H and S gone mad

[gas112]

a post from the Worthing journal .
Men in hardhats, harnesses and hi-vis in South Street Square this morning.
A cherry picker, with two men in the basket, safely attached.
The said basket then rose 4ft - yes 4ft - into the air so they could attach a hanging basket to a pole.
I wondered how much a cherry picker cost the taxpayer to hire per hour.

 

[Odds]

Is the guy looking at the camera playing pocket pool to pass the time?

 

[crystal ball]

View attachment 305979a post from the Worthing journal .
Men in hardhats, harnesses and hi-vis in South Street Square this morning.
A cherry picker, with two men in the basket, safely attached.
The said basket then rose 4ft - yes 4ft - into the air so they could attach a hanging basket to a pole.
I wondered how much a cherry picker cost the taxpayer to hire per hour.

Are you gullible enough think that was the only job done that day?

 

[Odds]

Are you gullible enough think that was the only job done that day?

I don't think he understands how heavy those planters are.

 

[Brigadier]

Are you gullible enough think that was the only job done that day?

Of course not.
They did the other side as well.

 

[bernardgreen]

wait until you see the H&S involved in the watering process ? Or are they plastic flowers ?

 

[Brigadier]

Winch them into place.
Like they do (now) with lights in shopping centres etc.

 

[blup]

Blokes are short in Worthing if thats four feet up. More like 8 feet to the hook. And there’s probably hundreds to fit, quicker than a step ladder.

Somewhere in the bowels of Worthing council there’s a risk assessment for hanging baskets which will clarify everything.........

Blup

 

[cwhaley]

To be fair, they do look awkwardly too high up to be able to hook them on from ground level. I bet they're pretty heavy as well. Wonder how many they had to do.

 

[blup]

The guy on the right with the arborist’s helmet seems a bit ott though, maybe the flowers needed pruning.

Blup

 

[carmanmemoranda]

1 snapshot to give a balanced view.

Councils are wasteful, we all know that. But 1 thing they do, is staff welfare.

Overkill or not, it's a job to say from a snapshot

 

[gas112]

Are you gullible enough think that was the only job done that day?

of course not .
worker 1 would pick up the basket
worker 2 would check and confirm that it is a basket before handing to worker 3 who would have to then take his hands out his pockets to then hand it up above his head to
worker 4 who is hooked onto the platform in case he topples over who then hands it to
worker 5 to hang it on the hook
worker 6 the supervisor who is out of sight will tick the box to say it has all been done to procedure .
Worker 7 the council traffic warden was making his way to them to give them a ticket saying regardless of excuse they are parked on the pavement and getting fined .

 

[DP]

I don't think he understands how heavy those planters are.

Gas112 is the man who use to manhandle Ideal E Type boilers. These planters are baby weights when compared to Ideal cast iron lump of a boiler

 

[Brigadier]

That basket towards the kerb; the bottom can't be more than five feet from the ground (or appears that way; I can't zoom the photo)

I wonder how many people walk straight into them, especially while gawping at their 'phones?

 

[gas112]

That basket towards the kerb; the bottom can't be more than four feet from the ground.

I wonder how many people walk straight into them, especially while gawping at their 'phones?

worker 8 is left there 24/7 to warn anyone of the hazard