Roughly a month ago one of the residents in our secure neighborhood had a company come and drill a bore hole on their property. You would presume the cost of the bore hole which is not cheap would also include a cleaning up process, but that seems to have not materialised. I would say for most people this would be commonsense making sure you never imposed on others and making sure things were left in the same condition as when you started.
Look at the red brick driveway after the tree on the left that is now completely white. The owner has tried scrubbing it clean with no success so this needs to be professionally done using something stronger involving chemical cleaners and high pressure. I was going to take a close up picture to show you but they have cameras and did not want to get their hopes up that I was trying to find a solution for them. The dried cement powder has dried now so this is not a problem that will wash away with the seasonal rains.
The neighbors in the street are not overly happy and this is the state of the road today and every drive way has this white stain due to driving in and out. We think it is a dried cement powder which helps stabalise the bore hole. Questions are being asked amongst the group and there has been no response from the guilty party. The thing is everyone knows who it is and if I am honest I would not expect a response or owning up or even an apology as this is all about your upbringing and values you have been taught.
Today when looking at the mess that has been created I noticed the person responsible has cleaned up her mess directly at her property and ignored the rest. The other owners of their properties will have to get their driveways steam cleaned and scrubbed at a cost to themselves. Some have gone as far as to ask her to pay for cleaning their cars which I feel is over the top, but the least she could be doing is apologizing and offering a clean up solution for those affected.
This women had no intention of cleaning up as the borehole crew she used was from the mining company she is involved with. They would have come out for the day as a favor to her and left with no mention of cleaning up. This was never even considered and when you live in a close knit community that we have you cannot do things like this.
I have done a little research and the cleaning up method recommends using a paint brush applying iron oxide which is not doable on this scale as we are talking about an area of around 80 meters of public road and then the drive ways affected. This would be costly and can understand why those affected have been complaining as why should they cover this cost. Some people have no sense of responsibility as if it does not affect them directly they do not care. I am sure this will be resolved or come to a head when she starts receiving the clean up bill.