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4X4 · 06-15-2005, 01:04 PM

I've been scratching my head lately too, regarding the apparent 'make work' programs I've seen around town. My dad lives in the south end, just off James McKevitt. Two years ago, they built the other half (the northbound two lanes), then 6 months later, they tore it up & installed some kind of water or sewage line underneath it. WTF? A perfectly good, brand new road gets torn up within 6 months of its original construction because what? No planning?

Now, they are tearing up a bunch of curbs around his house. Curbs that my untrained eye saw as just fine. No cracks, no crumbling. The neighbourhood is pretty new. Meanwhile, many of the inner city streets are pothole riddled. Go figure.

I've got a friend in the tree cutting department. He makes a very good wage, gets union type benefits, and gets paid to sit in the truck if rain falls. Fine by me. Get this: he gets a bonus for SHOWING UP FOR WORK! Thats not all, he gets a second bonus for BEING ON TIME! These aren't 10 cent bonuses. They are like one or two dollar per hour bonuses. I guess the feds and the provincial gov't employees aren't the only ones that know how to squander taxpayer's money.

On the bright side, another friend of mine just got hired into the road planning department. She is a sharp one, so hopefully she'll help the current batch of boneheads see things from a taxpayer's perspective.

06-15-2005, 01:04 PM	#10
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	I've been scratching my head lately too, regarding the apparent 'make work' programs I've seen around town. My dad lives in the south end, just off James McKevitt. Two years ago, they built the other half (the northbound two lanes), then 6 months later, they tore it up & installed some kind of water or sewage line underneath it. WTF? A perfectly good, brand new road gets torn up within 6 months of its original construction because what? No planning? Now, they are tearing up a bunch of curbs around his house. Curbs that my untrained eye saw as just fine. No cracks, no crumbling. The neighbourhood is pretty new. Meanwhile, many of the inner city streets are pothole riddled. Go figure. I've got a friend in the tree cutting department. He makes a very good wage, gets union type benefits, and gets paid to sit in the truck if rain falls. Fine by me. Get this: he gets a bonus for SHOWING UP FOR WORK! Thats not all, he gets a second bonus for BEING ON TIME! These aren't 10 cent bonuses. They are like one or two dollar per hour bonuses. I guess the feds and the provincial gov't employees aren't the only ones that know how to squander taxpayer's money. On the bright side, another friend of mine just got hired into the road planning department. She is a sharp one, so hopefully she'll help the current batch of boneheads see things from a taxpayer's perspective.