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Pothole Pwnage

February 25th, 2008  Posted in Chicago

There are so many potholes in Chicago, that I’m starting to think the city needs to borrow from Mayor Quimby and The Simpsons for a solution. “There’s nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car monorail!”

Earlier this month, my brother’s car got a flat tire from going over a pothole on his commute to and from downtown Chicago from the suburbs. Upon riding the car back home, the tire was so jacked, we needed to replace it with a new one. Two weeks later, on Saturday, he got another flat tire; this time on a completely brand new tire!

The city is overflowing with potholes everywhere. Every single day, I find myself avoiding some monstrous bottomless pit on the roads, not only in the city, but even throughout the suburbs. Read more »