Originally Posted by Gargoyle

Yup. They throw some gunk in the hole, and an hour later, after a few cars drive over it, the hole is back almost as it was before. Useless.

I watched pothole patching in Eugene, Ore, this winter. Hot asphalt and a steam roller, in 3 or 4 minutes the road looked brand new. But Chicago follows the old Italian proverb: "he who screws up and has to do it over again is never idle".