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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (3 children)

We had to spend about a month mapping the city to figure out WHERE THE FUCK SHE COULD GET ON AND OFF THE SIDEWALK.

Wow. It even worse than my shithole.

[–] Xanthrax 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Dude it gets worse. They installed decorative boulders on our sidewalk instead of adding ramps. The stones were SANDSTONE AND IMMEDIATELY ERODED.

It was pointless, got in the way, and cost tax payer money.

The boulders used to take up 1/3 of the walk way, so I'm happy they're being weatherd.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Jesus christ who is in charge of this, lol. I'm so sorry. That sounds frustrating as hell, I really have no good words.

[–] Xylian 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just make it national law to follow an industry standard that includes ramps everywhere a intentional transition between roads or entrances to properties are.

Germany has DIN 18317 and DIN 18318 for that. DIN = Deutsche Industrie Norm (German industry standard)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Same with GOSTs here.

GOST = ГОСТ = (Меж)государственный Стандарт = (Inter)national Standard

Was just National Standard during USSR.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait you used both Latin and Cyrillic scripts to describe that.

Are they both used in former Soviet countries? Are the Cyrillic words phonetically closer to what GOST would sound like?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Are they both used in former Soviet countries?

I'm trying to understand your question. Latin and Cyrillic scripts? Depends on language. In Russian only Cyrillic. Polish I think uses Latin.

Are the Cyrillic words phonetically closer to what GOST would sound like?

GOST is transliteration of ГОСТ. International Standard is translation. Or Interstate Standard if "государство" is translated as state.

[–] poopkins 1 points 8 months ago

For a second, I thought you had quoted a different paragraph.