causing the hold up for the traffic going from Windsor to Slough and coming on and off the M4 at Junction 6.

Finally got thorough all the traffic to find some bastard cutting the grass on the central reservation! Lane closed and traffic chaos for half-a-day including peak travelling hours for that!  Banghead

Cut it at night or concrete it over and paint it green FFS – how much brain does it take?  cussing:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2007, 02:25:45 PM »
How much brain does it take to know that road is always like that? ::)
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2007, 02:26:59 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on October 09, 2007, 02:25:45 PM
How much brain does it take to know that road is always like that? ::)
This much

What they cut the grass every day do they?  noooo:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2007, 02:29:40 PM »
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:26:59 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on October 09, 2007, 02:25:45 PM
How much brain does it take to know that road is always like that? ::)
This much

What they cut the grass every day do they?  noooo:

Welcome to the M4 eveilgrin:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2007, 02:39:22 PM »
Quote from: Nick on October 09, 2007, 02:29:40 PM
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:26:59 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on October 09, 2007, 02:25:45 PM
How much brain does it take to know that road is always like that? ::)
This much

What they cut the grass every day do they?  noooo:

Welcome to the M4 eveilgrin:
I used to drive up and down it every day but this is lunacy…  noooo:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2007, 02:41:38 PM »
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:39:22 PM
Quote from: Nick on October 09, 2007, 02:29:40 PM
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:26:59 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on October 09, 2007, 02:25:45 PM
How much brain does it take to know that road is always like that? ::)
This much

What they cut the grass every day do they?  noooo:

Welcome to the M4 eveilgrin:
I used to drive up and down it every day but this is lunacy…  noooo:

'sbeen like it for some time now ~ you're just out of practice (or you left the UK more than 15 years ago)
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2007, 02:48:57 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on October 09, 2007, 02:41:38 PM
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:39:22 PM
Quote from: Nick on October 09, 2007, 02:29:40 PM
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:26:59 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on October 09, 2007, 02:25:45 PM
How much brain does it take to know that road is always like that? ::)
This much

What they cut the grass every day do they?  noooo:

Welcome to the M4 eveilgrin:
I used to drive up and down it every day but this is lunacy…  noooo:

'sbeen like it for some time now ~ you're just out of practice (or you left the UK more than 15 years ago)
Only five years...

It was bad when I left but for fucks sake practically closing the road to mow the grass!  Angry9:

Some bastard H & S ruling I 'spec...  noooo:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2007, 09:18:13 AM »
On my regular journeys to Swindon, they do the same thing on the A322 just before Bracknell. Bastards  cussing:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2007, 09:57:34 AM »
Welcome home! lol:

Now you can p'raps understand why we're all so bloody bitter and twisted in 'ere. thatsit:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2007, 09:59:18 AM »
Quote from: GROWLER on October 10, 2007, 09:57:34 AM
Welcome home! lol:

Now you can p'raps understand why we're all so bloody bitter and twisted in 'ere. thatsit:
I know... and it pissed down all day...

Still, I'm off to Brooklands today...  cloud9:

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2007, 10:01:04 AM »
Quote from: Barman on October 10, 2007, 09:59:18 AM
Quote from: GROWLER on October 10, 2007, 09:57:34 AM
Welcome home! lol:

Now you can p'raps understand why we're all so bloody bitter and twisted in 'ere. thatsit:
I know... and it pissed down all day...

Still, I'm off to Brooklands today...  cloud9:

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/

Lucky bugger. Never been there, but it's on my 'must visit' list.
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2007, 10:02:18 AM »
Quote from: GROWLER on October 10, 2007, 10:01:04 AM
Quote from: Barman on October 10, 2007, 09:59:18 AM
Quote from: GROWLER on October 10, 2007, 09:57:34 AM
Welcome home! lol:

Now you can p'raps understand why we're all so bloody bitter and twisted in 'ere. thatsit:
I know... and it pissed down all day...

Still, I'm off to Brooklands today...  cloud9:

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/

Lucky bugger. Never been there, but it's on my 'must visit' list.
I'll report back later then...

Do you want me to PM it to you sweetie?  whistle:
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2007, 10:03:33 AM »
 point: point: point:

There's a good cemetery there as well!
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2007, 01:11:57 PM »
Quote from: Barman on October 09, 2007, 02:20:01 PM
Took SF to B and long Q in Slough this morning…

Bloody massive traffic jam on the way into Slough… could have crawled on my belly faster.  noooo:

Eventually approached some signage which indicated there were ‘road works’ and a lane closed that was causing the hold up for the traffic going from Windsor to Slough and coming on and off the M4 at Junction 6.

Finally got thorough all the traffic to find some bastard cutting the grass on the central reservation! Lane closed and traffic chaos for half-a-day including peak travelling hours for that!  Banghead

Cut it at night or concrete it over and paint it green FFS – how much brain does it take?  cussing:

I'm afraid this doesn't surprise me one bit Barman. I think you're actually quite lucky to get to the end of the queue and find somebody working. I sat in the traffic jam from hell on the A55 last September just to find a perfectly usable lane of tarmac coned off and no workman in sight.

My current bugbear is the "temporary traffic light". Half the time they're either not working, the rotation is completely inappropriate for the volume and direction of traffic, or some prick is sitting blocking the road with his site truck while he chit-chats to his marras about the best way to dump a pile of sand. As with your case, more often than not the road is blocked to allow people to carry out work to verges or - in the case of Leadgate, near me - to replace paving stones with cobbles, in some vain attempt to "polish the turd" that is the murder capital of County Durham.
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Re: Roadworks
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2007, 03:51:19 PM »
Quote from: GROWLER on October 10, 2007, 10:01:04 AM
Quote from: Barman on October 10, 2007, 09:59:18 AM
Quote from: GROWLER on October 10, 2007, 09:57:34 AM
Welcome home! lol:

Now you can p'raps understand why we're all so bloody bitter and twisted in 'ere. thatsit:
I know... and it pissed down all day...

Still, I'm off to Brooklands today...  cloud9:

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/

Lucky bugger. Never been there, but it's on my 'must visit' list.
Awesome, well worth it, enjoyed every bit - especially the Concorde exhibition!  cloud9:
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