22-09-2023, 06:00 PM
I'm sure we all have some good stories about potholes, but this is a particularly good one: about one mile from where I live is a half-mile country lane linking two more major routes. It has been in an appalling state for about ten years now - full of potholes which the council, from time to time, dollops a few spades-full of tarmac into some of the worst holes. After a few years of this treatment I suspect it ended up worse than if they had left them alone. So imagine my anticipated joy when the road was closed for four days last week; I ventured up there today and what have they done? Put a thin skim of tar and stones over the unrepaired potholes - it's just as bad as ever, but I suppose it does look better...