Potholes! Ugh!

[JCat]

It's times like these that you begin to wonder on the origin of words.

For example, the word "potholes." According to pothole.info, it's "where a river or stream has cut a similar hole in the bed, about the size and shape of a cooking pot." Yes, there is a site called pothole.info. Lol.

And according to the OED, the origin of "pot" in this context is not clear. It "may be from the Old Swedish potter, meaning 'a hole, well or abyss'."

Personally I like "abyss." It seems appropriate for what I ran over today at 60 mph.

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[MaxHedrm]

Ouch. :doh:

 

[Endokendal]

Yikes, that’s a big hit!

 

[Houston Kid]

Ouch. That sucks for sure.

 

[Flare65]

Ouch. I've heard of places that claim they can fix curb rash, but I've never seen it done or the end result.

 

[JCat]

Yikes, that’s a big hit!

It nearly sent me into the concrete divider. Fortunately I was close to home - tire went flat about ten minutes after it happened.

 

[JCat]

Ouch. I've heard of places that claim they can fix curb rash, but I've never seen it done or the end result.

Oh I know can get the rim fixed, but it'll cost $200+ so I might as well just get a new one for only 1/3 more. The tire's trashed and flat at this point. New is $240. I'm figuring $600 for the whole shebang. Ouch.

 

[Blue Horse]

Call DOT for your state and tell them where the pot hole is, along with your pics and receipt,they might $$ pay for it. Worth a shot.

 

[Spike-S550]

Sure sucks Man ,so lucky you managed to keep control !

 

[Weasel1]

I bet that jarred a few teeth loose.

 

[cbrookre]

Wow, sorry man! Did you see it coming? From the damage it seems like you would have been driving up to a miniature grand canyon. I slalom around potholes all of the time...

 

[MaxHedrm]

Oh I know can get the rim fixed, but it'll cost $200+ so I might as well just get a new one for only 1/3 more. The tire's trashed and flat at this point. New is $240. I'm figuring $600 for the whole shebang. Ouch.

When I've had rims repaired before they were never the same, so that's probably a good plan. Especially for forged wheels.

 

[chain]

Had one of my employees blow two tires on the same side of the car on the way to work thanks to a Pittsburgh pothole. Got brand new tires put on and 2 days later blew another one. (blew one of the news ones of course) Three tires in within 3 days. He was pissed!

To make it worse he drives a Hyundai Veloster GT which has some weird size tires that apparently are hard to find.

 

[nrc]

'Tis the season. Wheel and tire eating potholes are lying in wait. Then they fill them with cold pack asphalt and you find yourself being pelted by tar coated gravel everywhere you go.

 

[Cobra Jet]

You should go back and if possible take a pic of the offending pot hole. Then, go to or call the Twp Municpal building and complain and require reimbursement for the damages. Many towns will reimburse with proof of repairs, pics of damages and location of the affected road way.

Worth a shot to see if you can get reimbursed.

Good luck!

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