Motoring Discussion > How many men does it take to change a light bulb? Miscellaneous
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 Tue 22 Oct 13 21:41 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - VxFan

7 apparently.

metro.co.uk/2013/10/22/seven-workers-needed-to-change-a30-light-bulb-near-cranbrook-devon-4156216/

(reported elsewhere as well, but the Daily Wail link kept locking up my PC)

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 Tue 22 Oct 13 21:58 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - sherlock47
Typical local authority thinking behind the comment, 'A spokesman for Devon County Council said the seven men were employed by a private contractor, adding the work being carried out was ‘not at the expense of the taxpayer’.

Who the hell does he think is paying for the contract?
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 Tue 22 Oct 13 22:54 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - Fursty Ferret
>> Typical local authority thinking behind the comment, 'A spokesman for Devon County Council said the
>> seven men were employed by a private contractor, adding the work being carried out was
>> ‘not at the expense of the taxpayer’.
>>
>> Who the hell does he think is paying for the contract?
>>

Changed under warranty?
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 06:59 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - WillDeBeest
I build and sell service packages in a different but comparable field. Some of our work is done for us by local service providers, and we pay them a flat fee for each job. It's of no concern to us whether they send one person for half an hour or ten for a week (although in that case our customer might ask what's taking so long) so it's entirely possible in this case that the number of people involved here is not - directly at least - increasing the cost to the taxpayer.
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 07:16 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - sherlock47
Whilst not directly billed to the LA , it increases the cost base of the (sub)contractor which will be reflected in future tender prices. Fixed price lowest tender will always find a way of either passing on additional costs or cutting corners.
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 07:36 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - Zero
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 08:10 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - Cliff Pope
It's a lot more than seven. There's the spokesman employed to give silly answers to start with.
Then there will be a traffic light department, a chief traffic light inspector, a deputy traffic light inspector, a traffic light engineer (bulbs), a team of traffic light investigators, a cones organisor, an assistant ............ etc.
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 09:55 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - Alanovich

>> (reported elsewhere as well, but the Daily Wail link kept locking up my PC)
>>

You've probably got on of those illegally imported PCs, and they can tell.
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 10:12 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - VxFan
And not one of the idle 6 offerering to hold the ladder.
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 10:34 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - henry k
>> And not one of the idle 6 offerering to hold the ladder.
>>
Judging by the nice clean high viz gear they probably do not want to risk their "suits".
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 10:54 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - BiggerBadderDave
I couldn't understand which one was actually working... oh yes - the one with the arrow.
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 Wed 23 Oct 13 14:46 
 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? - Old Navy
They are busy guarding a traffic cone each, it looks like a rough area.
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