This morning we received a knock on the front door administered by a highway maintenance man setting up his team to repair the potholes at our entrance, asking if we would like to move our car, which, of course, we did.
For the first time this task seems to have been carried out properly. We were advised not to drive over the patch for two hours after they had left.
Within seconds of their departure later this afternoon, a veritable convoy of vehicles streamed across the surface. Our informant had told be that if it were up to him he would leave the bollards and traffic lights in place overnight. But that was not his instruction.
Readers will have noticed the buildup of soil nurturing a fine raised crop of grass and dandelions on the opposite side of the road. This is the spillage of decades of heavy trucks carrying gravel and sand from a nearby excavation pit.
Before we set off for a Tesco shop I recovered missing pictures from
and changed its category to Books.
Although Jackie’s broken toe is still sore we reverted today to our normal shopping system which involves me waiting in the car with a book, poised to unload the shopping trolley into the car, and into the house on arrival home. The book was Balzac’s Droll Tales.
Later I published: https://derrickjknight.com/2023/04/19/droll-tales-24/
This evening we all dined on Jackie’s wholesome cottage pie; boiled new potatoes; roast sweet ones; tender runner beans; and crunchy carrots, with which she drank Hoegaarden and I drank Séguret Côte du Rhône Villages 2020.
How did I miss that Jackie had a broken toe. ? Glad you were able to get out for a drive. Loved the older post.
Thank you so much, Pat. Jackie stubbed her toe in the night. It took a while to realise it was broken.
I hope the newly patched section of road lasts!
Thanks very much, Anne
I missed that Jackie has a broken toe, ouch, Jackie! Heal up soon. Over here, people drive on the fresh blacktop as we call it very soon after it is laid down. Maybe 20 minutes or so.
Thank you very much, John
Maybe that’s why our pothole repairs don’t seem to last, but sometimes they just fill it in with gravel. I hope Jackie’s toe is starting to feel better and healing.
Thank you very much, JoAnna. That gravel fill happens here, too. It just gets washed away. Jackie’s toe is still hampering her
Poor Jackie! I hope that toe will settle down and heal soon! I know from personal experience it can take awhile.
Glad the road-guy let you know before beginning work, so you could get your car out and ready for goings! Here they are good about notifying us a week before and fortunately there are some parking spots within walking distance to put our cars on the day of the work.
(((HUGS))) and ❤️!
“Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother.” – Barbara Johnson
Q: What do you call a street full of potholes and ice cream?
A: Rocky Road
Okay, I’ll go now! 🙂
Thanks very much, Carolyn. Especially for the groans 🙂 X
HA! You’re welcome very much. 🙂
Patched roads and broken toes… it’s time to take care of our foundations.
Yes, indeed, Val 🙂 Thanks very much
Repairing potholes does seem to be a game of Whack-a-Mole.
A good description, Liz. Thank you very much
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Your photograph is a beautiful work of art. The road work not so much ???? still, it’s got to be done sooner or later.
Thank you very much, Holly
Broken toe? That is surely painful.
Yes. Thanks very much, Arlene
A road crew showing up unbidden to repair a pothole? Amazing — but no doubt welcome. I seem to have missed Jackie’s broken toe, but I’m glad to read that she’s out and about and apparently healing up well.
Thanks very much, Linda.
I bet there’s a whole science to road mending. B.Pot…..Bachelor of Potholes.
Not many graduates around here, John. Thanks very much
Having had a heavy, farm gate drop onto my foot that resulted in broken toes I can sympathise with Jackie’s soreness. I’m glad it’s healing, albeit slowly.
Thank you very much, Sue.
I hope Jackie’s toe heals quickly and that she’s not in too much pain.
I hope the road is healed, too–though it’s more likely to be only a temporary fix.
Hope Jackie’s toe heals soon. Spring, with so much work to do in the garden, is a hard time to have a broken toe.
Indeed, Laurie. Thank you very much
Half of the continuing pothole problem is caused by people driving over the repairs before they are ‘cured’. It is very frustrating. Sorry to hear about the toe.
Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal
Can’t blame the drivers if no caution signs. It’s the bureaucracy. Same thing on our street last summer. Surprisingly, the blacktop held up well and is great for skateboarding. I’d like to learn that skill…if I was a hundred years younger????
Your crossing children would love to see that, Steve. Thanks you very much
I almost had one teach me, until I came to my senses ????
🙂
I’m glad Jackie’s toe is healing. You would think the repair people would leave some signage for the repair not to be driven over
Thanks very much, Robbie. I don’t think people would pay any attention to it. The road is too narrow for the traffic it now bears.
That is a widespread problem in the UK. We experienced it particularly in Scotland. The roads are only for one vehicle and sometimes you have to reverse quite far to find a spot to pull over if you meet another car.
Exactly
Sending healing vibes to Jackie and her broken toe. One would think there would be a better way to fill potholes.
Thank you very much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I am glad to see that massive pothole fixed, Derrick. I hope the repair holds.
Dandelions and grass always seem to find a way to colonize any area. 🙂
Sending best wishes to Jackie on a speedy recovery for that broken toe! I have broken bones in my feet before, and know what that feels like.
Thank you very much from us both, Lavinia
They have given up filling pot holes here. We have a few on the lanes that have gone completely through to the soil below.
Same here, Gary. Thank you very much
Hope your fixed entrance holds up well.
Thanks very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
Sorry to hear about Jackie’s toe
Thank you very much, Sheree
I hope the patched will last 🙂 I’m very sorry for Jackie!
Thanks very much from us Bothe, Ribana