[Pushkin]

Anyone who works downtown isn't shocked by this.

[TXBSAFH]

How does this suprise people?

[SamAdams76]

I work on Broad Street and I can look out my window at anytime and see at least three of these hard-hatted union plug-uglies leaning on their shovels while some backhoe moves dirt and rocks from one place to another. They dug up the street in front of my building at least six times in the past two years.

Dig it up, putz around in the hole a bit, fill it back in, move a few Jersey barriers around and then dig it up again. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat...

They don't call it the Big Dig for nothing.

[Fred Hayek]

Expecting people in a blue state to actually WORK????? That is so rude! (/sarcasm)

[mainepatsfan]

I'm surprised when I actually see work being done.

[agere_contra]

They're being paid how much?

[johnny7]

Welcome to FreeRepublic Pushkin.

Where's the next celebration for the completion of The Big Dig going to be held? Will the Boston Pops also show up at this one? Will Matt Amarello's retirement package equal that of Billy Bulger's?

Oh yeah... and which will come first; The end of the project... or the introduction of a car that runs underwater?

[Adder]

I notice no one is suggesting these sleeping clowns be....

fired.

[motormouth]

Not surprising, at all.




MM

[Vaquero]

here the junior senator from the 'big dig state' models his Dr. Denton, nite nite suit.

[Rocky]

The only big dig completed was the dig for buried treasure. Unfortunately, the treasure was buried in your pockets. But, don't worry, they found it.

[marblehead17]

ping

[Past Your Eyes]

Our tax dollars at rest.

[sgtbono2002]

Lets compare Boston and New Orleans. Both Dem cities,

New Orleans is under sea level, so is the Big Dig.
New Orleans has leaky Levees The Big Dig leaks too
Billions will be sent to New Orleans. Billions have already been sent to the Big Dig.
New Orleans has 28% unemployment , Boston doesnt have unemployment , but they pay people to do nothing.
New Orleans has Blanko and Nagin
Boston has Fat Ted Kennedy,John F'in Kerry, and Bawney Fwank.

[cynicom]

How to fix that problem???? Require them to sleep out of sight at all times.

[geezerwheezer]

Golly gee...you want someone to work for only 49.00 per hour? What are you saying? I think you are being an unreasonable, insensitive conservative to expect so much for so little. It's only tax dollars here, so it doesn't cost anybody anything....at least that is the union's point of view!!! What a pile of steamin' dung this whole project is!! Thanks to Fat Teddy and John F'in Kerry!!!! The taxpayers are getting screwed, and not gettin' kissed!! :0)

[AbeKrieger]

Boston has no idea what they are doing. Hell, we can send up some Philly union thugs that will do it for TWICE the price.

[IronJack]

The surprise should be that the "workers" were even FOUND, let alone actually doing anything. This is BOSTON, for cripes' sake!

[Aquinasfan]

Big Dig crane and backhoe operators caught snoozing, reading and joy riding are paid about $102,000 a year, according to prevailing wage rates.

My sister-in-law who's an MD in Pennsylvania was making $60k/year (after paying malpractice insurance --she's never been sued) before she retired early.

Ain't socialism grand?