Abrignac
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 6:43:38 PM
Your right to talk smack about Louisiana’s roads are herby revoked. Yesterday my teeth hurt for 6 hours after enduring the first 80 miles of westbound I-10 from the LA - Texas state line.

At the moment I’m headed north on TX 81 between I-10 and Kermit. If wasn’t wearing a seatbelt I would have broken my neck from slamming my head into ceiling of my cab not to mention the intense chest workout I’m getting trying to keep it between the lines.

tonygraz
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 6:52:33 PM
Louisiana has roads ?
Abrignac
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 6:54:35 PM
Yea we do.

And if I had teets I’d have two black eyes by now.

frankj1
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 7:20:57 PM
but your milkshakes bring the boys to your yard
ZRX1200
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 10:54:00 PM
Abrinac doesn’t do dairy. He told me so after I brought him coffee with dairy in it….
frankj1
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:44:20 PM
he's good wif cat milk, but it hasta be fresh
Sunoverbeach
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 11:50:58 PM
Straight from the teet?
Gene363
Thursday, January 12, 2023 10:24:02 AM
IMO, the roads in Louisiana are not that bad, however they just haven't perfected matching the road level to the bridge levels, especially on I-10.

General comment about current road building contractors, they don't care about quality, they are not compacting soils to build a proper roadbed and their don't care if the concrete they pour is finished level or not.

Locally, a bridge on I-20 is being replaced and expanded from two to three lanes. The road surface is concrete and it's not even close to smooth, it sucks. Even worse, the surface of a new exit ramp is more like a rumble strip.

IMO,

The government contracts are more focused on diversity than the actual technical requirements for the job.

The contract administrators and inspectors responsible for enforcing the contract are inexperienced, unknowledgeable, too weak to do the job, and if they are good at their job, the contracts is so bad it's unenforceable.

MACS
DrMaddVibe
Thursday, January 12, 2023 12:11:15 PM

IMO, the roads in Louisiana are not that bad, however they just haven't perfected matching the road level to the bridge levels, especially on I-10.

General comment about current road building contractors, they don't care about quality, they are not compacting soils to build a proper roadbed and their don't care if the concrete they pour is finished level or not.

Locally, a bridge on I-20 is being replaced and expanded from two to three lanes. The road surface is concrete and it's not even close to smooth, it sucks. Even worse, the surface of a new exit ramp is more like a rumble strip.

IMO,

The government contracts are more focused on diversity than the actual technical requirements for the job.

The contract administrators and inspectors responsible for enforcing the contract are inexperienced, unknowledgeable, too weak to do the job, and if they are good at their job, the contracts is so bad it's unenforceable.

Gene363 wrote:

I imagine they use good pronoun choices though.

Whistlebritches
Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:22:12 PM
BULLPUCKEY.........once you clear Houston I-10 is smooth as a babies butt to El Paso.I'd check for flats Anth
Abrignac
Thursday, January 12, 2023 11:06:46 PM

BULLPUCKEY.........once you clear Houston I-10 is smooth as a babies butt to El Paso.I'd check for flats Anth

Whistlebritches wrote:

True but getting from the state line to Houston is a 2 hour roller coaster ride.

HockeyDad
Friday, January 13, 2023 8:38:57 AM

True but getting from the state line to Houston is a 2 hour roller coaster ride.

Abrignac wrote:

The Katricians ruined that section of road.

Signed: Wheelrite.