12 May (Part 4) - Unrelenting brainless bastards
While on the subject of dropped kerb and bastards, let’s
go back to 18th July 2012.
Bexley Council was in the process of relaying a footpath in Belvedere and
offered residents the opportunity of having a dropped kerb put in at a 25%
discount. The cynical might say it was an attempt to get residents to pay for
routine road maintenance.
One man already had a dropped kerb installed and paid for but it was slightly
offset from his drive. He asked if it could be aligned more usefully. Just one
stone needed to be dropped down into a slightly different position.
Bexley Council refused to do it unless they were paid £960 despite it costing
absolutely nothing extra to do the work. Further proof that Bexley Council are not only
bastards but inflexible brainless bastards too.