Airing the water

On Friday, two men sitting in a van were pumping water out of the stream down Longmead Road and spraying it back in again. Something to do with helping the fishes to breathe, not that I have ever seen one in this particular bit of stream.

Today, Sunday, spraying operation still in progress, following the sharp showers of yesterday, but with two men sitting in a different van.

Surely they wouldn't stick their testing strip in some particularly noxious part of the stream close Saturday to make sure of their double-time Sunday? Presumably it has to be two men, firstly to allow one to go off on comfort/refreshment/whatever breaks, secondly so that one can mind the other in the event of an industrial accident.

Might not be council men, but one can be sure that the council are paying.