SlowPoke Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 http://www.lfpress.com/2012/11/20/miscommunication-leads-to-hydro-pole-in-the-middle-of-a-quebec-roadway (Article with picture) ESTRIE, Que. - When driving in Quebec, watch out for the hydro poles, especially the ones sticking out of the middle of the road. A road about 180 km east of Montreal was recently widened so drivers didn't have to manoeuvre around a bend that was deemed dangerous. However, the transport department and the hydro utility didn't communicate to have two hydro poles removed. The regional director for the transport department admitted there was a miscommunication with Hydro-Quebec. "It's unacceptable," said Gilles Bourque. "As the one responsible for the regional transport network, we should have ensured that this didn't happen." Gilles Therrien, owner of the company that executed the work, said he was embarrassed about the poles, but there was nothing he could do - he was just following orders, he said. "Everyone knows it looks crazy," he told QMI Agency. "But the transport department is our client. You must understand, I was somewhat uncomfortable to criticize them." It will cost up to $10,000 to remove the poles and repair the road again. The poles were reportedly removed late Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) Is that Mercman in the truck? Edited November 23, 2012 by GBW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I hope the project lead is looking for a new job. The paving contractor needs to be black balled too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I hope the project lead is looking for a new job. The paving contractor needs to be black balled too!!! There's a whole lot of people in the Quebec construction racket squirming right now http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/tag/quebec-construction-scandal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Hilarious and as unfortunate as it might be, not surprising given the decades of corruption and neglect in that neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Removal of the poles was issued long ago...but it was written in English... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhickey Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 The rest of Canada realy feals for the people of Quebec. To see all of our equillisation payments being put towards education and training it realy is a shame to see money so well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Removal of the poles was issued long ago...but it was written in English... Ohhhh, don't even get me started!!! LMAO!!! http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/walmart-old-navy-and-others-taking-quebec-government-to-court-over-language-laws-1.1049032 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Oh don't get me going on them, back in the '70s listening to the morning news, it was common for the announcer to say, Highway 170 kills another(between Jonquiere and Chicoutimi), if they all weren't trying to be a bunch of Villeneuves, they might live longer. Never figured out how a road could kill someone, but you try and get them to believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 "Quebec drivers face new challenge. Rest of country still challenged by Quebec drivers" Doesn't have to be much of a challenge either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 hahaha Perfect way to hide all the other little mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushart Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 C'mon guys--it's pretty plain to me Remember this is Quebec Obviously it's a public pole dancing venue Sheez---must I always have to solve these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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