In Chicago, there are 2 seasons.....cold and road repairs and a lot of the times they run together. There is one thing you can always count on about Chicago's weather.....wait and it will change.
We have been in a deep freeze since New Year's Eve. Yes, even Ms Queen of Hot Flashes, had to get out a fleece jacket when the temps dipped to double digit negatives. But.....by the weekend temps will be in the....drumroll......50's!
If you live in or around Chicago you know what that means........the pothole appears!
Pothole season is when you spend a lot of time focusing on the road trying to avoid the dreaded pothole instead of watching for other cars. So if you see someone swerve....be prepared to swerve too because they aren't avoiding another car.....they are avoiding a pothole. We even have pothole websites to report on them and a special cell phone number for state roads and for local roads. Every newscast will point them out to you and measure them. They get primetime status.
For those of you who have no clue as to what a pothole is....water gets under the roads and then freezes.....when it freezes it expands....when it thaws....there is a void....and in most cases.......a very large void.....make sure to carry spare tires in your car.
