Fixing the potholes with fire

I don't think I've heard of that either, but it's been a while since I did any street paving design, so I'm not sure what is going on with asphalt or the base, new or old. I'm assuming it's not concrete. What is going on in Albuquerque is that paving design is ridiculously poor, but I've rambled on about that before.

Did you look up "fixing potholes"? I'm guessing you did..

I just made a quick search. I figure somebody will have a clue about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlLfAHOyrcQ

I've used that stuff for years, CI, and it works really well in some places. But our neighborhood streets have deteriorated to the point those kind of patches don't hold very long. The entire paving is unstable. The man I described in the initial post was doing a different process.

We live in a city where they take good care of our streets, water, sewer, and trees. It's a good thing we bought here when prices were 'reasonable.' Most high tech workers earning six figures can't afford to buy here; our $52k home is now worth over $1.6 million.

The neighborhood committee was supposed to see to street repair, but people quit paying the monthly fee and then it was revealed the committee had not been legally organized. So it's every man for himself.

oooops!

Is your neighborhood outside of an incorporated city? Otherwise, I would think that you could go to the city's street dept. and petition to have the street repaved. You could probably do that at the county level as well outside of a city or incorporated area.

I have been talking asking the county to take it over, but so far haven't done it yet.

This is ridiculous.

The man that headed the neighborhood committee before he gave up is suggesting it, but he personally has quit doing a thing for us. Some neighbors asked me if I would sign a petition, but that was over a week ago and they never showed me one to sign. Like I said, it's every man for himself. Or woman.

I wish I could help. It's been a while since I've dealt with cities.

You are a man with a lot of brains. You probably can look at who is out there that might understand.

I've known high ups and colleagues in LA, but my nightblindness stopped me long ago. On the other hand, some of us still talk once in a while.

LA is not Houston or Tomball, so I dunno.

I don't want to push you from your present writing to this, exactly, but hoping you can find people that will listen.

A good news column could get umph or be dismissed.

Or, a visit to the powers that be, which I suppose can be dismissed.

I'd start with a column.

They used to do this all the time when I was a kid in London. The black stuff is a kind of tar mixture which is melted and spread out while it is runny.

The patches he made are not that smooth, but they filled some deep holes. Watching now to see if they hold.

It makes sense it's a tar mixture, it was the possibility of the guy using coal somehow that was confusing.

My wife says it just looked like coal. She had no idea what it was.

I did understand - it was I who made the stretch to wondering if it could be.

Move to Moscow

I need Putin's help. Da, for sure.