And They Say Saskatchewan Is “Flat”

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1. That’s called “car trampoline”.

   Most commonly seen in the 3rd world.

   1. Kewl skate park!
      Permafrost is a bitch?

2. Saskatchewan has telephone poles? With wires and stuff?

   1. I heard that they still have party lines and rotary phones out there in the flyover prairies.
      Careful what you say, Kate.
      As for the road, maybe that’s the way they do ‘traffic calming’ speed bumps in Saskabush?
      I kid, of course, being a lover of the subtle beauty of Sask and Alberta, where I lived rurally for many years.

3. 20 years ago I worked as a plumber/gas fitter in the Regina (city which rhymes with “fun”) SK area, and when we worked in a Regina city basement we all knew how the soil was less than optimal, but when we worked a few miles east in the White City area the soil was much lighter to dig through as it had a very high sand content.
   I can’t make an excuse for that White City road, it actually looks like Regina NE area Rochdale Blvd from the year it was paved and for the next 40? years after that, easily the worst paved area within the city. I thought it was done this way on purpose as no real company (City of Regina built?) would do this with intent unless it was to have people crash after speeding and becoming airborne. It was actually impossible to drive +40 mph.

4. Damn it, gave up riding two years.
   Yet another yipppeeeee forgone.

   There’s a wavy section like that on Highway 91 off 99 in BC.
   Alternate route to Richmond-Vancouver avoiding the tunnel.

   1. A determined lad might be able to get some air over those. I’d have a go. ~:D

      Fondly remember getting a foot of air across an intersection on Mt. Pleasant Rd. In Toronto on my RZ. Youth, strength and the conviction that you’re immortal.

5. I see the world in YZTV, so while you see a failed roadbed, I see a set of stadium rollers!

6. a possible clue to an explanation:
   https://x.com/JustBins/status/2062194890352775270
   town manager is on leave.
   sumbuddy pocket a bribe to look the other way?
   rubber stamp a paving contract? do a friend a favour?

   1. Well, it certainly doesn’t look entirely on the level, does it?

7. Imagine a road job so bad that even the pylons fall over.

8. Moguls. Going to be fun in February.

9. And women weren’t involved?

   1. Heh. Ticklish question.

      1. I just assume Kate assumes I’m not referring to Kate-like ladies.

         1. That would be Kate like Women, sir.
            Respect and shit, eh?

10. Taking our annual vacation from Montana this weekend to Canada.
    We will stick to BC and AB.

    1. Coming through Lethbridge? Beer’s on me.

       1. I lived in Lethbridge briefly. 1970s
          I would have a beer with you, bro.
          Meet you at the Marquis, eh?

          1. Thx! City has changed a bunch since then.

             Marquis is long gone. Was one of my favorite watering holes back in the day.

11. Did the contract specify the required flatness for this road?

    1. If the contract calls for 2″ asphalt, by-golly you’re going to get 2″ asphalt.

12. Were the surveyors stoned?
    Or, this an old swamp that was forgotten about cuz the old guys retired?
    Yup, gotta excavate those organic materials, use matting as a sub base, or keep dumping boulders into the swamp until they stop disappearing.
    Or, like the old guys used to do, use the roads elsewhere cuz it was too much trouble as we see here.

    1. Agreed. Improper subgrade materials and frost heave.

13. I had a Dodge Dart once,when you hit a bump,the suspension would make it feel like the road you show.

14. Can’t wait till they start on the new bridge.

    1. Here’s a preliminary report from the architect:

       https://youtu.be/FLyESW7_lm4?si=wtipz2SNQOITfyuK

15. There was a time when Road Runner would ride roads like that.