A Sense Of Responsibility
Roughly a month ago one of the residents in our secure neighborhood had a company come and drill a bore hole on their property. You would presume the cost of the bore hole which is not cheap would also include a cleaning up process, but that seems to have not materialised. I would say for most people this would be commonsense making sure you never imposed on others and making sure things were left in the same condition as when you started.
Look at the red brick driveway after the tree on the left that is now completely white. The owner has tried scrubbing it clean with no success so this needs to be professionally done using something stronger involving chemical cleaners and high pressure. I was going to take a close up picture to show you but they have cameras and did not want to get their hopes up that I was trying to find a solution for them. The dried cement powder has dried now so this is not a problem that will wash away with the seasonal rains.
The neighbors in the street are not overly happy and this is the state of the road today and every drive way has this white stain due to driving in and out. We think it is a dried cement powder which helps stabalise the bore hole. Questions are being asked amongst the group and there has been no response from the guilty party. The thing is everyone knows who it is and if I am honest I would not expect a response or owning up or even an apology as this is all about your upbringing and values you have been taught.
Today when looking at the mess that has been created I noticed the person responsible has cleaned up her mess directly at her property and ignored the rest. The other owners of their properties will have to get their driveways steam cleaned and scrubbed at a cost to themselves. Some have gone as far as to ask her to pay for cleaning their cars which I feel is over the top, but the least she could be doing is apologizing and offering a clean up solution for those affected.
This women had no intention of cleaning up as the borehole crew she used was from the mining company she is involved with. They would have come out for the day as a favor to her and left with no mention of cleaning up. This was never even considered and when you live in a close knit community that we have you cannot do things like this.
I have done a little research and the cleaning up method recommends using a paint brush applying iron oxide which is not doable on this scale as we are talking about an area of around 80 meters of public road and then the drive ways affected. This would be costly and can understand why those affected have been complaining as why should they cover this cost. Some people have no sense of responsibility as if it does not affect them directly they do not care. I am sure this will be resolved or come to a head when she starts receiving the clean up bill.
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Do ya'll have a neighborhood association that might address something like this? Just curious. It seems here (not at my house) many neighborhoods have an association that regulates what can be done and holding responsible parties accountable. Too much so sometimes.
No we don't as if we need to fund something we all chip in what we can afford. I would not want the community policing others, but certain people obviously need it. This lady has the money so if enough noise is made she will pay or be sent the clean up bill by the local council.
Before @blanchy gets here, I must make a joke about the borehole - Was it funded by the HIVE DHF? If so, are victims eligible for compensation via the DHF?
On a serious note, was the scope of works not approved by a collective given that it was for the benefit of an individual, but on public ground? If it was, the scope of works not being correctly defined is the likely blame, but if it wasn't, and done without approval (or was approval ever required) then the problem goes deeper (excusing the pun).
I know a lad that will do that for 9200 HBD cash money and even leave a plague .
Price here is around $2k and may rise to $3k max.
No it was done on their property and no permission is required. It just happens they created a mess and now they are avoiding the clean up costs.
Oh dear. You know @zakludick and I have entertained the idea of digging a borehole as our garden has sufferer terribly since the owner of our home installed a water meter which charges ridiculous amounts for each liter. We basically live in a swamp so you'd think it would be ok, but I see many houses n the are that use borehole water and although their gardens look beautiful, the water stains terrible.
I would never consider doing this on a rented property as the expenses are too high and you would never get the return back.
That's so true. We were kind of hoping to get the owners involved, but the building, comprising of four double story units is all owned by our property rental agency and they are very tight fisted when it comes to money. Look, we don't intend to move for a very long time. We have a beautiful home with tons of space. I suppose we'd still have to discuss it with the agents and way up the maths to see if it worth it in the water we will save, as well as restarting investing in and looking after our vegetable garden.
This issue and the inaccuracy of many people in the community always cause discontent and unfortunately it can be resolved in very rare cases. And how good it is to value our surroundings, both urban and our neighborhoods
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