Gridlock, same old same old, more floods can be expected!

9 January 2013

We are promised that traffic gridlock in part of the town will continue for seven weeks!  Added to that was a burst water main being repaired yesterday at long last at a traffic island on the A444 close to the Hussy Hospital.  That added to the current problems caused by new gas mains being installed on roads which lead onto that island.  Those installations are due to continue for seven weeks.  There's also supposed to be work going on just off the town centre where resurfacing is to take place.  At least that will be on Sunday's only.  The thing is of course is that work has to be done and we have to put up with the disruption.  That's fine I suppose but then promises are made that things will be a lot easier when it is all finished.  Thing is though, it very rarely does get better cos as soon as one lot ends and another one begins ... and on it goes.

What do you make of the new idea on how convicted crims are to be treated?   Someone on the news this lunch time claimed that the new system will be better all round because of better handling of work load, leading to a more efficient and cost effective and therefore cheaper system.  I seem to remember those same arguments being used when British Rail and the water industry was privatised in the 1980/90s.  Now, who was it who made those claims then I wonder?  Yes, that's right folks, either Mad Maggie or Middling Major!  Now we hear it all again from Daft Dave and his muppets.  Oh dear, no wonder me 'ed erts ... ... ...

"ENVIRONMENT experts fear further flooding chaos if new housing developments in Nuneaton are not planned properly.  Chiefs at Severn Trent  risks across the town."  These are the words of Claire Harrison writing in today's News.  There is a nice photo of the recent floods in the Clever Gardens area where water levels reached to the flats themselves.  Yet it seems that contractors are taking no notice of Severn Trent or the Environment Agency over the issue.  At what point will these contractors see sense and listen to what the experts have to say?  Perhaps it might be when they can't sell the houses built on a river flood plane!

And on the subject of flooding, did you happen to see Rip-off Britain last night?  It was interesting all round.  One item was about a couple living in Lincolnshire in an area where there has been no flooding since the 1950s.  Even so they suddenly increase the insurance by a huge amount because of flood risk.  The couple was told that looking at the road names in their area should tell them why; Ten Foot Drain being one such name.  After being contacted by the Rip-off team the insurance company change their  minds and said it was down to possible subsidence because of underlying clay drying.  Eventually they agreed they had made a mistake all round and the premiums were lowered.  Too late for the couple who raised the issue.  They had found a much cheaper quote and gone with that one.  Tough luck Cornhill!

Dispatches was good on Monday night too in high lighting the way that car insurers are tying in repair centres and their suppliers to get the cheapest repair as possible.  They also make it difficult for drivers who want to find their own repairers.  Have a smash that you caused and they will cut your repairs cost to the bone; have a smash caused by someone else and bump up prices because a different company will be paying.  I also sat and watched The World in Action Years last night on catch up TV.  That was one show I used to love and made every effort to get to watch it.  Pity it's no longer made; if it was I think there would have been a much better chance of bring paedo Savile pops his clogs!

Today's photo is one of Sam, Kile's mum ...

Funny time ...

An Irishman goes to the Doctor with botty problems... 'Dactor, it's me ahrse. I'd loik ya ta teyhk a look, if ya woot'.   So the doctor gets him to drop his pants and takes a look.  'Incredible'he says, 'there is a £20 note lodged up here.  Tentatively he eases the twenty out of the man's bottom, and then a £10 pound note appears.  'This is amazing!'exclaims the Doctor. ''What do you want me to do?
'Well fur gadness sake teyhk it out, man! 'shrieks the patient.
The doctor pulls out the tenner and another twenty appears, and another and another and another, etc.....  Finally the last note comes out and no more appear.
'Ah Dactor, tank ya koindly, dat's moch batter.  Just out of interest,  how moch was in dare den?'
The Doctor counts the pile of cash and says '£1,990 exactly.'           
'Ah, dat'd be roit,'' says the Irishman 'I knew I wasn't feeling two grand..'