This really frosts my balls

[classicman]

One of my best friends is a civil engineer in a very high position with a local state. The roads that need the most fixing are NOT getting fixed for a number of reasons. The least of which is that there never were any "Shovel-Ready" projects. Additionally the money was supposed to be used to STIMULATE the economy. Therefore, it went to the ones the could get to work on the fastest with the least amount of interruption to the public. Also those which would look really nice in the shortest timeframe. There is a lot of duct-tape and painting going on.
Feeling stimulated yet?

Oh, there were several articles recently written that said the same thing. I said this when arguing with tommy boy a long time ago.
Its not necessarily a bad thing, but to tie up the money for a very long time working on the worst roads was not in the best interests of the people - according to the administration.