DIY Road Maintenance for the Modern Citizen

Winter, Potholes and your local Hardware Store:

Winter is rolling in, which means two things: seasonal depression and a fresh crop of potholes large enough to qualify for their own ZIP codes.

But fear not — your hardware store has suggested you’re the civil engineer now. Yes, their new DIY pavement repair kit lets you patch up your own street, because nothing screams “functioning society” like homeowners fixing municipal infrastructure between grocery runs.

The instructions are beautifully simple:

1. Shovel cold patch into hole.

2. Tamp it down.

3. Accept your new unpaid government position.

Road repair using DIY kit

City officials applaud the innovation: “Why should taxpayers fund road crews when citizens already drive on the roads for free?”

So this winter, grab a shovel, a reflective vest, and the lingering awareness that the social contract has dissolved. Your cul-de-sac isn’t going to repair itself.