<![CDATA[F@#k You!!]]>I'd like to send out three big fuck yous tonight...

  1. Fuck you to the contractor who has been hired by the city to do some work on 13th avenue by the mall. YOUR ROAD CONSTRUCTION SIGNS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SANDBAGGED/CINDER BLOCKED DOWN TO KEEP THEM FROM BLOWING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. After the first storm rolled through at 5:15 tonight I saw a SHIT LOAD of signs and all of them were still standing except for the 4 on the median that your company put up.

  2. Fuck you to the dipshit in front of us who panicked and stopped in the middle of traffic on 13th when the sign took flight. NOT ONLY WAS THE SIGN NOT NEAR US, IT WASN'T EVEN IN THE WESTBOUND LANE, YOU HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO FUCKING MOVE, BUT NO, YOU HAD TO STOP AND STARE AT IT FOR 15 SECONDS AND WAIT FOR IT TO START TO COME TOWARDS US BEFORE YOU SHIT CAN IT OUT OF THERE, LEAVING US WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO BE HIT BY IT. Thanks to the combination of your shitty driving/decision making skills and my first fuck you I now have a huge gap between my front bumper and grill on the driver's side, a crease in my fender, orange paint/scratches on the front and rear doors, and a huge dent/scrape/missing paint on my rear quarter all on the Tahoe that we bought over the winter.

  3. Fuck you to the fargo police department. My insurance company will more than likely be trying to go after the construction company due to their neglegance. All I asked for was a police report, I just wanted an officer to come down to us so he could see that the sign was in fact NOT SECURED PROPERLY and that the damage WAS CAUSED due to that fact. Thanks for the response of "We aren't able to control the wind, it's an act of god. Sending an officer out to write up a police report would be a waste of the officer's time when we have other issues to deal with. Contact your insurance company and if they need a police report to file the claim get back to us." I for once thought maybe, just fucking maybe you could be on the side of the little guy, you have let me down again. FUCK YOU!

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dont got a ride;222795 wrote:
TSS and United Rentals dont exhist anymore---TSS was bought by United Rentals like 6 years back and was called United rentals highway technologies, United Rentals sold the company to Northstar Saftey so now the signs would say NSI on them (i only know this cuz my dad works for Northstar Saftey--previously TSS&URHT) lol

I guess that just shows you how often I work in Fargo... Anyways I think he has since figured who the responsible parties are...:icon_thumright:

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XJHEAD;222387 wrote:
Just a little info, the general contractor may not have been the one to do the signing on the project, even though they are responsible. That portion of the job may have been sub-contracted out. More than likely if it was they would have had their name on the back of the sign. Sometimes the contractor may just rent the signs and maintain them themselves or have the others take care of placement and maintenance.

3-D Specialties
United Rentals
TSS

City of Fargo Construction Specifications state;
All devices and methods of traffic control shall conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

That states that they must be secured with ballast to withstand winds, must use sandbags.

Get some picts of the other signs that were not blown over, more than likely they are secured the same way and contact them directly and asked how they would like to correct the problem

TSS and United Rentals dont exhist anymore---TSS was bought by United Rentals like 6 years back and was called United rentals highway technologies, United Rentals sold the company to Northstar Saftey so now the signs would say NSI on them (i only know this cuz my dad works for Northstar Saftey--previously TSS&URHT) lol

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211403https://fargostreet.com/post/211403Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:04:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:59:25 GMT]]>Take pictures of it for further evidence

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211355https://fargostreet.com/post/211355Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:59:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:57:12 GMT]]>One last bump due to the fact that someone that works for the company knows about the problem and yet the signs are still not sandbagged down, they're just free standing on the sidewalk now.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211354https://fargostreet.com/post/211354Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:57:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:56:31 GMT]]>btw, the wind is an "act of god", rain is an "act of god" hail is an "act of god". i would have told the dispatch to eat shit, ahe would have done the same thing if her vehicle was hit by a sign.

the correct term for you problem is a tort of negligence, meaning negligence is a tort which depends on the existence of a breach of duty of care owed by one person to another.

so the contractor in this case is liable for the sign being secured SAFELY. but obviously the negletced the fact that winds might pick up a FLAT SHEET like a screen door in the wind. in their negligence they are now liable for damages done to your vehicle.

google tort law. and defend yourself. i hope this helps

sorry to hear aboutwhat happened to your vehicle

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darkelvis;222466 wrote:
this wasn't the sudden 70 mph winds of the second storm, these were the 30 mph winds of the first storm.

That means the crew doing the actual road construction moved the signs and failed to replace the bags.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211158https://fargostreet.com/post/211158Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:12:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:40:49 GMT]]>this wasn't the sudden 70 mph winds of the second storm, these were the 30 mph winds of the first storm.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211074https://fargostreet.com/post/211074Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:40:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:58:21 GMT]]>We usually have one person on maintenance over the weekend. Plus, if there were only 6 bags per sign, sudden 70mph winds like what we had last night are indeed going to take signs out. I have seen signs with 8+ bags taken out by 50mph gusts.

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D S ohM;222419 wrote:
Time for me to jump in on this one. I work for 3-D Specialties and I know we went out last week when the wind started picking up and put extra sandbags on every skid for every sign that we have out right now. That means either: 1. Someone stole them(not uncommon), or 2. The construction company actually doing the road work moved them. This is not 3-D's fault. When we put anything up there is a minimum of 6 bags per sign.

Ummmm, you're suppose to be out there daily......

I can dig up the code if you want :icon_rabbit:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211031https://fargostreet.com/post/211031Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:43:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:42:04 GMT]]>Time for me to jump in on this one. I work for 3-D Specialties and I know we went out last week when the wind started picking up and put extra sandbags on every skid for every sign that we have out right now. That means either: 1. Someone stole them(not uncommon), or 2. The construction company actually doing the road work moved them. This is not 3-D's fault. When we put anything up there is a minimum of 6 bags per sign.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211030https://fargostreet.com/post/211030Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:42:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:40:33 GMT]]>I would see what your insurance company says first. The company that is responsible for securing the signs might not fight it at all.

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out there;222400 wrote:
wait, you told them on the phone? officers don't answer and you won't speak to one unless you specifically request it. those are dispatchers, plain-jane dispatchers. i don't know how much training they have in law, but i wouldn't trust their word over an officer. without being a lawyer, judge or policeman, i think they have to come over if you decide it's necessary, YOU are the tax payer that pays for civil protection.

worst case, i would ask them to listen to the call recording to find out that this dispatcher would not send an officer, that would likely give you some leverage in your fight for your right to the damages caused by someone else's negligence.

Often times you call the police station and they have an officer call you back.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211014https://fargostreet.com/post/211014Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:51:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:11:43 GMT]]>wait, you told them on the phone? officers don't answer and you won't speak to one unless you specifically request it. those are dispatchers, plain-jane dispatchers. i don't know how much training they have in law, but i wouldn't trust their word over an officer. without being a lawyer, judge or policeman, i think they have to come over if you decide it's necessary, YOU are the tax payer that pays for civil protection.

worst case, i would ask them to listen to the call recording to find out that this dispatcher would not send an officer, that would likely give you some leverage in your fight for your right to the damages caused by someone else's negligence.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211012https://fargostreet.com/post/211012Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:11:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:58:28 GMT]]>signs had 3-d specialties stickers on them. we told the cop on the phone that the signs were not sandbagged down, she just kept giving us the act of god speach.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/211007https://fargostreet.com/post/211007Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:58:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:29:26 GMT]]>Just a little info, the general contractor may not have been the one to do the signing on the project, even though they are responsible. That portion of the job may have been sub-contracted out. More than likely if it was they would have had their name on the back of the sign. Sometimes the contractor may just rent the signs and maintain them themselves or have the others take care of placement and maintenance.

3-D Specialties
United Rentals
TSS

City of Fargo Construction Specifications state;
All devices and methods of traffic control shall conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

That states that they must be secured with ballast to withstand winds, must use sandbags.

Get some picts of the other signs that were not blown over, more than likely they are secured the same way and contact them directly and asked how they would like to correct the problem

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/210999https://fargostreet.com/post/210999Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:29:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:06:17 GMT]]>that sucks that happened man! i hope everything works out for you.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/210995https://fargostreet.com/post/210995Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:06:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:22:45 GMT]]>i see you're unfamiliar with the world of "the lowest bidder gets the contract" where costs are cut everywhere to result in: project taking longer, less safety for the general public, and a poorer final product (see 13ave s between sheyenne and 9st).

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/210988https://fargostreet.com/post/210988Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:22:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to F@#k You!! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:09:42 GMT]]>and before anyone asks "why didn't you just change lanes" I'll respond. The other lanes (center and right) were full of people going balls to the wall to get out of there before they got hit by one of the four signs that were blowing around in traffic. I'd rather get hit by a sign then run into someone.

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