Following a fully laden dump truck down a six-lane street yesterday, I noticed intermittent spurts of water popping up behind its wheels.

On closer inspection, it appeared that as the truck crossed each expansion strip, ground water from the day's rains shot straight up from the gap.

That can only mean the concrete itself is floating, loose enough to bounce under the truck's weight. That's going to be an expensive fix for me, Mr. Taxpayer.

Meanwhile, city crews turn in more performances like this:

Which brings to mind a public/private sector comparison put up by a UK resident who decided to stop watching the BBC and, concurrently, to stop paying the fee collected from everyone who receives broadcast television in the British Isles. The ongoing response from BBC must be seen to be believed.

At the bottom, he shows us the letter he got from British Gas, which competes with other suppliers for the same customers. You'd have thought they were written by a different species.

What can be said about government services that hasn't been said before? And yet we still vote for the candidate(s) spouting the most audacious promises.

Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at 09:31 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
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