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Originally Posted by DJSADERS
when i read that i just see people who like to complain ¬__¬ she coulda asked them to move it before they left...
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She may not have been aware they did it until they left. Do you routinely watch people when they do roadworks outside your house?
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Originally Posted by djfunkdup
quote: "found they had barricaded my wife and daughter inside"
Over reaction or what lolzz.. all they had to do was go between the barriers and their house and leave via the drivaway next door.there is about 6 feet of space from the end of the barrier and their house...
Without a doubt David Henshall is a bawbag  |
And how well would that have gone had (say) the house caught fire, and she needed to get people out and away from it quickly? What would have happened if one of the kids had injured themselves and she needed to get them to A&E quickly? OK, she could have called an ambulance, but even then they'd need to get an injured kid around the maze of barriers. You may laugh and say "well, that's not likely to happen" but the fact is, while it's not likely, it *may* happen and if it does, then the authorities may well go either the company who dug up the road, or the company who contracted them to do so. If the Health and Safety Executive get involved and go after either, then it is likely that either the installer, or Virgin will be fined heavily. I'd also like to point out that this would also be one of the few situations in which, from a legal point of view, the accused would be considered guilty until they can prove themselves innocent. I know this, as departmental Health and Safety is part of my remit at work, so I am well aware of the legal requirements.
You can call him whatever you want, but he has a point. Most decent installers do take into account access to buildings in the area, and they do have metal covers they can use to cover the trench safely, to allow access.