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The Internet Can’t Stop Trolling This County’s Tweet Showing How They Deal With Potholes
You don’t need to smoke pot to notice a pothole is deep. Someone reported a potential road problem in North West England, calling local authorities to check it out. And we’re sure they had the best intentions when sending one their media staff to accompany the highways team, but the pothole-busting PR campaign backfired so badly, it’s hilarious.
Cheshire West and Chester Council claim their team “inspect all roads and footpaths for damage on a regular basis.” These inspections identify a range of issues, including potholes over 50mm (approximately, 2 inches) deep. “Once we’ve received a fault, we’ll investigate it within five working days so we can decide on the urgency and type of work involved.”
Enter Darren. After examining the issue, Darren determined the pothole wasn’t big enough to be repaired. The people, however, thought he wasn’t thorough enough.
“Has Darren tried putting his glasses on and measuring to the other edge?” one commenter asked. Some compared the pothole to a crater or even the Grand Canyon. Eventually, the fuss got so big, Cheshire West and Chester Council just had to respond. And they did. Scroll down to find out how the story ended and let us know if you think the pothole had to be fixed or not.
More info: cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk | Twitter
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Cheshire West and Chester Council sent Darren to determine to inspect a pothole
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The people, however, thought he wasn’t thorough enough
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Eventually, the fuss got so big, Cheshire West and Chester Council just had to respond
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Their response didn’t satisfy the public
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What do you think ?
D.S. Watson 7 years ago
I think Daren also works for the New Orleans DOT. We don't have potholes here, we have portals to the underworld.
Monika Rhodes 7 years ago
Haha, someone draw a d*** on it- see how quickly they'll fill it in then lol
Troux 7 years ago
Aside from measuring to the floor from the bottom step, this is such an obtuse method of determining validity of a hole. Depth alone is a small part of how bad a pothole is. Try driving over it with a cup of water in the car and judge the hole based on how much water is left.
Rebecca McManus 7 years ago
I have to live with these idiots, you should see the ones round our way, there was a duck swimming on one that was allegedly less than 50mm
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
i really do love these memes that pop up from obvious ineptitude in the world. its like, "look, the world is laughing at you. do you see the world laughing at you and calling you a t****r? DO something about it!"
Shana 7 years ago
And I thought Belgium was idiotic with their potholes. In some places they wait and wait untill the holes are big enough and they slap some fresh tar/concrete/whatever-it-is on it; which then ofcourse starts breaking again so they put some more on it... At some point they do fix the entire street but that is only because it's existing of "fixes" on top of "fixes"... (Not to mention the state of certain highways... But hey that's what you get if you want to put as much money in your pocket as you can and only use cheap material for the infrastructure... -_- )
Visjes and Sticks 7 years ago
As such I suspect we use a mixture of cardboard, muddy water and a lick of paint to fill those potholes. (Also, drive from Holland to Belgium, you'll -feel- when you've crossed the border.)
Load More Replies... D.S. Watson 7 years ago
I think Daren also works for the New Orleans DOT. We don't have potholes here, we have portals to the underworld.
Monika Rhodes 7 years ago
Haha, someone draw a d*** on it- see how quickly they'll fill it in then lol
Troux 7 years ago
Aside from measuring to the floor from the bottom step, this is such an obtuse method of determining validity of a hole. Depth alone is a small part of how bad a pothole is. Try driving over it with a cup of water in the car and judge the hole based on how much water is left.
Rebecca McManus 7 years ago
I have to live with these idiots, you should see the ones round our way, there was a duck swimming on one that was allegedly less than 50mm
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
i really do love these memes that pop up from obvious ineptitude in the world. its like, "look, the world is laughing at you. do you see the world laughing at you and calling you a t****r? DO something about it!"
Shana 7 years ago
And I thought Belgium was idiotic with their potholes. In some places they wait and wait untill the holes are big enough and they slap some fresh tar/concrete/whatever-it-is on it; which then ofcourse starts breaking again so they put some more on it... At some point they do fix the entire street but that is only because it's existing of "fixes" on top of "fixes"... (Not to mention the state of certain highways... But hey that's what you get if you want to put as much money in your pocket as you can and only use cheap material for the infrastructure... -_- )
Visjes and Sticks 7 years ago
As such I suspect we use a mixture of cardboard, muddy water and a lick of paint to fill those potholes. (Also, drive from Holland to Belgium, you'll -feel- when you've crossed the border.)
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