- published: 27 Aug 2014
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A pothole (sometimes called a kettle and known in parts of the Western United States as a chuckhole) is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole.
Most potholes are formed due to fatigue of the road surface. As fatigue fractures develop they typically interlock in a pattern known as crocodile cracking. The chunks of pavement between fatigue cracks are worked loose and may eventually be picked out of the surface by continued wheel loads, thus forming a pothole.
The formation of potholes is exacerbated by low temperatures, as water expands when it freezes to form ice, and puts greater stress on an already cracked pavement or road. Once a pothole forms, it grows through continued removal of broken chunks of pavement. If a pothole fills with water the growth may be accelerated, as the water "washes away" loose particles of road surface as vehicles pass. In temperate climates, potholes tend to form most often during spring months when the subgrade is weak due to high moisture content. However, potholes are a frequent occurrence anywhere in the world, including in the tropics.
Meet me down on Main Street; we've got some stories to share.
I'll bring my laugh, you bring your stare.
I really hope I'll see you there…
Pack up these emotions until spring.
In the winter cold you won't feel a thing.
But when summer comes around, and we fly back to town,
we'll meet up in the city, and speak and hear until the sun goes down…
Meet me down on Broadway, ignore that smell in the air.
Bring your long legs and your soft hair.
I really wish we wouldn't care.
I can see the look on your face,
you just want to leave this place.
And you can't help but live your life like a race.
So pack up that car and go, wherever you may roam.
With eyes like that you'll never be alone…
And if we ever break up, this song will still remain.