Fri, 27 Jul 2007
The Pennsylvania Water Company are a bunch of lazy jags. Here's the backstory:
When I moved into my new house and had the water company come to turn on the water, they discovered that the box outside was broken. They scheduled people to come out, dig it up, and replace the box. Of course they want to get the water on, how else can they take my money? So they leave the sidewalk and part of the street dug-up; a mess of cold-patch and gravel - they inform me that somone will be out to do the finish work on the sidewalk and the street.
That was nearly two months ago.
So last week, we get some rain and all of a sudden there's a small
sink-hole in the gravel sidewalk about 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep. I
call PAW on 7/21/07 about this, as it posses a hazzard to anyone using the
sidewalk. They tell me they've opened a ticket; someone will be out soon.
That was Saturday. Monday came and went - nothing. So I called again,
reiterating my concern for public safety. They came out and put one of
those saw-horse-type safety markers with a light. The light doesn't even
work.
So today I walk outside after a good steady night of rain and find that - guess what - the hole is deeper! Not only that, but the hole seems to have taken a turn underneath the existing, non-damaged sidewalk. So I've called them again. I've kept telling them the same things: There's a sinkhole, in the middle of the sidewalk that they are responsible for. It's a growing issue and is obviously going to lead to further problems if left unchecked.
They're supposed to call me when they get a date figured out. Of course, they were supposed to call when they came and installed my sign too. If there's no one out there this weekend, I think I may need to contact WTAE's Call 4 Action team.
Rant over. For now.
