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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Did you think that was too strongly worded? I had to
re-read it to take on what you are saying...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 color=maroon face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon;font-style:italic'>If there is
a choice between free clean bus shelters and pathway incidents only <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>idiots</span></b> would choose the former while promoting
cycling.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Idiots was polite as really I think they are fheads
with shite for brains whose sole interest is making the job as big a public con
as possible while spending millions of dollars with contractors that are known
to pay backhanders to both political parties and individuals. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Frankly I think they are just plain avoiding
maintenance. I don't think they give a damn at all. If they did they would have
a website where complains were reported in the open and resolutions tracked.
Most of these areas mentions need maintenance at regular intervals. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>They have subcontracted responsibility to the lowest
quote and they are getting exactly the service they pay for. In fact they have
community groups who pull together on weekends to pick up the slack. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>They have had great advice which they ignore both
internally and externally.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>And a situation which should be getting better is
getting worse. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>The whole thing is based on doing it on the cheap,
being non-responsible and having no strong specifications. This is coming
directly from elected councillors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sure it’s much cheaper to hire a contractor that
pays minimum wages and casual rates than to have real council employees. They
had major theft at council yards and some pretty shifty unsakeable workers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Let the councillor go down there herself and think
about how to manage her electorate. Even if that is by photo only. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Adshells will be removed or more correctly positioned
with some consideration when there are sufficient accidents for what I’ve
been saying not to be ignored. Almost every installation could be just fine if
a little thought was used. Sure there might be a need to compromise advertising
slightly but with intelligent design that is doable. They built bus shelters
for 100 years without rooting up the path. This is nothing more than
advertising mafia greed and council ‘can’t be arsedness’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yani<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Peter Whittle [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">pjl.whittle@optusnet.com.au</st1:PersonName>]
<br>
Sent: February 6, 2009 10:34 PM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">akayani@aapt.net.au</st1:PersonName>;
bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au<br>
Subject: RE: [bikeqld] Footpaths again</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yani<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Have you ever called the BCC hotline 3403 8888 open
24/7 and asked them<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>nicely to prune the offending garden? A polite request
works pretty well, in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>my experience. These are your neighbours doing their
job. Frankly if some<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>yob wrote offensive letters to me or anyone who worked
for me, I would<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>down-prioritise him or blacklist him.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>As to the Ads-hells, you have a point, but abuse will
get you nowhere.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pete<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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