Thread: Component shortage

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Our roads are built poorly from the begining, lack of maintenance isn't the problem. When the Waikato expressway between Hampton downs and Te Kauwhata was in construction they opened up a newly completed section to traffic to start working on the other side, literally the first day it was opened pot holes occured everywhere (passed 3 cars that where changing tyres) and a whole big enough to swallow a car popped up.
I've seen countless road work sights that haven't even been sealed yet where potholes are popping up, even when the public isn't allowed to drive on it. I've seen first hand a council project that blew the budget massively due to the incompetence of consultants they paid to do their job and there be absolutely no re-course for those people and a massive cost to the rate payer. Like everything we plebs pay through the nose for everything, get a crap product or service, and have to be thankful for the experience.

@Beetroot As an aside... I was talking to the Chinese owner of the chip shop the other day and he said that in China the company making/repairing a road has to stand guarantee for it for three years at least. He reckoned that is one reason why the roads are good. I'd say CCP would ensure that guarantee was enforced!