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To report Thames water to the police?

83 replies

LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 00:10

Since 8pm they have been digging up my road. There are currently two men hitting concrete with a crowbar and hammer due to a burst water pipe.

They claim they have to as there's a bust pipe - this has been going on for 3 weeks with water running down our road so hardly an emergency all of a sudden.

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SoupDragon · 07/02/2017 07:27

I didn't shout any abuse or profanity. I simple asked them why they were fixing a leak that had been there for 3 weeks at 12am

You yelled at them out of the window. That is not simply asking them anything.

I can't believe you called the police, even on the non emergency number.

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LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 07:29

I had to yell over them hammering a metal pole into the road.

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LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 07:30

Well, with my level of sleep deprivation you would believe it if you were living it. It makes you do crazy things

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KathArtic · 07/02/2017 07:30

Take out a hot cup of tea for them to make them feel bad. ask if they will be back tonight and if so find somewhere else to sleep if you can.

Thattimeofyearagain · 07/02/2017 07:33

I sort of get you op. If it was random people making that racket it would be considered antisocial behaviour. Hope you get some sleep soon Flowers

Oblomov17 · 07/02/2017 07:36

Op did you not read the post by pp who used to work for TW? Scheduling is a nightmare. The whole of London's water system and pipes etc needs replacing, but repairing it is so costly. More importantly if scheduling isn't done properly, it could cause London to come to a standstill.
Really. No one wants jobs done, especially not at 8pm. But seriously you do realise they have a night shift. So, some jobs need to be done at night. I know you don't want yours done, but if not you, it'll be someone else. And at least it's being done.

shovetheholly · 07/02/2017 07:42

I understand that there needs to be a night shift for emergencies.

But is it just me, or is more and more noisy work being done over night? We're having pavements redone near us, and the work is scheduled to go on all night for a number of days. It's a road with two large supermarkets on us. We're lucky in that the area will be far enough away not to affect us, but I feel really sorry for the people having to put up with this right outside their houses. I can only assume it's because the supermarkets would create merry hell if they had to shut during the daytime. That does seem an odd prioritization, though, when there are so many other supermarkets people can use (including a huge Tescos just over the road).

shovetheholly · 07/02/2017 07:42

I suppose what I'm asking is: why do they have a night shift when they could employ more people during the day??

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LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 07:48

Oblo - the guy on the phone did say that too, that they were waiting for permission and they are very delayed in all their jobs atm. It's a hard situation, I understand.

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LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 07:49

shove that's exactly why it's happening at night probably, sounds awful! I'm hoping tw will be done today. Now I'm more lucid I feel lucky it's only one nights work.

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LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 07:51

I think was pissed me off was the banging and loud joking and talking to each other which made me tell them. They soon stopped that at least.

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KatyWT1987 · 07/02/2017 07:51

Oh op I'd be furious. There's no need for them to make a racket at that time!
Obviously you know now that the police aren't interested in this kind of thing though.
I hope you have a baby that naps unlike my cat napper

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LeopardPrintSocks1 · 07/02/2017 07:53

Anyway, it wasn't an emergency and it's not a main road - that was an error on TW which the guy admitted. If it was down as a residential road it probably would've been done in the daytime.

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RedBugMug · 07/02/2017 07:57

yanbu
bastards.
we have a trainline near our house and we get a letter/leaflet regularly with the scheduled fright trains and planned works outside the normal train times. if they can do it, why not thames water for a much more localised nuisance?

Dontstayoutsideinthiscold · 07/02/2017 07:58

We have a leak in our road which has been here for 2 to 3 weeks...I found best way to get in touch with Thames water is Twitter. I'm worried they are going to do some work at night time now ! We are Battersea way.

RedBugMug · 07/02/2017 08:00

Op did you not read the post by pp who used to work for TW? Scheduling is a nightmare. The whole of London's water system and pipes etc needs replacing, but repairing it is so costly. More importantly if scheduling isn't done properly, it could cause London to come to a standstill.
Really. No one wants jobs done, especially not at 8pm. But seriously you do realise they have a night shift. So, some jobs need to be done at night. I know you don't want yours done, but if not you, it'll be someone else. And at least it's being done.

but if it's scheduled, affected households need to be informed so they can stock up on ear plugs arrange to sleep somewhere else.
it's not difficult to put notices up and to put leadlets through the doors.

Creampastry · 07/02/2017 08:01

OP - have you actually complained to Thames water yet?

angeldelightedme · 07/02/2017 08:02

Love the comment about the 'fraught train' being derailed. Grin

notanurse2017 · 07/02/2017 08:14

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Magicpaintbrush · 07/02/2017 08:16

Really? The police are massively over stretched and under resourced as it is and you are going to waste their time with this?

PurpleBun · 07/02/2017 08:18

OP you have my full sympathies - midnight on a residential road for a non-emergency would have me out there giving TW a piece of my mind too!

Hope you & baby (congratulations BTW) managed to get some sleep in the end Flowers

RustyBear · 07/02/2017 08:28

angeldelightedme - yes Grin for the 'fraught' trains - perhaps they encountered the 'fright' trains Going past RedBugMug's house!

MycatsaPirate · 07/02/2017 08:34

If water has been running down the street for 3 weeks I'd say it was essential works.

Never mind. Now you've stopped the works, they will probably be back crashing about at 8am and waking you. And getting in the way of everyone trying to get to work.

Trainspotting1984 · 07/02/2017 08:39

I'm honestly Shock that you thought this was anything to do with the police service. What do you think the police are there for?

They deal with crime. If it were illegal to do road digging at night that wouldn't be a police matter. And 101 dispatchers aren't legal advisors. They're there to help people who need police assistance get it in the best way

Honestly your call is going to be on one of those "stupid reasons people call ambulances" type programmes

OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/02/2017 08:44

Give her a break. When you are utterly utterly exhausted and sleep deprived it makes you a bit irrational. That's why sleep deprivation is used as an interrogation technique.