Aarrrrgh!

[penguin42.livejournal.com]

What genius decided that 8:30 AM was a splendid time to repave Mass Ave??

I thought they did this sort of thing at night to avoid screwing up traffic.

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[enmascarado.livejournal.com]

Repaving is a very noisy operation. I imagine the people living on and around Mass Ave wouldn't want it at night. Then again, you could be one of them, so I may be wrong. All I know is if they were repaving the street outside my apartment at night, I wouldn't be able to sleep.

-Dan

[penguin42.livejournal.com]

Good point!

Perhaps they could do it in the middle of the day, though, instead of smack dab in the middle of rush hour.

[enmascarado.livejournal.com]

Well, they can't exactly have an open lane that's in the middle of being repaved since it would be torn apart, unpaved, or drying.

I dunno. I don't even have a car.

-Dan

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

I didn't notice it...of course, my Mass Ave. is Porter to Boston...But I'm glad they've not gotten to my main stretch Porter --> Harvard. Repaving is a pain to pedestrians, too. For the smell if nothing else.

I don't have a car, either. Haven't driven since 1997. Just wanted to say you're not alone...

[enmascarado.livejournal.com]

I'd prefer the repaving smell to the drivers, personally. :)

-Dan

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

True, but of course we peds have to deal with the Rude!Drivers as well.
But we don't have to deal with the drivers' smell...for which I am grateful.

[ceo]

Traffic be damned, I'm just glad they're finally repaving that stretch. I think I've left a few parts of my suspension strewn along that bombed-out horror of an excuse for a roadway. Hopefuly they'll do Walden St. next, that being the other place I tend to leave suspension components.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

what sections are they repaving?

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

They seem to be working inbound from the Alewife Brook Parkway in sections.

[ceo]

The section I was referring to is at Cameron Ave and the bike path, in front of the bus garage.

[watercolorblue.livejournal.com]

i fear there is NO good time to repave streets...ever...it's always a disruption. which is why we should return to the old days of horse-drawn buggies.

[aquastar.livejournal.com]

Yea, I noticed it was still wet at like 12:15 when I was walking over there ... and my flipflops have tar on the bottom to prove it ... Its nice to see them actually PAVE a street though ... so many of them need it ... and of course dont get it