Cromford Hill Road Closure

[Maj]

Whats wrong with that? I always order timber in mix of old pence and new pence. 4m lengths of 2 by 4 etc etc.

Actually you'll probably end up buying a 4.2m lengths.
Many years ago I used to work in a timber merchants and we used to buy the timber in by the metre, but the length were always (and still are as far as I know) in multiples of 0.3m. We'd then sell it by the ft.
I used to find it amusing that a chippy would come in and ask for 14ft of 4x2 and our response would be "Would a metric 14 do?". A metric 14 being 12 x 0.3 m = 4.2m or 13' 9" (3" short of 14'). he's response would be either "that'll be fine" or "better make it a 15".

And don't ask about sheet material sizes, in particular hardboard.


Maj.

 

[pwhole]

Maybe this would be a good time for an 'official representative' of a 'relevant, responsible and competent organisation' to volunteer to pop in to make an assessment on whether old mine workings might be the cause of the hole? Partly to satisfy everyone's curiosity of course, but if it does prove to be a structural issue below, then expert advice on long-term solutions (more complex ones than 50 tons of infill, anyway) might just get listened to. I would guess they're not going to want to hang around filling it in though, given where it is.

 

[teabag]

Nope, according to the bloke we spoke to they are just going to fill it in. Was supposed to start yesterday, but given the weather they probably didn't!

 

[zomjon]

About time, the amount of traffic jamming up Middleton is sending me potty!

 

[AR]

Of course they'll fill it in as soon as possible, otherwise they might have to start asking questions like where did the water from the supposed burst main wash all the fill from under the road to and how come no-one noticed the water leak? :-\

 

[owd git]

Let alone how much water did leak, and if it would affect their 'targets' and therefore BONUS!
Or could they frantically bail out 'the Bear pit'
O. G.

 

[zomjon]

Road was all covered over and open for traffic by lunch today.