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[-] Marduk73@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

I'd just be happy if they'd start when the signs go up and stay there until complete. Round here, signs go up but no work just delays. Then they get around to it eventually but even then it's like 9 months depending on the job I suspect it's all budget based. Start the job during a budget cycle then get to it when crews are freed up.

[-] WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi 23 points 1 year ago

There's a lot of reasons, sometimes you're waiting for a DOT inspector to bless off on something before you can move on, sometimes it just rained and you can't get proper compaction until the moisture level comes back down, or it could be as simple as man hours have already been used up for key operators for the week and they might not want overtime. lately I suspect unexpected delays are from supply shortages for culvert pipe or whatever. I use arch linux btw.

[-] Marduk73@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Lol oh my god love the ending. I use arch... I'm not that awesome. I love my mint. But it's 100% at home. Winders at work.

[-] WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 1 year ago

meh, don't worry about arch users looking down on you. The whole point is to enjoy your computer, as long as your distro provides an enjoyable experience then who cares? Windows provides the most frustrating experience for me, but i totally get why my employer uses it on all workstations.

[-] nottheengineer@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

Over here in germany, the government almost always picks the contractor who makes the cheapest offer for any given job. That almost always leads to them not finishing the job, so roads stay closed until the government picks a new contractor. And if they don't pick a new contractor for 6 months, there are no consequences whatsoever.

[-] doofer_name@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah and it’s incredibly frustrating that taking the car is still more attractive over here then taking the train. I wish we were as smart as the Netherlands or Switzerland when it comes to infrastructure and city planning.

[-] Marduk73@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I would like to give it a try if it was here in the states and a well put together infrastructure. But i conceal carry and that's not allowed on public transport.

[-] nottheengineer@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

As someone who likes driving and will probably always take the car when it's an option, I agree. Trains are just so much more efficient than cars, so they'll reduce congestion a lot.

And since the people who don't enjoy driving are usually not the best drivers, some proper public transport will also make the roads safer and less anger-inducing.

[-] Marduk73@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ohhf. Im sorry to hear that. Guess road work is just universally horrible

[-] i_had_name@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This dispels so many of my assumptions about German efficiency. I’ve always wanted to drive the autobahn. Please tell me that would be enjoyable…

[-] nottheengineer@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Germans are more well-behaved on the road than people from other countries from what I've heard, but I personally still complain all the time.

If you do get a stretch of unrestricted autobahn, it's nice, but be careful. Since braking distances scale exponentially with speed, you need to be able to spot idiots from very far away.

I found myself in a few dangerous situations already because people underestimated that aspect.

[-] exu@feditown.com 2 points 1 year ago

Do you like driving long stretches of road?

[-] i_had_name@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

If I can drive fast while blasting bidibodi, then yes.

[-] gundog48@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

German government procurement is horrendously inefficient, but it's because of incredible levels of transparency to try to prevent corruption.

It means that even the most minute purchases come with lots of beurocracy attached.

You can look at it almost as its own kind of corruption, that syphons money into the beurocracy, but it does mean that things aren't happing without people knowing, and that, for an extreme example, when you decide to invade another country isn't the moment when you discover that you discover that most of your equipment had been sold for vodka money a decade ago!

[-] cradac@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago
[-] squabbled@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

uh, yeah, i sure hope it does

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 15 points 1 year ago

My parents would always point at the "end roadwork" signs and say "protest sign!" So I taught that to my now-wife. At first she hated it, now she does it herself

[-] god_is_love@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Holy moly this is adorable

[-] GentlemanLoser@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks for not stretching this into four panels with a hidden panel gimmick or some shit.

Plus it's funny

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] FractalAsymmetry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Still the best game I've ever played.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My favorite line of theirs is "the dead people are underground and I have brought flowers because I am sad."

[-] Riftinducer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was always a fan of "Over time, my husband will lose interest in me sexually, but he will always love my pie"

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That one's my second favorite!

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"I can listen to any phone conversation that I want, but do not because of my sense of professional responsibility."

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"Although I often smell of excrement, I deserve your respect because I provide a valuable service."

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