| Topic: | Would this work in Putney?!!! | |
| Posted by: | Bryony Evens | |
| Date/Time: | 05/03/10 14:36:00 |
| Some light entertainment for Friday from today's CTC newsletter: Potholes for sale A town in Germany is attempting to solve its pothole problem - by selling them. The hamlet of Niederzimmern in the eastern German state of Thuringia is selling potholes off at a cost of 50 euros (£45), for which they’ll tar over a hole and then attach the donor's name to it. Mayor Christoph Schmidt-Rose says: "The point is to use a funny idea to find people who can then help us to get our streets back in order.” Customers can also request an inscription for their pothole plaque. If you’d rather see potholes fixed without having to buy them, try CTC’s Fill That Hole instead: http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/ Story from Der Spiegel about the scheme: http://is.gd/9KGqv |