potholes

Wacky Races (MM #4707)

Like most kids back in the day, I loved Saturday morning cartoons. One of my favorites was a short-lived racing-themed show called Wacky Races. It only lasted one season, but like most cartoons of the day, it lived in repeats for many years. It’s the place where we first saw Dick Dastardly and his mischievous…

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Rough Pavement (MM #4697)

When heading to work the other day, I saw one of the overhead highway signs bearing the message ‘Rough Pavement Possible.’ I didn’t think anything of it and kept driving. Then, a few miles down the road, another sign had that same message. At that point, it struck me that they meant to watch out…

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Potholes At Night (MM #4694)

Like many cities, Nashville has a pothole problem. And because of our recent snow and ice storms, followed by a 50-degree warm-up, the roads have become dangerous. When you combine them with another road hazard here in Tennessee, the lack of working streetlights makes driving challenging. Dodging potholes at night around town is impossible. Not…

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Paving (MM #4498)

In recent years, improving our infrastructure has been the focus of many national and local elections. Roads have been a large part of the discussion. Most places have just patched potholes rather than taking the time and expense of paving roads. A few weeks ago, they started working on the road that leads into my…

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Pothole Problem (MM #2900)

Nashville has a pothole problem. Now I’m sure if you live anywhere that enjoys real winter weather you’re laughing right now. But what amazes me is just how shocked people are about these potholes in Nashville. It’s like we’ve never had potholes since…. last winter…

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Driving Around (MM #2553)

I spent most of yesterday just driving around, enjoying the nice weather.  And of course, I noticed something odd about the potholes in Nashville…

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Potholes (MM #1450)

It’s been a rough winter throughout the south. And I’m not sure if everyone is having this problem, but we’ve had more potholes here in Tennessee than we’ve ever seen before. But these potholes aren’t normal sized they’re almost sinkhole sized…

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