Potholes!

I don't know how you are doing for potholes, boys and girls, but we got a lot of 'em. The local Powers That Be seem to take the view that potholes should be left to get really bad before anything is done about them. And then a really cheap repair takes place, undertaken by some apathetic sub-contractor. The road on which we live has been riddled with potholes for several years - some were so deep and ancient that they had grass growing inside them. Repairs were done some months ago but, inexplicably, rather than resurface the road a patchwork of repairs has been done, leaving some holes unfilled. Ho Hum. Any road up, the Xorg Collective has fallen victim to one or other of these lurking hazards and we have had to replace a buckled wheel and damaged tyre at the cost of £191.96.  Harumph. El Presidente will be writing to the authorities in no uncertain terms to claim reimbursement. The Treasury raised £3.387 billion from Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) in 2008/2009 on cars registered since 2001. Maybe more of it should be spent on mending the roads rather than MPs expenses!