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Old 11-19-2012, 07:28 PM   #1
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Default This stretch of highway brought to you by the Quebec construction industry

And you wonder where our transfer dollars go.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11...uebec-highway/

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Alleged corruption-fuelled cost overruns aren’t the only menace upon Quebec’s road network these days. Officials say they are dealing with the puzzling appearance of a utility pole — smack in the middle of a provincial highway east of Montreal.
A photo of the pole, which is in the middle of Highway 251 in the Eastern Townships, appeared in a local newspaper today.
So how does such an improbable obstacle wind up protruding from a highway, anyway?

According to various local media, it’s been there for two months. But provincial transport authorities say that until last week, there were construction crews there and that road stretch had not actually been paved yet.
Wow!!

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Old 11-19-2012, 07:32 PM   #2
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But they put a sign with reflective paint on the pole, what else do you want?
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Old 11-19-2012, 07:33 PM   #3
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If they want it removed, they should just hang an English-only sign on it, and it would be gone in no time.
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Old 11-19-2012, 07:35 PM   #4
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The mob should really change their focus to hiring competent talent so this never happens again.
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Old 11-19-2012, 07:57 PM   #5
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The mob should really change their focus to hiring competent talent so this never happens again.
Shut up, they have a culture to protect.
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Old 11-19-2012, 08:00 PM   #6
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The pole just wanted a little asphalt
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