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While coming home tonight i drove over a massive pothole. It is on 82 avenue, west of the BC Hydro Construction yard entrance. As there is a small median there, one is unable to drive around it. There is no paved shoulder to pass, so there is no choice but to drive over it. No matter how slowly i drive it still damages my tire. This time it punctured a hole in it. As my house is only a few blocks away from there, i made it home alright. When i came to my car a short time later, i discovered that my tire was completely flat and had to put my spare tire on. This made me very angry as this is a brand new set of tires. I now have to go and get my tire fixed properly, money that i cannot afford to spend right now. While doing so, my neighbour drove by and asked what had happened and i told her it was from a pothole. She then proceeded to warn me about one she had just ran over, the very pothole that puctured my tire. This pothole has not been fixed properly in a long time, only patch work has ever been done. Since i occasionally work with the crew that does this road maintenance, i know for a fact that patch work (cold patch) is only a temporary quick fix, it does not last. Considering that right by where this pothole is i know that there is a trucking yard where huge trucks drive in and out of all day. This would attribute to the bad road conditions in this area. Since i pay my taxes every year i think i have a right to request that it be properly fixed immediately. Should you need to contact me further you may do so at 778-866-6536. Thank you. Marilyn Ciccone