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Caption This for 1/11/2019

Posted January 11, 2019 4:45 PM by MaggieMc

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01/11/2019 5:03 PM

"The barrier posts are up, now can we get the truck out of here?"
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01/11/2019 5:08 PM

Unbeknownst to the crew, the QC results will now be available shortly after quitting time instead of next week!

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01/12/2019 12:18 AM

I know you got some pull here, boss. But, I still think we shouldn't have parked in a no-parking zone.

Oops. this got posted in the wrong place.

No pun intended.

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01/12/2019 3:18 AM

Zoom in with your trusty ACME super zoom lens and you should find there are London City Council master keyed locks on the bollards so some can be lifted out......
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01/13/2019 6:18 AM

This was in Ireland!

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01/13/2019 7:00 AM

See what too much potatoes does to you !
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01/13/2019 6:03 AM

"Never mind the bollards, Here's the sacks filler". With apologies to Johnny Rotten

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01/18/2019 11:48 AM

''No, No, No, you lummox!!! You were supposed to put in the last bollard AFTER we back out!!!...''

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01/11/2019 5:04 PM

Worker: "So Boss? Which one of the bollards lifts out?"

Foreman: " -> -> -> -> "

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01/11/2019 5:12 PM

...so now you know why the "art installation" titled Utilities Van in Blue was "donated" to the city by ABC Contractors.

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01/11/2019 6:02 PM

Foreman: “Tommy, we have a few more cones in the truck,... set them up.”

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01/11/2019 6:29 PM

“Tommy, when your done with the cones...get me some missiles... doesn’t anybody have any missiles left?”

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01/11/2019 6:15 PM

I have a job for you that you might find a bit of a squeeze, any problems let me know.
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01/11/2019 8:17 PM

They said it was a job where they would keep us posted, I think they have gone a bit too far, getting the job finished may end up being a bit of a squeeze?
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01/11/2019 10:43 PM

Don't rush. They'll never figure out that we're really here to rob the bank.
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01/12/2019 12:26 AM

English humor has its moments, just ask the driver of the lorrie.
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01/12/2019 10:49 PM

I don't know about this digital age. People just carried away with their posting.

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01/13/2019 4:43 AM

"Hey, I’ve got to get straight home after work today, it’s our anniversary."

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01/13/2019 8:47 AM

The clean up was expensive after the elephant escaped from the zoo.

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01/13/2019 8:52 AM

The breakup was not friendly, to say the least.He threw everything she owned out of the 3rd floor window.Then he threw her out as well.

"Out,damned spot!"

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01/13/2019 9:12 PM

Some indications of pommyness, otherwise I might have thought 'use of brains not permitted during shutdown'

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01/14/2019 2:34 AM

There, that should keep the idiots who deliver services and park illegally out!
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01/14/2019 10:01 AM

What they're shoveling isn't the only thing at risk of getting sacked!

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01/14/2019 11:57 AM

"I still don't see why we need a crane for this job!"
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01/14/2019 11:58 AM

"Hey! Speaking of Brexit..."
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01/14/2019 2:04 PM

Accountant: “why are we going through a lot of work vans?”

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01/14/2019 2:17 PM

The work is done. And we have an installed spare....
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01/14/2019 6:37 PM

They will never think to look for Jimmy Hoffa here.

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01/15/2019 10:39 AM

You ever feel trapped in your job? Feel like it would take a crane to allow escape?

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01/15/2019 10:49 AM

To ensure safety and guard against trespassing,... you really need to include,... a ‘Black Knight’

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