The New-Style Obstacle course, formed by...
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The New-Style Obstacle course, formed by...
...potholes.
Yes, potholes ... those unsightly, menacing, treacherous holes in the roadway that absolutely love to feast on tires and suspension systems.
I don't know about YOUR area, but in Chicagoland ... potholes seem to have overtaken the area roadways. On one road I frequent to and from work, one 3-4 mile stretch has been claimed by AT LEAST ONE MAJOR pothole every few FEET. And, each time one is repaired ... another one is proud to take its place. Heh ... as frustrating (and dangerous) as they are, it has become somewhat commonplace humorous to watch drivers find new ways to "outsmart" the potholes.
In all my years of driving (admittedly, not that many, relatively-speaking), I do not ever remember a "pothole season" THIS bad. Course, I don't ever remember quite a winter when the major weather trend has been an up'n'down roller coaster ride of 40s one day with rain and teens and snow in less than 12 hours.
So ... does your area face major pothole invasions?
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Yes, potholes ... those unsightly, menacing, treacherous holes in the roadway that absolutely love to feast on tires and suspension systems.
I don't know about YOUR area, but in Chicagoland ... potholes seem to have overtaken the area roadways. On one road I frequent to and from work, one 3-4 mile stretch has been claimed by AT LEAST ONE MAJOR pothole every few FEET. And, each time one is repaired ... another one is proud to take its place. Heh ... as frustrating (and dangerous) as they are, it has become somewhat commonplace humorous to watch drivers find new ways to "outsmart" the potholes.
In all my years of driving (admittedly, not that many, relatively-speaking), I do not ever remember a "pothole season" THIS bad. Course, I don't ever remember quite a winter when the major weather trend has been an up'n'down roller coaster ride of 40s one day with rain and teens and snow in less than 12 hours.
So ... does your area face major pothole invasions?
Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker
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RE: The New-Style Obstacle course, formed by...
Hi `Cort & Members,
[align=center]It's so sad the conditions of the roads & interstructure[/align][align=center]of many states/cities of our country : ([/align][align=center][/align][align=center]It's so difficult today to keep a nice car....`nice : ([/align][align=center][/align][align=center]There is so much government mis-spending, and waste.[X(][:@][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]The people have to get involved, and stop the waste of tax[/align][align=center]dollars by our elected officials : ([/align][align=center]Whose in control....Whose fault is `it ?[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]The people we put in charge of our towns/cities/counties/[/align][align=center]state/federal government ?[/align][align=center]Must we look into our own mirror & ask ?[/align][align=center]"Am I doing everything I can to make it a better country/world ?".[/align][align=center]Are we all going 2 `Pot ? [8D]
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][:-][/align][align=center][/align]Driven to find city's worst pothole
As most tried to avoid the hated road hazards, our man in the car aimed for them
[align=center]As most tried to avoid the hated road hazards, our man in the car aimed for them
[/align]Motorists navigate past a pothole in the northbound lanes of Cicero Avenue at Archer Avenue in Chicago. (Tribune photo by Bonnie Trafelet / February 2008)
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RE: The New-Style Obstacle course, formed by...
there are some.. but not that bad. my dad tells me how when he used to run New England and your neck of the wods this time of year in 18 wheelers, when he got home he would have to hook up his impact wrench and pull out the sockets... start tightening up bolts. the roads were so bad it would literally beat a truck apart.
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RE: The New-Style Obstacle course, formed by...
Just on a few of the sidestreets they are really bad. One is seriously just like offroading and you can only take it at 10-15 mph without getting jogged all over the place.
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i feel for ya up in the polar north .
But her ein the sunny and WARM!! South . we dont have issues like this. we are in a constant state of Construction here. so if there is a bad road it will be becuse they finished it last year and is on the bord for next year to be replaced LOL
we only have three seasons here.
Spring
Rain/Flooding
and HOTTER THEN HE!$
But her ein the sunny and WARM!! South . we dont have issues like this. we are in a constant state of Construction here. so if there is a bad road it will be becuse they finished it last year and is on the bord for next year to be replaced LOL
we only have three seasons here.
Spring
Rain/Flooding
and HOTTER THEN HE!$
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ORIGINAL: mickey
i feel for ya up in the polar north .
But her ein the sunny and WARM!! South . we dont have issues like this. we are in a constant state of Construction here. so if there is a bad road it will be becuse they finished it last year and is on the bord for next year to be replaced LOL
we only have three seasons here.
Spring
Rain/Flooding
and HOTTER THEN HE!$
i feel for ya up in the polar north .
But her ein the sunny and WARM!! South . we dont have issues like this. we are in a constant state of Construction here. so if there is a bad road it will be becuse they finished it last year and is on the bord for next year to be replaced LOL
we only have three seasons here.
Spring
Rain/Flooding
and HOTTER THEN HE!$
Winter and Road Construction.
I've heard how the roads fall apart in the heat there and there is alot of construction there as well.
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They make it simpler up here with 2 seasons.
Winter and Road Construction.
They make it simpler up here with 2 seasons.
Winter and Road Construction.
So very true.... And, RC season is just now starting....aye.
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Speaking of potholes....
How a pothole forms:
http://media1.suburbanchicagonews.co...4.imageContent
More bumps in the road:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...LES_S1.article
IDOT's Highway Division Bureau of Maintenance has used 385 tons of cold patch fill material (for Kane County), versus 176 tons last year:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...LES_S2.article
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How a pothole forms:
http://media1.suburbanchicagonews.co...4.imageContent
More bumps in the road:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...LES_S1.article
IDOT's Highway Division Bureau of Maintenance has used 385 tons of cold patch fill material (for Kane County), versus 176 tons last year:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...LES_S2.article
Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker
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"Don't look now, things just got worse" ... Dog's Eye View ... 'Everything Falls Apart'
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