scottf Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Just looked out of my office window to see the council watering all the plants along brightside lane :D I think they have had quite enough recently!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andco Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 that sounds about right. havent they got anything else to do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holymoses Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Paddy fields???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarniwoop Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 If the plants are in tubs then they may well need watering. The gardening expert on Radio Sheffield this Sunday said exactly that. He said that you may look daft going out and watering your tubs and hanging baskets but they need it. When the sun comes out tubs soon dry out, just look how quick the roads dried up, only a day after the floods they were mostly bone dry. After last week everyone needs something to brighten the place up, would you rather they waste all the money already spent on the plants by letting them dry up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holymoses Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Sounds like someone has green fingers!! You are quite right Zarniwoop the tubs do drain very quickly. But you can imagine the picture in a caption contest... 1.Council trying to hide the flood water in plant pot!! 2. Its been raining cats and dogs so the plants need watering. anyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Now for news of the hosepipe ban.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultowaste Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Just looked out of my office window to see the council watering all the plants along brightside lane :D I think they have had quite enough recently!!! The plants are in tubs and baskets , they need water!!! If the council were to leave them,they would get critcised , if they water them ,enter Britain in Bloom ,they will get criticised?? can't win can they!! Don't you think the bigggest message Sheffielders and the council can give out, is after all the crap we have gone through this last week,after all the hard work in the clear up, let's show we can make the area's that were badley flooded were people live and work looking as nice as possible , and life needs to go on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parapou Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 After the last week we all owe council workers (among many others but council is the subject of OP) a great debt of gratitude not criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 After the last week we all owe council workers (among many others but council is the subject of OP) a great debt of gratitude not criticism. Well said. I believe much of the roadside planting is sponsored and the sponsors wouldn't be too happy if the Council just let the plants wilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 This is classic perception management, though; even in a situation like this normal life has to continue. A week ago the place was flooded, folks are still trying to get their lives together, etc. and people just see council workers watering plants, and that's obviously uppermost in their thoughts as 'Daft Council'. But, to be honest, it needs doing but given the current situation they might have actually tried to do it at a less conspicuous time. And yes - big pat on the back to the council workers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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