and now another three years have passed - unbelievable!

It is certainly hard to believe that it is more than 3 years since my last post. Two reasons for returning at this moment in time. First, a recent article in the New Civil Engineer from a representative of the asphalt industry bemoaned the way in which local authorities are currently wasting money filling in potholes on British roads instead of tackling their route causes - a subject that the most recent blogs was addressing, but more on that later. Second, I find myself enjoying the tranquillity of the Tuscan countryside with more than usual time on my hands to take-up some of the past themes and hopefully add some new ones to the blog. In doing so I will try to respond to any queries on previous postings and add material to some of the postings that were I realise were left unfinished.