Topic: Caution rough road ahead, Like No sht (Read 6871 times)

Khalee · « **on:** February 17, 2004, 05:44:03 am »

We got a street here called pawnee lately they put up a sign says rough road but instead of fixing the damn street all they want to do is bandaid patch it. And even then they do a half as job of it.

. They say they dont have the money to fix it but yet they some how find money to improve downtown and put up crappy art work all over downtown.

I know what they will do, they will wait untill they have to fix it, then like they did with the loop around the City, they will [bleep] about the cost.

SL-Punisher · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:02:05 am »

Think that's bad? We have the most cars of any state in the nation but California is ranked 49th in maintence of its road system

ActiveX · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:12:57 am »

We had a road here (Vegas) called Owens that didn't get repaved for probably a decade after it needed it...

But I daresay that our CP is on top of things here now, we got freeways I never even heard of opening up

BortaS · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2004, 10:48:58 am »

Cincinnati has the worst winter freeze thaw cycle in America. I have had 2 tires ripped off my car from potholes. There have been news reports of cars being stuck in a pot hole. They don't even try to fix things until march. Soon it will be mud slide season! That's always good for the roads!

Maxillius · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:13:19 am »

There's one cool thing about Indiana. All their roads are paved

. I live in Michigan

and we still have dirt roads all over the place. The funny thing is, most of the dirt roads are smoother than the paved ones.

On that note, Khalee, perhaps if you blew up that section of roadway, their half-ass repair job (cover it with dirt) will be better than the 6-inch-deep potholes you have now.

Khalee · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:50:57 am »

Nope they would still just throw asphalt into it and let the cars do the rest, Which is the problem now, instead of doing it properly they just throw the stuff in the hole and let the weight of the cars pack it down.

Toasty0 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:52:07 am »

Quote:

We had a road here (Vegas) called Owens that didn't get repaved for probably a decade after it needed it...

But I daresay that our CP is on top of things here now, we got freeways I never even heard of opening up

Maybe you should get out more often.

Owens is a problem as it was built in an area that is slowly sinking at a rate or about two inches a year. Be happy you're not a home owner in that area.

Best,
Jerry

JMM · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2004, 12:22:44 pm »

K, you think that is bad? in neighborhoods in less than rich areas YOU have to pay to have it paved, and I can tell you the work is not American or German or British standards! Heck, I cannot even see the lane markers (have they not heard of the durable paint like we use in the U.S.?). They also have many traffic lights and stop signs, and these stupid balls embedded in the road to slow people down, the whole road system in C.C. does nothing except waste gas and help wear out your shocks earlier.

ActiveX · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:01:44 pm »

And yes 89109 is out by UNLV...

JMM · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2004, 07:19:33 pm »

I'll agree to some extent PPD, but did you know Chihuahua has made more progress in the last 5 years than in the past 20? I just wish they would make driving courses mandatory like in the U.S. and if they get caught for speeding, make them pay and take the course over again. Get rid of those darn speedbumps and stupid steel balls embedded in the road.

What's even worse, highway 45 goes from Chihuahua City to El Paso and Santa Teresa, N.M. ports of entry, 2 lane highway, granted I can go 90 most of the time, but the law is the left lane is for passing only, so when you keep all vehicles on one lane, what happens? It wears out much quicker!

They have soooo much open land between C.C. and El Paso they could EASILY build a three or four lane highway in either direction and make it like the autobahn. And those bastiches have three tolls on the way, for what???? Sure as heck not to expand the highway.

James_Smith · « **Reply #14 on:** February 18, 2004, 01:46:29 pm »

Heh, I feel your pain Kahlee.

The local authority for the area my parents live in had a great way of repairing roads - they spray it with tar, then spread something fairly similar to gravel over it and let it stick. Then they leave the mess they just created and go do it somewhere else the next week.

They would have carried on doing that, but recently it came back and bit them on the arse. One of the rich elite in the area picked up several choice scratched on his new Porsche thanks to the half-arsed repair job, and he's apparently gone off on one at them, so I think they'll be hiring someone better to do the road repairing in future....:)

Sethan · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2004, 08:02:28 am »

In Dallas, there are two road crews. One of them, 500 strong, is in charge of making holes in streets.

The other, staffed by two old men and a 400 lb guy who sets out cones, is in charge of fixing holes in streets.

...or so it would seem, based on the number of intentional holes in Dallas streets that remain holes for months at a time.

Khalee · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2004, 05:44:03 am »

We got a street here called pawnee lately they put up a sign says rough road but instead of fixing the damn street all they want to do is bandaid patch it. And even then they do a half as job of it.

. They say they dont have the money to fix it but yet they some how find money to improve downtown and put up crappy art work all over downtown.

I know what they will do, they will wait untill they have to fix it, then like they did with the loop around the City, they will [bleep] about the cost.

SL-Punisher · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:02:05 am »

Think that's bad? We have the most cars of any state in the nation but California is ranked 49th in maintence of its road system

ActiveX · « **Reply #21 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:12:57 am »

We had a road here (Vegas) called Owens that didn't get repaved for probably a decade after it needed it...

But I daresay that our CP is on top of things here now, we got freeways I never even heard of opening up

BortaS · « **Reply #22 on:** February 17, 2004, 10:48:58 am »

Cincinnati has the worst winter freeze thaw cycle in America. I have had 2 tires ripped off my car from potholes. There have been news reports of cars being stuck in a pot hole. They don't even try to fix things until march. Soon it will be mud slide season! That's always good for the roads!

Maxillius · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:13:19 am »

There's one cool thing about Indiana. All their roads are paved

. I live in Michigan

and we still have dirt roads all over the place. The funny thing is, most of the dirt roads are smoother than the paved ones.

On that note, Khalee, perhaps if you blew up that section of roadway, their half-ass repair job (cover it with dirt) will be better than the 6-inch-deep potholes you have now.

Khalee · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:50:57 am »

Nope they would still just throw asphalt into it and let the cars do the rest, Which is the problem now, instead of doing it properly they just throw the stuff in the hole and let the weight of the cars pack it down.

JMM · « **Reply #26 on:** February 17, 2004, 12:22:44 pm »

K, you think that is bad? in neighborhoods in less than rich areas YOU have to pay to have it paved, and I can tell you the work is not American or German or British standards! Heck, I cannot even see the lane markers (have they not heard of the durable paint like we use in the U.S.?). They also have many traffic lights and stop signs, and these stupid balls embedded in the road to slow people down, the whole road system in C.C. does nothing except waste gas and help wear out your shocks earlier.

ActiveX · « **Reply #31 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:01:44 pm »

And yes 89109 is out by UNLV...

JMM · « **Reply #32 on:** February 17, 2004, 07:19:33 pm »

I'll agree to some extent PPD, but did you know Chihuahua has made more progress in the last 5 years than in the past 20? I just wish they would make driving courses mandatory like in the U.S. and if they get caught for speeding, make them pay and take the course over again. Get rid of those darn speedbumps and stupid steel balls embedded in the road.

What's even worse, highway 45 goes from Chihuahua City to El Paso and Santa Teresa, N.M. ports of entry, 2 lane highway, granted I can go 90 most of the time, but the law is the left lane is for passing only, so when you keep all vehicles on one lane, what happens? It wears out much quicker!

They have soooo much open land between C.C. and El Paso they could EASILY build a three or four lane highway in either direction and make it like the autobahn. And those bastiches have three tolls on the way, for what???? Sure as heck not to expand the highway.

James_Smith · « **Reply #33 on:** February 18, 2004, 01:46:29 pm »

Heh, I feel your pain Kahlee.

The local authority for the area my parents live in had a great way of repairing roads - they spray it with tar, then spread something fairly similar to gravel over it and let it stick. Then they leave the mess they just created and go do it somewhere else the next week.

They would have carried on doing that, but recently it came back and bit them on the arse. One of the rich elite in the area picked up several choice scratched on his new Porsche thanks to the half-arsed repair job, and he's apparently gone off on one at them, so I think they'll be hiring someone better to do the road repairing in future....:)

Sethan · « **Reply #37 on:** February 19, 2004, 08:02:28 am »

In Dallas, there are two road crews. One of them, 500 strong, is in charge of making holes in streets.

The other, staffed by two old men and a 400 lb guy who sets out cones, is in charge of fixing holes in streets.

...or so it would seem, based on the number of intentional holes in Dallas streets that remain holes for months at a time.

Khalee · « **Reply #38 on:** February 17, 2004, 05:44:03 am »

We got a street here called pawnee lately they put up a sign says rough road but instead of fixing the damn street all they want to do is bandaid patch it. And even then they do a half as job of it.

. They say they dont have the money to fix it but yet they some how find money to improve downtown and put up crappy art work all over downtown.

I know what they will do, they will wait untill they have to fix it, then like they did with the loop around the City, they will [bleep] about the cost.

SL-Punisher · « **Reply #39 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:02:05 am »

Think that's bad? We have the most cars of any state in the nation but California is ranked 49th in maintence of its road system

ActiveX · « **Reply #40 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:12:57 am »

We had a road here (Vegas) called Owens that didn't get repaved for probably a decade after it needed it...

But I daresay that our CP is on top of things here now, we got freeways I never even heard of opening up

BortaS · « **Reply #41 on:** February 17, 2004, 10:48:58 am »

Cincinnati has the worst winter freeze thaw cycle in America. I have had 2 tires ripped off my car from potholes. There have been news reports of cars being stuck in a pot hole. They don't even try to fix things until march. Soon it will be mud slide season! That's always good for the roads!

Maxillius · « **Reply #42 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:13:19 am »

There's one cool thing about Indiana. All their roads are paved

. I live in Michigan

and we still have dirt roads all over the place. The funny thing is, most of the dirt roads are smoother than the paved ones.

On that note, Khalee, perhaps if you blew up that section of roadway, their half-ass repair job (cover it with dirt) will be better than the 6-inch-deep potholes you have now.

Khalee · « **Reply #43 on:** February 17, 2004, 11:50:57 am »

Nope they would still just throw asphalt into it and let the cars do the rest, Which is the problem now, instead of doing it properly they just throw the stuff in the hole and let the weight of the cars pack it down.

JMM · « **Reply #45 on:** February 17, 2004, 12:22:44 pm »

K, you think that is bad? in neighborhoods in less than rich areas YOU have to pay to have it paved, and I can tell you the work is not American or German or British standards! Heck, I cannot even see the lane markers (have they not heard of the durable paint like we use in the U.S.?). They also have many traffic lights and stop signs, and these stupid balls embedded in the road to slow people down, the whole road system in C.C. does nothing except waste gas and help wear out your shocks earlier.

ActiveX · « **Reply #50 on:** February 17, 2004, 06:01:44 pm »

And yes 89109 is out by UNLV...

JMM · « **Reply #51 on:** February 17, 2004, 07:19:33 pm »

I'll agree to some extent PPD, but did you know Chihuahua has made more progress in the last 5 years than in the past 20? I just wish they would make driving courses mandatory like in the U.S. and if they get caught for speeding, make them pay and take the course over again. Get rid of those darn speedbumps and stupid steel balls embedded in the road.

What's even worse, highway 45 goes from Chihuahua City to El Paso and Santa Teresa, N.M. ports of entry, 2 lane highway, granted I can go 90 most of the time, but the law is the left lane is for passing only, so when you keep all vehicles on one lane, what happens? It wears out much quicker!

They have soooo much open land between C.C. and El Paso they could EASILY build a three or four lane highway in either direction and make it like the autobahn. And those bastiches have three tolls on the way, for what???? Sure as heck not to expand the highway.

James_Smith · « **Reply #52 on:** February 18, 2004, 01:46:29 pm »

Heh, I feel your pain Kahlee.

The local authority for the area my parents live in had a great way of repairing roads - they spray it with tar, then spread something fairly similar to gravel over it and let it stick. Then they leave the mess they just created and go do it somewhere else the next week.

They would have carried on doing that, but recently it came back and bit them on the arse. One of the rich elite in the area picked up several choice scratched on his new Porsche thanks to the half-arsed repair job, and he's apparently gone off on one at them, so I think they'll be hiring someone better to do the road repairing in future....:)

Sethan · « **Reply #56 on:** February 19, 2004, 08:02:28 am »

In Dallas, there are two road crews. One of them, 500 strong, is in charge of making holes in streets.

The other, staffed by two old men and a 400 lb guy who sets out cones, is in charge of fixing holes in streets.

...or so it would seem, based on the number of intentional holes in Dallas streets that remain holes for months at a time.

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