The pot hole thread.

[ColinJ]

You could fit Wembley inside. If you go down on the bosons chair you won’t be feeling claustrophobic

Now we get onto my fear of heights!

 

[briantrumpet]

I think this photo should grab Devon County Council's attention on my pothole report just sent in.

 

[DRM]

I think this photo should grab Devon County Council's attention on my pothole report just sent in.

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That's nothing, there is one road in Morley, West Yorkshire where Leeds City Council have actually admitted defeat and are resurfacing it, it was full of craters like that, from end to end and was quite a busy road as well, other pot holes in the Leeds area seem to have been repaired by throwing a shovel full of tarmac in, then patting it down with the said shovel!

 

[ColinJ]

I think this photo should grab Devon County Council's attention on my pothole report just sent in.

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Pah - my local council completely ignored this one... All they did was close the road!

 

[ColinJ]

The stupid thing there was that I led a forum ride through there when there was an alternative road only 300 metres longer with 30 metres of extra ascent. I was not used to road closures being quite that effective against bicycles!

 

[briantrumpet]

The stupid thing there was that I led a forum ride through there when there was an alternative road only 300 metres longer with 30 metres of extra ascent. I was not used to road closures being quite that effective against bicycles!

I've got used to proper road barriers across roads in my bit of France meaning 'even for cyclists and walkers', so I don't even bother looking to check. This was the reason for the last one:

Fortunately there was a lovely little detour for this one, which is not always the case.

 

[ColinJ]

I've got used to proper road barriers across roads in my bit of France meaning 'even for cyclists and walkers', so I don't even bother looking to check. This was the reason for the last one:

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Fortunately there was a lovely little detour for this one, which is not always the case.

I definitely wouldn't ignore that closure!

 

[Jenkins]

I think this photo should grab Devon County Council's attention on my pothole report just sent in.

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In a similar manner I sent this photo to East Suffolk Council with my pothole report to indicate its size & depth

 

[briantrumpet]

I think this photo should grab Devon County Council's attention on my pothole report just sent in.

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Hurrah. It's been repaired already. I'll probably not get round to inspecting it before I go to France, but glad it's been done.

 

[briantrumpet]

In a similar manner I sent this photo to East Suffolk Council with my pothole report to indicate its size & depth
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That would make quite a nice rockery (prone to occasional flooding) without two big feet in it.

 

[Dadam]

That's nothing, there is one road in Morley, West Yorkshire where Leeds City Council have actually admitted defeat and are resurfacing it, it was full of craters like that, from end to end and was quite a busy road as well, other pot holes in the Leeds area seem to have been repaired by throwing a shovel full of tarmac in, then patting it down with the said shovel!

Oh yes it's right near us. Must have been the worst stretch of (allegedly) surfaced road I've ever seen. They attempted a "resurface" a few years ago by just throwing a load of top dressing at it. I don't think they even bothered with rolling it. Within a few weeks all the potholes were empty of the gravel which was then forming nice drifts at the entrance to the side roads.

Now it's a really nice smooth bit of tarmac. Let's see how long before someone digs it up and makes it crap again.

 

[DRM]

Now it's a really nice smooth bit of tarmac. Let's see how long before someone digs it up and makes it crap again.

You could open a book, Gas, Water, Electric or Interweb people, I'm tipping Gas, as they're currently wreaking havoc in Gildersome