Jesus Christ. As someone who doesn't live in hull and hasn't been in town for years I had no idea it was like this. Is it basically a no go area? And I'm no expert, I'm not even a novice, but instead of doing this in pockets all around the city centre, wouldn't it be better to put all the effort into one section - say QVS - finish it then move on to the next part?
Novice ! Don't come here spouting your common sense! To be fair I'm sure there is a reason, but it does seem odd. If it was my house I'd just start at one end and keep going until I'd got to the other end ! (I'd have used bigger pavers too because I'm lazy)
Oi, don't be trying to start a trend. If you're posting on this thread, you've got to include a picture of paving slabs or tarmac. Them's the rules. please log in to view this image
They are doing it in sections with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible, but it's not working very well, mainly because they always seem to have one bloke laying pavers while another eight stand and watch.
HOLE IN THE GROUND by Bernard Cribbins There I was, a-digging this hole A hole in the ground, so big and sort of round it was There was I, digging it deep It was flat at at the bottom and the sides were steep When along, comes this bloke in a bowler which he lifted and scratched his head Well we looked down the hole, poor demented soul and he said Do you mind if I make a suggestion? Don't dig there, dig it elsewhere You're digging it round and it ought to be square The shape of it's wrong, it's much much too long And you can't put a hole where a hole don't belong I ask, what a liberty eh Nearly bashed him right in the bowler Well there was I, stood in me hole Shovelling earth for all I was worth There was him, standing up there So grand and official with his nose in the air So I gave him a look sort of sideways and I leaned on my shovel and sighed Well I lit me a fag and having took a drag I replied I just couldn't bear, to dig it elsewhere I'm digging it round 'cos I don't want it square And if you disagree it don't bother me That's the place where the hole's gonna be Well there we were, discussing this hole A hole in the ground so big and sort of round Well it's not there now, the ground's all flat And beneath it is the bloke in the bowler hat. And that's that!
5 workmen standing around doing nothing. I'm amazed they have managed to keep everything on plan so far!
Looking at this, at does make you wonder why they're doing the entire site in one go, they're only working on small bits of it at any given time... please log in to view this image