tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4527811225592903905..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48022372386952966682010-02-26T07:31:36.957+00:002010-02-26T07:31:36.957+00:00"I've just had the pleasure of watching a...<i>"I've just had the pleasure of watching a Biffa street cleaner picking up rubbish along the verge and he is only picking up rubbish he can reach from the road."</i> <br /><br />*sigh* Hence the expression 'Close enough for government work'... <br /><br /><i>"He was complaining about their new vacuum cleaners "being no good as they needed emptying more often". He was paid handsomely for that level of insight, if I recall."</i> <br /><br />*grinds teeth*JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-31140085731821749992010-02-26T07:29:20.476+00:002010-02-26T07:29:20.476+00:00"So much for hard work and endeavour. " ...<i>"So much for hard work and endeavour. "</i> <br /><br />It seems that's frowned on these days.<br /><br /><i>"Sinister."</i> <br /><br />It is, isn't it?<br /> <br /><i>"and... somehow.... they all agreed. Even their boss. And their bosses' boss. And their bosses' bosses' boss."</i> <br /><br />Yup. No-one thought 'Great! What a success <i>and</i> a PR coup! Let's send another truck and get the council's publicity people to go photograph it for our glossy in-house advert/newspaper! Bonuses all round, lads...'. <br /><br />I mean, these people can't even <i>brown-nose</i> properly!<br /><br /><i>"Well at least they apologised."</i><br /><br />Yes, I think there comes a time when even the council realise they can't brush this one off!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-61951456124392076872010-02-25T20:20:04.889+00:002010-02-25T20:20:04.889+00:00Years ago I met the guy in charge of all the clean...Years ago I met the guy in charge of all the cleaning contracts for one of the councils in Liverpool. He was complaining about their new vacuum cleaners "being no good as they needed emptying more often". He was paid handsomely for that level of insight, if I recall.Dabblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-85536669906372680952010-02-25T13:07:30.552+00:002010-02-25T13:07:30.552+00:00I've just had the pleasure of watching a Biffa...I've just had the pleasure of watching a Biffa street cleaner picking up rubbish along the verge and he is only picking up rubbish he can reach from the road.nbcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-92223814045743339072010-02-25T12:48:37.608+00:002010-02-25T12:48:37.608+00:00Well at least they apologised.
It makes a nice ch...Well at least they apologised.<br /><br />It makes a nice change from the po-faced self-justification bullshit that "councils" usually come out with when presented with the complete imbecility of their employees.<br /><br />I call it a step in the right direction.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-91217816090482232462010-02-25T09:37:33.159+00:002010-02-25T09:37:33.159+00:00It's worse than that, really. The bin men coll...It's worse than that, really. The bin men collecting the bags eventually went, "er.. the truck's full. That's it. Can't do any more work." and... somehow.... they all agreed. Even their boss. And their bosses' boss. And their bosses' bosses' boss.Charlotte Gorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285484165186268299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12376941696803966342010-02-25T09:30:51.032+00:002010-02-25T09:30:51.032+00:00"Cleansing manager".
Sinister."Cleansing manager".<br /><br />Sinister.staybrytenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-83630507008067420872010-02-25T09:14:26.567+00:002010-02-25T09:14:26.567+00:00So much for hard work and endeavour.
Looks like...So much for hard work and endeavour. <br /><br />Looks like someone wasn't sticking to the council's processes....Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.com