it s really scary. there are cars which will come within inches of you. and i really don t understand why. because if it was flashing blue lights, people would slow right down. i enjoy working and dropping the cones out, you know what i mean? this job is completely different from otherjobs because it s safety orientated. so if a car does come flying towards us in lane two, it ll hit the back of my crash cushion and the cushion willjust fold in like that. and it ll take the impact. and hopefully protect
when the road s closed, we ll usually leave two people on a closure point, and that ensures that no members of the public come through. i ve heard of stories where people are pulling up to closure points and, you know, they re not happy, theyjust want to be through, so they will get out and attack the operatives with it could be weapons, it could just be spitting at them, which is horrendous so, yes, it can be a dangerous job with members of the public. one of the biggest risks of night shift work is people driving into our road closure. that can be by accident, or sometimes it can be on purpose. we ve got a lot of people on foot on that road working.
through the pitch side. it s so cute. did you just walk through the tunnel? yeah. how was it? um.it was fun. i actually kind of felt like a footballer. cos that s my dream job to be a footballer. how long have you wanted to walk through that tunnel? nine years almost. nine years? yeah. cos it s your birthday, right? yes, it s my birthday on monday. ok, so is this the best birthday present? probably, yeah. best birthday present i ve ever had by a mile. mum, don t cry! time to get back to see the gig as it wouldn t be a complete day in manchester if you didn t experience some of its famous nightlife. manchester is definitely springing back from a very tough few years. but what struck me most is how proud the mancunians are of their city. a cultural hot spot of the north.
cos that s my dream job to be a footballer. how long have you wanted to walk through that tunnel? nine years almost. nine years? yeah. cos it s your birthday, right? yes, it s my birthday on monday. ok, so is this the best birthday present? probably, yeah. best birthday present i ve ever had by a mile. mum, don t cry! time to get back to see the gig as it wouldn t be a complete day in manchester if you didn t experience some of its famous nightlife. manchester is definitely springing back from a very tough few years. but what struck me most is how proud the mancunians are of their city. a cultural hot spot of the north. well, after my day out in manchester, for a complete change of pace, i headed
like a footballer. cos that s my dream job to be a footballer. how long have you wanted to walk through that tunnel? nine years almost. nine years? yeah. cos it s your birthday, right? yes, it s my birthday on monday. ok, so is this the best birthday present? probably, yeah. best birthday present i ve ever had by a mile. mum, don t cry! time to get back to see the gig as it wouldn t be a complete day in manchester if you didn t experience some of its famous nightlife. manchester is definitely springing back from a very tough few years. but what struck me most is how proud the mancunians are of their city. a cultural hot spot of the north. well, after my day out in manchester, for a complete change of pace, i headed off over the pennines into staffordshire for the ultimate thrillseeker s day out.