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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Well Liverpool city council have had the report since October 6th that the light outside my house isn't working, still waiting for it to be fixed

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better. "

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Report it again, and if you still get no joy, contact your local MP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split "

its Liverpool mate the bulb was probably nicked before their ladder was back on the van, look for a house that was in darkness up until October, mind you was probably most of them

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split

its Liverpool mate the bulb was probably nicked before their ladder was back on the van, look for a house that was in darkness up until October, mind you was probably most of them "

Actually the 50 foot tree next to it was cut down so chances are it took a knock by a falling branch, excellent stereotyping though

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

They might be having problems sourcing a red light

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They might be having problems sourcing a red light "

It's yellow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would say 5 minutes 10 tops

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

It's very annoying when bodies that we pay an awful lot of money to and for don't perform as we ask. Having to wait that long is very poor and I suspect your

request is at the bottom of a pile somewhere.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I rang the person who is dealing with it on Monday and he said he would contact the team involved in looking after street lights and call me aback in a couple of hours, yeap, didn't get a call so he is gunna get a bollocking on Monday when I call him back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's very annoying when bodies that we pay an awful lot of money to and for don't perform as we ask. Having to wait that long is very poor and I suspect your

request is at the bottom of a pile somewhere. "

Is that a double entendre??...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split

its Liverpool mate the bulb was probably nicked before their ladder was back on the van, look for a house that was in darkness up until October, mind you was probably most of them

Actually the 50 foot tree next to it was cut down so chances are it took a knock by a falling branch, excellent stereotyping though "

eh eh eh calm down our Barry, soft lad I'm not stereotyping at all...... oh ok just a bit lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split

its Liverpool mate the bulb was probably nicked before their ladder was back on the van, look for a house that was in darkness up until October, mind you was probably most of them

Actually the 50 foot tree next to it was cut down so chances are it took a knock by a falling branch, excellent stereotyping though

eh eh eh calm down our Barry, soft lad I'm not stereotyping at all...... oh ok just a bit lol"

I know we're an easy target

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"It's very annoying when bodies that we pay an awful lot of money to and for don't perform as we ask. Having to wait that long is very poor and I suspect your

request is at the bottom of a pile somewhere.

Is that a double entendre??... "

Not intentional

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. "

28 days they said, but then it was reported again by a neighbour at the beginning of November and they we're told 7 days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split

its Liverpool mate the bulb was probably nicked before their ladder was back on the van, look for a house that was in darkness up until October, mind you was probably most of them

Actually the 50 foot tree next to it was cut down so chances are it took a knock by a falling branch, excellent stereotyping though

eh eh eh calm down our Barry, soft lad I'm not stereotyping at all...... oh ok just a bit lol

I know we're an easy target"

But a positive sterotype is you have bloody fantastic sense of humours which I love, some great comedians have come out of Liverpool and the post is meant to be good humoured not an insult, apologies if its come across that way

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"...... and outside your house too, they should know better.

Oh hilarious, it's a good job I'm able to contain the laughter otherwise my side really would have split

its Liverpool mate the bulb was probably nicked before their ladder was back on the van, look for a house that was in darkness up until October, mind you was probably most of them

Actually the 50 foot tree next to it was cut down so chances are it took a knock by a falling branch, excellent stereotyping though

eh eh eh calm down our Barry, soft lad I'm not stereotyping at all...... oh ok just a bit lol

I know we're an easy target

But a positive sterotype is you have bloody fantastic sense of humours which I love, some great comedians have come out of Liverpool and the post is meant to be good humoured not an insult, apologies if its come across that way "

Ken Dodd once said you have to be a comedian to live in liverpool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. "
yes they have a job sheet in the department of works ,which has to be signed by the health and safety department 3 days ,then it goes to the budget department them bulbs ain't cheap you know maybe 3 days then it goes back to department of works they then have to order the bulb ,which of course comes from Sweden of all places that's at least a week ,so bulb has served but requires at least two guys to fit it health and safety ,so scheduling two guys that work well together 1 week ,think that's it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"some great comedians have come out of Liverpool "

Can we discount Jimmy Tarbuck from that list...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you tried giving the base of the lamp a serious kick. Sounds daft but seriously...this works in a large number of cases.

I used to live in St Helens....so close to yo (OP). We had a gang of kids went round kicking lamp posts...put most of them out. Kicking them again fixed all but one.

If it has had a knock as you suggest, then another knock may fix it....

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. yes they have a job sheet in the department of works ,which has to be signed by the health and safety department 3 days ,then it goes to the budget department them bulbs ain't cheap you know maybe 3 days then it goes back to department of works they then have to order the bulb ,which of course comes from Sweden of all places that's at least a week ,so bulb has served but requires at least two guys to fit it health and safety ,so scheduling two guys that work well together 1 week ,think that's it "

All that is still less than the time I've been waiting, very funny though....

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Have you tried giving the base of the lamp a serious kick. Sounds daft but seriously...this works in a large number of cases.

I used to live in St Helens....so close to yo (OP). We had a gang of kids went round kicking lamp posts...put most of them out. Kicking them again fixed all but one.

If it has had a knock as you suggest, then another knock may fix it...."

I'll put my steel cap boots on and give it a whack once it gets dark, not harm in trying I guess.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. yes they have a job sheet in the department of works ,which has to be signed by the health and safety department 3 days ,then it goes to the budget department them bulbs ain't cheap you know maybe 3 days then it goes back to department of works they then have to order the bulb ,which of course comes from Sweden of all places that's at least a week ,so bulb has served but requires at least two guys to fit it health and safety ,so scheduling two guys that work well together 1 week ,think that's it "

If only this wasn't the case

My colleague was telling me about with her former employer, where it took 2 weeks from request to authority being given for her to have a fan by her desk during a hot spell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. yes they have a job sheet in the department of works ,which has to be signed by the health and safety department 3 days ,then it goes to the budget department them bulbs ain't cheap you know maybe 3 days then it goes back to department of works they then have to order the bulb ,which of course comes from Sweden of all places that's at least a week ,so bulb has served but requires at least two guys to fit it health and safety ,so scheduling two guys that work well together 1 week ,think that's it "
.

I bought my own sox bulb with new photocell from city electrical factors (in stock) 18£ , fitted it myself on a ladder took 10 minutes including putting the ladder up and down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Phone them back and say its very dark and someone might trip over by the light,

They will be out to fix it within 2 days, It worked for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Phone them back and say its very dark and someone might trip over by the light,

They will be out to fix it within 2 days, It worked for me "

Take it a stage further and see the doc for a "trip" you had. Then say it was a result of no lighting...

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Phone them back and say its very dark and someone might trip over by the light,

They will be out to fix it within 2 days, It worked for me "

I'll try that, the avenue is poorly lit anyway cause it's so wide and the trees block most of the light goin into the footpaths.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Phone them back and say its very dark and someone might trip over by the light,

They will be out to fix it within 2 days, It worked for me

I'll try that, the avenue is poorly lit anyway cause it's so wide and the trees block most of the light goin into the footpaths."
all this'd sounds like more effort than just fixing it yourself!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. yes they have a job sheet in the department of works ,which has to be signed by the health and safety department 3 days ,then it goes to the budget department them bulbs ain't cheap you know maybe 3 days then it goes back to department of works they then have to order the bulb ,which of course comes from Sweden of all places that's at least a week ,so bulb has served but requires at least two guys to fit it health and safety ,so scheduling two guys that work well together 1 week ,think that's it "

Sounds like you'll have a long wait then ! Just get yourself to poundland - they'll have 3 for a quid !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any decent electrical wholesale place stock them.

35 watt sox bulb with bayonet cap.

There's 2 spring catches on the side that you slip off and the cover dangles down, change bulb wait till dark, hey pesto

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. "

Service standard = legal responsibility which is set in concrete with urgency defined by public usage, all ignored by councils until a claim for ??? Has been made.

Watch how quickly repairs are made then

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"Do they have a service standard that it should be repaired within ? It probably says on the Local Authority website . If it's outside that, then put in a formal complaint. yes they have a job sheet in the department of works ,which has to be signed by the health and safety department 3 days ,then it goes to the budget department them bulbs ain't cheap you know maybe 3 days then it goes back to department of works they then have to order the bulb ,which of course comes from Sweden of all places that's at least a week ,so bulb has served but requires at least two guys to fit it health and safety ,so scheduling two guys that work well together 1 week ,think that's it

All that is still less than the time I've been waiting, very funny though...."

That's because he missed out the separate gang of three required to put out cones, signs and drink flasks of tea while the first gang work.

Sad to say, saw this very scenario in Derbyshire once, followed 1mile on by a single guy in a van, repairing the bollard to the Wickes entrance on his own. The difference between council and private-sector I'm afraid - and your taxes pay for the lot!

Keep calm on Monday, having a go will simply move you back to the bottom again.

And emailing your local councillor with the relevant dates should work wonders too.

Mr ddc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ffs stop moaning about councils and road cones and change it yourself, it's a bleeding bulb for crying out loud.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"ffs stop moaning about councils and road cones and change it yourself, it's a bleeding bulb for crying out loud."

How many liverpuddlians does it take to change a light bulb?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"ffs stop moaning about councils and road cones and change it yourself, it's a bleeding bulb for crying out loud.

How many liverpuddlians does it take to change a light bulb?"

Probable the same amount if they came from Derbyshire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"ffs stop moaning about councils and road cones and change it yourself, it's a bleeding bulb for crying out loud."

He might fall off his ladder landing on a young mothers pram and kick the mother in the head with his big boots on. Can you imagine the headlines.

Swinging attacks unsuspecting single mum; he leapt on me from the top of that fucking lamppost we have all complained about.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"ffs stop moaning about councils and road cones and change it yourself, it's a bleeding bulb for crying out loud.

How many liverpuddlians does it take to change a light bulb?

Probable the same amount if they came from Derbyshire

"

I'm sure Jimmy Tarbuck had a different punchline

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Councils have no statutory obligation to light roads but must maintain it if they do so. It is at their discretion when they repair it.

You are not entitled to receive light from a street light in your house so your complaints as a householder have no impact. They could sheild the back of the light and put your place in darkness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Move to any of the Grand Theft Auto cities, they repair lamp posts, hydrants and other stuff I destroy before I can get round the block and do it again!

But in the real world letters to Councillors tends to stir up council workers into getting things done much more effectively than repeated phone calls.

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Can't you find your front door in the dark??

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago


"Any decent electrical wholesale place stock them.

35 watt sox bulb with bayonet cap.

There's 2 spring catches on the side that you slip off and the cover dangles down, change bulb wait till dark, hey pesto"

just don't go touching the capacitor when you're poking around inside it or you won't be needing a ladder to get back down to ground level

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"

Well if you don't like the post.........you know what to do.

What's that? Oh yes challenge bigotry and stereotyping.

There have been two examples on this post. One towards people from Liverpool and now this. Both wrong.

Its also called humour, people are so fickle on this site any little joke that they see as not being PC they jump on to gain some sort of Kudos with other bigots.

I have the piss taken out of me regularly because of my height weight lack of hair Surname ( its Irish) and umpteen other things, do I get upset by it? not in the slightest, if its funny and not aimed at me to hurt then its all good, people need to lighten up just a shade, some people just like to moan and criticise others don't they

So it would seem from your post.

I was only stating a fact about your lack of humour or apparent lack of it.

Most people on this site are adults and can stand up for themselves most dont require help from modern day robin hoods like you to fight their battles. If the guy had said i had offended him in any way i would have apologised to him as it was we had banter and it was you that tried to make an issue of it.

Like i said previously i have english mother welsh father and irish grandparents i have more joles aimed at me than most but the thing that pisses me off most when out and somebody having a joke at my expense is so called PC Do gooders like you that act offended and ask the joke teller to apologise to me. I tell them to fuck of mind their own business as i can speak for myself

Blimey!

Is blimey all you can say after my rant lol and honestly i do hope ive not offended you it is all tongue in cheek with a little poetic license.

And it is nice to have a reasoned debate with a short fat english/irish/welsh bauld guy with crap humour take care have fun x"

It takes a lot to offend this short, blonde woman of very mixed background.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Light has finally been fixed

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I live on the top floor of a block of flats. I reported the landing lights as not working about 3 weeks ago, you can guess the rest

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest


"Light has finally been fixed "

Thank god for that. Ive just had to read the whole bloody thread and Ive removed dozens of posts

But back to the thread - the streetlight outside my house has been out for a couple of weeks now and I hope no bugger reports it because its lovely not having it glaring into my front window

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