If the streets around here don't go through trials by water, they certainly go through trials by fire:

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In other road-related news, I spied an Entergy worker here on my humble gray brick road with a detection box and a nifty spray paint marker denoting the location of various electricals underneath the cobblestones. I wonder how long it will take before the local road work tour comes to my 'hood....I certainly know how long it will take before any tear-ups are fully repaired.