Potholes

The streets of Bismarck ND have turned into a war zone. All of the snow, rain and ice that we've received this winter has snuck it's way into the cracks of the streets, froze, unfrozen and refroze again. It's opened up some fairly large holes on some of the busier street - including Bismarck Expressway, which is the main route Katie takes to the bank.

A couple days ago, she hit one of them going about 30 and it caused a couple of warning lights to come on in her car and in turn she took it into the repair shop. When she told the mechanic what she had done and what lights were coming on, he said "Ohhhhh, thats not good"...... thats really bad when they say that. Insurance is going to cover most of it by the sounds of things, but the adjuster asked her about the stupidest question I think I've ever heard. She asked, "So you drive this road every day? And you didn't remember there was a pothole here?" Katie just said "no".......... I wish I could have been there to inform the adjuster lady that "Life is tough, but it's a lot tougher when you're stupid." to continue, "There are on average 37 potholes right now in any 100 yard stretch of any road in the greater Bismarck/Mandan metropolitan area and swerving to miss one only puts you in direct line to tag two others, so to answer your dumb question, no, I'm sure she didn't remember that pothole was there".

I told Katie that she should maybe think on getting a new vehicle. Maybe like the Wagon Queen Family Truckster? "You think you hate it now, just wait until you drive it."

Oh yes, and it was some wheel bearings that had went out on her car. I told her to ask them to check the chrome muffler bearings and the blinker fluid while they were at it. She didn't find that as funny as I did.