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Title: appearing potholes
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 11 January 2010, 14:27:39
Anyone noticed these popping up everywhere since we have had some snow.Take it they will never get repaired though. >:(
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: TheBoy on 11 January 2010, 14:28:35
Always happens in cold weather - the water gets in tarmac, freezes, expands, breaks tarmac
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 11 January 2010, 14:31:46
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Always happens in cold weather - the water gets in tarmac, freezes, expands, breaks tarmac
Yeah but never known it this bad,well round by us anyway,they are everywhere. :o
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: TheBoy on 11 January 2010, 14:33:26
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Always happens in cold weather - the water gets in tarmac, freezes, expands, breaks tarmac
Yeah but never known it this bad,well round by us anyway,they are everywhere. :o
Thats because its been a nippy winter.

I remember in the early 80s and also early 90s loads of potholes after particularly cold wintery snaps
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: tigers_gonads on 11 January 2010, 14:34:47
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Anyone noticed these popping up everywhere since we have had some snow.Take it they will never get repaired though. >:(


i was gobsmacked when i saw a council team filling in holes in the road down our street this morning  :o :o
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 11 January 2010, 14:39:11
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Anyone noticed these popping up everywhere since we have had some snow.Take it they will never get repaired though. >:(


i was gobsmacked when i saw a council team filling in holes in the road down our street this morning  :o :o
What did they use to fill em,plaster. ;D ;)
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: Xplicit 2.0 on 11 January 2010, 14:42:59
yeh they p*ss me off... especially when i keep forgeting about them >_<  >:( >:(
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: jereboam on 11 January 2010, 14:52:42
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Anyone noticed these popping up everywhere since we have had some snow.Take it they will never get repaired though. >:(


i was gobsmacked when i saw a council team filling in holes in the road down our street this morning  :o :o
What did they use to fill em,plaster. ;D ;)

Too expensive - Gordon probably told them to use snow :)
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: tigers_gonads on 11 January 2010, 15:18:09
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Anyone noticed these popping up everywhere since we have had some snow.Take it they will never get repaired though. >:(


i was gobsmacked when i saw a council team filling in holes in the road down our street this morning  :o :o
What did they use to fill em,plaster. ;D ;)

Too expensive - Gordon probably told them to use snow :)

pmsl   ;D ;D
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: Del Boy on 11 January 2010, 16:19:58
Yep loads all around here  >:(
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 January 2010, 16:37:13
salt damages tarmac and the water sneaks into pores :-/
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: STMO999 on 11 January 2010, 16:42:00
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Anyone noticed these popping up everywhere since we have had some snow.Take it they will never get repaired though. >:(


i was gobsmacked when i saw a council team filling in holes in the road down our street this morning  :o :o


Pouring tarmac into them you mean. Five minute fix that will last about a week.
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: redelitev6 on 11 January 2010, 17:55:19
 :( loads here in newcastle,suppose there will be a lot more before winters out -it'll be an excuse to put the council tax up  >:(
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: Markie on 11 January 2010, 18:13:32
Great - UK has no money to grit roads - subsequent neglect increases pot holes which we have no money to repair.

Alloy wheels buckled suspension wrecked compensation claims to councils which they cant pay.

I know lets put up road tax as a solution.  :y
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: jereboam on 11 January 2010, 18:41:51
"4000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire"

Not a lot changes, does it?
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: zirax on 11 January 2010, 19:39:24
On the way into work you can see the state of the road as the ice unfreezes. With a few lorries going up and down there each day I give it a couple of weeks before they are near craters!
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: feeutfo on 11 January 2010, 21:56:58
certainly glad i didnt put my new new trinkets on, deliberately left it as a job for spring, with the snow comes increased risk of hitting a kerb or worse, and now pot holes turning up all over the place there is a good chance bending a wheel.  >:(

Plus should give me time to save for paint and tyres...
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: jonnycool on 11 January 2010, 22:37:17
 Yep, happens every time we have a freeze, it was a huge bone of contention around here last year, the council had to fix them in alphabetical order according to street name(!) because there were so many, and did the last ones about 8 months later
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: zirax on 11 January 2010, 22:43:15
When they start appearing report them to http://www.fixmystreet.com/

I've used them to contact my council on various bits rather than trudging through their website for a valid email.
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: albitz on 11 January 2010, 22:46:24
And when we get our bikes out on the road again they will be lethal.Spend more time trying to spot and avoid the holes than concentrating on the driver in a coma who is about to kill you. >:(
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: zirax on 11 January 2010, 22:50:11
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And when we get our bikes out on the road again they will be lethal.Spend more time trying to spot and avoid the holes than concentrating on the driver in a coma who is about to kill you. >:(

You've just reminded me of the A414 out towards North Wield last year. I was heading to a walshy training day, I literally had to slalom in the MR2 in places to not wreck an alloy.
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: feeutfo on 11 January 2010, 22:58:53
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And when we get our bikes out on the road again they will be lethal.Spend more time trying to spot and avoid the holes than concentrating on the driver in a coma who is about to kill you. >:(

hard work isnt it, concentration, scan the road surface, back to the traffic, scan road, traffic. road, traffic and so on. A track is the only relief i found, then its so obvious how differant a disciplin it is.

Having said, that should really bo looking anyway, for rocks, bricks, diesel, mud, leaves, man hole covers etc, i dont need to tell you i'm sure.
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: albitz on 11 January 2010, 23:15:52
you missed speed cameras off your list Chris.You are of course spot on regards the track though,but unfortunately a lack of funds prevents that being an option.And also prevents the 10 year old bogger being swapped for an R1 or 996. ;)
Title: Re: appearing potholes
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 12 January 2010, 11:58:15
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Great - UK has no money to grit roads - subsequent neglect increases pot holes which we have no money to repair.

Alloy wheels buckled suspension wrecked compensation claims to councils which they cant pay.

I know lets put up road tax as a solution.  :y
And get f**k all in return to repair the roads. >:(