road repair

A nice neighbor has been using a bobcat to do some work around his place and brought it out to repair the road damage caused by an inconsiderate neighbor - a trench and berm that creates a new path for water during storms.  Rather than flowing across a wide area, the trench fills and channels all the excess right across the road.  Since the water caught in the trench only lasts about two weeks, it really serves no purpose other than destroying the road.  Since he doesn't have to drive on this portion of the road, he never lifts a finger to repair the damage and the inconvenience it causes to the rest of us who have to pass through here.  I came out ahead of the repair vehicle and pulled all my wood bits I had thrown in the ruts.  Now it is smooth sailing again...till the next rain storm.  76,81,53,0,B

scrap wood...

Found a use for some of my scrap wood today.  Filled some foot deep ruts in the road with a collection of two-by lumber and chunks of left over power line poles.  83,88,69,0,B

thank you poatri...

Did a road inspection today...will have to take a detour until the real estate interests need to show smooth roads to their perspective buyers.  Ultimately this will all be smoothed out but a few inches deeper.  The main reason I refuse to pay the HOA fees is because of inferior road maintenance.  This section of my road is 3' below grade - where do you think the water is going to go?  The erosion side leads right into my canyon. Spent way too much time of a precious Sunday assisting two different vehicles get through the mud when they shouldn't have been out here in the first place.  87,90,65,0,C

the river widens...

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another day

Got goin' at 8AM before the heat and filled 3 re bar sections of the west wall. Took one bag of redi-mix for each void. Dragged in six 20' lengths of re bar and cut it up with a hacksaw to splice into the other entrances. Quit at 11 for a shower then hit the GrubShack for a fried chicken liver lunch. Managed to get all the cut pieces welded on in the late afternoon.

Photo of the day is Ryan's road dragging rig. This is how we maintain our own roads out here - a big heavy chunk of steel slowly towed smooths things out and fills the ruts.