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Old 02-09-2004, 11:41 PM
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Default Pothole Mayhem!

Lately, you may have noticed that at some point or another during your one way travel you've had to swirve a few times to get to your destination without a flat. Rolling road has it pretty bad though 'cause there are a collection of hub caps there.... along w/ a few fake spinners you can get from Advanced Auto Parts. I've made money from friends calling me over 'cause they don't even know how to change a flat they got from a pothole. The worst one I saw before they patched it up yesterday was the one at Coffer Woods/Burke Lake Rd, where the whole fucking lane had a pothole 4 ft wide, 3 ft long, and an amazing 11 inches deep!
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Old 02-10-2004, 04:22 AM
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Yes, and it is all because the plow drivers don't know to angle their plows so they don't dig into the street.
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Old 02-10-2004, 04:45 AM
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I hate that part of rolling rd. inbetween the parkway and west springfield, those pot holes are the worst.
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Old 02-10-2004, 04:59 AM
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i have counted like 55 potholes on my road alone
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Old 02-10-2004, 07:44 AM
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Yeah, I started to notice when I moved here 16 months ago.
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Old 02-10-2004, 03:02 PM
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backlick/alban road kills me
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Old 02-10-2004, 06:07 PM
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Default Re: Pothole Mayhem!

hell yeah man....burke lake rd and Coffer woods...that mofo...u cant avoid...they patched it up twice already but when ever it rains or snows...shits right back....its so freaking big i cant even explain i hit it one day i thought so one was shooting at me...and down lee chapel where it turns into one lane going to ox road..omg its like pot hole nuclear city there...wtf...
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Telegraph.. around kingstowne on the way to hayfield
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Old 02-11-2004, 03:30 AM
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Nothing compares to some of the roads I travel on to/from DC.
The exit to get onto 495 from Clara Barton is THE WORST!
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Old 02-11-2004, 03:01 PM
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Default Re: Pothole Mayhem!

Originally Posted by Skywalker
Nothing compares to some of the roads I travel on to/from DC.
The exit to get onto 495 from Clara Barton is THE WORST!
I rembering seeing that recently. See, on a typical year we usually get new repaved roads..... but due to hard times these days all VA can do is put a fucking band-aid on the street and hope it holds for the first 50 cars to pass by it.

Tips for not hitting potholes:

1. Drive as far left of the lane as possible
2. Avoid some highways.... they're getting just as bad
3. If your afraid to perform steps one and two, make your friend drive
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