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The leaves falling from trees are like a carpet around here. Some of the team cut the grass verges last week and blew the leaves from the pavements. Well masses amount of more leaves have dropped and they are inches thick everywhere , particularly in the gutters .

That is bound to happen, but why has the street cleaner not been around whilst it is dry ? Once the rain comes later they are going to block up the drains and become slippy on the pavements.

Am I just getting old and miserable, or is common sense no longer on the agenda for some things ?



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You may or may not be getting old and miserable; I couldn't say, but I'm afraid common sense costs money.


Carpe diem.
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Its not just leaves laying about in the street Granny.
Most of the side streets have still got weeds growing out the pavements which look a utter mess.
Roads and pavements are not being swept properly.
Grass verges are also left to grow and not being cut regular.
Total disgrace,

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As the maintenance is outsourced to contractors, at astronomical cost , I would have assumed it has already been accounted for in the budget.

Right Snowy. We got out and pulled weeds this summer from all around the property my son is living in. All the way along the boundaries. The rest of the road hasn't been done.

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Originally Posted by granny

Am I just getting old and miserable, ?


Yes raftl laffin laffin

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Originally Posted by venice
Originally Posted by granny

Am I just getting old and miserable, ?


Yes raftl laffin laffin


My oh my Venice, very outspoken ! I hope you don't go arse over tit on wet leaves , they who laugh last, laugh loudest laffin

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Originally Posted by chriskay
You may or may not be getting old and miserable; I couldn't say, but I'm afraid common sense costs money.
The amount of council tax that is being paid,Then the streets should be kept up to standards.

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Originally Posted by granny
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Am I just getting old and miserable, ?


Yes raftl laffin laffin


My oh my Venice, very outspoken. I hope you don't go arse over tit on wet leaves , they who laugh last, laugh loudest laffin
raftl raftl noonoo

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A guy comes around by us on a quad bike allegedly spraying the weeds, he goes that fast he missed half the road, as to the leaves, blowing them off the verges is great however it doesn't solve the problem it just moves it and makes it worse, as you say slippery leaves on the pavements a serious hazard especially for the elderly, so they brush them into the gutters it rains and blocks the grids and causes flooding, could use the community service bods, but would need wagons to transport leaves.

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you ok venice?

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Venice, yoo hoo hi

Just in case :

http://www.clearanswers.co.uk/public-liability/slip-trip-fall-compensation-claim-advice.htm

Can anyone feel a poem coming on ??

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It's been relatively calm lately and the leaves have stayed more or less where they've fallen. Quite beautiful in places, if they're not causing a nuisance. It's due to become more windy, and wet - rain on Wednesday, I believe - and that will move the problems round a bit, but I bet there will still be blocked drains galore! The lower levels of maintenance are just a taste of what's to come when there are more cuts to Council services, I regret to say. Not looking forward to that.

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grin Fine thanks, your spell didnt work granny laugh

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Seriously though, it would be nice if the leaves were dealt with better. Always makes me laugh when you do see a workman out , with a flipping blower , moving them off the pavement into the road ---and they all blow back behind him!! Be better if they had a vac pipe much the same as the drain cleaner lorries .

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I'm pretty sure they didn't collect at all last year.

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