I heard on the radio this morning that it's pothole season again. Gee, I didn't know it had ended. I think in Pennsylvania it's kind of like daylight savings time...it gets longer each year.
The report went on to explain why we have so many potholes forming out of nowhere. It's partly because of the weather. Apparently the temperature drops and rises, causing road surfaces to freeze and thaw. No, really? The breakage caused by that phenomenon is aided by the salt that PennDot applies to prohibit the formation of ice. Hm, interesting. As I recall, they only salted in my area four times this year and yet it seems like there are just as many potholes as other years. Shouldn't it be more proportionate?
Something I've never understood is that surrounding states have the same weather conditions yet the roads seem so much better. Is this an illusion or did someone in PennDot annoy the powers that be, thus eliminating themselves from the good road formula sharing list?
On the upside it's soon trout season. Maybe each fisherman will be able to have his own personal fishing hole right at the end of his driveway so they won't all need to crowd together on the local creek bank.
Other news - Hello by Dakota Rebel released today. It's the first comedy offered by Total-E-Bound and, knowing Dakota, it's sure to make you laugh out loud.
The report went on to explain why we have so many potholes forming out of nowhere. It's partly because of the weather. Apparently the temperature drops and rises, causing road surfaces to freeze and thaw. No, really? The breakage caused by that phenomenon is aided by the salt that PennDot applies to prohibit the formation of ice. Hm, interesting. As I recall, they only salted in my area four times this year and yet it seems like there are just as many potholes as other years. Shouldn't it be more proportionate?
Something I've never understood is that surrounding states have the same weather conditions yet the roads seem so much better. Is this an illusion or did someone in PennDot annoy the powers that be, thus eliminating themselves from the good road formula sharing list?
On the upside it's soon trout season. Maybe each fisherman will be able to have his own personal fishing hole right at the end of his driveway so they won't all need to crowd together on the local creek bank.
Other news - Hello by Dakota Rebel released today. It's the first comedy offered by Total-E-Bound and, knowing Dakota, it's sure to make you laugh out loud.
6 comments:
Oh come now - did you expect PennDOT to actually get something right? I thoroughly expect to have my own little ice fishing abyss outside my door every single year, but that could be because they haven't paved a street in Philadelphia besides the main roads since the early 1900s. (Ok, that could be a lie, but they definitely haven't paved a damn thing except Penn's campus in Philadelphia since I moved here nearly 7 years ago, and that only on such perfectly timed occasions as move-in/out, Homecoming, and Parents' Weekend.)
LOL! What a great pic :D
Pothole season again and salting roads...what an interesting place you live in
If the State shuts down 'any unnecessary construction', then hopefully hubby will be on pothole detail. Anything to keep him employed...I'll send him your way and have him rebuild your roads; hows that?
Aww...thanks sweetie.
As for the roads, in Michigan we have "Pot Hole Alerts" during the regular traffic reports. So you are SO not alone there. We have the worst roads in the nation. It is documented.
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Dakota
Send him on over Molly. He can spend weekends fixing things in my house so you have time to go off to your signings.
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