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Keep up to dateSo, the ladder's too short - just put it on the bin. Hmm, that's got wheels - no problem, just wedge a pallet against it and weigh that down with a barrel…
Reader John Richardson took this snap in southern Ireland while on holiday from his job as a construction manager. “The counter balance weight (a keg of beer) seemed particularly appropriate,” he remarks.
Standing in the gutter is handy – if hardly safe – for cleaning that particular storey, but how's he going to do the next one up?
If your workers are that good at shinning up a rope, what's the need for scaffolding?
It's clear enough how they got up there, but – as the driver appears to have vanished – we're wondering how they'll get down again
Firm had argued that original £16m figure handed to it last March was excessive
Construction on high-speed rail scheme started too early, new chief tells MPs
New name comes after sale to private equity in August
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