At one end our block, to west of our house, the city only recently completed repairs to a leak that has been there for at least two years. One attempt to fix it failed, and rather than revisit it right away, they went on to other projects. Finally a company contracted by the water department finally showed up and stopped it in a few days. We're waiting for them to finish fixing the street, but due to the cold, we get to enjoy a cul-de-sac a little while longer.
Tonight, as we came home near 7:00 PM, we saw them staging equipment to tackle the leak on the street outside our front door. This one's only been there since May or June, and despite repeated pleas to come visit and fix it, they didn't even respond. Instead, they waited for our record-breaking mild winter weather to pass and started work at night in freezing temperatures.
And rather than start first thing in the morning, they waited until right about the time we put the kids to bed before they fired up the thing that breaks up the concrete and asphalt, then engaged the backhoe (with the convenient little beeper that beeps every time it's on the move). And in case they thought no one noticed they were there, they fired up the flashing emergency lights that strobe the night sky. It's now 9:00 and they're still going strong. They've been known to work all night, and sleep on the job all day.
The construction is one thing, but don't expect the courtesy of a warning on water service either. We're out of water as I type, without any notice, and no idea when it will resume.
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| Fixed, but not complete. At least it's not the usual icy strip. |
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| Outside the front door. |
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| Digging deep. |
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| Beeeep. Beeeep. Beeeep. |
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