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To think 830 on a sunday

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DoeEyedNear · 19/07/2015 08:47

Is not the time to have scaffolding dismantled without first prewarning your neighbours?

My dc is feeling rotten and has been struggling to sleep this weekend but was actually sleeping in. Not any more they're not!

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Howcanitbe · 19/07/2015 08:53

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DoeEyedNear · 19/07/2015 08:55

Had I known I'd have shipped them to the grandparents for the night

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Lottiedoubtie · 19/07/2015 08:55

Yanbu that sort of noise job should be done during the week- or in exceptional prewarned circumstances at a decent hour on a weekend - certainly not before 9am!

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 09:39

The scaffolders will be working to a license as they will have to block/close a pavement and/or road as they put up and take down the scaffolding. It will have an end date and specific time on it.

The council may have decided that Saturday and Monday are less desirable days and, as is normal, that scaffolding must be down before the road and pavement are in regular use.

Blame the council, not the scaffolders. I doubt they really enjoy being at work early on a Sunday, especially with people glaring at them!

SirChenjin · 19/07/2015 09:44

Yeah, those poor sensitive souls - scaffolders tend to get very upset when people 'glare' at them

8.30 is very early on a Sunday - it's a bit much not to warn neighbours at the very least. Not sure if there are any noise regs though.

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 09:48

I can confirm that they do, SirChenjin

thunderbird69 · 19/07/2015 10:01

I don't think 8.30 is early at all. Maybe that's just me, I don't do lie ins

MayPolist · 19/07/2015 10:57

I don't think 8.30 is early.What on earth are you waffling on about scaffolders needing a licence, and closing a road???

milkysmum · 19/07/2015 11:00

I don't think 8.30 is early really. But maybe that's because I have a 3 year old that that has usually been up for hours by then anyway!

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 11:01

Waffling? Just explaining how scaffolders work.

www.gov.uk/scaffolding-rules

SirChenjin · 19/07/2015 11:02

Not the ones I know Lazy - they tend to be a robust lot

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 11:03

Yes, they do get pissed off robust when recounting sad tales of pissed off parents glaring at them when they are "just doing the fucking job"

BellsaRinging · 19/07/2015 11:04

To me 8:30 is fine. It must be a balancing act between waking people up and causing least inconvenience to those using the pavement/passing by.

saoirse31 · 19/07/2015 11:04

so you got woken up at half eight.... I think you'll live without any long term effects.

GiddyOnZackHunt · 19/07/2015 11:05

They might need licences in some areas where the scaffolding is covering a town pavement.
Council not involved when our scaffolding was put up in a residential area. It was entirely on our property.

SirChenjin · 19/07/2015 11:07

Oh well, I'm sure they will survive the glaaaaares . Makes a change from the wolfwhistles and sexist comments from their end I guess.

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 11:19

Wolf whistles? Sexist comments? How very 1990s

There's a Code of Conduct, don't you know?

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DoeEyedNear · 19/07/2015 11:23

If you read my posts saorise you'll see its not me that I'm concerned about losing sleep. It's my poorly dc.

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MiddleAgeMiddleEngland · 19/07/2015 11:23

8.30 am isn't early in our house, even on a Sunday. By then we're usually out and about. Can't bear to waste the weekend lying in bed.

Never heard about the licence thing though. Our scaffolders a couple of years ago just got on with it I think.

SirChenjin · 19/07/2015 11:24

A Code of Conduct, you say? My goodness, it's a shame more of the 1990s dinosaurs aren't aware of it

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 11:35

A license is required for any job that touches the public highway, Middle. If it doesn't then you can hire any old cowboy any firm you like. Ours blocked the pavement for a month. You could walk though but not push a pram, bike, shopping trolley through.

Our foul mouthed, sexist 1990s dinosaurs, aka scaffolders, came off the scaff to help a mum with a double buggy and a walking toddler negotiate the pavement. As they said "Bye love" she turned and screamed "Fuck off, I'm reporting you wankers". They did look quite perplexed. Maybe they were being far too friendly

SirChenjin · 19/07/2015 12:03

I'm sure they were perplexed - but probably not as much as the many women over the years who have put up with their collective sexist, obscene comments disguised as 'friendly banter'

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 12:09

To be utterly fair, yes, the 2 older blokes probably have... a lot! They still are a bit . But the 3 younger ones, the ones who leapt off to help the woman, are far too aware and police their dads really well

SirChenjin · 19/07/2015 12:11

That's good to hear - scaffolders don't have the best reputation in the building trade, sadly, and they are probably due for a bit of modernisation

LazyLouLou · 19/07/2015 12:20

You're not kidding! The ones up the road last week were throwing the clips down onto the flatbed, usual method, but they had no nets up and had not closed the pavement.

The local traffic warden dealt with them, his personal camera was well used, they were really not impressed

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