Pothole Nomenclature - The Chainlink2024-03-28T14:00:26Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A54571&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere are many unused concret…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-04-05:2211490:Comment:3191782011-04-05T06:48:44.597ZSteven Vancehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/stevevance
There are many unused concrete pads. This happens when the CTA moves a bus stop.<br></br>
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<cite>Anne Alt said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318651&x=1#2211490Comment318651"><div>Little by little, the concrete pads are being installed all over the city. Yeah!…<cite><br></br></cite></div>
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There are many unused concrete pads. This happens when the CTA moves a bus stop.<br/>
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<cite>Anne Alt said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318651&x=1#2211490Comment318651"><div>Little by little, the concrete pads are being installed all over the city. Yeah!<cite><br/></cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318471&x=1#2211490Comment318137"></blockquote>
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</blockquote> Little by little, the concret…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-04-04:2211490:Comment:3186512011-04-04T13:48:29.174ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
Little by little, the concrete pads are being installed all over the city. Yeah!<br></br>
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<cite>Barry Niel Stuart said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318471&x=1#2211490Comment318137"><div>One way to get rid of the Humpback Whale is when a street is due for repaving, to install a concrete bus pan at the stop. Concrete doesn't melt like asphalt when the diesel engine of a bus is sitting over…</div>
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Little by little, the concrete pads are being installed all over the city. Yeah!<br/>
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<cite>Barry Niel Stuart said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318471&x=1#2211490Comment318137"><div>One way to get rid of the Humpback Whale is when a street is due for repaving, to install a concrete bus pan at the stop. Concrete doesn't melt like asphalt when the diesel engine of a bus is sitting over it. This idea has worked out well in Milwaukee.</div>
</blockquote> The Humpback Whale is caused…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-04-03:2211490:Comment:3184712011-04-03T09:04:50.289ZSteven Vancehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/stevevance
<p>The Humpback Whale is caused by the wheels turning against soft (melted) asphalt - it only happens in the summer.</p>
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<p>The Humpback Whale's cousin, Ulcer Humpback, is caused by freeze and thawing the Humpback Whale - it happens in the winter.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Barry Niel Stuart said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318137&x=1#2211490Comment318137"><div>One way to get rid of the…</div>
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<p>The Humpback Whale is caused by the wheels turning against soft (melted) asphalt - it only happens in the summer.</p>
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<p>The Humpback Whale's cousin, Ulcer Humpback, is caused by freeze and thawing the Humpback Whale - it happens in the winter.<br/> <br/>
<cite>Barry Niel Stuart said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A318137&x=1#2211490Comment318137"><div>One way to get rid of the Humpback Whale is when a street is due for repaving, to install a concrete bus pan at the stop. Concrete doesn't melt like asphalt when the diesel engine of a bus is sitting over it. This idea has worked out well in Milwaukee.</div>
</blockquote> One way to get rid of the Hum…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-04-01:2211490:Comment:3181372011-04-01T20:54:38.577ZBarry Niel Stuarthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BarryNielStuart
One way to get rid of the Humpback Whale is when a street is due for repaving, to install a concrete bus pan at the stop. Concrete doesn't melt like asphalt when the diesel engine of a bus is sitting over it. This idea has worked out well in Milwaukee.
One way to get rid of the Humpback Whale is when a street is due for repaving, to install a concrete bus pan at the stop. Concrete doesn't melt like asphalt when the diesel engine of a bus is sitting over it. This idea has worked out well in Milwaukee.
Sarlacc.
Think Star Wars.tag:thechainlink.org,2011-03-29:2211490:Comment:3148762011-03-29T01:28:53.383ZSteven Vancehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/stevevance
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<strong>Sarlacc</strong>. <br/>
Think Star Wars.
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<strong>Sarlacc</strong>. <br/>
Think Star Wars. I did this kind of work one s…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-03-25:2211490:Comment:3127792011-03-25T19:49:43.932ZE Ahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/EA
I did this kind of work one summer too - rating the roads in the Chicago area counties! I wish I could have the authority to rate the roads again and present my finds to CATS (as it was called back in the day)<br></br>
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<cite>Liz said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A54217&page=3#2211490Comment295183"><div><p>Back in college I interned in a public works department. Part of the job of the interns was to drive…</p>
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I did this kind of work one summer too - rating the roads in the Chicago area counties! I wish I could have the authority to rate the roads again and present my finds to CATS (as it was called back in the day)<br/>
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<cite>Liz said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A54217&page=3#2211490Comment295183"><div><p>Back in college I interned in a public works department. Part of the job of the interns was to drive around the village streets rating pavement and then using a special GIS linked program with some formulas for overall pavement quality. The results would be color coded and presented at village meetings to determine which streets would get repaved. In the hours spent rating pavement we came up with the following nicknames:</p>
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<p>Cookie - for raveling (losing the top layer of asphalt) since cookies crumble</p>
<p>Pirate - for large patched sections</p>
<p>Squirrel - small patched sections</p>
<p>Zebra-lateral cracking (perpendicular to the direction of road)</p>
<p>Giraffe-longitudinal cracking (along the length of the road)</p>
<p>Momma, pappa, and baby gaitor cracks</p>
<p>Canyon - sink holes (deep holes around sewer lines indicating poor backfill)</p>
<p>Rollercoaster - rutting</p>
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<p>These seemed much more cleaver in college.</p>
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</blockquote> I look at them the way a WWII…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-03-25:2211490:Comment:3121252011-03-25T14:32:13.463ZRoss Martinekhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RossMartinek
I look at them the way a WWII pilot looked at flak—best to go around whenever possible!
I look at them the way a WWII pilot looked at flak—best to go around whenever possible! You can find dozens of those…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-03-20:2211490:Comment:3081742011-03-20T18:50:59.008ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>You can find dozens of those spots if you ride in the right locations.</p>
<p>Got another example: all the rails at weird angles on Kingsbury south of North Ave.</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Allen Wrench said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=4&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A308076&x=1#2211490Comment308076"><div><p>There are lots of areas where the rips in the space time continuum come from old tram tracks laid in the often…</p>
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<p>You can find dozens of those spots if you ride in the right locations.</p>
<p>Got another example: all the rails at weird angles on Kingsbury south of North Ave.</p>
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<cite>Allen Wrench said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=4&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A308076&x=1#2211490Comment308076"><div><p>There are lots of areas where the rips in the space time continuum come from old tram tracks laid in the often cobblestone streets under a few inches of pavement. Ever wondered why the crummy part of the pavement is just exactly where you want to ride? That used to be about where most people wanted to alight from the tram. </p>
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<p>The tram tracks wouldn't bother me if there were trams running on them. Plenty of infrastructure down there, I guess. Oops- I mean 'light rail'.</p>
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</blockquote> I think "fault lines" is an a…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-03-20:2211490:Comment:3080782011-03-20T18:48:55.635ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
I think "fault lines" is an appropriate name for railroad crossings or old rails that are becoming unburied.<br/>
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<cite>Eric Stuck said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=4&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A308076&x=1#2211490Comment307981"><div>What about train tracks? Very similar to "Rip in the Space-Time Continuum". Fault Lines?</div>
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I think "fault lines" is an appropriate name for railroad crossings or old rails that are becoming unburied.<br/>
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<cite>Eric Stuck said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pothole-nomenclature?page=4&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A308076&x=1#2211490Comment307981"><div>What about train tracks? Very similar to "Rip in the Space-Time Continuum". Fault Lines?</div>
</blockquote> There are lots of areas where…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-03-20:2211490:Comment:3080762011-03-20T18:31:40.123ZAllen Wrenchhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AWrench
<p>There are lots of areas where the rips in the space time continuum come from old tram tracks laid in the often cobblestone streets under a few inches of pavement. Ever wondered why the crummy part of the pavement is just exactly where you want to ride? That used to be about where most people wanted to alight from the tram. </p>
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<p>The tram tracks wouldn't bother me if there were trams running on them. Plenty of infrastructure down there, I guess. Oops- I mean 'light rail'.</p>
<p>There are lots of areas where the rips in the space time continuum come from old tram tracks laid in the often cobblestone streets under a few inches of pavement. Ever wondered why the crummy part of the pavement is just exactly where you want to ride? That used to be about where most people wanted to alight from the tram. </p>
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<p>The tram tracks wouldn't bother me if there were trams running on them. Plenty of infrastructure down there, I guess. Oops- I mean 'light rail'.</p>