Driveway blocked by National Grid..

Should I have been notified of the National Grid working in front of my house?

They’re actually working in front of the neighbours drive, but have parked a whacking great big van and generator in front of my drive. I can squeeze on with my tiny car (although if the neighbour on the other side was in, I’d have no chance), but when the wife gets home in the TT, she wont get past. I can see asking them to move being a total ball ache…

I can see asking them to move being a total ball ache…

because it means leaving the house to talk to them?

because it means leaving the house to talk to them?

Is there a number on the van? Could text them.

in true stw style…

she could take the Orange 5 off the back first?

So you haven’t even asked them to move yet? 🙄

when the wife gets home in the TT

life is hard.

So you haven’t even asked them to move?

Currently staring at them disapprovingly through the window.

…with the curtains shut.

sounds like the end of your drive is… GRID lock

lol

igmc

etc

tell them you’ve told the internet what they’ve done, then storm back inside.

Should I have been notified of the National Grid working in front of my house

Dunno, do you want electricity tonight?

Not all works are planned in advance, they may not have had opportunity to notify you, and more to the point, go and talk to them!

go and talk to them!

…which can be done by shouting in your outlets.

You must be outraged! Why not suggest to your wife she park along the road a wee bit for one evening if they really can’t move right now. Work’s got to be done!

A van eh, mmm tricky to move indeed. If only it was something with oooh I dunno, wheels and er an um engine?

go and talk to them!

Yes, by the time they’ve erected the pylon it could be too late.

Thanks for the helpful advice as always! 😀

tweet their asses off.

If you get real annoyed, wee on the sockets. It helps.

Go and talk to them. Be nice.

A van eh, mmm tricky to move indeed. If only it was something with oooh I dunno, wheels and er an um engine

A Van with wheels and a means of independent locomotion? It’ll never catch on…

beyond near universal derision I can’t see what sort of advice the OP was expecting to get?

Tell the RAF there was an IS cell hiding in the van and hope that their precision bombing lives up to it’s name?

😆

This has cheered me right up.

Now go and see if they’d like a cup of tea.

Should they give notice? That’s all I wanted to know….

As for the universal derision…. Some very funny actually. 😛

EDIT:If the work was planned and it would definitely BLOCK your drive then yes. However you just go in. The massive generator suggests an electiricty problem requiring a portable solution

Original:go out with tea and biscuits and strike up a conversation

At the end make sure they know the toilet is not for tradesmen though*

* make sure they now this is not a euphemism

if they didnt block any car onto the drive – good luck getting anything done about it.

if there was a car on the drive then another issue it is.

[Yoda Voice]

if there was a car on the drive then another issue it is.

[/Yoda Voice]

ftfy 🙂

if there was a car on the drive then another issue it is.

Who asked Yoda?

Surely a cuppa tea would equate free electricity from the portable generator in return, no? 😛

Maybe it’s a compressor?

Got any tyres you need to get tubeless?

If they’re carrying out emergency works (gas works?) probably not, although it would be courtesy to advise yourselves and anyone else in the vincity.
Planned works are different, usually there’s letter informing residents, along with drop in centres, PR people, etc. keeping resisdents affected upto date with progress etc.

emergency works (gas works?)

If it’s National Grid, and they’ve brought along a generator, I’d suggest it’s probably not the gas they’re working on…

Worst ‘my wife drives an Audi TT’ thread, ever 🙄

Should I have been notified of the National Grid working in front of my house?

I think they posted on an forum somewhere they were going to do it.

They pay road tax too, perfectly entitled to park there whilst they dig it up 😈

Ohh, has your wife got a TT?

What colour is it?

Stick the genny on freecycle with “must collect in the next 30 mins”

but when the wife gets home in the TT, she wont get past. I can see asking them to move being a total ball ache… and I’m too scared to talk to them

Better and more accurate.

Go out for a ride (sneak out the back) and let the wife deal with it when she gets in.

When they leave, youll find they leave big yellow plastic pads over any trench, best to drive the tt out first not let the wife do it , just incase she misses the yellow pads and drives into hole.

Because if she does it will be YOUR FAULT.

Nip out with a cup of tea and some biccies. Then just ask them if they mind moving if they are still there when your wife gets back.

Can’t you just ask your maid to do this for you, surely she should be dealing with these matters 😉