There's a large hole in the street where I live and I don't think it's a pothole. My understanding is that a pothole is a void in the first layer of road pavement; they are generally one to six inches in depth and often caused by plows. The hole that concerns me is more like a sinkhole. The pavement appears to have collapsed, revealing a vacancy beneath that is about two feet deep. Since it's only about two feet in diameter, it is a pothole prima facia. I'm sure you can imagine the problems this causes drivers, and the damage it causes cars.

I felt very satisfied when I reported the hole to both the City of Chicago and my Aldermanic office this morning. Then I realized that I've just done the type of thing usually associated with the elderly.

Analogcabin @ 8:18 AM
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