Welcome to the Third World country
otherwise known as the street on which I live--
Over the course of this winter the
thaw/freeze cycles have taken their toll on the street in front of my
apartment, and when the city had to dig up part of the street to work
on a sewer a week ago today, that really finished it off. The
street's been in bad shape for the past couple of years; now, though,
it's almost impassable. But, then, it's not like it's a major
north-south artery in Marquette, one on which fire trucks and
ambulances travel on an almost hourly basis.
Oh, wait...it is. Never mind.
I know budgets for road repairs are
pretty much non-existent these days, and, depending upon what happens
in the world may get even worse, but when even people in pickup
trucks with great shocks and high clearances have to swerve to avoid
getting sucked into what used to be Front Street in Marquette; well,
you know it's getting pretty bad.
I realize why the city of Marquette
hasn't fixed it yet; after all, the weather's been so weird recently
that it doesn't make sense to try & pave things. I just hope,
though, that when the road repair season DOES start in earnest that
my block of Front Street is among the first to be fixed. Like I
said, it's an ambulance route, and can you imagine being transported
to U.P. Health System/Marquette with some kind of injury, only to be
tossed up in the air, perhaps even hitting the ceiling, when the rig
in which you're riding runs over over all the dirt ruts and potholes
in the street?
If you thought you hurt before, think
what it would be like afterward!
So if you at all can, take my advice
and avoid driving on north Front Street in Marquette. I thank you,
your car's suspension thanks you, and any loose fillings you may have
in your teeth thank you, as well.
8-)
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