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Simpson Street Pothole

Mrs. Carl BrutananadilewskiMrs. Carl BrutananadilewskiHall of Famer
Be careful going west on Simpson Street. This a.m. on my way to work, I hit a pothole, courtesy of the City of Florence, going about 30 -35 miles per hour, and it damaged my tire and wheel to the tune of $319.00, including the $50 tow. There was no signage, cones, or tape warning of this. The bright early morning sun and the shadows of the tree made it invisible, but I sure felt it, and still am! I am irate! The folks at Goodyear said they'd seen instances of this five times over the past month. Ridiculous! Really, they could save people a lot of unnecessary expenses with a "Bump" sign or an orange cone.
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Mrs. Carl BrutananadilewskiMrs. Carl BrutananadilewskiHall of Famer
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Originally posted by Dade Quimby:
It has been fixed as of this afternoon,... i saw it about 6:30 this morning and barely missed it. There was an orange cone at the 4 way stop that should have been there.


Yes, I saw the orange cones down the road that were serving absolutely no purpose. I'm glad they fixed it! I had to go back and pick the debris from my wheel, hubcap, and tire out of the road. $319.00, time missed from work, and no vehicle for 36 hours (have to order parts), thanks Florence!
E EastsideHall of Famer
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Originally posted by Mrs. Carl Brutananadilewski:
Be careful going west on Simpson Street. This a.m. on my way to work, I hit a pothole, courtesy of the City of Florence, going about 30 -35 miles per hour, and it damaged my tire and wheel to the tune of $319.00, including the $50 tow. There was no signage, cones, or tape warning of this. The bright early morning sun and the shadows of the tree made it invisible, but I sure felt it, and still am! I am irate! The folks at Goodyear said they'd seen instances of this five times over the past month. Ridiculous! Really, they could save people a lot of unnecessary expenses with a "Bump" sign or an orange cone.


Submit your receipts to the City and see if they'll reimburse you for it. Can't hurt to try.
G greattownusaFamiliar Face
I looked at this...I don't think the city should be responsible...Looks like a plumbing contractor cut the road from the house to the sewer line...They apparenlty did a shotty job of placing limestone rock there until it could be paved...Then we had the heavy rain over the weekend that cause the gravel to wash away..This happens all the time from contractors. The contractors are the ones cutting the road and making the money. Just my opinion...Its not always the cities fault.
canadecanadePost Master
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Originally posted by Mrs. Carl Brutananadilewski:
Yeah, well, if nothing else, they could get a good chuckle out of it, and laughter is good for the soul. Meh . . .


My brother had his windshield broken in Sheffield by a rock thrown up by the city's mowers. He submitted his receipts and was reimbursed. He is not the type to blame others for his troubles, but this was clearly not his fault.
Mrs. Carl BrutananadilewskiMrs. Carl BrutananadilewskiHall of Famer
As far as greattownusa's comment, it is absolutely possible that it isn't the city's fault. I tried to call the street department yesterday to find out, because I did consider it could be a contractor.

That's great canade, I hate these big dump trucks that sling rocks on your windshield and have the "not responsible for broken windshields" stickers on the back. I don't wish to share the road with them.

Yeah, Woodsman, it was a bad "pothole". Like I said, Wilks Tire said the road construction as of late has been a boon for their business.
Road PuppyRoad PuppyOld Faithful
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Originally posted by Mrs. Carl Brutananadilewski:
I hate these big dump trucks that sling rocks on your windshield and have the "not responsible for broken windshields" stickers on the back. I don't wish to share the road with them.



Those loads are supposed to be tarped. Doesn't Alabama have an "unsecured load" law?

Where I come from you can get a ticket for having an unsecured load if you don't clean the snow and ice off the roof of your car and it comes loose and hits somebody. All dump trucks are required to tarp their loads so stuff doesn't fly/bounce out and damage other vehicles. If there isn't a requirement for tarps here-maybe there should be. Makes sense to me.
O only14uEverybody Knows My Name
"Looks like a plumbing contractor cut the road from the house to the sewer line... "

Unless something has changed in the last 5 months, the city of Florence is responsible for cutting the hole in the street to get to sewer lines. I know this 1st hand because I had to have it done. My plumber had to contact the city and we had to wait for them to come and cut the street and then my plumber did the work. When he was finished he had to call the city and they came back and put the gravel in the hole.

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