Premier ram Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 what happened on the bridge over the A52 last night after the game , didnt look good but not seen anything reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanboy Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 A guy took a tumble over that last step on the climb, there seemed to be three or four people with the situation in hand ( calling the emergency services) Hope it all went well for the chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Wondered what had happened...as we drove out onto the A52 i could see the line of pedestrians backed right back but no-one was on the bridge...hope the fella was ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Ram Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Old bloke with an injury to his head. There were people creating a corden round him and lighting the path as the ‘step’ was slippy. Sadly for those of us who frequent the bridge we are well aware of the steps but those who use that way infrequently can be taken by surprise by them. The people were helping the old man by shielding him from prying eyes, and illuminating the path. The problem was that the gap became single file past them which created the long wait. It took us half an hour to get through. Hope he is ok though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Really don’t understand why they don’t improve that bridge. Needs to be wider and step-less. It’s been a nightmare since we moved to PP. **** the Council or Toys R Us or whoever owns that shitty bit of concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 5 hours ago, cosmic said: Really don’t understand why they don’t improve that bridge. Needs to be wider and step-less. It’s been a nightmare since we moved to PP. **** the Council or Toys R Us or whoever owns that shitty bit of concrete. They are doing it up at the minute, all part of a revamp of the a52 on that stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenbyRam Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 A new one is going to built as part of the A52 improvements, the old one will be demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archram Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 A couple of years ago I fell there and broke my wrist - tripped up the final step as it’s a long way for the previous one. My son was in such a panic that I was hurt, he took the wrong road back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 7 hours ago, cosmic said: Really don’t understand why they don’t improve that bridge. Needs to be wider and step-less. It’s been a nightmare since we moved to PP. **** the Council or Toys R Us or whoever owns that shitty bit of concrete. Yeah, let's have a pop at the council! It's there fault for everything. They control the weather, the moss, people getting drunk and slipping over and the fact your neighbour has a better looking missus...whatever the gripe, it's the council's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab a dab doo Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Are you a councillor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Chief Exec probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 34 minutes ago, oldtimeram said: Chief Exec probably It’s either one or the other. I’m pretty sure everyone else from the council has been made redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 5 hours ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: Yeah, let's have a pop at the council! It's there fault for everything. They control the weather, the moss, people getting drunk and slipping over and the fact your neighbour has a better looking missus...whatever the gripe, it's the council's fault. I take your point about people blaming the council and/or the government for everything, but whoever has responsibility for the bridge and it's attendant lighting, also has a responsibility for maintaining it and ensuring safety so far as is reasonably practicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 6 hours ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: Yeah, let's have a pop at the council! It's there fault for everything. They control the weather, the moss, people getting drunk and slipping over and the fact your neighbour has a better looking missus...whatever the gripe, it's the council's fault. Bloody Banwait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 2 hours ago, philmycock said: Bloody Banwait Now there is someone who can be blamed for everything. Although, I think the Labour voters in the city have as much blame for continuously voting the fool in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Maybe if we stopped forcing local authorities to do more with less every year we would be in a better position to make things like this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, GboroRam said: Maybe if we stopped forcing local authorities to do more with less every year we would be in a better position to make things like this happen. Or if local authorities stopped wasting public cash we'd be in a better position. Better of private ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 59 minutes ago, TexasRam said: Or if local authorities stopped wasting public cash we'd be in a better position. Better of private ! Is the cash wasted commensurate with the cuts made? I'm not saying there's not waste in public services but I don't think it's any worse than the private sector; in fact I'd say it's miles better. With publically scrutinised open book tenders, strict guidelines on gifts and hospitality, no perks worthy of mention - apart from a few fat salaries at the top (perfectly acceptable in the private sector) it's down to the bare bones, to quote a footballing cliche. The public sector would love to privatise it - first thing they'd do is hike the charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 The private sector are great at doing private sector stuff. unfortunately the private sector aren't great at doing public sector stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich84 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 14 hours ago, GboroRam said: ..... first thing they'd do is hike the charges. This is the real problem, everyone wants everything but few are willing to pay for it, just be done with it and put the taxes up, an extra tenner a year on council taxes would have paid for a new bridge ages ago, although you do wonder why the council should pay for a problem specifically caused by the club! Only time the bridge has an issue is on match days. Whilst we are at it, put income tax back up by 1 or 2% it would still be less than in the 80's and it would go a long way to fix the lack of funds in the NHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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