Council Grass Cutting / Grounds Maintenance
Discussion
It would appear that the drains here don’t get cleaned periodically, now only when it is reported
The road outside ours has all blocked drains (oaks trees), road is a big puddle once it’s been raining for 20 minutes in the wetter months.
Road is now breaking up quickly, bus stop people get splashed
When you report it, after 5 or 6 attempts, they come and do a single drain, rather than work in a sensible method of doing them all
The road outside ours has all blocked drains (oaks trees), road is a big puddle once it’s been raining for 20 minutes in the wetter months.
Road is now breaking up quickly, bus stop people get splashed
When you report it, after 5 or 6 attempts, they come and do a single drain, rather than work in a sensible method of doing them all
Everything is falling into rack and ruin now, the councils and government are using net zero to avoid spending any money.
Funny how they had a limitless budget and wasted hundreds of billions when it came to Covid. Just imagine how great everything would be if they spent that money on the NHS, Dentists, Schools and the Roads.
Funny how they had a limitless budget and wasted hundreds of billions when it came to Covid. Just imagine how great everything would be if they spent that money on the NHS, Dentists, Schools and the Roads.
…and there’s more spending cuts to come.
Personally I’m a big fan of leaving grass verges and park grass uncut. My local park cuts around the edges of fields so there’s a feeling of space when walking on the paths, and it gives space for dogs to run off the lead etc. Looks beautiful when they mow a winding path through the long uncut grass.
Personally I’m a big fan of leaving grass verges and park grass uncut. My local park cuts around the edges of fields so there’s a feeling of space when walking on the paths, and it gives space for dogs to run off the lead etc. Looks beautiful when they mow a winding path through the long uncut grass.
ThingsBehindTheSun said:
Everything is falling into rack and ruin now, the councils and government are using net zero to avoid spending any money.
Funny how they had a limitless budget and wasted hundreds of billions when it came to Covid. Just imagine how great everything would be if they spent that money on the NHS, Dentists, Schools and the Roads.
It's not the concept that's the problem, it's the implementation. Long grass, wild flowers and thicker hedges aren't a problem if managed correctly. Councils should still be carrying out maintenance, mowing adjacent to junctions and cutting back around signs and street lighting. The issue is many don't. The idea, when carried out properly, is sound.Funny how they had a limitless budget and wasted hundreds of billions when it came to Covid. Just imagine how great everything would be if they spent that money on the NHS, Dentists, Schools and the Roads.
Silvanus said:
It's not the concept that's the problem, it's the implementation. Long grass, wild flowers and thicker hedges aren't a problem if managed correctly. Councils should still be carrying out maintenance, mowing adjacent to junctions and cutting back around signs and street lighting. The issue is many don't. The idea, when carried out properly, is sound.
There was a piece in Saturday's Times about how a loss of sight-line had resulted in a fatal collision with a motor-cycle.Allan L said:
Silvanus said:
It's not the concept that's the problem, it's the implementation. Long grass, wild flowers and thicker hedges aren't a problem if managed correctly. Councils should still be carrying out maintenance, mowing adjacent to junctions and cutting back around signs and street lighting. The issue is many don't. The idea, when carried out properly, is sound.
There was a piece in Saturday's Times about how a loss of sight-line had resulted in a fatal collision with a motor-cycle.I was just back in the UK properly for this first time in 5 years or so. In my part of the world (Co Durham) the road verges were all incredibly overgrown.
Roads that I knew like the back of my hand were a little tricker to drive to be honest, I couldn't see around the corners as well as I could and should. It felt a little unsafe. Looked pretty though.
And don't get me started on the potholes, FML. My nephews estate just got resurfaced last year and it's all coming apart and is like a farm track. How the council do not have protections against poor workmanship is staggering.
Roads that I knew like the back of my hand were a little tricker to drive to be honest, I couldn't see around the corners as well as I could and should. It felt a little unsafe. Looked pretty though.
And don't get me started on the potholes, FML. My nephews estate just got resurfaced last year and it's all coming apart and is like a farm track. How the council do not have protections against poor workmanship is staggering.
Silvanus said:
Allan L said:
Silvanus said:
It's not the concept that's the problem, it's the implementation. Long grass, wild flowers and thicker hedges aren't a problem if managed correctly. Councils should still be carrying out maintenance, mowing adjacent to junctions and cutting back around signs and street lighting. The issue is many don't. The idea, when carried out properly, is sound.
There was a piece in Saturday's Times about how a loss of sight-line had resulted in a fatal collision with a motor-cycle.BoRED S2upid said:
We take matters into our own hands here as we have those areas where you have your lawn, pavement, grass then road. Everyone cuts their grass bit as the council can’t be bothered.
I’m all for wild flower areas but if you don’t plant wild flowers you are just growing grass 3ft tall grass
We took over the council-owned area in the middle of our cul-de-sac as they couldn't be fI’m all for wild flower areas but if you don’t plant wild flowers you are just growing grass 3ft tall grass
king arsed (despite doing all the other ones in the area).Cost a bit to start but now looks amazing and we keep in fed/cut/watered.
I wouldn't mind so if they didn't send round hugely expensive to produce magazines every few months telling us how many virtuous things they're doing.
I don't want virtue; I just want my streets maintained and my bins emptied.
Our local council last year did No Mow May which became Can't Be Arsed August before they got the mowers out.
Now I too love the look of the oft pictured wildflower verges in Rotherham (ISTR) but what we have here is none of that just none descript grass which the local dog walkers love as their "Fur babies" can have a dump and they cannot find it to clean up.
The local councils saved a heap of money from the use of equipment but when others asked what the employees were doing who normally cut the grass, they could not or would not explain.
councils used to have pride in the area but now they just say cuts or would you rather us not house OAP in need of care. They could do both
Now I too love the look of the oft pictured wildflower verges in Rotherham (ISTR) but what we have here is none of that just none descript grass which the local dog walkers love as their "Fur babies" can have a dump and they cannot find it to clean up.
The local councils saved a heap of money from the use of equipment but when others asked what the employees were doing who normally cut the grass, they could not or would not explain.
councils used to have pride in the area but now they just say cuts or would you rather us not house OAP in need of care. They could do both
spaximus said:
Our local council last year did No Mow May which became Can't Be Arsed August before they got the mowers out.
No mow May seems to now be regarded as a bad thing for wildlife as just as the insects move in the grass gets hacked killing them all. The advice now is to leave grass unmoved for much longer length of time. It’s a strange fascination we have to desire constantly mowed grass, yet for some reason we do.
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